network security
54 stories on network security, newest first, from 55 briefings. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original reporting. Where several outlets covered the same event, the rest sit under it as extra coverage.
- Rethinking Edge Security: A Practical Path to SASE
- How a Vacation Week Became a Backdoor Into Classified Systems
- Why More Businesses Are Turning to SASE for Network Security
- Why Slow, Incomplete Data Is Costing Businesses During Outages and Cyber Incidents
- Why Small Businesses Should Think of Their Network as a Security Tool, Not Just Plumbing
- CISA Flags Actively Exploited Flaws in Check Point, Arista and F5 Products
- Record Data Breaches Highlight Australia's Network Security Gap
- Critical Check Point Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Management Servers Without Logging In
- Authorities Take Down Long-Running DDoS-for-Hire Service NightmareStresser
- Cisco Warns Critical ISE Flaw Is Being Actively Exploited
- North Korean Hackers Deploy New Linux Toolkit Against South Korean Media and Auto Firms
- Cyclops Blink Malware Returns, Now Targeting Linux Firewalls Directly
- CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Two MikroTik RouterOS Vulnerabilities
- Check Point Patches Two Critical VPN Certificate Flaws Rated 9.8 Severity
- Cisco Firewall Management Software Under Active Attack: Patch Now
- F5 BIG-IP APM Attackers Hide Malware in Memory to Dodge Disk Scans
- MikroTik Router Alert: Attackers Gaining Full Control via Exposed SSH, No Password Needed
- HPE Fixes Critical Flaws in AOS-CX Switch Software
- Trojanized HAProxy Builds Used to Hijack Web Traffic in South Korea
- Critical Security Flaws Found in Citrix NetScaler Devices — Patch Immediately
- Cisco Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Root Access on Nexus 9000 Switches
- Cisco Flags Unpatched Email Encryption Flaws, Rushes Fixes for Critical Switch Bugs
- Decades-Old Sality Botnet Dismantled in Global Law Enforcement Operation
- Hackers Hijack Internet Routing to Push Fake Virtualizor Update
- Decades-Old Sality Botnet Finally Taken Down
- Critical Flaws Found in WatchGuard Firewalls — Patch Now
- New 'TerminalFix' Attack Tricks Users Into Running Malicious PowerShell Commands
- China-Linked 'Fire Ant' Group Targets Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Cover Its Tracks
- Android 17 to Encrypt Website Visit Data From Network Snoopers
- White-Label Routers Made in China Found With Built-In Backdoors
- New 'SLEEPWALKER' Backdoor Hides Silently Until a Secret Signal Activates It
- Security Flaw in NVIDIA AI Tool Could Let Hackers Poison Business AI Assistants
- New RATs Hide Commands Inside FTP Server Banners
- Weekly Roundup: T-Mobile's Physical Response to Hackers, Threema DDoS, and More
- Cisco Issues Urgent Patches for Nine Flaws, Five Rated Maximum Severity
- Hackers Compromise 14,000 IP Cameras in Russia and Ukraine
- Multiple Security Flaws Found in CISA's Malcolm Network Monitoring Tool
- New Linux Botnet 'Evooo1Bot' Hijacks Vulnerable Devices for Proxy Networks
- Fortinet Fixes Critical Login Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager
- Businesses Getting Better at Blocking Attacks – But Attackers Are Slipping Through the Cracks Anyway
- SonicWall Fixes Critical Flaws in Discontinued Management Platform
- New Kimwolf v7 Botnet Disguises DDoS Attacks as Normal Web Traffic
- Hackers Shut Down Turbine at Polish Power Plant via Private Cellular Network
- Hackers Used a New 'Private Network' Trick to Sabotage Polish Energy Facility
- Urgent Patch Alert: Actively Exploited Flaw Found in Progress LoadMaster Software
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Critical Flaw in Progress Kemp LoadMaster Added to US Government's Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities List
Also covered by CISA
- Cisco Fixes 12 Security Flaws in SD-WAN and IOS XE Software, Three Rated Critical
- Cisco Issues Urgent Patches for Critical Networking Vulnerabilities
- 15 Security Flaws Found in TP-Link Devices Raise Questions About Automated Network Setup
- 15 Security Flaws Found in TP-Link Omada Networking Gear
- Cheap Streaming Boxes Could Be Turning Your Business Wi-Fi Into a Fraud Machine
- LG Moves to Block Smart TV Apps That Turn TVs Into Hidden Proxy Servers
- Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Targeting Network Devices, Warns Joint Advisory
- Critical Alert: Fortinet Firewall and VPN Credentials Reportedly Exposed in Widespread Campaign