Security News

Vulnerabilities discovered in PAN-OS, which powers Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls
2020-09-10 06:57

Palo Alto Networks remediated vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. Attackers can use these vulnerabilities to gain access to sensitive data or develop the attack to gain access to the internal segments of the network of a company that uses vulnerable protection tools. Attackers can access a special firewall section, place malicious code in one of the web forms, and obtain maximum privileges in the OS. "We performed black-box testing of the NGFW management web interface to detect this vulnerability, which results from the lack of user input sanitization. During a real attack, hackers can, for example, bruteforce the password for the administrator panel, perform RCE, and gain access to the Palo Alto product, as well as the company's internal network," said Mikhail Klyuchnikov, researcher at Positive Technologies.

SonicWall TZ: Desktop firewalls with multi-gigabit malware and ransomware protection
2020-08-12 01:30

To ensure cybersecurity administration is easier and more accessible, SonicWall announced new zero touch-enabled, multi-gigabit SonicWall TZ firewalls with SD-Branch capabilities, along with a redesigned cloud-native management console that helps streamline operations through fresh and modern user interfaces. "SonicWall's new SD-Branch ready next-generation firewalls, along with re-engineered SonicOS, provide multi-gig malware inspection for increased security needs and advanced protection against threats hiding in the encrypted TLS 1.3 traffic."

China now blocking ESNI-enabled TLS 1.3 connections, say Great-Firewall-watchers
2020-08-11 05:53

China is now blocking encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 with ESNI enabled, according to observers at the Great Firewall Report. While TLS hides the content of a user's communication, it cannot always hide the server they are communicating with because its handshake optionally contains a Server Name Indication field designed to explain where traffic is going.

China now blocking TLS 1.3 say Great-Firewall-watchers
2020-08-11 05:53

China is now blocking encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 with ESNI enabled, according to observers at the Great Firewall Report. While TLS hides the content of a user's communication, it cannot always hide the server they are communicating with because its handshake optionally contains a Server Name Indication field designed to explain where traffic is going.

Trump Moves on China Apps May Create New Internet 'Firewall'
2020-08-10 14:10

A ban by President Donald Trump's administration on Chinese mobile apps such as TikTok and WeChat risks fragmenting an already fragile global internet and creating an American version of China's "Great Firewall." Fears about the global internet ecosystem intensified this week with Trump's executive orders banning the popular video app TikTok and Chinese social network WeChat, following a US government directive to prohibit the use of other "Untrusted" applications and services from China.

Fortinet unveiled the FortiGate 4400F, a firewall capable of securing 5G networks
2020-08-07 01:00

Fortinet announced the FortiGate 4400F, a hyperscale firewall, setting new milestones for Security Compute Ratings to deliver performance, scalability and security in a single appliance to meet escalating business needs. FortiGate 4400F is powered by Fortinet's latest seventh generation network processor to offer hardware-acceleration, making it the only network firewall that is fast enough to secure hyperscale data centers and 5G networks.

Modshield SB application firewall now available in the AWS Marketplace
2020-08-04 00:30

StrongBox IT released its flagship application firewall - Modshield SB, now available in the AWS Marketplace on a cloud subscription model and a Bring Your Own License model. A feature-rich, scalable and cost-effective application firewall, Modshield SB is designed to provide protection against all major attack vectors.

Vulnerability in Cisco Firewalls Exploited Shortly After Disclosure
2020-07-24 10:25

Cisco this week informed customers that it has patched a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in its firewalls that can be exploited remotely to obtain potentially sensitive files from the targeted system. Cisco has also highlighted that exploiting the vulnerability only allows the attacker to access files on the web services file system, not ASA or FTD system files or files on the underlying operating system.

Cisco patches critical flaws in VPN routers and firewalls
2020-07-17 05:30

Cisco has fixed 33 CVE-numbered flaws in a variety of its devices, including five critical ones affecting RV-series VPN routers and firewalls and Cisco Prime License Manager, which is used by enterprises to manage user-based licensing. Cisco Small Business RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewalls with firmware releases prior to v1.2.2.8 can be taken over by attackers via a system account has a default and static password.

Juniper Networks Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Firewalls
2020-07-10 14:26

Juniper Networks this week informed customers that it has patched many vulnerabilities in its products, mostly ones that can be exploited for denial-of-service attacks. Over a dozen advisories have been published by the company to describe several vulnerabilities that are specific to Juniper products, as well as tens of flaws impacting third-party components.