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VPN enhancements in SFOS v19

Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations. In this article, we cover a variety of enhancements that have been made to VPN management and operation to help make orchestrating your SD-WAN overlay networks, site-to-site VPN tunnels, and remote-access VPN much easier. Central VPN orchestration Sophos Firewall OS v19 takes full advantage of the recently

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Horde of miner bots and backdoors leveraged Log4J to attack VMware Horizon servers

In the wake of December 2021 exposure of a remote code execution vulnerability (dubbed “Log4Shell”) in the ubiquitous Log4J Java logging library, we tracked widespread attempts to scan for and exploit the weakness—particularly among cryptocurrency mining bots. The vulnerability affected hundreds of software products, making it difficult for some organizations to assess their exposure. One

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET discovers Mustang Panda’s Hodur trojan – Crypto malware targeting Android and iOS users alike – Nation-state digital deterrent
The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Sophos Firewall OS v18.5 MR3 is Now Available

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 –

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Xstream FastPath in SFOS v19

Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations. In this article, we will cover another important Xstream SD-WAN feature that leverages the new Xstream Flow Processors in all XGS Series appliances. 

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Mustang Panda’s Hodur: Old tricks, new Korplug variant

ESET researchers have discovered Hodur, a previously undocumented Korplug variant spread by Mustang Panda, that uses phishing lures referencing current events in Europe, including the invasion of Ukraine
The post Mustang Panda’s Hodur: Old tricks, new Korplug variant appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET Research finds another data wiper in Ukraine – Securing data centers against threats – A cultural divide between the military and Silicon Valley
The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Defending the data center: The time to act is now

Cyberattacks against data centers may ultimately be everyone’s problem – how prepared are their operators for the heightened risk of cyber-assaults?
The post Defending the data center: The time to act is now appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Xstream SD-WAN in SFOS v19

Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations. In this blog series leading up to the general release of v19 in April, we will explore some of these great new features in more detail. Xstream SD-WAN is a collection of powerful new capabilities in SFOS v19, that along with features in Sophos Central and our

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The Ransomware Threat Intelligence Center

A collection of Sophos threat research articles and security operations reports related to new or prevalent ransomware groups from 2018 to the present. The content will be updated as new research is published

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