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Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution

Security Affairs

Security flaws in Netgate pfSense firewall solution can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution on vulnerable devices. pfSense is a popular open-source firewall solution maintained by Netgate, researchers discovered multiple security issues affecting it. ” reads the analysis published by SonarSource. and pfSense Plus 23.09.

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Threat Trends: Firewall

Cisco Security

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Working Remotely? Follow These Five Tips to Avoid a Phishing Scam

Adam Levin

As more employees are working remotely in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses are being targeted by an increasing number of phishing campaigns. . Take your time: Phishing scams targeting businesses are often marked urgent and/or time-sensitive, and rely on the target responding too quickly to notice anything suspicious.

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GUEST ESSAY: NewsCorp hack shows cyber espionage, squelching of press freedom on the rise

The Last Watchdog

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Hackers abusing the Ngrok platform phishing attacks

Security Affairs

Researchers from threat intelligence Cyble have discovered threat actors abusing the Ngrok platform in a fresh phishing campaign. Researchers at the threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new wave of phishing attacks targeting multiple organizations that are abusing the ngrok platform, a secure and introspectable tunnel to the localhost.

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Salesforce Email Service Used for Phishing Campaign

eSecurity Planet

Cybercriminals are using Salesforce’s mass email service to dupe people into handing over credit card numbers, credentials and other personal information in a novel phishing campaign that highlights the threats to corporate networks that can come from whitelisted email addresses. Therein lies a key issue raised by the phishing campaign.

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Intro to phishing: simulating attacks to build resiliency

Security Affairs

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses. The eight most common forms of phishing-based cyberattacks.