Topic: network security
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OPNsense 26.1: Major Updates for Open-Source Firewall
OPNsense 26.1, "Witty Woodpecker," introduces major enhancements to firewall management, including a redesigned rules interface and expanded API coverage for deeper automation and programmability. The update adds new threat intelligence and asset visibility features, such as optional Q-Feeds for ...
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Wi-Fi Security: The New Focus on Access Control
The rapid expansion of Wi-Fi networks is shifting enterprise security priorities toward robust **access control and identity management**, moving beyond basic connectivity to secure user data and ensure trusted access. **Wi-Fi 7 adoption is accelerating** due to its superior performance, which su...
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Check If Your Home Network Is Hacked
A new tool called IP Check from GreyNoise allows users to quickly see if their public IP address has been flagged for malicious activity, such as being part of a botnet, providing an essential proactive security check. Compromised home networks can be hijacked to route harmful traffic for attacks...
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Detect Malicious Traffic with Maltrail: Open-Source Security Tool
Maltrail is an open-source cybersecurity tool that detects malicious network traffic by comparing data against public blacklists of known threats like domains, IPs, and URLs. Its architecture uses sensors to monitor network traffic and send alerts to a central server, which logs events and suppor...
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How Attackers Weaponize Communication Networks
Communication networks are now the primary target for cyber attackers, offering vast data access for espionage, financial crime, and other malicious intents. Attackers exploit built-in network tools and lawful intercept systems to passively monitor and steal credentials, enabling large-scale surv...
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Nevada State Offices Shut Down by Major Network Security Incident
A major network security incident has forced Nevada state government offices to close and disrupted digital services, with recovery efforts ongoing. State offices have suspended in-person services and residents should expect intermittent outages, though no timeline for full restoration has been p...
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FCC to Roll Back ISP Cybersecurity Mandate
The FCC is reversing a cybersecurity mandate for internet providers after industry lobbying, with Chairman Brendan Carr arguing it overstepped legal authority and that companies have already improved security voluntarily. The original 2025 ruling responded to state-sponsored cyberattacks like Chi...
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Huawei Debuts AI-Driven Resilient Network Solution at GITEX 2025
Huawei launched its Enterprise Network Integration Service 6.0 at GITEX Global 2025, designed to help organizations build resilient, secure, and intelligent network systems with full lifecycle support from design to optimization. The solution delivers industry-specific benefits, including 99.999%...
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Bitdefender & NETGEAR: Rising Home Cybersecurity Threats
Modern homes face nearly triple the daily cybersecurity attacks compared to last year, with households averaging 22 connected devices and enduring about 29 attacks daily. Entertainment devices like streaming systems, smart TVs, and IP cameras are the most vulnerable, often unpatched and accountin...
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Enigma AI Secures Asset-to-Asset Communication with Trust Governance
Enigma Networks has launched Enigma AI, a platform designed to systematically govern and validate internal asset-to-asset communications, moving beyond detection to enforce zero trust principles within enterprise networks. The platform addresses a critical security gap where over-permissive inter...
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Critical RCE flaw in Zyxel routers puts users at risk
A critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-13942) in Zyxel devices allows remote code execution, but exploitation requires both UPnP and WAN access to be enabled, with WAN disabled by default. Zyxel has released firmware patches for this and other high-severity flaws, while also confirm...
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Ditch Your Router's USB Port: What Tech Pros Use Instead
Security experts strongly advise against using a router's USB port due to outdated, insecure protocols like FTP and SMBv1, which can expose your network to data breaches and unauthorized access. Using a router's USB port for file sharing often degrades network performance, causing slower internet...
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Extreme Unleashes Wi-Fi 7: Faster, Smarter, Secure Global Connectivity
Extreme Networks' Wi-Fi 7 solutions deliver faster speeds, greater reliability, and enhanced efficiency, benefiting diverse organizations like universities, healthcare providers, and entertainment venues. Key features include dual IoT radios, PoE failover, and always-on encryption, which reduce e...
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Bitdefender & NETGEAR: Rising Threats to Your Connected Home
The average household now contains 22 connected devices and faces nearly 29 daily cyberattacks, a nearly threefold increase from the previous year, highlighting the growing threat to smart homes. Entertainment devices like streaming gadgets, smart TVs, and IP cameras are the most vulnerable, ofte...
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Henkel CISO: The Messy Reality of Legacy Factory Monitoring
Modern smart factories face unique cybersecurity risks due to the convergence of legacy equipment and cloud platforms, requiring comprehensive visibility, local autonomy, and strict vendor accountability to build resilience. A critical vulnerability is the over-reliance on single points of failur...
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Critical Flaws Exposed in Smart Air Compressor
Smart air compressors like the CAT-10020SMHAD with MDR2i controllers offer digital convenience but introduce cybersecurity risks, including vulnerabilities that could disrupt operations or manipulate data. Security flaws identified include hardcoded Wi-Fi passwords, unencrypted HTTP communication...
