The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Application Information on usable data formats, encryption 5.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.” “You want to use your own software or someone else who’s trusted to do it.”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto. Decryption bottleneck.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2025

Department of Justice has dismantled an online cybercrime syndicate that provided encryption services to help malware evade detection. “Crypting is the process of using software to make malware difficult for antivirus programs to detect,” the DoJ said. An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Deploy a Firewall Install a reliable firewall to monitor incoming traffic, flag suspicious requests, and prevent session hijacking attempts. Utilize SSL/TLS Secure your website with SSL/TLS certificates to encrypt data between users and servers, making it difficult for attackers to intercept and steal session cookies.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

The security flaws involve iLnkP2P , software developed by China-based Shenzhen Yunni Technology. The security flaws involve iLnkP2P , software developed by China-based Shenzhen Yunni Technology. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Get your patches and updates asap Once you have established the hardware and software in your environment you need to perform effective patch and vulnerability management. Very important files and documents can be encrypted or stored in password protected folders to keep them safe from prying eyes.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2025

The Old Guard: Firewalls, VPNs and Exposed Control Planes Cyberattacks have evolved beyond the perimeter. No longer limited to opportunistic breaches, attackers are now executing coordinated campaigns that target the very foundations of enterprise network infrastructure firewalls, VPNs, and control planes. The takeaway?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Strategies for protecting oil and gas infrastructure Regular updates and patching: Outdated software and hardware are the most common entry points for cyberattacks. Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

Best SMB Security Tools & Software. FortiGate Network Firewall. Delivers consolidated management of all next-generation firewall (NGFW), software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) , switching and wireless policies from anywhere with a single cloud management and analytics platform. RAID-less data protection.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

Firewall rules are preconfigured, logical computing controls that give a firewall instructions for permitting and blocking network traffic. Network admins must configure firewall rules that protect their data and applications from threat actors. It manages inbound web server traffic, the connection requests from remote sources.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Installing up-to-date firewalls , secure access controls, and intrusion detection systems is a must. Also, consider regularly patching software and keeping systems updated to close security gaps that attackers could exploit. Another effective solution is to invest in attack surface management (ASM) software.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

A VPN encrypts all internet traffic so that it is unreadable to anyone who intercepts it. Set up firewalls. Firewalls act as a defense line in preventing the possibility of threats entering your system. Use antivirus software. Firewalls help, but threats will inevitably get through. Install regular updates.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

In addition to standard firewalls , features in UTMs often include intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) , secure web gateways , secure email gateways , remote access , routing and WAN connectivity. Some vendors have ditched the UTM label and prefer to call their tools next-generation firewalls (NGFW). URL filtering.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2022

Top Cybersecurity Software Benefits of Cybersecurity Software Building Comprehensive Security How to Choose a Cybersecurity Tool. Top Cybersecurity Software. If you’re here looking for antivirus software, see our list of the best antivirus software for 2021. Benefits of Cybersecurity Software. Best NGFWs.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Even before COVID, enterprises saw huge increases in people working outside the traditional corporate firewall. With software-defined networks, shifting cloud infrastructures, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, the network you have today might look very different tomorrow. A smarter approach. Jeyaretnam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2023

One way to secure information in the cloud is through encryption. Encryption is the process of converting information into a code that only authorized parties can access. Cloud providers use encryption to protect data at rest, which means when the data is stored on the provider’s servers.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

DxOdyssey (DxO) is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, and clouds. There are no ACL or firewall rules to maintain, making it easy to install and configure in seconds. Unisys Stealth.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

The group’s affiliates gain access to victims using phishing campaigns to steal credentials and exploiting unpatched software vulnerabilities. Medusa operators leverage legitimate remote access tools like AnyDesk, Atera, and Splashtop, alongside RDP and PsExec, to move laterally and locate files for exfiltration and encryption.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Researchers found several flaws in the ScrutisWeb ATM fleet monitoring software that can expose ATMs to hack. Researchers from the Synack Red Team found multi flaws ( CVE-2023-33871, CVE-2023-38257, CVE-2023-35763 and CVE-2023-35189 ) in the ScrutisWeb ATM fleet monitoring software that can be exploited to remotely hack ATMs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. The researchers conducted five separate encryption speed tests in a controlled environment (with 6 CPUs, 8192MB RAM, SSD, and 220000 files to be encrypted), limited to local drive encryption only.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption help safeguard information. Firewalls : Firewalls control network traffic and act as barriers between trusted internal networks and untrusted external ones. Cybersecurity is the practice of defending computers, networks, and data from malicious attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

Encryption Whenever you are sharing sensitive personal or business information (from passwords to client details), encryption should be mandatory. Encryption keeps your data confidential and secure, making it difficult for hackers to access information you're sharing across digital channels.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

At a minimum, these systems should be firewalled off from public addressing, Ellis stresses. Without strong authentication, authorization, and encryption, APIs can become additional entry points for attackers." Patch and Update : Regularly update systems and software to fix vulnerabilities. Why Are HMIs Being Exposed?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

Progress Software addressed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application that could lead to privilege escalation and information disclosure. Customers have to modify firewall rules to deny HTTP and HTTPs traffic to the software on ports 80 and 443. ” reads the advisory published by Progress.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 Check Point: Best for Firewalls 11 $25.34 Its security product tests have been consistently excellent, including in the latest MITRE endpoint security tests and CyberRatings firewall tests. Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33 Visit Palo Alto Networks 2.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack The Great Pokmon Go Spy Panic Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,newsletter) Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 25, 2021

SolarWinds and Mimecast are long-established, well-respected B2B suppliers of essential business software embedded far-and-wide in company networks. 13, FireEye and Microsoft published this technical report , disclosing how the adversary got in: via trojan malware, dubbed Sunburst , carried in an Orion software update sent to FireEye.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Physical security is the protection of personnel and IT infrastructure (such as hardware, software, and data) from physical actions and events that could cause severe damage to an organization. All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur.

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