March 2022

Remote access has been a component of the network since the days of acoustic, dial-up modems and the blazing fast speeds of 56 kbps. Well, perhaps not blazing fast. These modems eventually gave way to faster and more secure technologies, with virtual private networks (VPNs) hitting the market in the early 2000s. In today’s pandemic-dominated, […]

The product team is pleased to announce the latest maintenance release update for SFOS with important customer and partner requested features, as well as important security, performance, and reliability fixes. It is a critically important cybersecurity best-practise to keep your firewall updated with the latest firmware. SFOS v18.5 MR3 Highlight: DHCP Boot Option Configurations –

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the OWASP Top 20 Vulnerabilities was first published it revolutionized our industry’s approach to vulnerability management. Instead of playing wack-a-mole with thousands of individual vulnerabilities every time a new one was discovered, we approached vulnerability management by primarily addressing these Top 20 Techniques. Still considered “advanced”, behavioral detection has just begun to hit the

SEP sesam version Jaglion – the hybrid of jaguar and lion symbolises the combination of the best features that have been impressively implemented with the latest version of SEP sesam Hybrid Backup. Jaglion includes even more diverse new features and adapts even better to the growing needs of changing IT environments. But not only new

What is Conti Ransomware? Conti is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate program, first appearing in early 2020. Associated with Russian-speaking cybercrime actors, Conti ransomware developers sell or lease their ransomware technology to affiliates, who then use that technology to carry out their attacks. The group behind Conti has published a website where they leak documents extracted

In sports, there is a saying that if the opponent cannot score, they cannot win. A similar sentiment works for cybersecurity: If the attacker cannot penetrate your organization, they cannot compromise it. Taking that a step further, the most effective way to eliminate the possibility of a breach escalating into a business-threatening attack is to

On May 7, 2021, the largest oil pipeline system in the US suffered a major cyber attack. A hacker group identified as DarkSide intruded into the colonial pipeline system and stole 100 gigabytes of data within a couple of hours. Following the data theft, attackers infected the pipeline’s IT network with ransomware. The consequences were

The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale. The concern is reasonable: there’s simply no way to know what’s going to happen next. And the concern stems not just from nation-state actors and their proxies: cybercriminals, hacktivists, and vandals