Researchers warn of critical vulnerability in Fortinet firewalls
Security researchers warn that hundreds of thousands of Fortinet firewalls are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The firewalls have not yet been patched after a critical vulnerability was discovered in June.
According to Bishop Fox, 490,000 affected devices are open to the Internet, some 69% of which... Read more
Researchers find malicious info-stealing packages in PyPI
Security firm Phylum discovered six malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI). The packages installed info-stealing RAT (remote access trojan) malware using Cloudflare Tunnel to bypass firewalls.
The packages attempted to steal sensitive user information from browsers, run shell comm... Read more
Fortinet reveals critical vulnerability in firewalls and web proxies
Fortinet warned that its FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies may be affected by a recent vulnerability. The vulnerability allows cybercriminals to bypass authentication measures.
According to the security vendor, the issue involves CVE-2022-40684, a vulnerability that allows cybercrim... Read more
Fortinet releases compact FortiGate 4800F firewall for data centers
Fortinet introduces the FortiGate 4800F. The company describes the device as the fastest compact firewall for hyperscale data centers and 5G networks. For this purpose, the 4800F series offers appliances with 2.4Tbit/s capacity in a 4U chassis.
According to Fortinet, the firewall is the only 4U ... Read more
Rapid7 discovers critical vulnerability in Zyxel firewalls
Rapid7 researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in various Zyxel firewalls. The vulnerability allows hackers to breach firewalls by remotely executing a command injection via the firewalls' management interface.
According to the security specialist, the vulnerability (CVE-2022-30525) is r... Read more
Cisco introduces Secure Firewall 3100 for hybrid work environments
Cisco introduces the Secure Firewall 3100 Series. The firewalls feature a new architecture for securing hybrid work environments.
The physical firewall appliances are tailored toward the mid-range segment. Cisco specifically designed the firewalls to protect employees from both offices and remot... Read more
D-Link releases Nuclias Cloud DGB-2000 SD-WAN gateway
D-Link broadens its Nuclias Cloud portfolio with the SD-WAN gateway DGB-2000. The gateway should not only optimize network traffic, but strengthen security as well.
D-Link designed the Nuclias Cloud SD-WAN Gateway DGB-2000 to reduce operational costs and increase bandwidth efficiency. For this p... Read more
Cato Networks: “We are the only true SASE vendor”
SASE is without a doubt one of the dominant trends in (enterprise) infrastructure conversations at the moment. You hear it everywhere and everyone seems to be offering it these days. But what is it really and can anyone just call themselves a SASE vendor?
Gartner is a pretty powerful platform. A... Read more
Check Point launches Quantum Lightspeed firewalls for data centers
Check Point Software introduces Quantum Lightspeed, a series of new firewalls for data centers. The firewalls perform well above average: custom Nvidia chips provide a maximum throughput of 800Gbps per gateway.
The Quantum Lightspeed series consists of four firewalls: QLS250, QLS450, QLS650 and ... Read more
Barracuda launches cloud-native security capabilities
The new service aims to accelerate Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) deployments.
This week Barracuda announced a cloud-native SASE platform that enables businesses to control access to data from any device, anytime, anywhere. The platform brings together Secure SD-WAN, Firewall-as-a-Service, Ze... Read more