Network World

APRIL 4, 2023

Tighter integration between Fortinet's SASE and SD-WAN offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company's core operating system. FortiOS version 7.4 also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2023

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The new software, Macro-Segmentation Service (MSS)-Group, expands the company’s MSS security-software family, which currently includes MSS Firewall for setting security policies across customer edge, data-center and campus networks. Additionally, the company’s MSS Host focuses on data-center security policies.

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TechSpot

MAY 20, 2024

To prove how dangerous it can be to use old and deprecated operating systems without any antivirus program, firewall or routers in 2024, YouTuber Eric Parker performed a proof-of-concept experiment by setting up a Windows XP virtual machine with an unsecured internet connection.

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2022

FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. FortiOS implements Fortinet Security Fabric and includes network security such as firewalling, access control, and authentication in addition to SD-WAN, switching, and wireless services. FortiOS 7.2,

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Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Juniper Networks has expanded its security portfolio with an architecture design that includes AI-based predictive threat support and a new family of firewalls, all designed to protect distributed data center resources. It’s implemented in a new version of the vendor’s core Junos operating system (version 23.4)

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2023

The vendor added the new features to its FortiSASE offering, which includes SD-WAN, secure web gateway, firewall as a service, cloud access security broker, and zero trust network access (ZTNA) , all running on top of its FortiOS operating system.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you are a security admin with lots of systems running Cisco IOS and IOS XE software today is decidedly not your day. The vulnerabilities impact a wide-range of Cisco gear as IOS and IOS XE are the company’s most widely used operating systems. The warnings affect firewalls, wireless access points and switches.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Also see: What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall | Get regularly scheduled insights: Sign up for Network World newsletters ]. BMCs are designed to permit administrators remote access to the computer so they can do maintenance and other updates, such as firmware and operating system patches.

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Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

BackBox this week announced its Network Vulnerability Manager (NVM), a software add-on to its existing Network Automation Platform, that will enable network managers to automate operating system upgrades, network configuration updates, and various remediations across firewalls and other network and security devices.

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Network World

JULY 31, 2019

Eleven zero-day vulnerabilities in WindRiver’s VxWorks, a real-time operating system in use across an advertised 2 billion connected devices have been discovered by network security vendor Armis. About IoT: What is the IoT?

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CTOvision

MAY 16, 2017

This is the industry’s first universal kernel bypass (UKB) solution which includes three techniques for kernel bypass: a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) sockets-based API (Application Program Interface), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Direct and DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit). Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) Hyperconverged infrastructure combines compute, storage and networking in a single system and is used frequently in data centers. It includes the operating system, programming languages, database and other development tools. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Network World

JULY 8, 2024

First era of network security: The stateful firewall In the beginning, networking was created on the principle of trusting everyone and connecting everything as fast as possible. In the mid-1990s, the industry’s response was to create the stateful firewall, designed to control access to private networks.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Understanding Lateral Threat Movement Lateral threat movement refers to the capability of an attacker, once they gain a foothold within a network, to move between devices and resources in search of valuable data or systems to compromise. legacy systems and IoT devices which can’t accept agents or be brought offline.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 7, 2024

and allied cybersecurity agencies are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign by pro-Russia hacktivist groups to target and compromise operational technology (OT) systems across critical infrastructure sectors in North America and Europe. Practice and maintain the ability to operate systems manually [CPG 5.A].

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Network World

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Installing a firewall at these locations could be cost-prohibitive, and most IoT devices don’t support agents, making security challenging. This is powered by FortiOS , Fortinet’s unified operating system, and its seamless integration with the Fortinet Security Fabric platform.

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CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

This is the industry’s first universal kernel bypass (UKB) solution which includes three techniques for kernel bypass: a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) sockets-based API (Application Program Interface), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Direct and DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit). Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 28, 2021

Even if placed behind a firewall, inadequately secured robots may not be safe. We’ve already seen malware that breaches isolated networks. Read More.

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2020

. “Among other things, this extension falsely purports to provide a firewall. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off. The animation then shows a loading power button that turns green and then states the firewall is on. The extension does not create a firewall.”

