CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Interestingly, Cyclops Blink has been operational since June 2019 and is now being developed into espionage conducting software from just a mere persistent remote access malware accessing WatchGuard Firewall appliances. The post New Russia Malware targets firewall appliances appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Claroty researchers devised a technique for bypassing the web application firewalls (WAF) of several vendors. Researchers at industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty devised an attack technique for bypassing the web application firewalls (WAF) of several industry-leading vendors. the report concludes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Security researchers provided technical details about an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint that has been exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers. Security researchers at Netlab, the network security division Qihoo 360, have published a report that details an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The first major piece of cybersecurity legislation to address vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices has passed in California, and is ready to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The post California’s Controversial IoT Security Bill Passes appeared first on Adam Levin. in a released last week.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

IoT devices (routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components) multiply every year. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Telnet, the overwhelmingly popular unencrypted IoT text protocol, is the main target of brute-forcing.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 29, 2021

Heaps of data breaches, heaps of law enforcement and gov stuff and somehow, I still found time to put even more IP addresses into the house courtesy of even more IoT. References Here's the thread on the ~250M US people data set (at 51.6% Download it for free.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Digital transformation: The integration of IoT, SCADA systems, and advanced analytics has increased operational efficiency but also expanded the attack surface. Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2021

The post Great Firewall Ready to Unleash ‘Gigantic’ DDoS—so are Other Middleboxes appeared first on Security Boulevard. Researchers have disclosed a nasty new way for bad people to mess up the internet for the rest of us.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. Next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks with AT&T Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions are designed to help protect enterprises while optimizing security performance for these new use cases.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 30, 2021

BadAlloc is a large set of remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities found by Microsoft’s Section 52 : These remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities cover more than 25 CVEs and potentially affect a wide range of domains, from consumer and medical IoT to Industrial IoT, Operational Technology (OT), and industrial control systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018. Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Three IoT Attack Avenues for 2019.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2024

The cloud connectivity and cybersecurity company this week introduced the Firewall for AI, another layer of protection for LLMs that are foundational. The post Cloudflare Unveils a Firewall Designed to Keep LLMs Safe appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

Microsoft researchers are warning of major security vulnerabilities affecting OT and IoT devices and high-risks for businesses using them. Researchers from Microsoft’s Section 52 team recently uncovered several critical memory allocation flaws, collectively tracked as BadAlloc , affecting IoT and OT devices.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Team82 researchers have disclosed an attack technique that bypasses industry-leading web application firewalls (WAFs) by appending JSON syntax to SQL injection payloads. The researchers used a WAF shortcoming against the firewalls: Lack of support for native JSON syntax. ” Also read: How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

NGFWs are no exception, and IoT devices and the work-from-home craze that began in 2020 have made protecting the perimeter harder than ever. Cloud features – like public cloud support, CASB and cloud workload protection – and cloud-based management have also grown in importance, and Firewalls as a Service (FWaaS) are catching on too.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system. ” reported ZDnet.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

(a.k.a “ZyXEL”) is a maker of networking devices, including Wi-Fi routers, NAS products and hardware firewalls. ” “If possible, connect it to a security router or firewall for additional protection,” the advisory reads. EMOTET GOES IOT? ” DISCLOSURE DEBATE. . ” DISCLOSURE DEBATE.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2019

Researchers from WootCloud Labs have uncovered a new IoT botnet named Ares that is targeting Android-based devices. Experts from WootCloud Labs have spotted a new IoT botnet tracked as Ares that is targeting Android-based devices that have a debug port exposed online. IoT #malware branches seen in ????????

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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

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now George Jetson’s reality is nearly our own, and Rosie the Robot is somewhat interchangeable with any number of IoT devices like Siri, Roomba, or Alexa. Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. Securing your IoT environment.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. Since this exposure manifests anywhere data streams into a company’s IT systems, the answer has to involve a firewall. The essence of a firewall is that it inspects packets of data for anything that looks amiss.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows. Is it surprising that there’s a correlation between something like IoT exposure and other security issues? Well, a lot of things went wrong.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Cybersecurity requirements now encompass: Network segmentation: Implementation of VLANs and firewalls at critical system boundaries System hardening: Advanced Windows configuration, secure user authentication, and role-based access control Asset management: Maintaining up-to-date Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) and asset registers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

It can also deploy web filtering, threat prevention, DNS security, sandboxing, data loss prevention, next-generation firewall policies, information security and credential theft prevention. . Unmonitored IoT devices are inherently insecure. Automate security of IoT devices and onboarding. But it much further.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

I’m referring to Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM ) systems and to firewalls. Then about five years ago SIEMs got recast as the ideal mechanism for ingesting event log data arriving from Internet traffic, corporate hardware, mobile and IoT devices and cloud-hosted resources — the stuff of digital transformation.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. This includes protection from natural disasters, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

Since Linux is deployed on many IoT (Internet of Things) devices and cloud infrastructures, we are likely to see DDoS (distributed denial-of-system) attacks from botnets that have compromised such devices. Security IoT devices. If you have an IoT device at home, know there are ways to secure it.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

IDC recently had the opportunity to talk to CISOs regarding the integration of Cisco Secure Workload and Secure Firewall. Rather, digital transformation can force us to wrap devices or application like workloads and IoT devices in zero-trust policies elegantly or inelegantly; digital transformation does not care.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2021

FreeBSD is widely used in firewalls and several commercial network appliances. IPNet tends to be used by internet-facing enterprise devices located at the perimeter of an organization’s network, such as modems, routers, firewalls, and printers, as well as some industrial and medical devices. Stay safe, everyone!

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The botnet exploits flaws in various routers, firewalls, network-attached storage, webcams, and other products and allows attackers to take over affected systems.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2021

All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if an attacker removes your storage media from the storage room. Physical security is the protection of people, property, and physical assets from actions and events that could cause damage or loss. Though often overlooked in favor of cybersecurity, physical security is equally important.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2025

SuperBlack Ransomware operators exploit Fortinet Firewall flaws in recent attacks U.S. New MassJacker clipper targets pirated software seekers Cisco IOS XR flaw allows attackers to crash BGP process on routers LockBit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev was extradited from Israel to the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

The internet of things (IoT) describes the network of interconnected devices embedded with sensors, software, or other technology that exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. . This means that currently there are three IoT devices for every one human on the planet. The Technical Challenge of IoT Security.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

TLS is the glue that holds together not just routine website data exchanges, but also each of the billions of machine-to-machine handshakes occurring daily to enable DevOps, cloud computing and IoT systems. Sophos’ new XG Firewall is a good start to the improved technologies that are needed.

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