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Cisco Working on Patch for Code Execution Vulnerability in VPN Product

Issued by: Security Week

The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is designed to provide secure VPN access for remote workers. According to the networking giant, the product is affected by a flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3556, that can be exploited by a local, authenticated attacker to cause an AnyConnect user to execute a malicious script. The vulnerability is related to…

Malware & Threats

Ransom from Home – How to close the cyber front door to remote working ransomware attacks

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

Coronavirus has caused a major shift to our working patterns. In many cases these will long outlast the pandemic. But working from home has its own risks. One is that you may invite ransomware attacks from a new breed of cyber-criminal who has previously confined his efforts to directly targeting the corporate network. Why? Because…

Network Security

Ericom Application Isolator separates corporate apps from unauthorized users to prevent ransomware

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ericom Software announced the introduction of Ericom Application Isolator, a new solution that integrates with existing remote access VPNs and Next Generation Firewalls to secure corporate applications and data from the security risks associated with excessive access rights inside a network. Ericom Application Isolator addresses the security risks created by the broad access rights granted…

Network Security

VPNs: should you use them?

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

We are going to talk today about something you’ve likely heard of before: VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks. We at Malwarebytes have delved into these tools in greater depth, and we’ve literally discussed them on the digital airwaves. But we want to answer a question we’ve been getting more and more. Folks aren’t as curious…

Network Security

Remote work in the time of COVID-19

Issued by: Help Net Security

The COVID-19 pandemic has, in one broad swipe, rewritten the rules regarding our workforce and jobs, with an almost instantaneous transition to remote work for those who were able to. While certain jobs require physical presence, a number of jobs fortunately can be done while working offsite. For those companies that went into remote work…

Network Security

Why traditional network perimeter security no longer protects

Issued by: Help Net Security

Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that the only constant in life is change. This philosophy holds true for securing enterprise network resources. Network security has been and is constantly evolving, often spurred by watershed events such as the 2017 NotPetya ransomware attack that crashed thousands of computers across the globe with a single piece of code….

Network Security

Massive work-from-home movement exposes cybersecurity weaknesses

Issued by: Help Net Security

News coverage of the recent uptick in cyber threat activity is showing an incomplete picture. Despite the focus on VPN hacks and attacks at home, computers at more than 50,000 organizations in the US had been infected prior to stay-at-home orders, according to Team Cymru and Arctic Security. Researchers say they are witnessing previously infected…

Network Security

Security tips for working from home (WFH)

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Over the last decade, remote work and working from home has grown in popularity for many professionals. In fact, a 2018 study found more than 70 percent of global employees work remotely at least once per week. However, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown in many parts of the world have forced a large number…

Network Security

Feds nab tech-savvy cyberstalker from hell with help from VPN provider

Issued by: CSO

Can you say psycho? At least that is what a person might think after learning about a cyberstalking campaign which seems more like something out of a horror flick than real life. However, an affidavit shows what a technically savvy yet twisted mind can do. The cyberstalking continued for more than a year and a…

Network Security

Apple Removes Some VPN Services From Chinese App Store

Issued by: Security Week

Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China’s “Great Firewall” from its app store in the country, the company confirmed Sunday, sparking criticism that it was bowing to Beijing’s tightening web censorship. Chinese internet users have for years sought to get around heavy internet restrictions, including blocks on Facebook and Twitter, by using…