Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

Problem: The Traditional VPN Is No Longer Enough Since the 1990s, virtual private networks (VPNs) have been well-suited for the purpose they were built for – to grant employees temporary access to corporate networks and resources when they weren't logging in from an office.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Growing security risks have prompted companies to move away from virtual private networks (VPNs) in favor of a zero-trust model. Most organizations, 72 percent, plan to ditch VPNs , according to Zscaler’s 2021 VPN Risk Report , which found that 67 percent of organizations are considering remote access alternatives.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

A recent report from Zscaler found that VPNs are still overwhelmingly popular: 93% of companies surveyed reported that they have used them in some capacity. VPNs are also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

” For some environments, this can unfold as easily as a compromised username and password being used to infiltrate a virtual private network (VPN) to access network resources. Proactively assess and address security risks and identify required risk mitigation via a secure development lifecycle approach.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Collectively, these episodes highlight the need for comprehensive cybersecurity defenses and timely patch management for risk mitigation. Unpatched devices can give attackers privileged access to networks, particularly those set up as VPN virtual servers, ICA proxies, RDP proxies, or AAA servers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

PKI also authenticates entities with digital certificates to mitigate the risks of impersonation or fraudulent activities. Additionally, PKI can be integrated with identity and access management (IAM) systems to enhance access control, strengthen user authorization, and support a zero-trust architecture.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Introduction Ivanti, an IT management and security company, has issued a warning about multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in its VPN products exploited by Chinese state-backed hackers since December 2023. to gain access to ICS VPN appliances. to gain access to ICS VPN appliances.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Before performing a firewall configuration, consider factors such as security requirements, network architecture, and interoperability; avoid typical firewall setup errors; and follow the best practices below. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2023

through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 Since the vulnerability is in the VPN service, which is enabled by default on the WAN, we expect the actual number of exposed and vulnerable devices to be much higher.” The presence of exposed vulnerabilities in devices can lead to significant risks. through 5.35.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Remote access, 5G, and VPN. Quantitative risk management i.e., FAIR methodology vs. Qualitative risk management – key to commencing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) journeys. The (ISC)² Community Champions will provide an update on these topics and more as they arise throughout the year: Injection attacks. Zero Trust.

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McAfee

JUNE 9, 2020

Backhauling internet traffic to a traditional Web Gateway’s “Hub and Spoke” architecture can be very costly. Network slows to a halt as traffics spikes, and VPN for remote workers proved to be ineffective and low performance in a situation like COVID. Legacy Secure Web Gateway architecture in a cloud world.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Additionally, the rapid shift to work from home resulted in thousands of RDP users and RDP-enabled machines connecting from outside the traditional network perimeter, thereby increasing the risk of cyber threats and data exposure. End users do not have to launch a VPN client as the traditional extra step when gating access to RDP hosts.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 1, 2021

Organizations had always historically experienced visibility gaps into employee activities whenever their users were off-VPN while working remotely. To summarize, visibility evaporated, and meanwhile, organizational risk levels spiked parabolically. A graphical depiction of the Security Logging and Analytics On-premises Architecture.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 1, 2021

Organizations had always historically experienced visibility gaps into employee activities whenever their users were off-VPN while working remotely. To summarize, visibility evaporated, and meanwhile, organizational risk levels spiked parabolically. A graphical depiction of the Security Logging and Analytics On-premises Architecture.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Zero Trust requires that all users are authenticated, authorized, and continuously assessed for risk to access corporate applications and data. Legacy VPN, and related technologies, aren’t just slow, they’re characteristic of technologies that rely on implicit trust. Identify new apps that do not use legacy remote access.

