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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

It also allows for centralized tracking of firewall activity, which simplifies threat detection and response. By offering insights into previous traffic, this technique improves threat detection, troubleshooting, and overall security by enabling for educated decision-making and proactive optimization of firewall configurations.

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Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Security Boulevard

The ransomware targets virtual machines and snapshots, looking to escape containers, encrypt any possible persistence, and wipe out backups that weren’t carefully archived. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. It also searches through data hosted by cloud providers contracted to the target.

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What Is Industrial Control System (ICS) Cyber Security?

eSecurity Planet

Patch management: Keeping software and firmware up to date to close security gaps. Firmware Manipulation Attackers can manipulate firmware in ICS components, such as controllers and sensors, by inserting malicious code to compromise operations.

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Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q4 2024

Digital Shadows

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access.

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8 Best Cyber Risk Mitigation Tools You Should Know

Centraleyes

Backup and Recovery Solutions : Ensure data is backed up and can be restored in case of incidents. Exercise a System Recovery Plan : Have a comprehensive backup and recovery plan to ensure data protection and continuity. Continuously Hunt for Network Intrusions : Employ proactive measures to detect and respond to intrusions.

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What is Incident Response? Ultimate Guide + Templates

eSecurity Planet

Firmware attacks: Attackers target vulnerabilities in the simplified software that runs computer hard drives, printers, medical devices, and other Internet of Things (IoT) or operational technology (OT) devices to gain unauthorized access, control the devices, or use them as a launching pad for other attacks.

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How To Set Up a Firewall in 8 Easy Steps + Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Set Secure Firewall Rules & ACLs To prevent unwanted access and ensure effective traffic management, secure your firewall through updating firmware to resolve vulnerabilities and adopting proper configurations prior to installing firewalls in production. Sample Windows Defender Firewall prompts for firewall activation 2.