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Cisco Warns of Multiple Flaws in Small Business Series Switches

eSecurity Planet

Cisco is warning that nine significant vulnerabilities in its Small Business Series Switches could enable unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected devices. Nine Independent Vulnerabilities The flaws are not dependent on one another.

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Decoding Security 127: We Got Conned

SiteLock

Breaking news last week, the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Small Business Cybersecurity Act was signed into law. The bill will provide an avenue of resources and guidelines for small businesses to reduce their cybersecurity risks. Straight on the heels of Black Hat was DEF CON 26.

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Update now! NetGear routers’ default configuration allows remote attacks

Malwarebytes

NetGear has made a hotfix available for its Nighthawk routers after researchers found a network misconfiguration in the firmware allowed unrestricted communication with the internet facing ports of the device listening through IPv6. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. No auto-update. Stay safe, everyone!

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

And IoT devices often don’t have the firmware to install antivirus software or other protective tools. Thermostats In January, Bitdefender released a notice about a Bosch thermostat — the BCC100 — that had a firmware vulnerability. Penetration services are helpful for small businesses, too.

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Eclypsium Awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase One Contract to Explore Air Force Use of Enterprise Device Security Platform

CyberSecurity Insiders

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Eclypsium® , the enterprise device security company, today announced it has been awarded a U.S. Air Force, AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract.

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Trending CVEs for the Week of January 28th, 2019

NopSec

It is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers. CVE-2019-1652 (remote code execution vulnerability) affects Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 WAN VPN Routers running Firmware Releases 1.4.2.15 and 1.4.2.17. through 1.4.2.19.

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How to Perform a Firewall Audit in 11 Steps (+Free Checklist)

eSecurity Planet

Small businesses and large enterprises alike benefit from the organization of firewall changes, and those changes shouldn’t happen randomly. Check firmware, too. Perform a Risk Assessment Assess your firewall hardware and software for all risks. Is the OS up to date on all patches?

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