Tag: firewall
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GreyNoise Launches C2 Detection for Exploited Edge Devices
GreyNoise has introduced a new capability, C2 Detection, to identify compromised edge devices such as firewalls, routers, and VPN systems assets that are increasingly targeted but often lack visibility in traditional security tools. Unlike endpoints, these devices rarely generate alerts when exploited. There are no EDR agents, minimal logging, and almost no obvious signs of compromise.…
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Fortinet releases emergency hotfix for FortiClient EMS zero-day flaw
Mitigation and response: In addition to the hotfix, organizations should review their available logs for any suspicious API requests and activity. Unfortunately, there are no published indicators of compromise for this malicious activity yet, so watchTowr recommends auditing all recent changes made to endpoint security policies, VPN configuration profiles, application firewall rules, administrator accounts and…
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Identity Is the New Attack Surface (And Most Teams Aren’t Prepared)
Security has shifted”, but many strategies haven’t For decades, cybersecurity strategies have focused on protecting infrastructure: Firewalls Endpoints Networks But attackers have evolved. Today, they don’t need to break in. They log in. And that shift has made identity the most critical”, and most overlooked”, attack surface. Why identity has become the primary target Several…
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Supply chain security is now a board-level issue: Here’s what CSOs need to know
Tags: access, android, attack, automation, best-practice, compliance, cybersecurity, edr, encryption, firewall, firmware, flaw, infrastructure, linux, mitigation, regulation, risk, sbom, software, supply-chain, switch, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe hidden complexity that drowns security teams: SBOMs are no longer used solely to track software licensing; they are key to managing supply chain security as they enable the identification and tracking of vulnerabilities across ecosystems.Finding a problem is just the start, you need to determine if the vulnerability affects your implementation. For example, if…
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TrojAI Extends Scope and Reach of Platform for Securing AI Environments
TrojAI has extended its platform for securing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, tools and platforms to now include a red teaming capability that is performed by AI agents that have been specifically trained to perform that task. Additionally, the company has extended its firewall for AI to now include an instance of AI coding assistants, while..…
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Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, authentication, cisco, computing, credentials, cybersecurity, dns, email, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, group, infrastructure, linux, malicious, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, risk, router, vulnerability, zero-day[ Related: More Cisco news and insights ] The Cisco IMC is a baseboard management controller (BMC), a dedicated controller embedded into server motherboards with its own RAM and network interface that gives administrators monitoring and management capabilities as if they were physically connected to the server with a keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KVM). Because BMCs run…
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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Sophos Firewall verteidigt Spitzenplatz in den G2-Reports Frühjahr 2026
Besonders stark ist die enge Verzahnung mit dem Sophos-Ökosystem: Telemetriedaten aus der Firewall fließen direkt in die Analyse von Endpunkten ein First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sophos-firewall-verteidigt-spitzenplatz-in-den-g2-reports-fruehjahr-2026/a44446/
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Firewall mit BSI-Zertifizierung EAL4+ für virtualisierte Umgebungen
Erstmals können Anwender auch virtualisierte Umgebungen mit geprüfter höchster Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen gezielte und methodische Cyberangriffe absichern: Das neue Hauptrelease 11.0 der Firewall <> des deutschen IT-Sicherheitsspezialisten Genua hat vom Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) die Zertifizierung für EAL 4+ und AVA_VAN.5 nach dem internationalen Common-Criteria-Standard ISO/IEC 15408 erhalten. Genua ist damit der […]…
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AI-Factory-Security-Blueprint zum Schutz der KI-Infrastruktur
Bei ‘AI Factory Security Architecture Blueprint” handelt es sich um eine umfassende, vom Hersteller Check Point getestete Referenzarchitektur zur Absicherung von KI-Infrastrukturen, die von der Hardware- bis zur Anwendungsebene reicht. Unter Nutzung der branchenführenden Firewall- und KI-Sicherheitstechnologien von Check Point und aufbauend auf den Datenverarbeitungsfunktionen von Nvidia-Bluefield bietet Blueprint ‘Security-by-Design” über alle Ebenen der KI-Fabrik und…
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EUVD-2026-9444 / CVE-2026-20131 – Cisco warnt vor Angriffen auf Firewall Management Center
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cisco-secure-fmc-cve-2026-20131-cvss-10-ausgenutzt-a-f1f933f502e2921cfb76d794b5957f43/
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Cisco Secure Firewall Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Remote Code Execution by Attackers
Cisco has released critical security updates to address a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. Tracked under the identifier CVE-2026-20131, this flaw carries a perfect CVSS base score of 10.0 and allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The situation is particularly urgent as the company has confirmed that threat…
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Network edge devices still widely used after reaching endlife status
A report by VulnCheck shows nation-state hackers often target flaws in aging routers, firewalls and VPNs. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/network-edge-devices-still-widely-used-after-reaching-end-of-life-status/815403/
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Behavioral XDR and threat intel nab North Korean fake IT worker within 10 days of hire
Key signs of NK-linked insider infiltration: SpiderLabs has found that these threat actors commonly operate from China rather than North Korea because the internet is more stable and they can employ VPN services to conceal their true geographic origin.Astrill VPN has the ability to bypass China’s Great Firewall and allows threat actors to tunnel traffic…
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CISA orders feds to patch max-severity Cisco flaw by Sunday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-20131, in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) by Sunday, March 22. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-max-severity-cisco-flaw-by-sunday/
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Cisco FMC flaw was exploited by Interlock weeks before patch (CVE-2026-20131)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/20/cisco-fmc-interlock-ransomware-cve-2026-20131/
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
The ransomware gang, known for double-extortion attacks, had access to a critical Cisco firewall vulnerability weeks before it was publicly disclosed. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/interlock-ransomware-targets-cisco-enterprise-firewalls
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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That cheap KVM device could expose your network to remote compromise
Stealthy backdoors: A compromised KVM device can become a powerful backdoor in any environment. An attacker can inject keystrokes to execute commands or access UEFI settings to disable security features such as disk encryption and Secure Boot.Because the device operates outside the controlled system’s OS, endpoint detection tools and host firewalls cannot see it. These…
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Ransomware group exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day, weeks before a patch appeared
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, defense, exploit, firewall, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, malicious, malware, ransom, ransomware, service, software, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCSO that the “week’s head start” he referred to was the gap between the date of the first exploit that Amazon’s later analysis had unearthed and Cisco’s discovery of the bug.Amazon gained insight into the attacker’s infrastructure by using the honeypot to mimic a vulnerable firewall system. This resulted in an attack on the honeypot,…
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9 Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Solutions in 2026
Tags: firewallExplore the top next-generation firewall (NGFW) solutions for 2026. Compare features and pricing to find the right fit. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/top-ngfw/
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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New Check Point Channel Chief: ‘There’s No Platformization Without Partners’
Industry veteran Chris Moore has joined Check Point as channel chief with an aim toward engaging more partners in segments outside of its core firewall business, he tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/new-check-point-channel-chief-there-s-no-platformization-without-partners
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Interlock ransomware gang exploited Cisco firewall zero-day weeks before disclosure: Amazon
The Interlock ransomware gang recently exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular line of Cisco firewalls before the bug was disclosed publicly, according to an Amazon report. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisco-ransomware-interlock-firewalls
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Interlock Ransomware Leveraged Cisco FMC Zero-Day 36 Days Before Patch
Amazon’s threat intelligence teams have uncovered a new cyber campaign linked to the Interlock ransomware group. The campaign centers around a flaw affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/interlock-fmc-cve-2026-20131/
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AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interlock-ransomware-exploit-cisco/