Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Case in point: unsecured webcams make up the top three out of the five most popular searches on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that specializes in identifying unsecure devices online.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Team82 researchers have disclosed an attack technique that bypasses industry-leading web application firewalls (WAFs) by appending JSON syntax to SQL injection payloads. The researchers used a WAF shortcoming against the firewalls: Lack of support for native JSON syntax. “This turned out to be JSON.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Keep an eye out for security announcements from your firewall vendors; it’s possible additional similar vulnerabilities will come to light. The problem: Juniper Networks released a bulletin about a remote code execution vulnerability in its SRX firewalls and EX switches. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-21591.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. This includes protection from natural disasters, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

The advisory placed much of the blame on Versa customers who “failed to implement system hardening and firewall guidelines…leaving a management port exposed on the internet that provided the threat actors with initial access.” Versa said the weakness allows attackers to upload a file of their choosing to vulnerable systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) expands upon a basic Network Access Control (NAC) concept to include modules for network device control and integrated security options. With backing from the most dominant brand in network infrastructure, many larger organizations will need to seriously consider ISE as a NAC solution.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Build a Human Firewall. Securing your work environment requires you to create what is referred to among security professionals as a human firewall. A human firewall is made up of the defenses the target presents to the attacker during a request for information. Use company-approved/vetted devices and applications.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Next come your social media accounts, and then any accounts that control IoT systems in your house. This is where you take your higher-risk systems, like your IoT devices, your entertainment systems, gaming systems, etc., Do you have internet-connected lights, appliances, gaming systems, media systems, etc?

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In a perfect world, the firewalls of our servers would only allow web traffic in from trusted ports. With the Cloud Snooper malware, however, untrusted web traffic sneaks past firewalls and enters right into Linux servers — a big no-no. Specifically, they noticed some servers were receiving some anomalous inbound traffic. How it works.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And while Ampol’s history goes back a century, they are a modern organization, using internet of things (IoT) technology across operational and retail locations, with sensors on everything from electric vehicle charging units to fuel tank gauges to transportation trucks to refrigeration units inside retail stores.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. To find out how many printers were on the menu for our experiment, we searched for IP addresses with open ports on specialized IoT search engines, such as Shodan and Censys.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2019

Cisco released security updates for several products, including SD-WAN, Webex, Firepower, IoT Field Network Director, Identity Services Engine, and Small Business routers. Cisco also addressed another in the Cisco IoT Field Network Director product.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2023

If someone finds out what it is, either from a list online or by socially engineering the victim, the game is indeed up. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from business networks. Well, one of the biggest is that hard coded credentials are used to talk to Nexx servers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. Also read: Top IoT Security Solutions for 2022. Researchers estimate that 90% of healthcare IoT critical risks can be addressed by network segmentation.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 29, 2023

That said, the next-generation firewall (NGFW) market — where we also list Palo Alto as a leader — has gotten tougher in recent years, with low-cost competitors like Versa Networks and Sangfor offering good firewalls at lower cost. It was also named a Leader in a Forrester Wave for Enterprise Firewalls.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened? Kaspersky presented detailed technical analysis of this case in three parts. Kaspersky products detect malicious objects related to the attack. Why does it matter?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Iran-linked threat actors target IoT and OT/SCADA systems in US and Israeli infrastructure with IOCONTROL malware. Claroty’s Team82 obtained a sample of a custom-built IoT/OT malware called IOCONTROL used by the Iran-linked threat actors to target devices in infrastructure located in Israel and U.S. ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

There is an argument to be made that agility-minded developers, in fact, are in a terrific position to champion the rearchitecting of Enterprise security that’s sure to play out over the next few years — much more so than methodical, status-quo-minded security engineers. LW: Can you give us more color on how APIs factor in?

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

The devices continue to leak the information even when their firewall is turned on. The expert used the Binary Edge IoT search engine to find vulnerable devices, earlier this week he discovered 25,617 routers that were leaking a total of 756,565 unique MAC addresses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

The historical definition of network security is to use a perimeter firewall and Intrusion Prevention Systems to screen traffic coming into the network, but as IT and security technology have evolved, the definition is much broader now due to modern attacks leveraging more complex approaches.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Next-generation firewalls NGFW Fortinet Palo Alto Networks. Web application firewall WAF Akamai Imperva. With comprehensive visibility across endpoints, automatic defensive mechanisms, and built-in firewalls, the Kaspersky EDR is a global leader in making endpoint protection seamless. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

This new integration supports Umbrella proxy, cloud firewall, IP, and DNS logs. This integration expands on Elastic’s on-going expansion of Cisco integrations including ASA, Nexus, Meraki, Duo and Secure Firewall Threat Defense. New Cisco Firepower Next-Gen Firewall Integrations. Read more here. Read more here.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The expert located the database by using IoT search engines such as Shodan and BinaryEdge.io. Found with @binaryedgeio engine. “As we learned from this incident, one never knows when transient firewall rules may inadvertently expose your development machines to the public. pic.twitter.com/3kbXaS4cIz.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

EDR is a centralized management tool for endpoints (laptops, mobile devices, servers and even IoT devices for some products), used to manage and respond to threats on an organization’s devices. Here are a few EDR vendors with an MSP focus: Sophos Intercept X with XDR synchronizes endpoint, server, firewall, and email security.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

driven social engineering: An overview of the rising use of AI in social engineering, from deepfake videos to voice impersonation used to defraud enterprises.Malware campaigns exploiting interest in AI: ThreatLabz investigation into a malware campaign reveals how attackers lure victims with a fake AI platform to deliver the Rhadamanthys infostealer.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The increasing use of cloud networks, IoT devices, and remote work policies make network environments more complex than ever, turning them into a high-risk asset for every organization. Defending against DDoS attacks has long depended on traditional measures like firewalls and rate limiting.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. The first traditional cybersecurity vendor featured is Barracuda Networks, with consistent recognition for its email security , next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ), web application security , and backups.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 28, 2021

I recently presented a webinar explaining the specific Zero Trust requirements for IoT/OT networks: Endpoint visibility. This detailed list of industrial devices is shared in real-time with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) where security policies are created. Gaining detailed visibility of what’s connected is key.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Botnets at the time were just emerging; they’ve since become entrenched as the engine that drives all of cybercrime.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. connections to IoT, OT, and rogue wi-fi routers. Unauthorized devices may be blocked or quarantined.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

Users, guests and internet-of-things (IoT) devices can be located, on-boarded, authenticated, and evaluated for compliance. ExtremeControl integrates into the customer’s major third party ecosystems for private cloud orchestration, mobile device management (MDM), enterprise mobility management (EMM), content filter, and firewall solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Hackers, for instance, are widely recognized for using phishing emails plus social engineering techniques to acquire access to classified data. IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . Non-conventional IT gadgets, including the Internet of Things (IoT), keep flooding the infrastructure. . .

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This move enabled an engineering station within the safety system to be compromised (SIS: Safety Instrument Systems). In order to carry out this attack, the attackers reverse-engineered the proprietary TriStation Protocol used to program the system. This program uses the reverse-engineered version of the TriStation protocol.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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