Schneier on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet. Four more news articles. ” And note that only the command-and-control mechanism was disrupted. Those devices are still vulnerable. Slashdot post.

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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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Firewall Architecture Data privacy Internet 91

CSO Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

Cloud networking solutions provider Aviatrix has launched a distributed cloud firewall offering in a bid to strengthen network security for application traffic on multicloud environments. Aviatrix is the first to deliver a distributed cloud firewall,” said Rod Stuhlmuller, vice president of solutions marketing at Aviatrix.

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Firewall Network Security Architecture Marketing 80

Schneier on Security

JULY 3, 2020

Shortly after Encrochat restored SIM service, KPN removed the firewall, allowing the hackers' servers to communicate with the phones once again. Lots of details about the hack in the article. Many more news articles. That, and maybe KPN was working with the authorities, Encrochat's statement suggested (KPN declined to comment).

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Hacking Telecommunications Encryption Firewall 272

CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Security researchers have developed a generic technique for SQL injection that bypasses multiple web application firewalls (WAFs). To read this article in full, please click here

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Firewall 94

Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2021

News article : Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” “Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.”

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Software Malware Antivirus Advertising 211

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

To read this article in full, please click here In fact, 76% of organizations are using two or more cloud providers. 2 And according to the Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report , “93 percent of enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy” while “87 percent have a hybrid cloud strategy.”

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you have not yet read my article on the aforementioned subject, I strongly suggest taking a look.). In some ways, CrowdSec mimics the behavior of a constantly-self-updating, massive, multi-party, and multi-network firewall. Levels 3 Network and Level 4 Transport) rules. CrowdSec released version 1.0

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Firewall Technology Artificial Intelligence Risk 212

CSO Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Magic Firewall is a firewall-as-a-service that allows organizations to enforce security policies on this new virtual network. To read this article in full, please click here Follow these 5 tips for better cloud security. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

A new article in SDXcentral talks about why WAFs (Web Application Firewalls) are insufficient protection according to a hacker. If you think it's K2 that's talking all this doom and gloom about WAFs, even Dark Reading ran an article titled: When WAFs go Wrong.

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Firewall 119

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2021

All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if an attacker removes your storage media from the storage room. To read this article in full, please click here Physical security is the protection of people, property, and physical assets from actions and events that could cause damage or loss.

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Artificial Intelligence CSO IoT Firewall 143

CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

No organization would be caught without firewalls and antivirus scanners to catch low-sophistication attacks, but the real battle to protect the network has moved to the realm of identity and access management (IAM). [ To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Antivirus Firewall Cybersecurity 118

CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

Cloudflare is bolstering its suite of web infrastructure and security offerings with a free WAF (web application firewall) managed ruleset service, a new API management gateway, and — once it closes its recently announced acquisition of Area 1 Security — a set of email tools designed to thwart phishing and malware attacks.

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Firewall Phishing Malware 126

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Experts must monitor firewalls, test business continuity plans and identify vulnerabilities with seemingly little payoff. Security information and event management: Standardizes data into patterns from security protocols — like firewalls — for cohesive contextual threat analysis.

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Cybersecurity Firewall Risk Cyber Risk 202

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Firewalls are critical, but they are not enough to protect you from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. To read this article in full, please click here In fact, they are the main target of state exhaustion attacks. You need a stateless DDoS solution like NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense. Learn more here.

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InfoWorld on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

Many of these brave men and women took on the role prior to the pandemic when vulnerable applications and data could be placed within a secure domain—typically, a well-defined firewall. To read this article in full, please click here Also on InfoWorld: Will Google Cloud ever win over enterprises? ]. Today, that’s not possible.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 23, 2019

First commercially introduced in 2013, Cisco Trust Anchor module (TAm) is a proprietary hardware security module used in a wide range of Cisco products, including enterprise routers, switches and firewalls. From a news article : Thrangrycat is awful for two reasons.

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System Administration Software Firewall Engineering 236

Cisco Security

JULY 26, 2022

These articles and publications are true, more and more customers have adopted cloud strategies, but there is more to the story. As organizations have grown more dependent on the network, the more complex it has become, making firewall capabilities the most critical element of the hybrid-multicloud security strategy. Why is that? .

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Firewall Architecture Marketing Network Security 114

CSO Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

According to data from Cloudflare's web application firewall (WAF) service, the attacks started almost two weeks ago. To read this article in full, please click here The company urges customers to upgrade to the newly released versions 7.4.17, 7.13.7, depending on which release they use.

