Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Juniper Networks fixed a critical pre-auth remote code execution (RCE) flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-21591, in its SRX Series firewalls and EX Series switches. ” reads the advisory published by the vendor. “This issue is caused by use of an insecure function allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory.”

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS ). What is a PCI DSS Compliant Firewall? Requirements. Description.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

Malicious hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director , a software product used by many Internet and IT service providers. ” Ryan English , an information security engineer at Lumen, said it’s disappointing his employer didn’t at least garner an honorable mention in Versa’s security advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

Nation-state actor UAT4356 has been exploiting two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks. Coveted by these actors, perimeter network devices are the perfect intrusion point for espionage-focused campaigns.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2024

To mitigate the exposure to these threats, users are recommended to change default credentials, use strong passwords, review access logs, employ firewalls and IDS/IPS, and keep firmware up-to-date. Below are actions recommended by Juniper Networks: Strengthen Security Practices : Change default credentials on all SSRs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Cisco warned customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. in the open-source Roundcube webmail software. The vulnerability CVE-2024-20481 (CVSS score of 5.8)

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

Threat actors targeted a large software development company in Ukraine using the GoMet backdoor. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered an uncommon piece of malware that was employed in an attack against a large Ukrainian software development company. The samples detected by Talos have the IP address of the C2 hardcoded (111.90.139[.]122)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Here is a rundown of the benefits of an asset management software in cutting down cyber-related threats. The best asset management software sets up a stock of your organization’s assets, phases of their entire life cycles, most recent software upgrades, the risks they could face, and the approaches to ensure their security. . .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Security experts from Sucuri analyzing a software skimmer that is abusing its brand name in order to evade detection. Researchers at Sucuri analyzed a software skimmer that is using their brand name in order to evade detection. A good website firewall can help to minimize the risk of infection in the first place.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Cisco patched 34 high-severity flaws affecting its IOS and IOS XE software, some of them can be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker. Cisco on Thursday released security patches for 34 high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its IOS and IOS XE software. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DoS).

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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. This guide evaluates the leading SIEM software solutions in the marketplace, followed by a dive into what SIEM is, how it works, and how to choose a solution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. But what sets NGFWs apart from traditional firewalls? NGFWs offer several advantages over traditional firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The following titles are fairly generic, and salary information comes from several sources (listed in parentheses). Security Engineer Security engineers build secure systems. Specific duties vary according to specialty — network, application, and, increasingly, cloud security engineer. Salary: $124,424, Cyberseek.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2021

Cisco addressed a vulnerability in the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. FDM On-Box allows administrators to manage the firewall without a centralized manager like the FMC and provides diagnostics capabilities. ” states the report. and 6.7.0.2.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

It incorporates zero-trust technologies and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). SASE then provides secure connectivity between the cloud and users, much as with a VPN. Cisco’s security report revealed hackers making bucks while destroying data and systems. But it much further. The cyber threats landscape.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2020

Palo Alto Networks addressed tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the company’s next-generation firewalls. Palo Alto Networks has issued security updates to address tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the company’s next-generation firewalls.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

Progress Software addressed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application that could lead to privilege escalation and information disclosure. Customers have to modify firewall rules to deny HTTP and HTTPs traffic to the software on ports 80 and 443. ” reads the advisory published by Progress.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

A password manager is a piece of software that creates all these for you, keeps them stored safely, and then fills them in for you automatically when you need to log in. Keep your firmware and software updated. Keep all of your software and hardware religiously updated. Stay on reputable websites.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Palo Alto Networks released security patches to address a high-severity authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0030 (CVSS score 8.1), impacting the PAN-OS 8.1 has reached end-of-life (EOL) and is supported only on PA-200, PA-500, and PA-5000 Series firewalls and on M-100 appliances until they reach EOL status as well.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Cisco addressed three high-severity flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software that could cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. Cisco this week addressed multiple flaws in its products, including three high-severity flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software. An attacker can exploit these three issues to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

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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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A software update in April caused problems in a number of distributions, such as Red Hat, Debian and Rocky. Linux is the operating system used by many key infrastructure and security facilities. However, delegating tasks also introduces new information security challenges. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. Government and prominent security researchers, this type of attack is playing out right now on a global scale. And according to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This week, Palo Alto Networks warned that threat actors are chaining the vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 with two other vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474 , to compromise PAN-OS firewalls. Palo Alto Networks addressed the flaw CVE-2025-0111 on February 12, 2025.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cisco addressed a high severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-20866, affecting Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. Cisco addressed a high severity vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. and later) or Cisco FTD (7.0.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

A China-linked APT, tracked as StormBamboo, compromised an internet service provider (ISP) to poison software update mechanisms with malware. The threat actors targeted insecure software update mechanisms to install malware on macOS and Windows victim machines. The company linked the attacks to StormBamboo APT group.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog : CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score of 10.0) is a critical command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. PAN-OS 11.0,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Enhancing secure logging, isolating device management, and enforcing strict access control lists (ACLs) are key strategies. Strong segmentation with firewalls and DMZs, securing VPN gateways, and ensuring encrypted traffic with TLS v1.3 are essential for protecting data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. The vulnerability impacts the web services interface of Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog , five issues impacting Juniper Junos OS and one impacting the SysAid SysAid IT support software. The Juniper firewalls use the Appweb web server. The body of the HTTP request is passed via stdin.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Researchers at watchTowr Labs have released a technical analysis of the vulnerability CVE-2024-3400 in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and a proof-of-concept exploit that can be used to execute shell commands on vulnerable firewalls. is a critical command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. PAN-OS 11.0,

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. We have an NGFW, do we need a WAF?"

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

is a critical command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected firewalls. firewalls configured with GlobalProtect gateway or GlobalProtect portal (or both) and device telemetry enabled. .”

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 7, 2024

Update Your Software Ensuring that all personnel within your organization maintain their software current is paramount. Security updates are automatically applied when utilizing cloud-based software. Hackers Advantage Software can execute thousands of password attempts within minutes, aiming to infiltrate systems.

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