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Cisco Security

MAY 17, 2021

We’ve increased throughput by up to 30%—across enabled AVC, IPS, and VPN services—for the majority of Cisco Secure Firewalls. Complexity introduces misconfigurations and increases risk. Snort 3’s new architecture lets you maintain performance while running more rules, improving your threat defense. Security is too complicated.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Portnox publishes their Security Architecture and Principles for customer review and Portnox Cloud (formerly known as Clear) holds System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II certification for the NAC-as-a-Service platform.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

A recent report from Zscaler found that VPNs are still overwhelmingly popular: 93 percent of companies surveyed reported that they have used them in some capacity. Access to VPNs is also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It includes integration of Glyptodon Enterprise into Keeper Security’s zero-trust and zero-knowledge security and encryption architecture, resulting in a highly-secure, agentless remote access platform, without the need of a virtual private network (VPN). “In Keeper is SOC-2, FIPS 140-2 and ISO 27001 Certified.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, the M1 chip represents a break from the Intel x86 architecture that Apple has relied on since 2005 – a move that came with promises of greater security. The new chip, which runs on reduced instruction set computing (RISC) technology, was developed by Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), which makes 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Think of SASE as an architecture model, although sometimes it’s referred to as a concept or framework. They protect users and assets located on-premises or connected via VPN against a wide range of modern-day threats. Legacy access technologies, such as a VPN, usually gives users access to everything within a network segment.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

Early SD-WAN solutions “were built only to replace an MPLS-VPN with an Internet-based VPN,” Ahuja says. It’s difficult to quantify how this translates into specific risks for any given organization. A paradigm shift in fundamental network architecture is sorely needed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2020

Having a presence on the Internet opens us up to risk such as hackers, disruptors and insider threats. For example, many companies that require VPN access to monitor all access from employee devices have enabled split tunneling in order to alleviate the data traffic bottleneck on their perimeter security devices.

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McAfee

MARCH 20, 2020

As companies shift from working in an office within their controlled network to working from home, many are finding that the architectures they have in place aren’t ready for the scalability and security challenges of a decentralized workforce. The internet is accessed directly , without a VPN. Direct internet access .

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NopSec

APRIL 3, 2024

All of these components establish a local architecture where the EMS daemon operates on TCP 8013 and proxies requests to the data access layer. Stacked query execution greatly increases the attack surface and number of potential attack vectors, commensurately resulting in greater risk. Severity Complexity CVSS Score Critical Low 9.8

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

People, process & technology framework A successful IAM program requires all three dimensions—people, process, and technology—working in concert to enhance the user experience, fuel efficiency gains, and minimize enterprise risk. Technology: Technology is the foundation for an IAM program delivery within a layered security architecture.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Totaling up to billions of Australian Dollars at risk each year from hackers and various online scams, it's crucial that organisations (and individuals!) With Duo, the University team stood up integrations within days instead of the predicted weeks or months , protecting their apps and VPN.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

NGFWs boast critical security features such as intrusion prevention, VPN, anti-virus, and encrypted web traffic inspection. This not only helps protect against malicious content but also aligns seamlessly with contemporary networking topologies like Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) and zero-trust architectures.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Is it better to cut off Russia or allow free communication, with all the risks and benefits it provides? Of course, people in Russia who can convince the Internet they aren't in Russia can still access these services through use of a VPN—a virtual private network. Despite many VPNs being illegal in Russia, that is apparently happening.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The #StopRansomware guide is set up as a one-stop resource to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware incidents through best practices to detect, prevent, respond, and recover from them, including step-by-step approaches to address potential attacks. Anomalous VPN device logins or other suspicious logins.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Incident Response Plan: Create a detailed incident response plan for handling security issues involving remote access, including measures to minimize and lessen risks. Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) Use: VPNs are used to protect communication between distant devices and your corporate network.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Even with life slowly returning to normal, the state’s court system is now reimagining how it will leverage its streamlined architecture and secure workforce protections to conduct remote business moving forward, according to McCarthy and Naseem, speaking at a Monday session at the 2021 RSA conference.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The agencies warn of risk to elections information housed on government networks. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2022

There are a number of different processes you can use to ascertain threats and their risk to your assets. . In the cyber-security arena, this means separating out the largest, most dangerous and most imminent threats from the medium to low risk threats. . First Step: Get Your Team Together. Establish what you’re going to tackle first.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at what these improvements mean for users and admins: Universal Prompt Built-In Security Risk-Based Authentication is an essential feature that requires Universal Prompt. Risk-Based Authentication automatically presents it to users when it determines need, based on “risk factors”, analyzed with machine learning.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

According to the World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report , ransomware was the third most common, and second most damaging type of malware attack recorded last year, with payouts averaging a hefty $1.45M per incident. Even security defences themselves can provide unintended insights. Consider Zero Trust.

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