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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges. It’s not as simple as just extending traditional firewall capabilities to the cloud. 8 Complexity.

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

Tenable

Sophos pushes a hotfix to address a SQL injection vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. On April 22, Sophos published a knowledge base entry on the Sophos Community regarding the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. Background. Proof of concept.

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CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability

Tenable

On February 7, researchers at Fortinet published a blog post highlighting the exploitation of CVE-2022-42475 and CVE-2023-27997 by Chinese threat groups including Volt Typhoon , APT15 (also known as Ke3chang) and APT31 (also known as ZIRCONIUM) as well as UNC757 ( also known as Fox Kitten), which has a “suspected nexus to the Iranian government.”

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Five Remote Access Security Risks And How To Protect Against Them

Palo Alto Networks

The problem is that many legacy firewall rules enable access to practically everything in the network. Teams must ensure that these devices are protected against malware and viruses. Historically, many companies deployed VPNs primarily for technical people needing access to critical technology assets.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Log4j Anniversary, CI/CD Risks, Infostealers, Email Attacks, OT Security

Tenable

Get the latest on the anniversary of the Log4j crisis; OWASP’s top CI/CD risks; a surge of infostealer malware; the fund transfer fraud — business email compromise connection; and more! . To get all the details, read the blog “ Are You Ready for the Next Log4Shell? 3 - Attackers boost use of infostealer malware.

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Cyber Hygiene: Keep Your Business Safe Online

MagmaLabs

As a result, your data gets secured and protected from malware, other attacks, or security breaches. Some cyber hygiene best practices include the following: Installing antivirus and malware software. Setting stronger passwords and using multi-factor authentication. Using firewalls to block unauthorized users from getting data.

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What Is cloud security?

Lacework

The 1990s also saw the rise of firewalls and antivirus programs, as organizations (and individuals) began storing and sharing more personal information online. Authentication issues — Accessing cloud resources is available via the Internet, which means traditional on-site network security controls are ineffective. Secure Endpoints.

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