firewalls
If You are Reachable, You Are Breachable, and Firewalls & VPNs are the Front Door
Firewalls and VPN appliances are critical gateways. Like all on-prem systems, a vulnerability can lead to a compromise that is used to open the door for attackers. ...
9 SSH Key Management Best Practices You Need to Know
In today’s distributed workplace model, privileged remote access to servers and systems is essential to ensure smooth operations. Secure Shell (SSH) keys play a pivotal role in facilitating this access securely. IT ...
Firewalls Are Not Enough: Understanding the Fortinet Flaw and How MixMode Enhances Security
Firewalls have been the go-to solution for years, but as technology advances, so do the tactics of malicious actors. A recent security flaw discovered in Fortinet firewalls has reignited the debate about ...
The Alarming Rise of Ransomware Attacks
Introduction Ransomware attacks have dramatically increased over the past few years, with severe effects on both individuals and corporations. Cybercriminals now use ransomware, a type of malicious software that encrypts files or ...
Techniques employed by Threat Actors to evade the WAF
Introduction WAF (Web Application Firewalls) is an essential component of any secure network infrastructure. They are designed to protect a network from external threats such as unauthorized access, malware, and other malicious ...
“Top 5 ways hackers can bypass your firewall”
Introduction Every firewall in the market is vulnerable to hacking, despite what certain security providers may assert. Threat actors can still defeat a firewall’s security measures by employing a number of strategies.As ...
Fortinet Warns of New Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Note this! A brand-new, significant vulnerability is coming. Fortinet recently discovered an authentication bypass flaw in its FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager appliances. Customers of Fortinet who use vulnerable product instances are at ...
Firewalls and the Plateau of Productivity
Firewalls: Something every architect is familiar with. Something that still raises many of our heart rates. At some point in your IT career, it’s likely you’ve had to deploy and configure a ...
Perimeter 81 Looks to Take Firewall Appliances Out
Perimeter 81 has raised an additional $40 million in funding as part of an effort to eliminate the need to rely on firewalls in the form of an appliance to secure perimeters ...
Palo Alto Networks Embeds ML Models in Firewalls
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) today unveiled a series of next-generation firewalls (NGFW) that rely on machine learning (ML) models running inline rather than signatures to thwart cybersecurity threats in real-time. Anand Oswal, ...
