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InfoSec News From Last Week October 25th, 2021

October 25, 2021 By Josh Stuifbergen

  Exploit Broker Zerodium Increasing Focus on VPNs The exploit broker Zerodium announced they are seeking exploits for ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark VPNs. VPNs are becoming a more lucrative target.  Zerodium’s announcement has brought attention to that. Many use VPNs because they believe it protects their privacy. However, it also puts the responsibility of that … [Read more...]

Top Cyber Threats Taking Advantage of the Pandemic Situation

April 23, 2020 By Milena Babayev

This week, WatchGuard CTO Corey Nachreiner joined our Wi-Fi security experts to discuss top cyber threats that are intensifying in the United States and globally due to the pandemic situation. This trend is not unique to COVID-19. Hackers have always used disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes, and high-profile events around the world to prey on victims, and this global … [Read more...]

Vulnerabilities in Multiple Vendors’ VPN Solutions

October 4, 2019 By Emil Hozan

On October 2, 2019, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a notice stating that Pulse Secure, Palo Alto, and Fortinet’s SSL VPN solutions are vulnerable. These vulnerabilities consist of retrieving arbitrary files, some including authentication credentials, as well as post-auth command injection. Unauthorized access into any network is a huge alarm and could … [Read more...]

Java DDoS Botnet – WSWiR Episode 93

January 31, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Cross-Platform Bots, Deceitful Ransomware, and Oracle Exploits Ok... I know all your minds are already on this weekend's upcoming Super Bowl, and if you're anything like my Seattle-based office, you've got that Seahawk 12ᵗʰ man spirit going on. But, before running off to your tailgate party, why not take a few minutes to catch up on this week's information security news with … [Read more...]

Sniffin' Android VPN – WSWiR Episode 92

January 24, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Energetic Bear APTs, Bugged Browsers, and Trojaned Extension Another week, another pile of scary sounding security stories. But don't freak out... If you know how to protect yourself, you can easily avoid most of these vulnerabilities and issues. Enjoy another episode of WatchGuard Security Week in Review for a quick recap of the Infosec news from the week, and what to do about … [Read more...]

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