#firewalls

[cyber-sec]

FortiGate Firewalls Compromised via SSO Abuse

Attackers are exploiting SSO access on FortiGate devices to export configurations, add admin accounts, and open persistent VPN access within seconds.

Source: Arctic Wolf

Read more: CyberSecBrief

[brianfpennington]

Cybersecurity Glossary

Over the course of this year I have explained to colleagues and clients who’s roles are not in Cybersecurity what certain phrases or abbreviations mean. After I while I started to drop them into a word document so I could reuse them. Then I decided to make this post so I can easily share the explanations. There are bound to be things missing, please drop a comment if I have missed something and…

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[cyber-sec]

Firewall Crash Bug Hits GlobalProtect

A high-severity flaw lets unauthenticated attackers remotely knock Palo Alto firewalls offline by abusing GlobalProtect gateway and portal handling.

Source: The Hacker News | Palo Alto Networks PSIRT

Read more: CyberSecBrief

[cyber-sec]

MySonicWall backup breach exposes firewall credentials

SonicWall confirmed that a brute-force attack accessed backup firewall files in MySonicWall accounts, potentially exposing encrypted credentials and configuration data to attackers.

Source: BleepingComputer | SonicWall

Read more: CyberSecBrief

[privacyneedleblog]

Why Data Scraping Should Be Part of Every Breach Response Plan

When an organization detects a data breach, the immediate focus is usually on ransomware, unauthorized system access, or accidental data exposure. However, an increasingly prevalent threat remains dangerously overlooked: unauthorized data scraping. If your incident response framework does not account for the mass harvesting of public-facing information, you are leaving a massive gap in your data…

Why Data Scraping Should Be Part of Every Breach Response Plan

[privacyneedleblog]

Hosting AI Agents: Balancing Operational Power with Data Privacy

The shift toward autonomous AI agents marks a significant transition from static chatbot interactions to dynamic, goal-oriented workflows. For organizations and individual developers, moving these agents from managed platforms to private server infrastructure is no longer just a performance upgrade—it is a critical data protection imperative. By utilizing a virtual private server (VPS), you…

Hosting AI Agents: Balancing Operational Power with Data Privacy

[privacyneedleblog]

Busy Bar: Privacy-Focused Hardware or Another Connected Surveillance Risk?

The Rise of Physical Productivity Interventions The modern digital workspace is an ecosystem of constant alerts, invasive notifications, and persistent pressure for real-time responsiveness. Into this high-friction environment comes the Busy Bar, a hardware device designed to physically signal availability. While marketed as a tool for deep work and improved focus, it highlights a growing trend…

Busy Bar: Privacy-Focused Hardware or Another Connected Surveillance Risk?