depthfirst has introduced Dependency Firewall, a product that reviews every open-source package being downloaded anywhere in a company and blocks the malicious ones before they reach the person or system that requested them. Developers, AI agents, and any employee using Claude, Codex, or other AI tools keep installing exactly as they do today, and nothing…
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From Log Flood to Threat Signal: Cisco and Splunk Bring Context to Modern Defense
Cisco is bringing more detailed visibility into Splunk across Cisco Firewall and Isovalent, helping teams act across hybrid environments with greater speed and confidence.
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Why and how to migrate to a Transit Gateway-attached AWS Network Firewall
AWS Network Firewall now supports native attachment to AWS Transit Gateway. Customers commonly use Transit Gateway to route traffic from Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) networks to a centralized inspection VPC (a VPC dedicated to hosting firewall endpoints for traffic inspection) where their network firewall endpoints are deployed. This centralized deployment model reduces the…
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Product showcase: NetGuard open-source firewall for Android
NetGuard is a free, open-source firewall for Android phones and tablets that provides users with a simple way to block internet access. Android does not allow VPN services to be chained, so the app uses the Android VPN service to route all internet traffic through itself. NetGuard can be used without root access, although it…
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Palo Alto Networks Firewall Zero-Day Exploited in Active Attacks
Palo Alto Networks recently disclosed a firewall vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw affects the PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal and could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code with root privileges on vulnerable devices. This vulnerability “… allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the…
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Product showcase: LuLu reveals unauthorized outbound connections from Mac apps
LuLu is a free, open-source firewall for macOS that lets you control which apps are allowed to send data from your computer. macOS includes a built-in firewall, but it mainly handles incoming connections. LuLu also monitors outgoing traffic. Installing and setting Up LuLu After downloading and installing the app, I allowed the LuLu Network Extension…
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Designing for What’s Next: Securing AI-Scale Infrastructure Without Compromise
6100 Series is an ultra-high-end firewall, delivering exceptional performance, line-rate threat protection, and modular scalability at AI-ready data centers.
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Why 24/7 Threat Monitoring Has Become Essential for Modern Businesses
GUEST OPINION – Cybersecurity used to be treated like a perimeter problem. Put up a firewall, install antivirus, enforce a few password rules, and hope that was enough. That approach no longer works. Today’s attacks do not wait for business hours. They move quietly through cloud platforms, endpoints, email, collaboration tools, and third-party applications. In…
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Sophos Firewall ranked the #1 overall firewall solution in G2’s Spring 2026 reports
Why organizations are choosing Sophos Firewall to reduce exposure and strengthen resilience Categories: Products & Services, Products Tags: Firewall, G2, Awards
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Cisco FMC flaw was exploited by Interlock weeks before patch (CVE-2026-20131)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a zero-day by the Interlock ransomware gang, Amazon CISO and VP of Security Engineering CJ Moses revealed. “Our research [using Amazon’s MadPot system of honeypots] found that Interlock was exploiting this…
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
The ransomware gang, known for double-extortion attacks, had access to a critical Cisco firewall vulnerability weeks before it was publicly disclosed.
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8 Best Application Firewall (WAF) Solutions for 2026
This guide is for IT teams, security professionals, and organizations evaluating the best web application firewall (WAF) solutions in 2026, covering top platforms and how they protect modern applications. A WAF remains a critical component of a strong application security strategy, helping detect and block attacks that target web apps, APIs, and user data. As…
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Flexible, Modernized Threat Protection in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0
Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 expands protection, better matches security rules to users and apps, & offers better threat detection. Learn more in our blog.
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Encrypted Visibility Engine: The Security Analyst’s New Superpower
Cisco Secure Firewall with Encrypted Visibility Engine protected Cisco Live Amsterdam. Learn about the latest innovations for the SOC of the Future.
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From Flood to Focus: Finding Signal in an “Overflow Attempt” Alert Storm
Cisco XDR, Splunk, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Endace (Zeek) were used to investigate a spike in security alerts at Cisco Live EMEA, quickly distinguishing genuine threats from environmental noise through correlated incident analysis and network context.
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Cisco Patches 48 Firewall Vulnerabilities with Two CVSS 10 Flaws
Cisco patches 48 vulnerabilities in Secure Firewall products, including two critical CVSS 10 flaws that could allow authentication bypass and remote code execution.
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Cisco Firewall Management Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
Cisco has reported a vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that could allow attackers to remotely execute code and take full control of affected systems. The flaw does not require user interaction or authentication. “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface…
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Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software
Cisco released information on a pair of max-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software Wednesday that unauthenticated, remote attackers could exploit to obtain the highest level of access to the underlying operating system or on affected devices. The vulnerabilities — CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20131 — affect the web-based interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)…
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Cisco Issues Patches for 48 Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networking Products
Two of the 48 Cisco vulnerabilities, affecting Secure Firewall Management Center, are maximum-severity flaws
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Optimize Your Sophos Firewall Security
Upgrade to Sophos Firewall v22 today. Categories: Products & Services Tags: Firewall, v22, network
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Cisco warns of max severity Secure FMC flaws giving root access
Cisco has released security updates to patch two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. […]
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IPFire ships its 200th core update with a new domain blocklist and kernel upgrade
Network firewall distribution IPFire released Core Update 200, marking the 200th incremental update to the 2.29 branch. The release bundles a kernel upgrade, a beta domain blocklist service, security patches for OpenSSL and glibc, and a range of component updates. The kernel has been rebased on Linux 6.18.7 LTS, bringing updated hardware security mitigations alongside…
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Double Defense: Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 Confronts Encrypted Traffic and Emerging Attack Challenges
Discover how Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 boosts visibility and protection against modern threats, from encrypted attacks to AI-driven exploits.
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Double Defense: Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 Confronts Encrypted Traffic and Emerging Attack Challenges
Discover how Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 boosts visibility and protection against modern threats, from encrypted attacks to AI-driven exploits.
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Security Observability Improvements in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0
Improvements in Secure Firewall 10.0 provide better observability and detection for threats and security monitoring overall.
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Security Observability Improvements in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0
Improvements in Secure Firewall 10.0 provide better observability and detection for threats and security monitoring overall.