Here’s how hackers are targeting Cisco Network Switches in Russia and Iran

Since last week, a new hacking group, calling itself ‘JHT,’ hijacked a significant number of Cisco devices belonging to organizations in Russia and Iran, and left a message that reads—”Do not mess with our elections” with an American flag (in ASCII art… Continue reading Here’s how hackers are targeting Cisco Network Switches in Russia and Iran

How to Mitigate the Threat Cryptocurrency Mining Poses to Enterprise Security

The growing popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is generating curiosity—and concern—among security specialists. Crypto mining software has been found on user machines, often installed by botnets. Organizations need to understand the risks … Continue reading How to Mitigate the Threat Cryptocurrency Mining Poses to Enterprise Security

What is the hype around Firewall as a Service?

Admit it. Who would not want their firewall maintenance grunt work to go away?

For more than 20 years, companies either managed their edge firewall appliances or had service providers rack-and-stack appliances in their data centers and did it for them.

This was called a managed firewall — an appliance wrapped with a managed service, often from a carrier or managed security service provider

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Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection

This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today.

The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses.

And since bo… Continue reading Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection

Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection

This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today.

The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses.

And since bo… Continue reading Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection

Simplifying SSH keys and SSL Certs Management across the Enterprise using Key Manager Plus

With rapidly growing web-based services and widely expanding locations, organizations are using more and more SSL certificates as well as SSH keys than ever.

From authentication, confidentiality, and integrity to preventing the organization from indus… Continue reading Simplifying SSH keys and SSL Certs Management across the Enterprise using Key Manager Plus

Facebook releases Osquery Security Tool for Windows

OSquery, an open-source framework created by Facebook that allows organizations to look for potential malware or malicious activity on their networks, was available for Mac OS X and Linux environments until today.

But now the social network has announ… Continue reading Facebook releases Osquery Security Tool for Windows