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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO

However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications. Cloud infrastructure is especially sensitive, as many critical applications are at risk, such as customer-facing applications. What can businesses do?

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks. What is fixed wireless access?

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Alternatively, in many organizations, if it was not an appliance, the security team would have to coordinate with internal IT resources including hardware teams and Operating System teams. So why did the firewall thrive?

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CVE-2020-12271: Zero-Day SQL Injection Vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall Exploited in the Wild

Tenable

They discovered that this also affected systems when the port used for the administration interface or user portal was also used to expose a firewall service, such as the SSL VPN. CVE-2020-12271 is a pre-authentication SQL injection vulnerability that exists in the Sophos XG Firewall/Sophos Firewall Operating System (SFOS).

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Three Reasons Endpoint Security Can’t Stop With Just Patching

Ivanti

AI generated polymorphic exploits can bypass leading security tools Recently, AI-generated polymorphic malware has been developed to bypass EDR and antivirus, leaving security teams with blind spots into threats and vulnerabilities. EAP-TLS authentication for our IoT network devices managed over the air.

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CISA Adds Vulnerabilities Exploitable Via Bluetooth to KEV

Tenable

CVE-2022-31461 Owl Labs Meeting Owl Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability 7.4 CVE-2022-31463 Owl Labs Meeting Owl Improper Authentication Vulnerability 8.2 Deactivation of passcode without authentication (CVE-2022-31461) — the user defined passcode for the device can be disabled via BLE.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tips for cloud configs, MSP vetting, CISO board presentations

Tenable

Here’s a small sample of the recommendations, which are part of CISA’s Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project: Microsoft Teams. Block legacy authentication protocols. Privilege account management, including role-based access and authentication management. Systems management. Restrict unmanaged user access.

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