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Hackers gain root access to Palo Alto firewalls through chained bugs

Network World

A high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software, patched last week, is now being actively exploited by threat actors to gain root-level access to affected firewall systems.

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Alternatives to facial recognition authentication

Tech Republic Security

Learn the problem with facial recognition as well as software and hardware alternatives to the technology. The post Alternatives to facial recognition authentication appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Palo Alto Networks firewall bug being exploited by threat actors: Report

Network World

Admins with firewalls from Palo Alto Networks should make sure the devices are fully patched and the management interface blocked from open internet access after the discovery this week of a zero-day login authentication bypass in the PAN-OS operating system. The issue doesnt affect the companys Cloud NGFW or Prisma Access software.

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Nile dials-up AI to simplify network provisioning, operation

Network World

For management, Nile AI software automates installation and other steady-state controls and includes management and observability capabilities that are tailored for customer installations. The app verifies each devices status and ensures the necessary software versions are running before provisioning and activation.

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The Modern Encryption Software Checklist: The Secret to Understanding Your Data Security Needs

Understanding your data security needs is tough enough, but what can be even more difficult is choosing the right software to fit your company. User authentication and advanced security factors. User authentication and advanced security factors. Fortunately, there is a solution. Key management system. Enterprise features.

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QNAP fixes critical security holes in its networking solutions

Network World

Network and software solutions provider QNAP — whose customers include trusted IT service providers like Accenture, Cognizant, and Infosys — is urging customers to apply fixes for a few critical severity bugs affecting its Network Attached Storage (NAS) and router services.

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Cisco tags critical security holes in SD-WAN software

Network World

Cisco has noted and fixed two critical and a number of high-degree vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN software portfolio. Most of the vulnerabilities could let an authenticated attacker execute command injection attacks against an affected device, which could let the attacker utilize root privileges on the device.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.