Tag: firewall
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Why API Security is Essential for the Hospitality Sector: Safeguarding Your Guests and Your Rewards
Trust is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry. Guests rely on you to safeguard their personal data, payment information, and loyalty rewards. However, in today’s digital landscape, this trust faces constant risks. APIs, which serve as the unseen connections among various systems and applications, are particularly vulnerable to cyber threats. A single flaw can compromise…
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Actively Exploited Fortinet Zero-Day Gives Attackers Super-Admin Privileges
The firewall specialist has patched the security flaw, which was responsible for a series of attacks reported earlier this month that compromised FortiOS and FortiProxy products exposed to the public Internet. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/actively-exploited-fortinet-zero-day-attackers-super-admin-privileges
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Network security tool defects are endemic, eroding enterprise defense
When malicious hackers exploit vulnerabilities in firewalls, VPNs and routers, it’s not the vendors that get hit — it’s their customers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/network-security-defects-erode-defense/738387/
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Fix nur vor Ort möglich: Zyxel schickt Firewalls per Update in Bootschleife
Die betroffenen Zyxel-Firewalls lassen sich nicht mehr aus der Ferne warten. Admins müssen per Kabel dran, um eine neue Firmware einzuspielen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/fix-nur-vor-ort-moeglich-zyxel-schickt-firewalls-per-update-in-bootschleife-2501-192799.html
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5,000+ SonicWall firewalls still open to attack (CVE-2024-53704)
5,000+ SonicWall firewalls are still vulnerable to attack via a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-53704) that, according to SonicWall, should be considered >>at … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/27/5000-sonicwall-firewalls-still-open-to-attack-vulnerability-cve-2024-53704/
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Palo-Alto: Sicherheitslücken in Firmware und Bootloadern von Firewalls
Die Firmware und Bootloader von einigen Palo-Alto-Firewalls weisen Sicherheitslecks auf, die Angreifern das Einnisten nach Angriffen ermöglichen. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Palo-Alto-Sicherheitsluecken-in-Firmware-und-Bootloadern-von-Firewalls-10257031.html
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Breach Roundup: Researchers Find Flaws in Palo Alto Firewalls
Also: US Prosecutors Charge Suspected North Korean IT Worker Collaborators. This week, researchers spied Palo Alto firewall flaws, a North Korean IT worker conspiracy, ChatGPT as DDoS vector. Chinese hackers targeted a VPN maker, a fake PyPi package and a Russian threat actor shifted tactics. BreachForums admin faces prison and scammers used the release of…
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Eclypsium finds security issues in Palo Alto Networks NGFWs
Eclypsium researchers stressed how essential supply chain security is as threat actors increasingly target and exploit vulnerabilities in firewalls, VPNs and other edge devices. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366618492/Eclyspium-finds-security-issues-in-Palo-Alto-Networks-NGFWs
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Black ‘Magic’ Targets Enterprise Juniper Routers With Backdoor
Such routers typically lack endpoint detection and response protection, are in front of a firewall, and don’t run monitoring software like Sysmon, making the attacks harder to detect. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/black-magic-enterprise-juniper-routers-backdoor
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Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry: Firewall Vendors ‘Can’t Really Do Cost Reduction’
Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry tells CRN that ‘it’s hard’ for firewall vendors to truly help customers to reduce spending amid the move to SASE, due to fears about cannibalizing existing business. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/zscaler-ceo-jay-chaudhry-firewall-vendors-can-t-really-do-cost-reduction
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Palo Alto Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Secure Boot Bypass and Firmware Exploits
An exhaustive evaluation of three firewall models from Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a host of known security flaws impacting the devices’ firmware as well as misconfigured security features.”These weren’t obscure, corner-case vulnerabilities,” security vendor Eclypsium said in a report shared with The Hacker News.”Instead these were very well-known issues that we wouldn’t expect to…
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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Python administrator moves to improve software security
The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have begun an effort to improve the hundreds of thousands of software packages that are listed. The attempt, which began earlier last year, is to identify and stop malware-laced packages from proliferating across the open-source community that contributes and consumes Python software. As previously reported, hijacking Python…
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48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack
Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/22/48000-internet-facing-fortinet-firewalls-still-open-to-attack/
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Improving Security Posture with Smarter Firewall Policies: Lessons from IDC’s Latest InfoBrief
Hybrid environments have rapidly become a staple of modern IT infrastructure. Organizations are increasingly combining on-premises, cloud, and edge computing resources, creating a complex network infrastructure that requires meticulous security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/improving-security-posture-with-smarter-firewall-policies-lessons-from-idcs-latest-infobrief/
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Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day
Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data shows First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/fortinet_firewalls_still_vulnerable/
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ChatGPT-Lücke ermöglicht DDoS-Attacken
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Belsen Group Leaks 15,000+ FortiGate Firewall Configurations
FortiGate firewall leak exposes 15,000+ configurations, impacting organizations globally. The actor behind the leak is Belsen Group. Learn… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/belsen-group-leaks-fortigate-firewall-configurations/
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Week in review: AWS S3 data encrypted without ransomware, data of 15k Fortinet firewalls leaked
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware A ransomware … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/19/week-in-review-aws-s3-data-encrypted-without-ransomware-data-of-15k-fortinet-firewalls-leaked/
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Confident Cybersecurity: Essentials for Every Business
Are Businesses Truly Prepared for Today’s Cybersecurity Challenges? With the transition to a digital majority, company networks are continuously at risk, and potential breaches are growing more severe each day. So, how well-prepared is the average business when it comes to cybersecurity essentials? Business Cybersecurity: More Than Just Firewalls and Antivirus One critical aspect of……
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Cisco’s homegrown AI to help enterprises navigate AI adoption
As the world rushes to integrate AI into all aspects of enterprise applications, there’s a pressing need to secure data-absorbing AI systems from malicious interferences.To achieve that, Cisco has announced Cisco AI Defense, a solution designed to address the risks introduced by the development, deployment, and usage of AI.According to Tom Gillis, SVP and GM…
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Fortinet Confirms Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability in Firewalls
The security provider published mitigation measures to prevent exploitation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fortinet-confirms-critical-zero-day/
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Fortinet confirms zero-day flaw used in attacks against its firewalls
Fortinet has confirmed the existence of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in specific versions of FortiOS firewalls and FortiProxy secure web gateways. The flaw has been exploited in the wild since early December in what appears to be an indiscriminate and widespread campaign, according to cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf.The fix for this zero-day is part…
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Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls Targeted in Sophisticated Campaign Exploiting Management Interfaces
A new report from Arctic Wolf Labs reveals a concerning campaign targeting publicly exposed management interfaces on Fortinet First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/fortinet-fortigate-firewalls-targeted-in-sophisticated-campaign-exploiting-management-interfaces/
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CVE-2024-55591: Fortinet Authentication Bypass Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Fortinet patched a zero day authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day since November 2024. Background On January 14, Fortinet released a security advisory (FG-IR-24-535) addressing a critical severity vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy. CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2024-55591 FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability…
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Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks
Security researchers say “tens” of Fortinet devices have been compromised so far as part of the weeks-long hacking campaign. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/hackers-are-exploiting-a-new-fortinet-firewall-bug-to-breach-company-networks/
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Fortinet Confirms Exploitation Of ‘Critical’ Vulnerability In FortiOS, FortiProxy
Fortinet confirmed exploitation of a critical-severity vulnerability affecting FortiGate firewalls after Arctic Wolf researchers said that ‘mass exploitation’ of the vulnerability is ‘likely.’ First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/fortinet-confirms-exploitation-of-critical-vulnerability-in-fortios-fortiproxy