Tag: VPN

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SonicWall vulnerable to DoS attacks
SonicWall firewalls are found to be vulnerable to two Denial of Service (DoS) attacks which can be caused by using the same vulnerable code pattern. Various research indicates SonicWall firewalls with management interfaces exposed online are vulnerable to one or...

Modern enterprises cannot rely on VPNs anymore
Is your company depending on VPNs to access documents, files, and applications remotely? Unfortunately, legacy VPN products no longer meet the security requirements of today’s global enterprise. Many employees often proactively install commercial VPNs that are not provided or sanctioned by...

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Command injection flaw in Zyxel NAS devices
Zyxel, a networking equipment manufacturer, has released urgent security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in their network-attached storage devices. CVE-2023-27992 (CVSS score: 9.8) has been declared as a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability. What is the threat? The threat involves multiple vulnerabilities...

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New remote control escalation vulnerability – updated
Fortinet recently released updates for several products utilizing SSL-VPN functionalities after discovering a critical vulnerability. The major flaw discovered gives the ability to an attacker to perform an unauthenticated remote code execution on devices. Barracuda SOC recommends updating Fortinet products...

Remote work cybersecurity: Choosing between VPN and ZTNA
With many businesses accepting remote and hybrid work models, businesses are now looking to MSPs to evaluate the long-term sustainability of their existing cybersecurity infrastructure to ensure their businesses are protected. For many, this means turning from existing cybersecurity protections...

Ask an MSP Expert: Why should we replace our VPN with ZTNA?
Q: With the sudden mass shift to remote working in response to the pandemic, my MSP business set up VPN configurations for each of our clients to meet their connectivity needs. What advantages does ZTNA offer that make it worth...

MSPs need to adjust rapidly to the changing SD-WAN landscape
The future of work in the wake of COVID-19 is most definitely hybrid. A survey of 600 IT decision makers published this week by Xerox finds that on average 82 percent of the workforce in organizations will have returned to...

Ask an MSP Expert: How can I convince clients to add VPNs for a remote workforce?
Q: We are now supporting more clients with remote workers than we ever have before. We see using VPNs as a very useful tool for helping to securing their workforces, but some clients are reluctant to use them. What can...

Tech Time Warp: A look back at the first VPN
As more white collar employees are instructed to work from home to contain the spread of COVID-19, there has been an abrupt uptick in VPN usage. It’s estimated VPN use has increased almost 66 percent since March 11, 2020, in...

Ask an MSP Expert: How can we protect data in a remote work environment?
Q: Most of our clients have sent their workers home to work remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. How can we keep our technicians and our client’s data safe? The spread of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses across the...