The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Physical security is the protection of personnel and IT infrastructure (such as hardware, software, and data) from physical actions and events that could cause severe damage to an organization. Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security.

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Cyber Risk Risk Firewall Surveillance 173

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Microsoft first noticed that to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis or conflict with the United States.

VPN 122

VPN Government Malware Manufacturing 122

Cisco Security

MAY 17, 2021

Among the most consequential is Secure Firewall Threat Defense 7.0, We’ve increased throughput by up to 30%—across enabled AVC, IPS, and VPN services—for the majority of Cisco Secure Firewalls. Today, we’re also announcing a new way forward: NetWORK security. Taking a platform approach to security.

Network Security 119

Network Security Firewall VPN Encryption 119

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The encrypted China Chopper variant, frequently used by the attackers, employed AES encryption to evade detection by Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). They patched the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to suppress event logs and bypassed the Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) by modifying amsi.dll, allowing malicious PowerShell execution.

Telecommunications 66

Telecommunications Encryption Accountability Firewall 66

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

Like other Black Hat conferences, the mission of the NOC is to build a conference network that is secure, stable and accessible for the training events, briefings, sponsors and attendees. Threat hunting is a core mission of the Cisco Secure team, while monitoring the DNS activity for potentially malicious activity. urlscan.io.

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DNS Firewall Malware Mobile 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. The incident took place earlier this year, threat actors exploited a known vulnerability in a firewall used by the affected facility to cause disruption. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

Energy and Utilities 108

Energy and Utilities Firewall Firmware Advertising 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2024

The attackers exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls used by many critical infrastructure operators in Denmark. On April 25, 2023, Zyxel disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVSS score 9.8), tracked as CVE-2023-28771 , in a number of their firewalls. According to the report, 11 companies were immediately compromised.

Firewall 135

Firewall Firmware Cyber Attacks VPN 135

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Security experts who reviewed the leaked data say they believe the information is legitimate, and that i-SOON works closely with China’s Ministry of State Security and the military. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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Government Hacking Cyber threats Mobile 322

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2022

SonicWall confirmed that some of its Email Security and firewall products have been impacted by the Y2K22 bug. Security vendor SonicWall confirmed that some of its Email Security and firewall products have been impacted by the Y2K22 bug. x should upgrade to the latest Junk Store 7.6.9. Junk Store 7.6.9

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Firewall Engineering Firmware Malware 105

Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2024

Additional podcast guest Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Cybersecurity Services, IBM Consulting, pointed out how events such as Colonial Pipeline clearly showed how a single piece of a supply chain can have a disproportionate impact on all the other parts.

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Insurance Technology Risk Information Security 123

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

The vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 is a Quantum Gateway information disclosure issue. Threat actors exploited the flaw to gain remote firewall access and breach corporate networks. The issue impacts CloudGuard Network, Quantum Maestro, Quantum Scalable Chassis, Quantum Security Gateways, Quantum Spark Appliances.

VPN 125

VPN Passwords Authentication Accountability 125

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

PortStarter A back door script written in Go that provides functionality for modifying firewall settings and opening ports to pre-configured command and control (C2) servers.[ 1 ] secretsdump A script used to extract credentials and other confidential information from a system. AnyDesk also supports remote file transfer.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare Education 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

85% of the attacker IPs were observed only on a single day demonstrating that Layer 3 IP-based firewalls are not effective against these attacks because threat actors rotate same IPs to launch attacks. Each firewall policy might block 600-3,000 known scanner IP addresses. each SSH honeypot was compromised on average 26 times per day.

Firewall 112

Firewall Internet Internet Hacking 112

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Originating from the conference events at Caesars Forum, Flamingo, Harrah’s and Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada ; via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 31 – Alex’s ‘Meduza – Exiled Pirate Media Outlet Breaks Thru The Kremlin Propaganda Firewall’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Firewall Media Architecture Education 49

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

Architecture 122

Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 122

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Below some mitigations recommended by the Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Research Team to reduce risk from threats that exploit gateways and VPN vulnerabilities: Apply all available security updates for VPN and firewall configurations. Monitor and pay special attention to your remote access infrastructure.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware VPN Healthcare Cyber Attacks 140

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service U.S.

Cybercrime 71

Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Hacking VPN 71

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a crucial enterprise technology that ties the stack of cybersecurity systems together to assess threats and manage risks. IBM Security QRadar SIEM. Industry-recognized firewall vendor Fortinet offers plenty for small businesses to enterprise organizations.

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Software Small Business Marketing Firewall 116

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The skimmer is added to the onclick event of the checkout button and onunload event of the web page. “To filter out bad actors masquerading as known brand and mitigate the risk of malicious credit card skimmers, consider employing integrity control and security monitoring on your website to mitigate an attack.