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Firewall Software 120

CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

SIEM software (pronounced ‘sim’; the ‘e’ is silent) collects and aggregates log and event data generated throughout the organization’s technology infrastructure, from host systems and applications to network and security devices such as firewalls and antivirus filters. To read this article in full, please click here

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Antivirus Firewall Technology Software 122

CSO Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

At first, most of the cyber insurance questions involved basic computer security and merely checked to see if we had firewalls and antivirus and not much else. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Antivirus Firewall 115

CSO Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Firewalls, anti-virus, endpoint protection, and security awareness all form a foundation of protection against cyber threats. To read this article in full, please click here But putting these walls up is not nearly enough these days. Criminals are incredibly creative and resourceful. They can skillfully evade almost all protections.

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Firewall Cyber threats Security Awareness Risk 127

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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Firewall VPN Small Business Marketing 110

CSO Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

This is perhaps no surprise: The digital shift caused by the COVID-19 pandemic saw nearly every business in the world become completely reliant on their VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers—obvious weak spots, and prime targets for attackers. To read this article in full, please click here

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DDOS Firewall Network Security 124

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

For these organizations, threat intelligence programs were nothing more than blocking indicators of compromise (IoCs) with firewalls, endpoint security software, email gateways, or web proxies. To read this article in full, please click here

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Cyber threats CISO Firewall Software 109

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The most common security gaps identified were dormant APIs—APIs that have been ostensibly replaced but remain in operation—authorization vulnerabilities, and web application firewalls. To read this article in full, please click here

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Firewall Cybersecurity 111

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. Follow him on Twitter or LinkedIn for more articles on emerging cybersecurity trends. Strengthen authentication. Nonprofits can bolster their network security by insisting on strong login credentials.

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Social Engineering Risk Cybersecurity Authentication 213

CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

There is a proprietary XDR strategy, which focuses on a single vendor or an “all-in-one” platform providing telemetry from a single vendor’s different products—for example, that vendor’s firewalls, EDR, network detection and response (NDR), and so on (more on why that may not be the best approach later).

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Firewall Technology 115

CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

In the meantime, dedicated security teams were tasked with procuring, deploying, and managing firewalls. To read this article in full, please click here

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Marketing Firewall Cybersecurity Software 117

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In reality, however, many of the DDoS attacks waged against enterprises target components that have long been a part of the network—things such as virtual private network (VPN) devices, firewalls, load balancers and other edge devices. To read this article in full, please click here This makes them susceptible to DDoS attacks.

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DDOS VPN Firewall Technology 115

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

In this article, we will discuss how to detect and respond to a D DoS network cyber attack. You can also use a W eb application firewall (WAF) to filter out malicious traffic. Block the malicious traffic at the network level using firewalls or intrusion prevention systems. Some common signs of a DDoS attack include: 1.)

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DDOS Cyber Attacks Firewall Risk 118

Hacker Combat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Customers can access their devices through the web using this cloud platform without directly exposing them to the internet, allowing them to keep the devices hidden behind a firewall or network address translation (NAT) router. A blog article from Claroty outlines the more critical vulnerabilities.

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Firmware Firewall Manufacturing Internet 130

CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

In a traditional network, networking equipment and firewalls segment and isolate physical servers and other devices. To read this article in full, please click here However, to effectively isolate cloud instances, technologies like micro-segmentation are needed.

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Firewall Data breaches Technology Risk 109

CSO Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2022

As organizations continue to wrestle with how to manage a hybrid workforce, security outside the corporate firewall continues to play a huge role in day-to-day IT operations. To read this article in full, please click here Pricing for the ThinkPad Z13 starts at $1,549, pricing for the ThinkPad Z16 starts at $2,099.

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Firewall Technology 108

The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

For instance, the The Last Watchdog article you are reading uses a CMS to store posts, display them in an attractive manner, and provide search capabilities. Make sure the CMS platform uses a robust web application firewall (WAF), conducts continuous automated and manual security tests and uses state of the art encryption technology.

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Data breaches Encryption Mobile Technology 262

Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

I wrote an article recently on how to secure your home network in three different tiers of protection. In addition to turning on the native anti-malware and firewall features in your operating system, also consider installing MalwareBytes as an extra layer of protection. These are the diet and exercise of the computer safety world.

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Risk Password Management Passwords Accountability 345

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

They remind me of the old firewall reports (“Look at how many port scans we stopped!”), which I’ll admit I had a special loathing for because security teams would block their web teams from using a content delivery network (CDN) simply because they would lose this report. To read this article in full, please click here

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