Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sophos backports the patch for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks exploiting the issue. In December 2022, Sophos released security patches to address seven vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 , including some arbitrary code execution bugs. reads the advisory. “A

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS ). What is a PCI DSS Compliant Firewall? Protect cardholder data with a firewall.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Cybersecurity firm Sophos releases an emergency patch to address an SQL injection flaw in its XG Firewall product that has been exploited in the wild. Cybersecurity firm Sophos has released an emergency patch to address an SQL injection zero-day vulnerability affecting its XG Firewall product that has been exploited in the wild.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As part of our strategy to enhance application awareness for SecOps practitioners, our new Secure Firewall Application Detectors portal, [link] , provides the latest and most comprehensive application risk information available in the cybersecurity space. This advance is important because today’s applications are not static.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Experts from Great Firewall Report analyzed recent upgrades to China’s Great Firewall and revealed that it can be circumvented. Members of the Great Firewall Report group have analyzed the recent improvement implemented for China’s Great Firewall censorship system and revealed that it is possible to bypass it.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. “If only 153,414 devices on the internet are patched, that leaves 335,923 / 489,337 = 69% unpatched.”

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 7.1, This integration simplifies insertion of Cisco Secure Firewall in AWS with Geneve protocol (RFC 8926) encapsulation. Figure 1 below shows a scalable architecture for protecting ingress traffic using Cisco Secure Firewall and AWS Gateway Load Balancer.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has taken the Internet by storm in the past few days. This blog details quick ways Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Secure IPS users can protect against attacks leveraging this vulnerability while patching their infrastructure.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A web application firewall — also known as a WAF — is basically a website’s gatekeeper. You may think that your small business’s website doesn’t receive enough traffic to necessitate a gatekeeper, but consider this: More than 60% of all internet traffic is made up of bots. What Do Web Application Firewalls Protect Against?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

Researchers at Censys have identified hundreds of devices deployed within federal networks that have internet-exposed management interfaces. The experts focused on roughly 1,300 of these hosts that were accessible online and discovered hundreds of devices with management interfaces exposed to the public internet.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2022

Zyxel addressed a critical flaw affecting Zyxel firewall devices that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution. affecting Zyxel firewall devices that enables unauthenticated and remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution as the “nobody” user. through ZLD V5.21 Patch 1 ZLD V5.30

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Impacted devices include Unified Security Gateway (USG), ATP, USG FLEX and VPN firewalls products. Affected product series Patch available in Firewalls ATP series running firmware ZLD V4.60 Someone could for example change firewall settings to allow or block certain traffic. Patch1 in Dec. Patch1 in Dec. Patch1 in Dec.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Threat actors targeted tens thousands of unauthenticated Redis servers exposed on the internet as part of a cryptocurrency campaign. The tool is not designed to be exposed on the Internet, however, researchers spotted tens thousands Redis instance publicly accessible without authentication. ” warns Censys. bash_history).

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds critical CVE-2022-30525 RCE flaw in Zyxel Firewalls to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. affecting Zyxel firewall devices that enables unauthenticated and remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution as the “nobody” user. through ZLD V5.21 Patch 1 ZLD V5.30

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. We have an NGFW, do we need a WAF?" or "Why do we need WAF?"

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new Windows information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, designed to steal credentials and cookies. Cybersecurity researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz warn of a new information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, that disguises itself as the popular instant messaging app Telegram. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Bots represent over 60 percent of all website traffic, meaning there are potentially more Internet bots than humans frequenting your site. Not to mention that the more web traffic visiting and requesting information from your site, the slower it renders. Web Application Firewall (WAF).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As Americans, we have the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, and the Internet. With access to a fast and affordable Internet, we have a wealth of information and opportunity at our fingertips. Restricted Internet Access in Communist Countries. However, not all countries share the same privileges.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Remote workers face having both their personal and work-related information compromised. A VPN encrypts all internet traffic so that it is unreadable to anyone who intercepts it. This keeps your information away from prying eyes, such as internet service providers and hackers. Set up firewalls. Secure home router.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference , explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Cybercriminals can profit by stealing sensitive information and selling it on the dark web to other criminals. They could leak classified information to damage the reputation of target organizations or just prove their point to the public. Financial Gain One of the primary motivations for hackers is financial gain.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

In the early days of the Internet, coders created new programs for the sake of writing good code, then made it available for anyone to use and extend, license free. However, once the commercial Internet took hold, developers began leveraging open-source components far and wide in proprietary systems. Firewalls predate SIEMs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A circuit-level gateway (CLG) is a firewall feature that acts as a proxy and filters packets based on session information. It works at the session layer of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model and between the application and transport layers of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

You can also create an extra firewall by configuring your router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic. Confirm requests for data or personal information with a quick phone call to protect against spear phishing. Be sure to change the default manufacturer password, and update software with the latest patches.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

I’ve decided it might be time to consider a letting the Internet of Things (IoT) into my home. Does it work without internet? One of my biggest peeves about IoT devices is when they aren’t able to function without internet. Utilize restriction options in your router/firewall to give the device minimal access.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least 100 hospitals. Hipocrate Information System (HIS) is a software suite designed to manage the medical and administrative activities of hospitals and other healthcare institutions.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A good place to start is requiring employees to use strong passwords, setting appropriate Internet use guidelines and implementing strict rules around how customer information and data are handled. For example, it’s best not to surf the Internet with the same computer that you use to process payments.

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McAfee

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Use of “domain age” is a feature being promoted by various firewall and web security vendors as a method to protect users and systems from accessing malicious internet destinations. The sites and domains of the internet are constantly changing and evolving. Domain Age Feature Definition. Domain Registration.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

Domain name system (DNS) tunneling is a pervasive threat that enables hackers to get any data in and out of a company's internal network while bypassing most firewalls.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Image: Imperva.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Secure passcodes are a mix of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that increase the safety of all your internet accounts. Smartphones can potentially carry vulnerabilities, especially if they hold sensitive corporate information. Enact robust data security processes and firewalls. Use passcodes and anti-spyware programs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 7, 2024

According to a new joint cybersecurity alert , the hacktivists have been observed gaining remote access to small-scale industrial control systems used in water/wastewater, dams, energy, and food and agriculture by exploiting internet-exposed human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and using default or weak passwords.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 13, 2022

“Microsoft advises blocking TCP port 445 at the perimeter firewall, which is strong advice regardless of this specific vulnerability. While this won’t stop exploitation from attackers inside the local network, it will prevent new attacks originating from the Internet.”

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