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Palo Alto Networks fixed a high-severity PAN-OS flaw

Security Affairs

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to reboot the firewall by sending a malicious packet through its data plane. Repeated exploitation forces the firewall into maintenance mode. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode.” ” reads the advisory.

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Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall

Security Affairs

The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide.

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Chinese DriftingCloud APT exploited Sophos Firewall Zero-Day before it was fixed

Security Affairs

China-linked threat actors exploited the zero-day flaw CVE-2022-1040 in Sophos Firewall weeks before it was fixed by the security vendor. On March 25, Sophos announced to have fixed the authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1040, that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall.

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Chinese StormBamboo APT compromised ISP to deliver malware

Security Affairs

Volexity researchers reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as StormBamboo (aka Evasive Panda , Daggerfly , and StormCloud), successfully compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) in order to poison DNS responses for target organizations. The company linked the attacks to StormBamboo APT group.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s how Secure Access Service Edge — ‘SASE’ — can help, post Covid-19

The Last Watchdog

SASE then provides secure connectivity between the cloud and users, much as with a VPN. It can also deploy web filtering, threat prevention, DNS security, sandboxing, data loss prevention, next-generation firewall policies, information security and credential theft prevention. . But it much further.

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Usage of TLS in DDNS Services leads to Information Disclosure in Multiple Vendors

Security Affairs

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. For instance, suppose firewall manufacturer ACME Inc.

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A 3-Tiered Approach to Securing Your Home Network

Daniel Miessler

Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, Next, you can consider changing your DNS settings on all your devices to use those by Cloudflare. Upgrade to a prosumer router like a Ubiquiti Dream Machine to get enterprise security features. and place them on their own network—separate from your personal computers, laptops, phones, etc.

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