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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

What is a human firewall? A human firewall is a collective effort of individuals within an organization that fights and wards off cybersecurity threats (such as phishing and ransomware), especially ones that use social engineering. It also boasts a massive advantage over hardware and software firewalls: common sense.

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CVE-2020-2021: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Vulnerable to Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Tenable

Critical authentication bypass vulnerability in PAN-OS devices could be exploited in certain configurations, which are commonly recommended by identity providers. PAN-OS is the custom operating system (OS) that Palo Alto Networks (PAN) uses in their next-generation firewalls. Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) June 29, 2020.

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CVE-2024-55591: Fortinet Authentication Bypass Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

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Fortinet patched a zero day authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day since November 2024. CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2024-55591 FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability 9.6 websocket module. through 7.0.16 Upgrade to 7.0.17 through 7.0.19

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CVE-2020-12271: Zero-Day SQL Injection Vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall Exploited in the Wild

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Sophos pushes a hotfix to address a SQL injection vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. On April 22, Sophos published a knowledge base entry on the Sophos Community regarding the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. Background. Proof of concept.

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CVE-2020-27125, CVE-2020-27130, CVE-2020-27131: Pre-Authentication Vulnerabilities in Cisco Security Manager Disclosed

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On November 16, Cisco published advisories for three vulnerabilities in Cisco Security Manager , a tool to monitor and manage a variety of Cisco devices, including Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco Integrated Services Routers, Firewall Services Modules, Catalyst Series Switches and IPS Series Sensor Appliances. cisco #RCE #unauth.

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CVE-2020-5135: Critical SonicWall VPN Portal Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Tenable

Researchers disclose a critical pre-authentication vulnerability in the SonicWall VPN Portal that is easily exploitable. On October 12, SonicWall published a security advisory (SNWLID-2020-0010) to address a critical vulnerability in SonicOS that could lead to remote code execution (RCE). CVE-2020-5133. SNWLID-2020-0008.

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Four Priorities for Better Endpoint Management in 2020

Kaseya

It includes processes such as two-factor authentication (2FA), single sign-on (SSO), and privileged access management. . Kaseya VSA now offers built-in two-factor authentication that uses freely available authenticators such as Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. Kaseya AuthAnvil .

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