More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls vulnerable to simple DoS attack
More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks due to two vulnerabilities. The discovery was made by Bishop Fox security experts.
According to Bishop Fox, SonicWall's more than 178,000 next-generation Series 6 and 7 firewal... Read more
SonicWall expands SASE portfolio with acquisition of Banyan Security
SonicWall is acquiring SASE specialist Banyan Security. With this, the company aims to further expand its own portfolio of SASE solutions and applications.
With Banyan, SonicWall has acquired focused on delivering endpoint access security.
The SASE specialist offers a cloud-based platform tha... Read more
As fear of cyber threats rises, organizations have to review their security strategy
“Frankly, I live in terror of a ransomware attack and state-sponsored intrusions.”
This quote from a business professional comes from the 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. It perfectly captures what organisations are currently very concerned about. Ransomware has been keeping organisations... Read more
‘Ransomware attacks dropped this year, but they’re still trending up’
SonicWall documented a decrease in ransomware attacks so far in 2022, but there's a catch.
Security firm SonicWall observed a 31 percent year-over-year drop in the number of ransomware attacks worldwide during the first nine of months 2022, according to a report in The Register.
However, whil... Read more
‘Nine in ten organizations fear ransomware’
A report from SonicWall suggests that ransomware is the most fearsome attack form of all.
The security vendor surveyed customers for a study on the perception of cybercrime. "The state of cybersecurity is determined by more than just quantitative data", SonicWall said. "The state of cybersecurit... Read more
More than 300 million ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021
There was a 185% increase in ransomware attacks in the US and 144% in the UK. Other targets include Germany, South Africa, and Brazil.
What is happening?
According to a report by SonicWall, there were 304.7 million ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021. They observed a surge in attempt... Read more