Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The vulnerability Context Security discovered meant exposing the Wi-Fi credentials of the network the device was attached to, which is significant because it demonstrates that IoT vulnerabilities can put other devices on the network at risk as well. Are these examples actually risks in IoT?

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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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

In the process, however, they embraced a large number of connected devices and IoT platforms, which means that additional data and processes are now moving outside of the firewall and into the cloud. This presents a security risk to businesses. However, this increased reliance on cloud computing also comes with the risk of dependency.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. And on the back end, it allows them to cloak any data as it is getting exfiltrated.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

“On April 27, 2020, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team discovered a Cross-Site Request Forgery(CSRF) vulnerability in Ninja Forms , a WordPress plugin with over 1 million installations.” April 27, 2020 19:24 UTC – We provide full disclosure to the plugin’s developer as per their Responsible Security Disclosure Policy.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These are not uncommon risks. The devices themselves can’t be secured, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use basic IT techniques to reduce our security risks. As recently as 2020, 83% of medical imaging devices ran on operating systems that no longer receive updates. This includes 73% of IV pumps and most laboratory devices.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In some ways, CrowdSec mimics the behavior of a constantly-self-updating, massive, multi-party, and multi-network firewall. Like a classic network-layer firewall, CrowdSec allows administrators to configure all sorts of OSI Middle Level (i.e., Levels 3 Network and Level 4 Transport) rules. CrowdSec released version 1.0

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

it earned a spot on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) list of the 15 most exploited flaws from 2020 to 2022. Whether driven by concerns over downtime or simply underestimating the risk of older vulnerabilities, this lack of urgency leaves systems exposed to attack. Rated CVSS 9.8,

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2020

We met at RSA 2020 and had a lively discussion about how today’s cloud-mobile environment enables network users to bypass traditional security controls creating gaping exposures, at this point, going largely unaddressed. Traditional security controls, like endpoint security, firewalls, proxies, etc.,

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to SiteLock researchers and cybersecurity experts, the threat landscape will only continue to grow in 2020 and will likely bring even more new challenges with it. We’ve analyzed the current state of the industry and packaged up our top five cybersecurity predictions for 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 12, 2020

I had the chance to visit with Votiro CEO and founder Aviv Grafi at RSA 2020. Employee awareness training and the latest iterations of firewalls and endpoint protection systems have their place. For a full drill down give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

Fugue’s new State of Cloud Security 2020 report reveals that misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to pose a severe security risk to organizations. The post Cloud misconfiguration, a major risk for cloud security appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Danish security researcher Ollypwn has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) denial of service exploit for the CVE-2020-0609 and CVE-2020-0610 vulnerabilities in the Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) component on Windows Server (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019) devices.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

HP released a security advisory that includes details for three critical and high severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-6925, CVE-2020-6926, and CVE-2020-6927, that impact the HP Device Manager. Base Score CVE-2020-6925 Weak Cipher All versions of HP Device Manager 7.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The experts found six vulnerabilities in B&R Automation’s SiteManager and GateManager ( CVE-2020-11641 , CVE-2020-11642 , CVE-2020-11643 , CVE-2020-11644 , CVE-2020-11645 , CVE-2020-11646 ) that could potentially disrupt operations. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The most obvious thing about today’s security landscape is that threats are on the rise: According to Accenture, 68 percent of business leaders felt their cybersecurity risks were increasing in 2020. Risk Based reported that data breaches exposed 36 billion records during the first half of 2020.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals Risk Level. Back in 2020, these protections looked like the cybersecurity functions provided by firewalls, security awareness training, and cybersecurity audits. If you wanted to protect this information, what would you do to protect everything? Think of your organization as a castle.

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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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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thanks to a couple of milestone hacks disclosed at the close of 2020 and start of 2021, they will forever be associated with putting supply-chain vulnerabilities on the map. SolarWinds subsequently disclosed to the SEC that threat actors inserted Sunburst into the Orion updates issued to customers between March and June 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

That said, there is one venerable technology – web application firewalls ( WAFs) – that is emerging as a perfect fit for SMBs in today’s environment, as all companies shift to a deeper reliance on cloud services and mobile apps. billion in 2020, according to Mordor Intelligence. And then you create policies based on those risks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As many as 80% of companies plan to have some form of a chatbot by 2020. If you’ve been considering using chatbots in your business, it’s important to know about their security risks, and best practices for using them. Chatbot Security Risks. When a potential customer messages a company, they expect a swift response.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Only by integrating these tools into your larger security reporting and analytics infrastructure, and by leveraging actionable responses, can one reduce the threat risk to an organization. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations. Cisco Secure Firewall has several new partner integrations. Cisco Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

” The flaws in the PLCs are: CVE-2020-7565 – A high-severity issue described as an inadequate encryption strength flaw that could be exploited to break the encryption key when the attacker has captured the traffic between EcoStruxure Machine – Basic software and Modicon M221 controller.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

A firewall with the right threat intelligence embedded could have blocked communications with the command-and-control server thus preventing a Trojanized Orion install from connecting back to the attackers and stopping them from furthering the attack. Outside of the corporate firewall, it is the Wild West.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 1, 2021

Preamble: The great network visibility blackout of 2020. However, back then, although these occasional gaps in visibility did naturally result in minor and temporary increased organizational risks, the overall volume of non-VPN-connected remote work that took place was so low and infrequent that it was considered to be negligible and ignored.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record. Evolving privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mean ongoing headaches for cybersecurity, compliance and risk management teams.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Build a Human Firewall. Securing your work environment requires you to create what is referred to among security professionals as a human firewall. A human firewall is made up of the defenses the target presents to the attacker during a request for information. Use company-approved/vetted devices and applications.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Check Point: Best for Firewalls 11 $25.34 Known for strong next-generation firewalls (NGFW) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) products, it also ranks for network security tools , zero trust , extended detection and response (XDR), IoT security , software-defined wide area network ( SD-WAN ), and secure access service edge (SASE).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI issues this week a Private Industry Notification (PIN) alert to warn companies about the risks of using out-of-date Windows 7 systems, poor account passwords, and desktop sharing software TeamViewer. The alert urges organizations to review internal networks and mitigate the risks posed by the above factors. Windows 10).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Next-generation firewalls NGFW Fortinet Palo Alto Networks. Web application firewall WAF Akamai Imperva. The Tel Aviv-based vendor focuses on cyber risk analytics and cloud security software to give network administrators more robust visibility into threats. Microsegmentation solutions - Palo Alto Networks Cisco.

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Cisco Security

MAY 11, 2022

Since it became generally available in June 2020, we have continued to add both capabilities and out-of-box integrations that unlock the full potential of our security portfolio. Prioritizing Risk to Maximize Security Resilience. Prioritizing Risk to Maximize Security Resilience. Operationalizing Network Behavior Analytics.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2020

Related: A firewall for microservices DevSecOps arose to insert security checks and balances into DevOps, aiming to do so without unduly degrading speed and agility. At RSA 2020 , I had an eye-opening discussion with Rohit Sethi, CEO of Security Compass , about this. “The Speed and agility is the name of the game.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Tracked as CVE-2020-25159 , the flaw is rated 9.8 The flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-25159, has received a CVSS score of 9.8 Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network. ” reads the security advisory published by Claroty.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 1, 2021

Preamble: The great network visibility blackout of 2020. However, back then, although these occasional gaps in visibility did naturally result in minor and temporary increased organizational risks, the overall volume of non-VPN-connected remote work that took place was so low and infrequent that it was considered to be negligible and ignored.

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