When a wireless device of any kind sends data from one location to another, the device needs to protect the data just as if it was traveling over a wired network. Unfortunately, that is often not the case as several security researchers proved at Black Hat and Def Con. Tools exist that allowed the researchers to capture data traveling over different types of wireless protocols … [Read more...]
Create Firewall Rules with Python and the WatchGuard Fireware CLI
A past Secplicity post explains how to automate deployment of a WatchGuard Firebox Cloud on AWS. The related GitHub repository includes some Python code that configures the Firebox via the WatchGuard Fireware CLI (Command Line Interface). The code runs in an AWS Lambda function, which is a way to execute source code without setting up and configuring a server. The related … [Read more...]
Auto-Blocking Suspicious Hosts Found in Traffic Logs
Many attackers and hosts infected with malware try to infect other hosts by scanning networks for open ports exposed to the Internet. After finding an open port, a malicious third party will attack software running on that port using known vulnerabilities. These published software flaws can cause damage or allow unauthorized access to hosts and networks. Often vendors publish … [Read more...]
How to Automate Deployment of a WatchGuard Firebox Cloud on AWS
The last Secplicity blog post in this series on cloud security described the security benefits of CloudFormation for automated deployments. CloudFormation can deploy security appliances in AWS accounts that help protect applications and data in cloud environments. UTM (or Next-Gen Firewall) on AWS Deploying a WatchGuard Firebox Cloud is one way to increase security in an … [Read more...]
CloudFormation Benefits for Secure AWS Deployments
As discussed in a prior Secplicity blog post, automation can help improve security by reducing the potential for human error. Security automation includes programmatic deployments of infrastructure and applications. But how do you automate cloud deployments? If you are using AWS, CloudFormation is one of your options. CloudFormation has some features that help secure the AWS … [Read more...]