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Fog and Akira ransomware attacks exploit SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766

Security Affairs

Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766 to breach enterprise networks. Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting the critical SonicWall VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3) to breach corporate networks via SSL VPN access. reads the SonicWall’s advisory.

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How Does a VPN Work? A Comprehensive Beginner’s Overview

eSecurity Planet

A virtual private network (VPN) does more than just mask your identity—it fundamentally changes how your data moves across the internet. But what’s really going on under the hood when you browse the web using a VPN? This encrypted data is nearly impossible to intercept and read without the appropriate decryption key.

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Fog and Akira ransomware attacks exploit SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766

Security Affairs

Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766 to breach enterprise networks. Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting the critical SonicWall VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3) to breach corporate networks via SSL VPN access. reads the SonicWall’s advisory.

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Introducing Secure Firewall version 7.3

Cisco Security

Introduction to Cisco Secure Firewall 7.3. Cisco’s latest release of Secure Firewall operating system, Secure Firewall Threat Defence Version 7.3, addresses key concerns for today’s firewall customers. Further enhancements to Cisco’s Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE), first launched a year ago in 7.1,

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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

eSecurity Planet

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Application Information on usable data formats, encryption 5.

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New TunnelVision technique can bypass the VPN encapsulation

Security Affairs

TunnelVision is a new VPN bypass technique that enables threat actors to spy on users’ traffic bypassing the VPN encapsulation. Leviathan Security researchers recently identified a novel attack technique, dubbed TunnelVision, to bypass VPN encapsulation. The researchers referred to this result as “decloaking.”

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The Wait is Over for Secure Firewall 3100 Series

Cisco Security

“I so look forward to the next firewall hardware upgrade cycle!”. – If I learned one thing from my firewall customers over the many years, it would be that they like to upgrade their hardware appliances as much as an average consumer likes to shop for a new car. This is how the new mid-range Secure Firewall 3100 Series was born.

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