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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919) 2024-05-31 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical […]

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Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April

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Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April 2024-05-30 at 12:46 By Eduard Kovacs The recently disclosed Check Point VPN attacks involve the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-24919, which allows hackers to obtain passwords. The post Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Attackers are probing Check Point Remote Access VPN devices

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Attackers are probing Check Point Remote Access VPN devices 2024-05-28 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are trying to gain access to Check Point VPN devices via local accounts protected only by passwords, the company has warned on Monday. Their ultimate goal is to use that access to discover and pivot to other enterprise assets

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Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks

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Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks 2024-05-28 at 12:31 By Eduard Kovacs Check Point is warning customers that threat actors are targeting insecure VPN instances for initial access to enterprise networks. The post Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Cloud security incidents make organizations turn to AI-powered prevention

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Cloud security incidents make organizations turn to AI-powered prevention 2024-05-16 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cloud security incidents are alarmingly on the rise, with 61% of organizations reporting breaches within the last year, marking a significant increase from 24% the year before, according to Check Point. This trend underscores the escalating risk landscape in

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How attackers deliver malware to Foxit PDF Reader users

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How attackers deliver malware to Foxit PDF Reader users 2024-05-15 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Threat actors are taking advantage of the flawed design of Foxit PDF Reader’s alerts to deliver malware via booby-trapped PDF documents, Check Point researchers have warned. Exploiting the issue The researchers have analyzed several campaigns using malicious PDF files that

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Check Point boosts security in Harmony Email & Collaboration

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Check Point boosts security in Harmony Email & Collaboration 2024-04-12 at 13:01 By Industry News Check Point announced new email security features that enhance its Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration portfolio: Patented unified quarantine, DMARC monitoring, archiving, and Smart Banners. Since 2023, Check Point has released over 75 new features for Harmony Email &

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Infosec products of the month: March 2024

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Infosec products of the month: March 2024 2024-04-01 at 05:46 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Appdome, AuditBoard, Bedrock Security, Cado Security, Check Point, CyberArk, Cynerio, DataDome, Delinea, Drata, Exabeam, GitGuardian, GitHub, GlobalSign, Legato Security, Legit Security, Malwarebytes, Ordr, Pentera, Portnox, Regula,

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Hackers leverage 1-day vulnerabilities to deliver custom Linux malware

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Hackers leverage 1-day vulnerabilities to deliver custom Linux malware 2024-03-12 at 11:01 By Helga Labus A financially motivated threat actor is using known vulnerabilities to target public-facing services and deliver custom malware to unpatched Windows and Linux systems. Among the exploited vulnerabilities are also two recently discovered Ivanti Connect Secure VPN flaws that are widely

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New infosec products of the week: March 8, 2024

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New infosec products of the week: March 8, 2024 2024-03-08 at 06:07 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Check Point, Delinea, Pentera, and Sentra. Delinea Privilege Control for Servers enforces least privilege principles on critical systems In Privilege Control for Servers, session

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Check Point introduces Harmony SaaS for automated threat prevention

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Check Point introduces Harmony SaaS for automated threat prevention 2024-03-06 at 18:16 By Industry News Check Point has introduced Harmony SaaS, which offers protection by seamlessly integrating into customers’ existing infrastructure and providing real-time threat prevention. “With the exponential rise in SaaS adoption, organizations face unprecedented challenges in maintaining robust security and regulatory compliance. Check

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ManageEngine partners with Check Point to help organizations tackle mobile threats

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ManageEngine partners with Check Point to help organizations tackle mobile threats 2024-02-28 at 12:04 By Industry News ManageEngine announced the integration between Endpoint Central, its flagship unified endpoint management solution, and Check Point‘s Harmony Mobile, a mobile threat defense solution, to help IT security teams automate the remediation of mobile threats. The expanding mobile workforce

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Check Point introduces Quantum Force, series of AI-powered firewalls

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Check Point introduces Quantum Force, series of AI-powered firewalls 2024-02-21 at 15:01 By Industry News Check Point introduces Check Point Quantum Force series: a lineup of ten firewalls designed to meet and exceed the stringent security demands of enterprise data centers, network perimeters, campuses, and businesses of all dimensions. Powered by the advanced Check Point

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Decryptor for Rhysida ransomware is available!

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Decryptor for Rhysida ransomware is available! 2024-02-12 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz Files encrypted by Rhysida ransomware can be successfully decrypted, due to a implementation vulnerability discovered by Korean researchers and leveraged to create a decryptor. About Rhysida Rhysida is a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service gang that engages in double extortion. First observed in May 2023,

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How CISOs navigate policies and access across enterprises

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How CISOs navigate policies and access across enterprises 2024-02-06 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marco Eggerling, Global CISO at Check Point, discusses the challenge of balancing data protection with diverse policies, devices, and access controls in a distributed enterprise. He also highlights the significance of security validations, especially internal

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CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities

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CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities 04/12/2023 at 16:48 By Helga Labus Iran-affiliated attackers CyberAv3ngers continue to exploit vulnerable Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs), US and Israeli authorities have said in a joint cybersecurity advisory. CyberAv3ngers targeting Unitronics PLCs CISA has recently confirmed that Iran-affiliated attackers took over a Unitronics Vision Series

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Photos: IRISSCON 2023

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Photos: IRISSCON 2023 16/11/2023 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz IRISSCON, the annual cybercrime-themed conference organized by the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS), was held in Dublin, Ireland, on November 16, 2023. Here’s a peak on what went down: Deryck Mitchelson, Check Point Rik Ferguson, Forescout Networking Dave Lewis, Cisco Networking Panel with Ciaran

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Phosphorus and Check Point integrate to provide xIoT visibility and protection

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Phosphorus and Check Point integrate to provide xIoT visibility and protection 08/11/2023 at 19:31 By Industry News Phosphorus has integrated with Check Point to provide the asset-centric xIoT visibility at the network level. Phosphorus’s Intelligent Active Discovery (IAD) engine and device posture assessment capabilities are able to enrich network-centric technologies with previously unseen levels of

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7 free cyber threat maps showing attack intensity and frequency

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7 free cyber threat maps showing attack intensity and frequency 07/11/2023 at 09:03 By Help Net Security Cyber threat maps are one of the most visually engaging tools in the arsenal of cybersecurity professionals. These real-time visualizations provide a global perspective on digital threats, showcasing the intensity and frequency of attacks as they happen. This

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Iranian Cyber Spies Use ‘LionTail’ Malware in Latest Attacks

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Iranian Cyber Spies Use ‘LionTail’ Malware in Latest Attacks 01/11/2023 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire Check Point reports that an Iranian APT has been observed using a new malware framework in targeted attacks in the Middle East. The post Iranian Cyber Spies Use ‘LionTail’ Malware in Latest Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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