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Palo Alto Networks fixes severe Code Execution and DoS flaws in PAN-OS

Security Affairs

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-2040 , could be exploited by sending specially crafted requests to the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) interface or the Captive Portal. ” reads the advisory published by the vendor. . ” reads the advisory published by the vendor. The flaw received a CVSS score of 9.8, and PAN-OS 9.0

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Security Boulevard

These powerful quantum computers are expected to become generally available at some point between 2030 and 2040. The need to migrate to PQC stems from the ability quantum computers will have to decrypt data protected with todays public-key cryptographic algorithms.

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