eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The attackers may also have exploited vulnerabilities in the company’s software systems, which is a common strategy used by cybercriminals targeting critical infrastructure. 7 How To Avoid Such Cyberattacks Utility companies, like American Water, face increasing risks from cybercriminals.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

Today robust security frameworks are gaining traction for staying on top of patching software vulnerabilities, managing account access and responding swiftly to any suspicious activity detected on endpoint computing devices. Our digital lives are only going to get richer, going forward, which means the cyber risks we face will climb too.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Use Secure Cookie Flags Configure cookies with Secure and HttpOnly flags to ensure they’re transferred via HTTPS and inaccessible to client-side scripts, reducing the risk of theft via unencrypted connections or XSS attacks. Then, invalidate active sessions, update passwords and security keys, and then refresh the website software.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

19, 2025, CyberNewswire — Sydney-based cybersecurity software company Knocknoc has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal. Sydney, Australia, Mar. The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

•Set up firewalls. Firewalls act as a defense line in preventing the possibility of threats entering your system. Firewalls create a barrier between the device and the internet by closing the ports to communication, preventing malicious programs from entering networks, and stopping a potential data breach on your device.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Companies are obsessed with leveraging cloud-hosted IT infrastructure and the speedy software development and deployment that goes along with that. The Omdia analysts called out a a handful of key proactive methodologies: Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (RBVM), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and Incident Simulation and Testing (IST).

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2020

The amazing array of digital services we so blithely access on our smartphones wouldn’t exist without agile software development. Related: ‘Business logic’ hacks on the rise Consider that we began this century relying on the legacy “waterfall” software development process. if not outright project failure.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This advisory highlights specific vulnerabilities and offers guidance to mitigate risks for software developers and end-user organizations. These vulnerabilities span a range of technologies, from network security appliances to widely used software applications.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

CVE-2024-9474 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges.

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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. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

Staff working remotely are at greater risk of compromising organizational security. Doubling down and ensuring 100% effectiveness of your human firewall has never been more important. The post Cracking the Hackers: How to Build a 100% Engaged Human Firewall appeared first on TechRepublic. Home connections are less secure.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This breach has exposed residents to potential risks like identity theft and financial fraud, compounding the urgency for more robust cybersecurity measures in the public sector. Businesses that handle customer data or interact with city networks are now faced with heightened risks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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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. Key Differentiators.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

government is sounding the alarm on a growing cybersecurity risk for critical infrastructureinternet-exposed Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs). Failure to do so could allow malicious actors to disrupt operations, alter critical processes, and endanger public health and safety What Are HMIs and Why Are They at Risk?

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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. In July 2024, Delta Air Lines experienced a catastrophic IT outage when a faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike crashed approximately 8.5 million Microsoft Windows computers globally.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Log4j, aka Log4Shell, blasted a surgical light on the multiplying tiers of attack vectors arising from enterprises’ deepening reliance on open-source software. It’s notable that open-source software vulnerabilities comprise just one of several paths ripe for malicious manipulation. Related: The exposures created by API profileration.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2024

To mitigate the exposure to these threats, users are recommended to change default credentials, use strong passwords, review access logs, employ firewalls and IDS/IPS, and keep firmware up-to-date. Use Firewalls and IDS/IPS : Employ firewalls to block unauthorized access and intrusion detection systems to monitor network behavior.

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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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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Don’t miss OWASP’s update to its “Top 10 Risks for LLMs” list. Plus, the ranking of the most harmful software weaknesses is out. OWASP — the Open Worldwide Application Security Project — released its first “Top 10 Risks for LLMs” last year. government, can also help software developers create safer applications.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. states GreyNoise.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As Technology Audit Director at Cisco, Jacob Bolotin focuses on assessing Cisco’s technology, business, and strategic risk. Risk Management and Formula One. Meanwhile, InfoSec is the designer and implementor of risk management capabilities (for instance, ensuring the latest technology is deployed and within expected specifications).

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This incident serves as a stark reminder of the critical risks posed by global IT disruptions and supply chain weaknesses. A software update in April caused problems in a number of distributions, such as Red Hat, Debian and Rocky. million systems worldwide. Why does it matter? XZ backdoor to bypass SSH authentication What happened?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate reliance on cloud services. In doing so, CASBs became the fastest growing security category ever , as declared by Gartner.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

What’s more, striking the right balance between protecting against advanced threats and ensuring high Quality of Experience (QoE) is not easy when new DevOps/SecOps tools are pushing out a 10X increase in software releases. Effective testing becomes critical. Once again, there is no standard set of ZT test cases to guide this validation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Cisco warned customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. in the open-source Roundcube webmail software. The vulnerability CVE-2024-20481 (CVSS score of 5.8) The domain was registered in 2024.

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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. Since this exposure manifests anywhere data streams into a company’s IT systems, the answer has to involve a firewall. The essence of a firewall is that it inspects packets of data for anything that looks amiss.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2025

SaaS Is the New Enterprise Perimeter Weve long known our software supply chains carry risk. No One Gets to Hide Behind the Shared Responsibility Model Anymore Patrick Opet emphasized the need for a shift in how we approach SaaS security: Software providers must prioritize security over rushing features. And we need to.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Experts must monitor firewalls, test business continuity plans and identify vulnerabilities with seemingly little payoff. If analysts become exhausted, pessimistic or overwhelmed trying to keep up with relentless and innovative hackers, companies and customer data could be at risk. Automation is the key to removing most of the burnout.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Make it clear that mixing work and pleasure on the same device comes with security risks. 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. Both can be used to protect your network.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Assess risks. Creating a solid cybersecurity foundation begins with understanding the organization’s risks. A recent study found only 27% of charities undertook risk assessments in 2023 and only 11% said they reviewed risks posed by suppliers. Keep software updated.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Check to see if there are any updates or patches: If a manufacturer has discovered a vulnerability in their product, they’ll often release a software patch. Make sure you’re running the most current version of the software that comes with your camera.

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