Malwarebytes

APRIL 29, 2022

CVE-2021-44228 , commonly referred to as Log4Shell or Logjam. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched an open source scanner to find applications that are vulnerable to the Log4j vulnerabilities listed as CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. CVE-2021-40539.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model.

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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. Here are the key takeaways: Surprise packages. Decryption bottleneck.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA ensures that access to critical systems is granted only after verifying user credentials through multiple channels.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

Positive Technologies researcher Nikita Abramov has provided details about the CVE-2021-20026 command injection vulnerability that affects SonicWall’s Network Security Manager (NSM) product. The flaw could be exploited by an authenticated attacker to perform OS command injection using a crafted HTTP request. R6 and 2.2.1-R6

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Malicious cyber actors began exploiting the vulnerability after it was publicly disclosed in December 2021. CVE-2023-27350 (PaperCut MF/NG): Allows a malicious cyber actor to chain an authentication bypass vulnerability with the abuse of built-in scripting functionality to execute code.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Next-generation firewalls NGFW Fortinet Palo Alto Networks. Web application firewall WAF Akamai Imperva. With comprehensive visibility across endpoints, automatic defensive mechanisms, and built-in firewalls, the Kaspersky EDR is a global leader in making endpoint protection seamless. billion in May 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Gartner gave it top place in unified threat management (UTM), and it was named a Leader in next-gen firewalls (NGFW). Over the years, it has built up a wide range of security products, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), UTM, malware protection and cloud protection. Learn more about Fortinet. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2021

Fortinet has recently fixed a high-severity vulnerability affecting its FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) that can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability in the management interface of FortiWeb firewall was discovered by Andrey Medov, from cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. Also Read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021. Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

China-linked group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. Mandiant researchers reported that China-linked APT group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. ” concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

CloudPassage’s 2021 AWS Cloud Security Report found that misconfiguration of cloud platforms (71 percent), exfiltration of sensitive data (59 percent), and insecure APIs (54 percent) are the top cloud security threats facing cybersecurity professionals. What authentication methods does the provider support? Train your staff.

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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. The researcher describes the issue as a reachable pre-authentication that impacts every SSL VPN appliance. ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In addition to Cyber Vision, the Cisco IoT Threat Defense also includes firewalls , identity service engines (ISE), secure endpoints, and SOAR. The Forrester Wave for ICS Security Solutions released earlier this month for Q4 2021 placed Cisco atop the ICS/OT security industry. Read more: Top Application Security Vendors for 2021.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

Cisco Security was honored to be a sponsor of the 24th Black Hat USA 2021 Conference – the internationally recognized cybersecurity event series providing the security community with the latest cutting-edge research, developments and training. In addition, Matt personally prefers the newer MFA system than the age-old firewall system.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2020

Cyber Command believes foreign APTs will likely attempt to exploit the recently addressed flaw in Palo Alto Networks’s PAN-OS firewall OS. Recently Palo Alto Network addressed a critical vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2020-2021, affecting the PAN-OS operating system that powers its next-generation firewall.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) These are the foremost reasons China is ranked fourth worst globally regarding press freedoms.

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Threatpost

JUNE 30, 2020

An authentication-bypass vulnerability allows attackers to access network assets without credentials when SAML is enabled on certain firewalls and enterprise VPNs.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

million in 2021, according to IBM. Seeing the flaws continue year after year, the industry began linking authentication of valid software components to the underlying hardware, or the “root of trust”. This approach allows for compromised software to be identified during the authentication process. million to $4.24

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

“On November 5, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “ Login/Signup Popup ”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 20,000 sites. We develop and release a firewall rule to protect Wordfence users. ” continues the analysis.

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Firewall Hacking Authentication Information Security 145

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. Also Read: And the Winner of the 2021 RSA Innovation Contest is… SANS: Five dangerous new attack techniques and vulnerabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

Its website security plans offer SSL Certification that arrives with Web Application Firewall(WAF) protection. Also, the firewall offered by the company blocks all kinds of DDoS and Malware attacks that could damage the website- thus the reputation of the company. This year, that is in 2021, the day arrived on May 6th,2021.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019 , in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data. This flaw exists pre-authentication and within a component (SSLVPN) which is typically exposed to the public Internet.”. 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 22, 2022

There were 2690 reports of ransomware attacks in 2021, which was a 97.1% Ransomware cost businesses and individuals $18 billion in 2020, with the average sum paid totaling $220,298 in the first quarter of 2021. 3 Enable multi-factor authentication. 5 Make use of windows firewall. increase on 2020 levels.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

Palo Alto Networks addressed a new severe vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal that impacts PAN next-generation firewalls. Recently Palo Alto Network addressed a critical vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2020-2021, affecting the PAN-OS operating system that powers its next-generation firewall. x base score of 10. .

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

We’ve narrowed this list down to four categories of products that are essential to modern cybersecurity: Endpoint detection and response (EDR) , next-generation firewalls (NGFW) , cloud access security brokers (CASB) and security information and event management (SIEM). NGFWs are the third generation of firewalls. Best EDR tools.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

prompts users to choose a multi-factor authentication (MFA) option. even mention the need to lift or thaw that security freeze to complete the authentication process. 18, 2021 the agency stopped allowing new accounts to be created with only a username and password. After confirmation, ID.me Hall said ID.me

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

“Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. Notably, they target CVE-2024-1709 (ScreenConnect authentication bypass) and CVE-2023-48788 (Fortinet EMS SQL injection) to infiltrate systems. The threat actors use PsExec to execute scripts, enable RDP access, and modify firewall rules.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Rounding up our Cisco fiscal year 2021, we added a whole bunch of integrations into our program. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations. Cisco Secure Firewall has several new partner integrations. CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco Secure Firewall.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 5, 2021

.” He sees services taking a substantial early lead over standalone solutions and says that while it’s too soon for a zero trust Magic Quadrant, the analyst firm will have more to share on customer experiences in 2021. Forrester – which coined the term zero trust 10 years ago – takes a broader approach. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

Enable and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) on every single account that is under the control of the organization, and—to the maximum extent possible—enable and enforce MFA for customer-facing services. link] — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) July 4, 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

Strong integration with Palo Alto firewalls and technologies could limit the product’s market to current Palo Alto customers, but anyone seeking top security and a product that goes beyond endpoints should take a look. Identity and access management (IAM) and authentication. Vulnerability management. Network access control (NAC).

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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. intelligence officials — had to have either stolen or spoofed the digital certificate SolarWinds used to authenticate the software updates in question.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content. According to the IBM Data Breach Report 2021 , data breaches in the United States reached $4.24 Best security practices. All APIs should use the TLS v1.2 (or

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

Because of this unwillingness of UDP Technology to respond, RandoriSec worked with Geutebrück, one of the camera vendors, to correct the 11 authenticated RCE vulnerabilities and a complete authentication bypass that they found in the firmware. History lessons. Impact of the vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

The CVE-2021-3156 was discovered by Qualys researchers in January, it has allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without authentication. that was released on June 18, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-3156 ). concludes the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-23031, is a privilege escalation issue on BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Application Security Manager (ASM) Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). According to the security advisory for CVE-2021-23031, only a limited number of customers are impacted by the issue in a critical mode.

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