The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Vodnjan, Croatia, October 16, 2023 – Global cloud communications platform Infobip has identified five common frauds impacting mobile users in the messaging ecosystem. Infobip explains the security challenges enterprises and mobile network operators (MNOs) face in the application-to-person (A2P) messaging ecosystem.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Strong segmentation with firewalls and DMZs, securing VPN gateways, and ensuring encrypted traffic with TLS v1.3 broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. This is not the case at T-Mobile.” are essential for protecting data.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. Therefore, security teams need to take a closer look at the best technology to support this innovation. These are just a few examples of how businesses are being transformed through edge computing technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

What’s more, it will likely take a blend of legacy security technologies – in advanced iterations – combined with a new class of smart security tools to cut through the complexities of defending contemporary business networks. That said, a couple of prominent legacy technologies seem sure to endure as security cornerstones, moving forward.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They also know that technology plays a vital role in delivering that standard of care. > COMPLEXITY Modern healthcare organizations continuously adopt cutting edge technology and integrate it with legacy technology. This makes data protection more complicated for clinical and research centers. What can we do about it?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Security is also necessary if your retrieval system (such as a website or mobile app) has a paywall or is restricted to only a subset of people, such as customers or resellers. If you are using a CMS hosted in your data center, then you need to be sure to promptly apply fixes and patches provided by your technology vendor. (If

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If your daily screen time is split between a laptop browser and a smartphone, you may have noticed that a few browser web pages are beginning to match the slickness of their mobile apps. APIs are being created in batches on a daily basis by the Fortune 500 and any company that is creating mobile and web applications.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Related: T-Mobile breach reflects rising mobile device attacks. Traditional network security solutions, such as firewalls, are not effective at detecting and stopping lateral attack movement – and that’s where the real damage is done. Attackers will get in, it’s only a matter of time.

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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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

It incorporates zero-trust technologies and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It can also deploy web filtering, threat prevention, DNS security, sandboxing, data loss prevention, next-generation firewall policies, information security and credential theft prevention. . But it much further. The cyber threats landscape.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 4, 2019

The period has seen major platform evolution, with the mobile phone replacing the PC and laptop as the consumer terminal of choice, with Android replacing Windows, and with many services moving to the cloud.The use of social networks has become extremely widespread. In this paper,we report what has changed in the seven years since.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Multiple firewall products. Mobile payment services. It’s fairly remarkable that a company can spend millions on all the security technology under the sun and have all of it potentially undermined by one ill-advised post to Pastebin, but that is certainly the reality we live in today. Data backup services. Linux servers.

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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. Web apps and mobile apps are where they action is. Here are the big takeaways: WAF resurgence.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A large cache of more than 500 documents published to GitHub last week indicate the records come from i-SOON , a technology company headquartered in Shanghai that is perhaps best known for providing cybersecurity training courses throughout China. A marketing slide deck promoting i-SOON’s Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) capabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

The technology that corrals malicious software circulating through desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices has evolved into a multi-layered security technology referred to as ‘endpoint security.’. No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. This designation change unfolded a few years back.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Develop a mobile device protection strategy. All workers must follow mobile-first security protocols in order to mask their phones, use security applications, and add layers to confidential information. Enact robust data security processes and firewalls.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This can include spam filtering, malware detection, firewalls upkeep, vulnerability management and more. I had the chance to visit with Jordan Mauriello, Critical Start’s Chief Technology Officer, at Black Hat 2018. Shortly thereafter Critical Start acquired ATA so other providers wouldn’t be able to leverage the technology.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This week, 5G enterprise cloud WAN equipment provider Inseego and mobile firewall maker CyberReef announced a partnership the two companies say will help streamline the deployment of secure 5G mobile access applications. The global 5G technology market is expected to remain white-hot.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It authenticates connections that take place between a smartphone and a mobile app, for instance, as well as between an IoT device and a control server, and even between a microservice and a software container. Sophos’ new XG Firewall is a good start to the improved technologies that are needed.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. Related: How Russia uses mobile apps to radicalize U.S. The Creeper Virus (1971).

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

Related: The CMMC sea change NIST SP 800-207A (SP 207A), the next installment of Zero Trust guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been released for public review. It’s not enough to know, for instance, that a user’s mobile phone banking app is calling their bank’s server.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The device seems simple enough to activate on its own, requiring just a mobile app and the scanned QR code on the device to launch, as demonstrated by Queiroz. Okyo will begin shipping this fall, with an enterprise edition that ties into Palo Alto’s Prisma secure access service edge (SASE) technology slated for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

In addition to standard firewalls , features in UTMs often include intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) , secure web gateways , secure email gateways , remote access , routing and WAN connectivity. Some vendors have ditched the UTM label and prefer to call their tools next-generation firewalls (NGFW). URL filtering.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Ukrainian mobile operator Ukrtelecom kept running the network for almost a year after the annexation in parts of Crimea, until armed guards surrounded the company's offices and blocked employees from entering, according to TeleGeography, a consulting firm. "Now [the Russians] have blueprints, probably backdoors.".

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” The threat actors use PsExec to execute scripts, enable RDP access, and modify firewall rules.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 20, 2024

With growing dependence on technology, concerns about privacy are more relevant than ever. Tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption help safeguard information. However, as technology evolves, certain cybersecurity measures can result in tracking users, depending on the environment and the tools deployed.

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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. Incapsula was acquired by web application firewall vendor Imperva. Empowering users to leverage the latest, niftiest mobile apps – securely and privately from anywhere – in more mission-critical than ever in the post Covid-19 era.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Checkpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals. When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2023

These scans seek to expose threats along your network’s perimeter as well as any lurking within security firewalls and other defensive applications. Environmental Vulnerability Scan An environmental vulnerability scan is designed for the specific environment in which your company’s technology operates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

5G is already transforming and enhancing mobile connectivity. With 5G networks, billions of devices and IoT (the internet of things) are interconnectible — leading to use cases like smart cities, AR/VR on mobile networks, remote medicine and much more. This article was written by an independent guest author.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Protect your company computers, laptops and mobile devices with security products all managed via a cloud-based management console. Learn more about Syxsense Secure.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gartner analyst Pete Shoard advised that being as clear as possible about your needs is key to selecting the right service, noting that offerings can range from managing a single technology to sharing the responsibility for operating a security platform to full outsourcing of security operations. DXC Technology. 11 Leading MSSPs.

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Webroot

AUGUST 2, 2021

They look for things like outdated firewalls and outdated servers because those gaps in security make for easy targets. Dr. Kelley Misata, CEO & founder of Sightline Security, says it’s an exciting time for technology, with the proliferation of IoT and mobile devices. Protecting Your Data. Acknowledging the Threat.

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