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2023

The UCS software is used in several Illumina products, including iSeq, MiniSeq, MiSeq, NextSeq, and NovaSeq systems. However, CISA says: "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take any action at the operating system level. This vulnerability affects instruments with UCS v2.x

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Network World

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14, providing users of the platform with a long list of updates and improvements that impact nearly every aspect of IT and system operations. It allows users to navigate the filesystem, upload new files to the machine, as well as regular file operations like copying, moving and renaming files.” Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In a joint advisory released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) , organizations in the Water and Wastewater Systems sector are urged to secure HMIs, which provide critical access to industrial machines and control systems. Why Are HMIs Being Exposed?

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Census Bureau was the target of a cyberattack in January 2020, but hackers were unsuccessful in maintaining access to the system, according to a watchdog report released this week. Furthermore, no systems or data maintained and managed by the Census Bureau on behalf of the public were compromised, manipulated or lost," Jarmin said.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Here's a look at five terrifying threats that could be haunting your systems—and how to keep them from becoming a nightmare. Vampire malware: draining systems dry This malware creeps in undetected, draining resources and stealing data in the dark. Spooky fact : Sophos says the average ransom in 2024 is $2.73

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Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. Ansible can help automate the backup, and you can learn more in this month’s how-to video that covers using Ansible to back up a Cisco ASA firewall. Standardized Templates and Images.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

It can also encompass a constantly growing laundry list of additional features such as firewall as a service (FWaaS), browser isolation, sandboxing, data loss prevention (DLP), and web application firewall (WAF). The five other companies are Cato Networks, Citrix Systems, Forcepoint, Fortinet, and Open Systems.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It has made me realize that most of systems security is an illusion. Everything is safe behind the firewall. While IPD/IPS and firewall networked-technology has improved so vastly, there’s nothing like a user with an infected laptop to bring in a lulu. Obscure operating systems never get hit. I got doxxed , too.

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Galido

JANUARY 5, 2017

Having Linux as your operating system is one of the better decisions you can make concerning your computer’s security. Having this OS on your desktop allows you to relax a little bit when it comes to many forms of security breaches, which would probably inflict serious damage to less security-oriented systems.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

So, in a nutshell, least privilege says that every object in a system – whether a user, a process, or an application – must be able to access only the information and resources that it needs, and no more. The result was that it was straightforward, at times elementary, for malicious software to own the entire system.

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Network World

MAY 16, 2024

Bridge integrates management, observability, and automation tools while using AI and machine learning to analyze the aggregated data and provide IT operations teams with the intelligence they need to keep systems running at peak performance, according to Kyndryl CTO Antoine Shagoury.

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All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Whether in-the-cloud or on-premise there is a shift to a model where individual applications need to protect themselves instead of relying on firewall-like techniques. All Things Distributed. Back-to-the-Future Weekend Reading - CryptDB. Comments ().

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Network World

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

VersaONE includes typical secure access service edge ( SASE ) elements such as SD-WAN, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker (CASB), zero trust network access ( ZTNA ), and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS). All of Versa’s products run on the Versa Operating System (VOS).

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Galido

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

A virus is a self- replicating, malicious application that can easily penetrate an operating system with the sole purpose of spreading harmful programming codes. They can also utilize the errors in a network configuration as well as the loopholes of the security application and operating systems.

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Galido

OCTOBER 31, 2018

For any business today, scanning its systems and network for vulnerabilities is of critical importance. As the name clearly suggests, a vulnerability scanner scans systems and networks to identify and report back on open ports, active IP addresses and log-ons, software, OSs (Operating Systems) etc.

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Galido

JUNE 30, 2016

However, when it comes to end users’ perspective VMI is just another application on their operating system whether it be, iOS, Windows, or Android. Irrespective of the underlying VMI, all the big players in the VMI scene are utilizing Android to (or “intending to”) operating their virtual mobile applications.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

Ranga Maddipudi ( @vCloudNetSec on Twitter) has put together two blog posts on vCloud Networking and Security’s App Firewall ( part 1 and part 2 ). Considering that the IT industry still seems to be struggling with applying this line of thinking to virtual systems, I suspect it might be a while before it applies to physical servers.

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