Tag: security
SonicWall devices are coming under attack from major assault
A recently discovered bug in SonicWall SonicOS firewall instances is being used in ransomware attacks, multiple researchers have confirmed. SonicWall recently reported finding, and patching, an improper access control vulnerability affecting its Gen 5, Gen 6, and Gen 7 firewalls, as well as the firewalls’ SSLVPN feature. The bug is…
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Serve your country through cyber, White House says
Earlier this week, the United States White House unveiled a new initiative, called Service for America. This initiative, created together with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM), aims to get more people interested in cybersecurity, and thus help bolster the overall cybersecurity posture…
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VPN demand is on the rise worldwide – the US calls on Big Tech to step in
As the likes of Russia, Iran, Myanmar, and other authoritarian states keep heavily censoring the internet, the demand for VPN services has never been higher. This is why the US now urges Big Tech to better support circumvention software. On Thursday, September 5, the White House met with representatives of…
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Veeam patches multiple critical remote code execution flaws
Data backup and cloud data management company Veeam said it released multiple patches which fix more than a dozen flaws impacting different products. In a security advisory published earlier this week, Veeam said that it fixed a total of 18 bugs, five of which were deemed critical in severity. The…
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The White House thinks it’s time to repair a weak link in the internet
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is flawed, and needs to be fixed. Repairing this protocol would minimize data theft, extortion, state-level espionage, as well as the disruption of security-critical transactions. This is the conclusion of a new roadmap document, published earlier this week by the White House. The document is…
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ExpressVPN finds “innovative” solution for ARM support
One of the best VPN services on the market has just become an early mover in delivering a VPN app compatible with next-generation Windows devices. ExpressVPN has closely collaborated with Qualcomm (developers of the Snapdragon X Elite processor) and Microsoft to accelerate the delivery of a fully ARM-compatible Windows VPN…
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