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News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology

The Last Watchdog

” Knocknoc orchestrates network infrastructure to remove risk exposure by tying users’ network access to their SSO authentication status. Customers use Knocknoc to protect VPNs and firewalls, IP cameras, payroll systems, file transfer appliances, bastion hosts and other applications and network services.

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Threat Spotlight: Credential Theft vs. Admin Control—Two Devastating Paths to VPN Exploitation

Digital Shadows

In one example, the Chinese group APT5, operating from the most active nation state targeting VPN devices, maintained access to compromised VPN infrastructure in the telecommunications sector for months. CVE-2022-40684 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiManager network edge appliances.

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China-linked LightBasin group accessed calling records from telcos worldwide

Security Affairs

A China-linked hacking group, tracked as LightBasin (aka UNC1945 ), hacked mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 511 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Attackers exploit recently disclosed Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls bug U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: Testing principles to mitigate real-world risks to ‘SASE’ and ‘Zero Trust’ systems

The Last Watchdog

Each of these elements must be validated across multiple security controls, like next-generation firewall (NGFW) and data loss protection (DLP) tools. Once again, there is no standard set of ZT test cases to guide this validation. Security controls that impede important business activities, will motivate users to try to bypass them.

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The Upcoming UK Telecoms Security Act Part Two: Changing Mindset from Stick to Carrot

Cisco Security

In our last blog , we gave a rundown of what the Telecommunications (Security) Act (TSA) is, why it’s been introduced, who it affects, when it starts, and how firms can prepare. But what if the TSA had some ‘carrot’-based business benefits that are much less discussed?

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New GTPDOOR backdoor is designed to target telecom carrier networks

Security Affairs

LightBasin targeted and compromised mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019.