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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

CIO

Cloud is the dominant attack surface through which these critical exposures are accessed, due to its operational efficiency and pervasiveness across industries. Change your vulnerability mindset to identify legacy vulnerability management systems. Attack premeditation is another vital way to secure your systems. Security

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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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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO

A simple Google search can reveal that some of the major airlines with state-of-the-art IT infrastructure had customer data stolen due to security breaches. According to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), the transportation industry as a whole was breached 249 times with 349 incidents reported.

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Palo Alto Networks a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Report

Palo Alto Networks

We defined the network security market with our next-generation firewall more than a decade ago, and we’ve continued to lead innovations in NGFWs – both physical and virtual – in the years since then. out of 5 stars in 110 reviews from all over the world as of Feb. Our customers gave us an overall rating of 4.7

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CVE-2024-3400: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Gateway Exploited in the Wild

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Background On April 12, Palo Alto Networks released a security advisory for a critical command injection vulnerability affecting PAN-OS, the custom operating system (OS) Palo Alto Networks (PAN) uses in their next-generation firewalls. According to the advisory, this vulnerability impacts PAN-OS versions 10.2, prior to 10.2.9-h1

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More on the PAN-OS CVE-2024-3400

Palo Alto Networks

They quickly determined that the suspicious traffic originated from the firewall and reflected the exploitation of a likely new zero-day vulnerability with a compromised firewall. The second bug (trusting that the files were system-generated) used the filenames as part of a command. How Was It Exploited?

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

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The past year was rough for the tech industry, with several companies reporting layoffs and the looming threat of a recession. And according to the latest 2023 Dice Tech Salary Report , you don’t need to reach for an executive career in IT to earn a six-figure salary. as of January. increase from 2021.