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Wireshark fixed three flaws that can crash it via malicious packet trace files

Security Affairs

Administrators are advised to run both firewall and antivirus applications to minimize the potential of inbound and outbound threats. Administrators may consider using IP-based access control lists (ACLs) to allow only trusted systems to access the affected systems.

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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. Disable File and Printer sharing services. the extension matches the file header).

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Critical vulnerabilities in Philips Vue PACS devices could allow remote takeover

SC Magazine

Philips released software updates to address some of the flaws, but multiple vulnerabilities require system administrators to apply workarounds in the interim as the patches are currently in development and won’t be released for some time.

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How to Improve SD-WAN Security

eSecurity Planet

This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and FWaaS. Next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ) are critical for enterprise network traffic. Encrypting Data in Transit.

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

Clearly, traditional firewalls and antivirus systems will not be sufficient; the complex IIoT infrastructure demands something more advanced. With this unique identity in place, IT system administrators can track each device throughout its lifecycle, communicate securely with it, and prevent it from executing harmful processes.

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Malware Evolves to Present New Threats to Developers

Security Boulevard

As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. Network control measures like firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL), and data loss prevention (DLP) tools sought to outmaneuver malicious code rather than directly combat it. Ransomware.

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Automated Patch Management: Definition, Tools & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

Pros Configuration Manager integrates well with other Microsoft products, such as Azure Active Directory, for a more comprehensive systems administration solution. It supports patching for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, as well as third-party applications. It also allows administrators to test patches prior to deployment.