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Webinar: How Stolen Credentials Threaten Your Network Security
Cybercriminals increasingly use stolen credentials to bypass complex hacking methods, making identity security a top priority, as highlighted in an upcoming July 9th webinar by cybersecurity experts. The webinar will explore credential-based attacks, including infostealer malware and tactics like...
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Morphisec's Enhanced Anti-Ransomware Blocks Evasive Attacks
Morphisec's Anti-Ransomware Assurance Suite has been upgraded with new features, including Network Share Ransomware Protection, Identity Risk Visibility, and enhanced EDR Tamper Protection, to proactively address critical security gaps. The Network Share Protection blocks ransomware encryption at...
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Top Black Friday 2025 Cybersecurity Deals to Secure
Black Friday 2025 offers significant discounts on cybersecurity tools, making enterprise-grade protection more affordable for businesses to secure their systems and data. Featured products include Passwork for password management, NordLayer for network security, NordPass for credential management...
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Infoblox Hits 200 Customers, Unveils New Network Transformation Tools
Over 200 organizations now use Infoblox's Universal DDI Product Suite to modernize network infrastructure, addressing the need for unified solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The platform integrates essential network services into a single SaaS management plane, reducing manual task...
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Urgent: Actively Exploited WSUS Bug Now on CISA KEV List
A critical security flaw (CVE-2025-59287) in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code with system privileges by exploiting the GetCookie() endpoint. The vulnerability is under active exploitation, prompting urgent patching by Microsoft and incl...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: October 2025
The cybersecurity job market is robust, offering diverse opportunities globally for professionals at all levels to help companies strengthen defenses against evolving threats. Current openings span various roles and locations, including remote, on-site, and hybrid positions, such as Cyber Securit...
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F5 Hack Puts Thousands of Networks at Imminent Risk
A sophisticated nation-state hacking group breached F5's network, exposing proprietary source code and undisclosed vulnerability data, endangering thousands of government and corporate networks that rely on BIG-IP appliances. The attackers maintained persistent access for years, gaining control o...
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Critical DrayTek Router Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-10547) in DrayTek routers allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute commands via crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests, potentially leading to system crashes or code execution. DrayTek has released firmware updates for 35 router models and advises immediate insta...
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Unify DNS, DHCP, IPAM & Security with BlueCat Horizon
BlueCat Horizon is a unified SaaS platform that integrates DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and security to provide consistent governance and real-time network adaptation without requiring infrastructure replacement. It is designed for hybrid environments, allowing companies to leverage existing investments whil...
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US agencies urged to patch Cisco firewalls amid active attacks
U.S. federal agencies must immediately patch vulnerable Cisco firewalls due to active exploitation of security flaws in Cisco ASA software by sophisticated threat actors. CISA's emergency directive highlights that many federal systems remain unpatched, risking critical infrastructure and sensitiv...
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Powering the Gulf's Next Connectivity Revolution
The Gulf region is rapidly becoming a digital innovation hub, with advanced private networks and AI transforming key industries like oil and gas, logistics, and manufacturing, moving beyond traditional telecommunications services. Ericsson is driving this shift by focusing on technologies such as...
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CISA Mandates Federal Agencies Replace Outdated Edge Devices
The U.S. CISA has issued a binding directive (BOD 26-02) requiring federal agencies to identify and replace outdated, unsupported networking edge devices, which are prime targets for cyberattacks. Agencies must follow a strict timeline, including creating an inventory within three months, replaci...
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Microsoft Fixes Critical WSUS Flaw Under Active Attack
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a critical, actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) in Windows Server Update Services, allowing unauthorized remote code execution without user interaction. The flaw is wormable and could enable attackers to take control of WSUS servers, pot...
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Cancer Council Queensland Boosts IT with Macquarie Telecom
Cancer Council Queensland has partnered with Macquarie Telecom to enhance its IT infrastructure, enabling the charity to focus more resources on cancer research, prevention, and patient care. The partnership includes a secure SD-WAN and SASE framework, along with cybersecurity upgrades like SOC a...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: December 2025
The cybersecurity field offers diverse, in-demand career paths globally, with organizations actively seeking talent for roles ranging from threat intelligence to cloud security architecture. Specific high-demand roles include threat intelligence analysts, security managers, architects, and engine...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now | November 2025
The cybersecurity job market offers diverse, high-impact roles globally, from leadership to technical positions, aimed at protecting organizations' digital assets. Key roles include strategic leadership like CISOs defining security roadmaps and technical engineers managing security platforms and ...
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WorldLeaks Ransomware Unleashes New 'RustyRocket' Malware
A new malware called **'RustyRocket'**, used by the extortion group World Leaks, is designed for stealthy data theft and persistent network access, evading traditional security. The malware, written in Rust, acts as a data exfiltration and proxy tool, targeting Windows and Linux by hiding its tra...