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Software Firewall Hacking Accountability 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In December 2023, Microsoft first noticed that to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

Energy and Utilities 135

Energy and Utilities VPN Manufacturing Firewall 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw to perform a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via HTTP fields observed in the traffic and event logviews. The issue impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. ” reads the advisory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Firewall 102

Firewall Authentication Passwords Hacking 102

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hackers targeted a wide range of organizations, such as banks, mail services, Bitcoin sites, VoIP providers, vaccination registration portals, information security media, gaming platforms, government sites, and even security agencies. Another noticeable event in Q3 was the discovery of the Meris botnet.

DDOS 105

DDOS Firewall Manufacturing Wireless 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

Although details are limited, Versa Networks confirmed one case where the vulnerability was exploited due to a customer’s failure to implement recommended firewall guidelines. The Volt Typhoon’s activities suggest that the group primarily aims to establish a foothold within networks to secure access to Operational Technology (OT) assets.

Energy and Utilities 130

Energy and Utilities Firewall Technology Malware 130

Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

The regulation requires an incident response plan outlining how to detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity events. Enhanced Governance Requirements Entities must appoint a qualified Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with a direct reporting line to the board of directors. These changes took effect in 2024.

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Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk Encryption 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In its State of Container and Kubernetes Security Fall 2020 survey, StackRox found that 90% of respondents had suffered a security incident in their Kubernetes deployments in the last year. Why it needs to be secured. How to secure it. Why it needs to be secured. How to secure it. kube-scheduler.

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Advertising Internet Internet VPN 100

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

The threat actors also gained access to terminal event logs and scan for any instance where customers scanned private key at the ATM. On March 17-18th, 2023, GENERAL BYTES experienced a security incident. We released a statement urging customers to take immediate action to protect their personal information.

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Cryptocurrency VPN Manufacturing Firewall 98

SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

With large-scale security crises being one of the most relevant threats worldwide, it’s more important than ever to reflect on past events, assess emerging threats, and, most crucially, explore strategies to prevent future incidents. However, delegating tasks also introduces new information security challenges.

Internet 105

Internet Internet Risk Social Engineering 105

Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

Using this list as a backdrop the following best practices are presented as a call to action to help organizations take a proactive approach at addressing API security risk. In the event of an unauthorized access event, do your API’s require sufficient access control for the level of sensitive data shared?

Software 143

Software Authentication Risk Encryption 143

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2021

“During the attack on the remote-access servers, the Bureau’s firewalls blocked13 the attacker’s attempts to communicate from the remote-access servers to its command and control infrastructure as early as January 13, 2020. ” states the report.

Hacking 128

Hacking Firewall Ransomware Accountability 128

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

” Threat actors exploited a known flaw in Cisco firewalls to disrupt communications over a span of about 12 hours, according to the emergency report sPower filed with the Department of Energy. According to the E&E News website that first reported the news of a ‘Cyber event’ that disrupted U.S.

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Cyber Attacks Firewall Advertising Cybersecurity 75

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After extracting some of the samples and investigating the situation, China believes that the " overview, technical characteristics, attack weapons, attack paths and attack sources of the relevant attack events" originated from the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO). TAO is a tactical implementation unit of the U.S.

Hacking 98

Hacking Cyber Attacks Government Internet 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In December 2023, Microsoft first noticed that to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Technology Government 132

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“Upon closer inspection, one of the first things the attackers did after gaining access to the target’s network was to download and install a copy of Remote Utilities and the Tor Browser, so this seems like a way to reassure themselves they will have an alternate foothold if the initial access point gets locked down.”

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Encryption Firewall Software 123

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In the SecureWorld Spotlight Series, we learn about the speakers and Advisory Council members that make our events a success. Arun DeSouza is the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for Nexteer Automotive. A : The World Economic Forum found that 95% of security incidents are due to human error.

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Cybersecurity CISO Risk Firewall 99

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2021

From my own professional experiences of occupying roles in the implementation of security solutions within some of the world’s largest organizations, as well as once holding a government classified technology position, I thought it would be interesting to explore some of these ideas with a like-minded security professional.

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Technology Wireless IoT Firewall 104

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

Disabling event logging using AUDITPOL and re-enabling it afterward. To avoid noisy network enumeration activities (such as repeated NSLOOKUP or LDAP queries) being detected, the attackers created special firewall rules to minimize outgoing packets for certain protocols. Attackers always renamed tools and binaries they used (e.g.,

Data collection 133

Data collection Malware Firewall Hacking 133

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

THOMPSON posted about the Capital One hack on GitHub, she exploited a misconfigured web application firewall to get access to the data. On July 17, 2019, Capital One was informed of the incident by a GitHub user who saw the post. On July 19, 2019, that financial institution discovered the intrusion and informed the FBI.

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Hacking Data breaches Banking Small Business 107