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SonicWall customers confront resurgence of actively exploited vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities are proliferating in SonicWall devices and software this year, putting the vendor’s customers at risk of intrusion via secure access gateways and firewalls. The year started off on a sour note for the California-based company when it released security advisories for nine vulnerabilities on Jan. 7. The total number of vulnerabilities publicly disclosed by…

Attackers hit security device defects hard in 2024

Attackers are having a field day with software defects in security devices, according to a new report released Wednesday by Mandiant  Exploits were the most common initial infection vector, representing 1 of every 3 attacks in 2024, and the four most frequently exploited vulnerabilities were all contained in edge devices, such as VPNs, firewalls and…

Is Ivanti the problem or a symptom of a systemic issue with network devices?

Network edge devices — hardware that powers firewalls, VPNs and network routers — have quickly moved up the list of attackers’ preferred intrusion points into enterprise networks. While dozens of companies make and sell these devices, customers of one company in particular — Ivanti — have confronted exploited vulnerabilities in their products more than any…

Independent tests show why orgs should use third-party cloud security services

Businesses don’t always get what they pay for in cybersecurity. Some of the most expensive cloud network firewall vendors are among the worst performers against exploits and evasions, according to the most comprehensive, independent testing CyberRatings.org has conducted to date. Cisco, by far the most expensive cloud network firewall offering across the top 10 vendors…

Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024

Edge devices harboring zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities were linked to the most consequential attack campaigns last year, Darktrace said in an annual threat report released Wednesday. Darktrace’s threat researchers found the most frequent vulnerability exploits in customers’ instances of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure appliances, along with firewall products from Fortinet and Palo…