eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A firewall audit is a procedure for reviewing and reconfiguring firewalls as needed so they still suit your organization’s security goals. Auditing your firewall is one of the most important steps to ensuring it’s still equipped to protect the perimeter of your business’ network.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices received its final firmware update in 2015. “These products have been discontinued since 2014 and are no longer covered under our device software support lifecycle. . “In some cases, this compromise has led to a factory reset that appears to erase all data on the device.

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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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Pen Test Partners

MAY 21, 2025

Host-based Firewall Its not uncommon to find host-based firewalls to be missing or disabled, particularly for Windows hosts and Embedded Systems. Even when a host firewall is enabled, overly permissive firewall rules often allow unintended network access.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

A cyberattack on any link, be it a ground-handling contractor or a software provider, can trigger cascading failures. The onboard router that serves crew and passengers has been identified as one of the top cyber vulnerabilities , particularly if administrators neglect routine password changes and firmware updates.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

A password manager is a piece of software that creates all these for you, keeps them stored safely, and then fills them in for you automatically when you need to log in. Keep your firmware and software updated. Keep all of your software and hardware religiously updated. Stay on reputable websites.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 26, 2023

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and even a remote code execution on the affected Zyxell firewalls. Patch 1, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.25 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 4.25

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2025

In our research, we used a combination of diagnostic tools: a certain hardware interface and a corresponding software application to communicate with the vehicle through the hardware device. Firmware The MMB runs on Linux, and its filesystems are located on the eMMC. Several outdated update files can still be found online. SMR-F and *.bin

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. MOVEit parent Progress Software has since released security updates to address the weakness, but Cl0p claims to have already used it to compromise hundreds of victim organizations.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. x firmware. x firmware versions. SMA 210/410/500v (Actively Supported) update firmware to 9.0.0.10-28sv Devices at risk. This vulnerability has been patched in the later 9.x

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Setting up a firewall is the first step in securing your network. A successful firewall setup and deployment requires careful design, implementation, and maintenance to effectively improve your network integrity and data security. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. “The actor has so far primarily deployed Cyclops Blink to WatchGuard devices, but it is likely that Sandworm would be capable of compiling the malware for other architectures and firmware.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

Juniper Networks addressed several vulnerabilities in its firewalls, most of them can be exploited by attackers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Some of the issues also affected third-party components, including OpenSSL, Intel firmware, Bouncy Castle, Java SE, Apache software, and others.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

A flaw, dubbed Cable Haunt, in Broadcom’s cable modem firmware exposed as many as 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe alone, at risk of remote hijackings. With almost no cable modem tested being secure without a firmware update, the number of modems initially vulnerable in Europe is estimated to be close to this number.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

” The NCSC also provided info about the initial infection vectors observed in the ransomware attacks: Insecure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configurations Vulnerable Software or Hardware Phishing emails. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Select a vendor that is known for supporting products via regular software updates and quickly remediating known vulnerabilities. The report suggests to refers to the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Product Compliant List (PCL) that includes validated VPNs that were approved after being rigorously tested by third-party labs.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The fix: Prevent these attacks by rapidly upgrading and patching all impacted software. ” To reduce risks, replace unsupported equipment, apply available firmware updates, and keep an accurate IT asset inventory. Update through Settings > System > Software updates. or later to fix the vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Rockwell has released firmware updates that address the vulnerability for the affected controllers. Below the recommendations published by Rockwell Automation to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability: Update to the latest available firmware revision that addresses the associated risk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Look for Reliable Sources: Download software only from reputable sources and official websites. Avoid third-party platforms that might disguise malware as legitimate software. Utilize Ad Blockers: Shield yourself from potentially malicious ads by using ad-blocking software.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Barracuda SecureEdge SASE product builds off the well established Barracuda security products (firewalls, gateways, email security, and more) that already protect so many global companies. Centralized control consolidates all security management and operations reporting through cloud-hosted control software.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Let devices go into sleep mode to allow for automatic software updates. Use the administrator account only for maintenance, software installation, or firmware updates. Attention should be paid to protecting routers and updating their firmware. Fully utilize firewall capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

While cloud security offerings provide a wide spectrum of choices, there are three generalized situations to compare against on-premises data centers: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). This responsibility does not extend to software that customers install on cloud devices.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Make sure you do everything possible to secure your mobile devices and that both the firmware and software are routinely updated. It’s already happening. Always remember.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

HTML smuggling is an evasive technique that uses legitimate HTML5 or JavaScript features to make its way past firewalls and other security technologies. In this way, rather than having to directly maneuver malicious code through a network, the malware instead is built locally, already behind a firewall. What Is HTML Smuggling?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

The unknown threat actor is exploiting a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS software, tracked as CVE-2022-41328 , that may allow a privileged attacker to read and write arbitrary files via crafted CLI commands. then they maintained persistent access with Super Administrator privileges within FortiGate Firewalls through ICMP port knocking. .”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

This year’s featured vulnerabilities were: Testing Software Integrity. To kick off the session, SANS Fellow and Director Ed Skoudis touched on the software integrity conundrum. Software distribution prioritizes speed over trust, and the result is a sea of potential vulnerabilities. Excessive Access by Tokens.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The development of software-defined wide area networking ( SD-WAN ) has given enterprise administrators flexibility akin to virtualization to manage distributed networks and users globally. EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. Features: Cato Edge SD-WAN and SASE.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Vulnerability management relies on accurate lists of existing systems, software, connections, and security. Related systems, software, and processes should also be noted for the vulnerability. For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Some tools will even integrate with HR software to enable simultaneous and automated IT on-boarding provisioning and off-boarding cutoff of IT access.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Last June, Google’s TAG team released a blog post documenting attacks on Italian and Kazakh users that they attribute to RCS Lab, an Italian offensive software vendor. Although 2022 did not feature any mobile intrusion story on the scale of the Pegasus scandal, a number of 0-days have still been exploited in the wild by threat actors.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Cymulate ran 3,107 assessments across 340 organizations recently to see if security controls were adequate against the Clop (sometimes called “Cl0p” with a zero) ransomware group’s exploitation of a MOVEit software vulnerability ( CVE-2023-34362 ). Endpoint Security: Install and update antivirus software on all hosts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2023

OT systems often come as closed systems with firmware and software installed by a supplier. In practice, however, air-gapping an OT system or firewalling its protected network is only the beginning of hardening its overall security. Despite these challenges, securing OT environments is still something that needs to happen.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CSA mentions RDP exploitation , SonicWall firewall exploits, and phishing campaigns. Disable password “hints” Require administrator credentials to install software. Use anti-malware software , and keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date. Avoid reusing passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Even if there’s a firewall enabled, it won’t block outgoing TCP connections. It usually exploits unpatched and unknown flaws in software (“ zero day ” threats) so there’s no protection or forensic measure possible. You may have heard about the Pegasus software created by the NSO Group. They already have backdoors.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions. Who is Fortinet?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Third-party vendor systems include Operating Systems (OS), firmware (software installed on hardware), and applications. Patch management seeks to maintain IT equipment in optimal condition and add features when available through the acquisition, testing, and application of third-party software updates (aka: patches).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

Keep Your Software Updated Software updates often come with bug fixes for security vulnerabilities that attacks might exploit. Running outdated software increases the risk of being targeted by malware or other attacks. Updating firmware on devices like routers and smart home gadgets is also important.

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