SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, regular patching, and endpoint protection act as the digital equivalent of preventive pest spray. CISO takeaway: Cyber threats evolve constantly, with attackers using sophisticated tactics like ransomware-as-a-service or AI-driven malware.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Although cybercrime as a whole has seen a rise during the pandemic, arguably ransomware has been one of the more successful and lucrative attack types. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. Security hygiene is the best defence.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. On February 2, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that attackers were exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere FTP appliance by Fortra.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

This requires sys admins to reconfigure the uncomplicated firewall (UFW) configuration file on the server and insert new rules for Docker. Kelly said companies are moving at a frantic pace to move to containerized architectures to help with scalability and redundancy – and they often don’t consider the security implications. .

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

In addition to standard firewalls , features in UTMs often include intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) , secure web gateways , secure email gateways , remote access , routing and WAN connectivity. Some vendors have ditched the UTM label and prefer to call their tools next-generation firewalls (NGFW). URL filtering.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We’ll get into specifics below, but here are five steps to prevent ransomware attacks, along with links to jump ahead: Harden against attacks : Patch, update, and change settings to harden resources against attacks. Hardening includes, but is not limited to: Block unused ports on servers and firewalls. Anti-DDoS Architecture.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

Its XGS Series Firewall appliance does a Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection that is 5 times faster than what the other models offer. Sophos XStream FireWall Architecture appliance is offered with a feature of zero day protection, identification that block the most advanced threats lurking in the threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

FortiGate Network Firewall. Fortinet delivers FortiGate Network Firewalls that are right sized for small businesses to deliver easy-to-use enterprise-level security, good price-to-performance, and offer centralized cloud management that integrates into the larger Fortinet Security Fabric as the business grows. Key Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2023

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do. Fortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Misuse of these tools is a common ransomware technique to inhibit system recovery.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. Everyone can agree that implementing a Zero Trust Architecture can stop data breaches. The Zero Trust journey. Implementing Zero Trust.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Bitdefender: Best for endpoint security and ransomware protection 3 No current available value 4.7 Check Point: Best for Firewalls 11 $25.34 Bitdefender: Best for endpoint security and ransomware protection 3 No current available value 4.7 Check Point: Best for Firewalls 11 $25.34 Visit Palo Alto Networks 2.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. The first traditional cybersecurity vendor featured is Barracuda Networks, with consistent recognition for its email security , next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ), web application security , and backups. Barracuda Networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2023

SSE is the security portion of the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) architecture, which converges networking and security together. Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) , which provides end-to-end traffic segmentation, restricting access to locations, applications and resources. Is it right for yours? Q-1: What is SSE?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

This year we saw the reemergence of old vectors: from ransomware & trojans, to supply chain attacks. 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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SC Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

A PDNS service uses existing DNS protocols and architecture to analyze DNS queries and mitigate threats. A PDNS can log and save suspicious queries and provide a blocked response, delaying or preventing malicious actions – such as ransomware locking victim files – while letting organizations investigate using those logged DNS queries.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

This new integration supports Umbrella proxy, cloud firewall, IP, and DNS logs. This integration expands on Elastic’s on-going expansion of Cisco integrations including ASA, Nexus, Meraki, Duo and Secure Firewall Threat Defense. New Cisco Firepower Next-Gen Firewall Integrations. Read more here. Read more here.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

However, the rise of the modern distributed/hybrid work model increases the attack surface for users and endpoints due to phishing, ransomware, and myriad other threats to the now "extended" corporate network. Zero Trust leverages multiple People, Process & Technology safeguards (layered architecture).

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them. Also read : Is the Answer to Vulnerabilities Patch Management as a Service?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2025

Security leaders have fought to keep pace with rapidly evolving ransomware tactics for decades, and 2024 served as yet another reminder of the dynamic and persistent nature of the ransomware threat. The latest ThreatLabz Ransomware Report offers deep analysis of 4.4 million ransomware attacks blocked by the Zscaler cloud (a 17.8%

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2022

The problem with following the fast-and-risky mantra is that many failures turn out to be architectural in nature, are not easy to fix and can all too easily escape notice or, worse, be ignored. Legacy defenses at the gateway, firewall, endpoint and application levels must be rearchitected and scaled-up. Embracing complexity.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. ” Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Firewalls and Web Application Firewalls (WAF): Firewalls regulate network traffic and defend against external threats, whereas WAFs protect web applications by monitoring and filtering HTTP/HTTPS requests from potential threats.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

And yet it remains all too easy for malicious hackers to get deep access, steal data, spread ransomware, disrupt infrastructure and attain long run unauthorized access. Companies are obsessed with leveraging cloud-hosted IT infrastructure and the speedy software development and deployment that goes along with that. Is that fair?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2024

The hacker was able to infiltrate the water treatment plant because its computers were running on an outdated operating system, shared the same password for remote access and were connected to the internet without a firewall. For example, ransomware could permanently encrypt Internet of Things (IoT) traffic lights, making them unusable.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy. Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and sandboxing technologies got bolted onto the firewall. A paradigm shift in fundamental network architecture is sorely needed. SASE fundamentals.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2021

Whether caused by market conditions, legacy technology, or external threats such as ransomware, built-in resilience to meet these challenges has risen to the top as a digital transformation key performance indicator (KPI). . Replatform complex, multigenerational systems to modern architectures, such as private and public cloud. .

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Firewalls may allow these packets through and cause server CPUs to become overwhelmed due to resources wasted analyzing and discarding these packets. However, some criminals also use the DDoS attack to distract victims and cover up evidence of data theft, ransomware, and other attacks. Harden infrastructure. DDoS playbook.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Organizations have respondedand must continue toby adopting AI-powered cybersecurity tools and implementing zero trust architecture as a critical countermeasure. Ransomware-as-a-service played its part in another rush of ransomware in 2024, contributing to a 57.8% increase in extorted companies listed on data leak sites.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Ransomware and stolen customer data can put an enterprise out of business for months. Network design and architecture. Architecting a robust network with multiple layers of firewall protection, redundant pathways for both external and internal and isolating critical data is paramount in limiting the damage done by a threat actor.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2022

It’s often the first step to perform further actions such as data thefts, defacing, or even ransomware attacks that have caused severe damages to many organizations in recent years. This attack relies on a client-server architecture and consists of using other protocols such as TCP or SSH to tunnel malware through DNS requests.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The phishing strategy is another reason for adopting a zero-trust architecture , which means assuming that an email from outside the organization is malicious until proven otherwise, according to Stefano De Blasi, cyber threat intelligence analyst with digital risk protection company Digital Shadows.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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