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Beware Fake PayPal Alerts: Hackers Steal Logins, Deploy Malware
A sophisticated cyberattack uses fake PayPal security alerts, starting with phishing emails and escalating through phone-based social engineering to install malware. Attackers abuse legitimate remote monitoring tools like LogMeIn Rescue and AnyDesk to gain persistent access, evading detection by ...
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US Border Patrol Surveils Millions of American Drivers
The US Border Patrol operates a predictive-intelligence program using hidden license-plate readers to monitor American drivers far from borders, flagging "suspicious" travel patterns and leading to stops and searches, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. Microsoft mitigated the largest recorded DDo...
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Innoventures Education Boosts Learning with HPE Aruba AI Platform
Innoventures Education has enhanced its digital learning infrastructure by implementing HPE Aruba Networking Central, an AI-driven platform that supports over 9,000 students and 1,500 staff across multiple campuses, ensuring secure and reliable connectivity. The platform provides real-time visibi...
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Netgear Launches New Orbi 370 Series WiFi 7 Routers
Netgear has launched the Orbi 370 Series, a WiFi 7 mesh system that offers high performance at a more accessible price point, starting from AUD $479, making advanced WiFi 7 technology available to households with moderate needs. The system provides ultra-fast speeds up to 5Gbps, comprehensive who...
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PwC: AI Leads Cybersecurity Spending as Top Priority
Artificial intelligence is now the top cybersecurity spending priority for businesses, reflecting a strategic shift toward AI-driven defense mechanisms against evolving digital threats. AI-based security solutions lead budget priorities at 36%, surpassing other areas like cloud security and netwo...
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Critical RCE Flaw in Western Digital My Cloud NAS (CVE-2025-30247)
Western Digital has released a critical firmware update (version 5.31.108) to fix a severe remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-30247) in multiple My Cloud NAS models, urging immediate installation to prevent unauthorized access and system takeover. The vulnerability is an OS command inj...
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Stellar Cyber Enhances SOC with Agentic AI Automation
Stellar Cyber's 6.3 update embeds "agentic AI automation" to automate the full threat lifecycle, aiming to reduce analyst workload and improve response times across security environments. The release integrates the "Model Context Protocol (MCP)" for third-party tools and features like **AI-ge...
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Microsoft Issues Critical Windows Update Amid Active Attacks
Microsoft has issued an urgent security update for Windows Server to patch a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) that is actively being exploited, allowing remote code execution with system privileges. Only servers with the WSUS Server Role enabled are vulnerable, and CISA has mandated federa...
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Cloudflare Balances Data Security with AI Access
Cloudflare One has been enhanced to help businesses securely integrate and manage generative AI tools while maintaining data protection and compliance standards. New features include AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), offering discovery of AI usage patterns, protection against unapproved AI...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: March 2026
The global cybersecurity job market shows strong demand for diverse roles, with key areas including cloud security, GRC (governance, risk, and compliance), and specialized fields like AI security and threat intelligence. Specific job examples highlight roles focused on protecting critical assets,...
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China's Salt Typhoon Hackers Target European Telecoms
A China-linked cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon is targeting European telecommunications providers to infiltrate critical infrastructure for intelligence gathering and surveillance. The attackers exploited a Citrix NetScaler Gateway vulnerability, deployed the SNAPPYBEE backdoor via DL...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: February 2026
The global cybersecurity job market is robust, with high demand for specialized roles in areas like cloud security, penetration testing, and vulnerability management to combat evolving digital threats. Specific in-demand positions include Cloud Security Engineers and Researchers, Cyber Defense An...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: January 2026
The global cybersecurity job market is experiencing high demand for specialized roles, with key positions including Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Cyber Defence Specialists, and various types of Security Engineers and Analysts across countries like Australia, France, and the UAE. Sp...
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CPU Spike Exposed RansomHub Ransomware Attack
An employee inadvertently triggered a ransomware attack by downloading a malicious file disguised as a browser update, initiating automated reconnaissance and credential harvesting. Attackers established persistence and network access through a SOCKS proxy, exploiting Active Directory weaknesses ...
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Humanoid Robot Hacked via Bluetooth, Data Sent to China
The Unitree G1 humanoid robot has critical Bluetooth vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized root access and remote code execution due to shared hardcoded encryption keys and improper data validation during setup. Weak encryption in the robot's configuration files and unsecured communication prot...
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HCLTech Joins GSMA to Drive Telecom Innovation
HCLTech has become the first global technology company to join the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, aiming to accelerate programmable networks and create new monetization opportunities for Communication Service Providers worldwide. The partnership will leverage HCLTech's advanced solutions, includin...
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Hiring Now: Top Cybersecurity Jobs in September 2025
A wide range of top cybersecurity roles are available globally in September 2025, reflecting high demand for experts in protecting digital assets across various industries and work arrangements. Key positions include specialized roles such as Application Security Architect, Chief Information Secu...
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