The traditional castle-and-moat model of cybersecurity is outdated due to the evolving perimeter caused by remote work and fluid data access. Organizations must integrate security at every touchpoint. The proliferation of IoT devices increases entry points for cybercriminals, necessitating a unified approach to endpoint security. Advanced technologies like AI and quantum … [Read more...] about How Hybrid Mesh Firewalls Shape Modern Security
Firewalls
Alert: Over 178,000 SonicWall Firewalls Potentially Vulnerable to Exploits
Jan 16, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Over 178,000 SonicWall firewalls exposed over the internet are exploitable to at least one of the two security flaws that could be potentially exploited to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and remote code execution (RCE). "The two issues are fundamentally the same but exploitable at different HTTP URI paths due to … [Read more...] about Alert: Over 178,000 SonicWall Firewalls Potentially Vulnerable to Exploits
Critical RCE Vulnerability Uncovered in Juniper SRX Firewalls and EX Switches
Jan 13, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Juniper Networks has released updates to fix a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its SRX Series firewalls and EX Series switches. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-21591, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. "An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS SRX Series and EX … [Read more...] about Critical RCE Vulnerability Uncovered in Juniper SRX Firewalls and EX Switches
How to protect corporate routers and firewalls against hacking
Devices on the border between the internet and an internal corporate network — especially those responsible for security and network traffic management — are often a priority target for attackers. They arouse no suspicion when sending large volumes of traffic outward, and at the same time have access to the organization’s resources and to a significant portion of internal … [Read more...] about How to protect corporate routers and firewalls against hacking
Researchers Detail New Attack Method to Bypass Popular Web Application Firewalls
Dec 10, 2022Ravie LakshmananWeb App Firewall / Web Security A new attack method can be used to circumvent web application firewalls (WAFs) of various vendors and infiltrate systems, potentially enabling attackers to gain access to sensitive business and customer information. Web application firewalls are a key line of defense to help filter, monitor, and block HTTP(S) traffic … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail New Attack Method to Bypass Popular Web Application Firewalls
Attackers Can Weaponize Firewalls and Middleboxes for Amplified DDoS Attacks
Weaknesses in the implementation of TCP protocol in middleboxes and censorship infrastructure could be weaponized as a vector to stage reflected denial of service (DoS) amplification attacks, surpassing many of the existing UDP-based amplification factors to date. Detailed by a group of academics from the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado Boulder at the … [Read more...] about Attackers Can Weaponize Firewalls and Middleboxes for Amplified DDoS Attacks
Watch Out! Zyxel Firewalls and VPNs Under Active Cyberattack
Taiwanese networking equipment company Zyxel is warning customers of an ongoing attack targeting a "small subset" of its security products such as firewall and VPN servers. Attributing the attacks to a "sophisticated threat actor," the firm noted that the attacks single out appliances that have remote management or SSL VPN enabled, namely in the USG/ZyWALL, USG FLEX, ATP, and … [Read more...] about Watch Out! Zyxel Firewalls and VPNs Under Active Cyberattack
Cisco Named a Leader in the 2020 Forrester Wave for Enterprise Firewalls
The firewall has long been foundational to any organization’s security posture. But the antiquated notion of a single network control point no longer works as our applications and data move to the cloud and our users are everywhere. Organizations are augmenting their traditional firewalls with a variety of physical and virtual appliances – some are embedded into the network, … [Read more...] about Cisco Named a Leader in the 2020 Forrester Wave for Enterprise Firewalls
Cisco Firewalls and ISE Extend Zero Trust Network Visibility and Control
As the number of remote workers continues to grow worldwide, organizations are diligently seeking to strike the right balance between security and convenience. Employees utilize a wide variety of devices to access company web sites, applications, and data. Some devices are maintained by the company and therefore assumed to be secure, but many devices are provided by employees … [Read more...] about Cisco Firewalls and ISE Extend Zero Trust Network Visibility and Control
Cisco Named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls
The network is at the heart of the digital transformation, and when it comes to securing it, the firewall remains the frontline of defense for organizations. But as the network continues to evolve, we know that security must adapt. For Cisco, this means providing network security that has world-class controls in every place you need them with unified policy and threat … [Read more...] about Cisco Named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls