Security News

Security spring cleaning: Tidying up messy firewall rules to reduce complexity
2018-05-24 12:30

Most security teams are waging a daily battle against complex IT infrastructures, advanced malware and a severe skills shortage – a trifecta that has forced them to tackle select “priorities,”...

Traditional firewalls fall short in protecting organizations, says survey
2018-04-17 13:12

A new survey, sponsored by Sophos, asked IT managers how their firewall technology is working for them. The results are in.

AWS Launches New Tools for Firewalls, Certificates, Credentials
2018-04-05 05:19

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Wednesday the launch of several tools and services designed to help customers manage their firewalls, use private certificates, and safely store credentials....

Palo Alto Networks Releases New Rugged Firewall
2018-02-21 15:59

Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday announced that it has updated its PAN-OS operating system and released a new next-generation firewall designed for use in industrial and other harsh environments. read more

IoT botnet bypasses firewalls to get to ZyXEL modems
2018-02-15 15:36

NewSky Security’s honeypots have detected a new IoT botnet in the making. The botnet was named DoubleDoor, as it leverages two distinct backdoors to get to the target: ZyXEL PK5001Z modems. The...

Cisco Confirms Critical Firewall Software Bug Is Under Attack
2018-02-09 18:06

Cisco has issued patches for the vulnerability, which could be up to seven years old.

Cisco Aware of Attacks Exploiting Critical Firewall Flaw
2018-02-08 10:24

Cisco informed customers on Wednesday that it has become aware of malicious attacks attempting to exploit a recently patched vulnerability affecting the company’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)...

Cisco Issues New Patches for Critical Firewall Software Vulnerability
2018-02-06 15:34

The vulnerability has a CVSS base score of 10.0, the highest possible, and now affects 15 products.

Cisco Reissues Patches for Critical Firewall Flaw
2018-02-06 10:02

Cisco has reissued patches for a critical vulnerability affecting some of the company’s security appliances after identifying new attack vectors and additional affected features, and determining...

Firewall Bursting: A New Approach to Better Branch Security
2017-12-18 12:18

One of the most common network security solutions is the branch firewall. Branch firewall appliances can pack into a single device a wide range of security capabilities including a stateful or...