Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As part of our strategy to enhance application awareness for SecOps practitioners, our new Secure Firewall Application Detectors portal, [link] , provides the latest and most comprehensive application risk information available in the cybersecurity space. This advance is important because today’s applications are not static.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

February 6, 2024 is Safer Internet Day. When I was asked to write about the topic, I misunderstood the question and heard: “can you cover save the internet” and we all agreed that it might be too late for that. The internet has been around for quite some time now, and most of us wouldn’t know what to do without it.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Case in point: unsecured webcams make up the top three out of the five most popular searches on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that specializes in identifying unsecure devices online.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Keep an eye out for security announcements from your firewall vendors; it’s possible additional similar vulnerabilities will come to light. The problem: Juniper Networks released a bulletin about a remote code execution vulnerability in its SRX firewalls and EX switches. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-21591.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2022

Zyxel addressed a critical flaw affecting Zyxel firewall devices that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution. affecting Zyxel firewall devices that enables unauthenticated and remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution as the “nobody” user. through ZLD V5.21 Patch 1 ZLD V5.30

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A web application firewall — also known as a WAF — is basically a website’s gatekeeper. You may think that your small business’s website doesn’t receive enough traffic to necessitate a gatekeeper, but consider this: More than 60% of all internet traffic is made up of bots. What Do Web Application Firewalls Protect Against?

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds critical CVE-2022-30525 RCE flaw in Zyxel Firewalls to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. affecting Zyxel firewall devices that enables unauthenticated and remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution as the “nobody” user. through ZLD V5.21 Patch 1 ZLD V5.30

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. The internet of things (IoT) is widening the sphere of physical security as smart devices connected to business systems via the internet may be located outside of established secure perimeters.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 24, 2021

The privacy-forward web browser Brave launched its new search engine in beta on Wednesday, promising a more private experience that does not track user searches, build user profiles, or require the use of an external, pre-existing search index to deliver results. For Google, its search business is not just an Internet answer box.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The vulnerabilities of internet security, once mostly a nuisance, have become dangerous and costly. The TCU is designed as a stand-alone processor that will reside on a motherboard next to a CPU, GPU or other compute engine. . • The FBI reports that 3,000-4,000 cyberattacks are counted each day.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Related: How PKI could secure the Internet of Things If that sounds too complicated to grasp, take a look at the web address for the home page of this website. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. Take note of how the URL begins with HTTPS.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

Vincent (Vince) Moore, Senior Network Engineer at OPSWAT, has dabbled in the IT field since he took computer programming classes in high school (COBOL, Fortran, GWBASIC, and Pascal). He has extensive experience in routing and switching, network design, firewalls, cyber security, and data analysis. employees,?and

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Although, the topic has gained popularity amongst CIOs and CISOs, most companies are still overlooking important security blind spots when it comes to securing their digital assets outside the enterprise firewalls—domains, DNS, digital certificates. Security goes beyond the firewall, not just behind it.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Today, there are two major types of common CMS platforms: •The older “traditional” or “monolithic” CMS platforms include a content repository (usually a multimedia database), the administrative console (where content is added and categorized), the presentation system (which makes nice-looking pages), and the search engine. Gierlinger.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

LW: Why are suppliers of legacy firewall, vulnerability management and EDR solutions also now integrating SIEM capabilities? SOAR uses the output of detection engines and investigations and recommends workflows or playbooks to build a response plan, saving time and effort. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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McAfee

JULY 29, 2021

Architected for the cloud-first and remote-first deployments, MVISION Cloud Firewall secures access to applications and resources on the internet, accessed from every remote site and location, through a cloud-native service model. Wherever networks went, firewalls followed.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) expands upon a basic Network Access Control (NAC) concept to include modules for network device control and integrated security options. With backing from the most dominant brand in network infrastructure, many larger organizations will need to seriously consider ISE as a NAC solution.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. Fast forward to the 21 st Century’s third decade.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Ergo, something about this request triggered the firewall and caused it to be challenged. Cloudflare Payload Logging 🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Sometimes, people on the internet lose their minds a bit over things they really shouldn't. Looks like it's time to go down the next rabbit hole. Did I change anything?

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

A lot of people are thinking about the security of their home network right now, and as one of the project leaders on the OWASP Internet of Things Security Project , I wanted to provide three levels of security you can do at home. Do you have internet-connected lights, appliances, gaming systems, media systems, etc?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 31, 2024

billion Advancements have included everything from sandboxing and web applications firewalls (WAFs,) early on, to secure web gateways (SWGs) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDIs,) more recently. I recently visited with Uy Huynh , vice president of solutions engineering, at Dallas, Tex.-based Related: Island valued at $3.5

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 18, 2023

When the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) announced the TLS 1.3 Technology improvements will increase rates of adoption over time, such as Cisco Secure Firewall’s ability to decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic. Needless to say, the rollout was not perfect). We’d love to hear what you think. Cisco Secure Social Channels.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2021

As the media around the world is busy speculating about the targets related to Pegasus Mobile Spying malware, Apple Inc, the American company that is into the production of iPhones has issued a press statement that its engineers are working on a fix to protect the users from becoming victims to the said spying Israeli malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

” Experts used the search engines for Internet-connected devices, like Shodan.io, to search for ENIP-compatible internet-facing devices and discovered more than 8,000 systems exposed online. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

I had the chance to speak with Mahesh Rachakonda, vice president of products and solution engineering at CipherCloud, a San Jose, CA-based CASB, about this. The DLP engine can actually detect card numbers and either block the action or simply mask the data.” Shifting responsibilities Ask Capital One how difficult that is.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The guidelines pair well with recommendations in Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks for specific network devices. By using CIS Benchmarks, network and security engineers can identify and harden configurations, and establish a more secure posture as suggested by the guidance.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2021

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the Microsoft implementation of WS-Management Protocol , a standard Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based, firewall-friendly protocol that allows hardware and operating systems, from different vendors, to interoperate. WinRM *IS* vulnerable. — Jim DeVries (@JimDinMN) May 19, 2021.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. It’s already happening. Always remember.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Botnets at the time were just emerging; they’ve since become entrenched as the engine that drives all of cybercrime.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In a dynamic operating environment, rife with active threats, it makes perfect sense to have a trusted consultant assume the burden of nurturing specialized analysts and engineers and equipping them with top shelf tools. Many of these experts in the MSSP trenches helped develop NIST best practices — and continue to help refine them.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Bots represent over 60 percent of all website traffic, meaning there are potentially more Internet bots than humans frequenting your site. Good bots carry out jobs, like search engine crawling. Web Application Firewall (WAF). And we can explain why. There are essentially two types of bots, “good” and “bad.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Analyze real-world case studies and research effective prevention and awareness strategies.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

That said, there is one venerable technology – web application firewalls ( WAFs) – that is emerging as a perfect fit for SMBs in today’s environment, as all companies shift to a deeper reliance on cloud services and mobile apps. The moment you identify this, you’re actually adding intelligence to your policy engine.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. Researchers estimate that: 40% of industrial sites have at least one direct connection to the internet with at least one Industrial Control System (ICS) device exposed.

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