Bad actors race to exploit Juniper firewall vulnerability

Now that Juniper has created a patch for its vulnerable firewall/VPN appliances, bad actors are setting to work reverse engineering the flaw so they can exploit devices that users don’t patch, and also make a profit by selling their exploits to others.“That’s what they do,” says John Pironti, president of IP Architects, who says he spent Friday responding to concerns about the compromised Juniper firewalls with his clients.The pattern cyber criminals follow after vendors patch vulnerabilities is to compare the patched code to the unpatched code, figure out what the flawed code was and figure out how to use it to break into the device and the network it protects, Pironti says.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Datacenter Vanity

I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]

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Datacenter Vanity

I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]

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Bernie Sanders campaign claims DNC voter data was leaked multiple times

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has suspended the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign from access to its database of Democratic voter information after a staffer on the Sanders campaign improperly accessed proprietary data belonging to the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reported today.The Sanders campaign announced that it has fired the staffer over the incident. However, the campaign has also insisted that the data in the DNC database had been exposed on other occasions during the campaign.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Bernie Sanders campaign claims software vendor NGP VAN exposed voter data multiple times

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has suspended the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign from access to its database of Democratic voter information after a staffer on the Sanders campaign improperly accessed proprietary data belonging to the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reported today. The Sanders campaign announced that it has fired the staffer over the incident. However, the campaign has also gone on the offensive, insisting not only that the software vendor, NGP VAN, was responsible for this incident, but has failed to prevent unauthorized access to campaign data in the past.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Wi-Fl blocking issue prompts convention industry to band together

Operators of convention centers and other public assembly venues are joining forces to avoid becoming the next Marriott or Hilton in the eyes of an FCC Enforcement Bureau that’s been cracking down on Wi-Fi blockers.Wi-Fi blocking has become a hot button issue across the hospitality and convention center industry, as well as across the wireless LAN industry, in light of big FCC fines against outfits found to have been blocking use of wireless hotspots by those who have a legal right to access unlicensed spectrum.MORE: Wi-Fi blocking debate far from overTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: Building malware defenses: Control email, web browsers, and ports

Our last article looked at applying Critical Security Controls 4, 5, and 6 to your organization, covering vulnerability assessment, administrative privileges, and audit logs. Now it’s time to move on to CSCs 7, 8, and 9.Email programs and web browsers are still the most common points of entry for attackers, too many companies have woefully inadequate malware defenses, and a failure to control ports and limit services is like leaving a window open for cybercriminals.Critical Control 7: Email and Web Browser Protections Human behavior is still the path of least resistance for cybercriminals, and they often employ social engineering techniques to gain access to systems. Despite the rising profile of phishing, 23% of recipients open phishing messages and 11% click on attachments, according to Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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