Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Here are five ways VPNs can keep remote employees secure. Better Network and Firewall Protection: By routing an employee’s internet traffic through your company network, you can provide the same firewalls and network-level protection that they’d have working at an office with robust cybersecurity defenses.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations. New Cisco ISE Ecosystem Partners.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 28, 2021

In layman’s terms, a VPN uses encryption to create a private online connection between a device and a VPN server. With a good VPN service, you can shield your data from curious eyes. The type of VPN protocol that you use can affect the speed, stability, ease of use, security, and privacy of your connection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Pulling back the curtain, a VPN runs on various VPN protocols that govern the way a VPN client communicates with a VPN server. However, the speed comes at the cost of encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Technology advancements have made it relatively easy for many employees to carry out their regular job duties from the comfort of their home. Many people use a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass geographic restrictions on streaming sites or other location-specific content. Set up firewalls. Use antivirus software.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

has charged a Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. has charged the Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao) for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. Tianfeng worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co., based Sophos Ltd.

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Cisco Security

JULY 23, 2021

When you do, you will remove the bottleneck on-premises VPN brings with shifts to cloud. Additionally, consumption as a service maximizes your agility and eliminates the need to keep up with the pace of changing VPN technology.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2024

A virtual private network (VPN) does more than just mask your identity—it fundamentally changes how your data moves across the internet. But what’s really going on under the hood when you browse the web using a VPN? This process involves multiple steps and technologies working together to ensure your data remains private and secure.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a safe “tunnel” between you and a computer you trust (normally your VPN provider) to protect your traffic from spying and manipulation. Any VPN worth its money encrypts the information that passes through it, so in this article we will ignore those that don’t use encryption.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

Researchers at RandoriSec have found serious vulnerabilities in the firmware provided by UDP Technology to Geutebrück and many other IP camera vendors. According to the researchers the firmware supplier UDP Technology fails to respond to their reports despite numerous mails and LinkedIn messages.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Many enterprises have accelerated their use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to support remote workers during this pandemic. However deploying VPNs on a wide-scale basis introduces performance and scalability issues. It incorporates zero-trust technologies and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. The researchers found that just being able to reach the management interface for a vulnerable Fortinet SSL VPN appliance was enough to completely compromise the devices.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

Then a global pandemic came along and laid bare just how brittle company VPNs truly are. Criminal hackers recognized the golden opportunity presented by hundreds of millions employees suddenly using a company VPN to work from home and remotely connect to an array of business apps. Two sweeping trends resulted: one bad, one good.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Most small business owners consider IP infrastructure as a one-time expense and dont bother replacing it with new technology. Firewalls .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

is a Denial of Service (DoS) issue that impacts the Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) service of ASA and FTD. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of VPN authentication requests to an affected device. Services that are not related to VPN are not affected.” reads the advisory. continues the advisory.

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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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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

News that Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) provider NordVPN was breached spread quickly. While the breach of a major VPN service is newsworthy, this one wasn’t particularly. But one of the watchwords of good cyber hygiene, a VPN, was breached. Who Is Using VPNs? The incident put NordVPN in the hot seat.

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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. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2023

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do. Fortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

There’s almost a tendency to view the bad actors who wage these DDoS attacks as masterminds of new technology and strategies for bringing down the networks of global enterprises.

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Cisco Security

MAY 18, 2022

With the right strategies and technologies in place, hybrid work can afford an organization many opportunities. It brings together technologies from both Cisco and third parties for a unified view and defense across the network, endpoints, cloud, and applications. While it may sound daunting, it doesn’t have to be.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

This means that the DNG now enables users to access on-premises shares, without requiring a full VPN connection. It also eliminates the need for full VPN and avoids exposing those applications directly to the internet. No more firewall, no more AAA or whatsoever complicated thing. What is Duo Network Gateway?

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

In this advisory, I aim to explore how implementing a specific security technological combination (TLS and DDNS) negatively influences the overall security, inadvertently creating opportunities for attackers to exploit weaknesses on a massive scale. For instance, suppose firewall manufacturer ACME Inc.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Back in June, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an advisory that married together two of today’s major cybersecurity concerns: remote access technology and ransomware. Generally speaking, this is any technology that lets you access your organization’s IT resources while you’re away from the office. What’s the problem?”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 14, 2024

Introduction Remote work has become an integral part of the modern workplace, driven by advances in technology and changing work cultures. Protecting sensitive information and maintaining seamless connectivity across distributed environments necessitates robust cybersecurity measures, with firewalls playing a crucial role.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

The DNG now allows users to access on-premises applications and desktops securely and easily via RDP, without requiring a VPN connection. To learn how this feature works, check out the blog post How New Duo Feature Lets Users Skip the VPN Hassle from two Duo Engineering team members. DNG gives us time back to focus on the business.”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2021

Use a corporate or personal Wi-Fi hotspot with strong authentication and encryption whenever possible, use HTTPS and a VPN when it isn’t. You can’t stop masquerading or network sniffing, but you can make the useless to an attacker by adding a layer of encryption to your traffic with a VPN. Wi-Fi and encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Understanding ALGs involves knowing how they work, their pros and cons, and how they integrate with or differ from other types of firewalls.

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Cytelligence

JULY 30, 2020

In many cases, this resulted in organizations either deploying new technologies, boosting the capabilities of existing solutions or installing secondary and tertiary solutions in case the primary access method suffered a failure of some kind. . covered in detail many of the reasons that RDP /RDG and VPN present such a high risk ?when

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections 10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know Overall Network Security Best Practices Best practices for network security directly counter the major threats to the network with specific technologies and controls. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

As I was looking at the security vendors and their technologies, I realized that security vendors that apparently peaked in relevance, say, in the mid-2000s had huge booths and did brisk business, selling whatever they sold before. There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022.

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