Week in security (April 09 – April 15)

A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out.
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Untangle Announces Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) for Public Cloud Deployments

Next-Generation Firewall Secures and Simplifies On-Premise and Public Cloud Deployments for a Seamless, Flexible Approach to Complex Network Challenges SAN JOSE, Calif.– April 16, 2018 – Untangle®, Inc., a leader in comprehensive netwo… Continue reading Untangle Announces Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) for Public Cloud Deployments

Mac Management from the Cloud

Today’s IT environment is more complex than ever. IT admins have their hands full with mixed platforms, web and on-prem applications, a variety of file storage options, and networking that can span different locations. One pain point, in particul… Continue reading Mac Management from the Cloud

The Cyber Threat Alliance – Stopping Attackers in their Tracks

When you think about the future of threat intelligence, we can all agree that threats morph, constantly. Sophisticated new botnets, the increase in DDoS-as-a-Service tools, and the rise in cryptocurrency are creating an unpredictable environment where… Continue reading The Cyber Threat Alliance – Stopping Attackers in their Tracks

The DMCA and its Chilling Effects on Research

The Center for Democracy and Technology has a good summary of the current state of the DMCA’s chilling effects on security research. To underline the nature of chilling effects on hacking and security research, CDT has worked to describe how tinkerers,… Continue reading The DMCA and its Chilling Effects on Research

Patch Plugs More Than a Dozen Vulnerabilities Affecting Industrial Secure Router Series

A newly issued patch plugs more than a dozen vulnerabilities that affect certain versions of an industrial multiport secure router series. On 13 April, Cisco Talos published a report revealing the security weaknesses as part of a coordinated disclosure… Continue reading Patch Plugs More Than a Dozen Vulnerabilities Affecting Industrial Secure Router Series