March 2020 – Page 6 – PossibleThreat Articles

U.S. Govt. Makes it Harder to Get .Gov Domains

March 17, 2020 0 Comments .gov, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, john levine, other, the internet for dummies, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, u.s. general services administration

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 15:01:21 +0000

The federal agency in charge of issuing .gov domain names is enacting new requirements for validating the identity of people requesting them. The additional measures come less than four months after KrebsOnSecurity published research suggesting it was relatively easy for just about anyone to get their very own .gov domain. In November’s piece It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name, an anonymous source detailed how he obtained one by impersonating an official at a small town in Rhode Island that didn’t already have its own .gov.

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Facilitating remote working with Sophos XG Firewall

March 17, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, covid-19, remote working, Sophos Products, XG Firewall

Credit to Author: scottgrebesophos| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:09:40 +0000

Whatever reason your workforce is at home, we’ve got you covered.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/5re_r3W7bIM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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“Double agent”: a MacOS bundleware installer that acts like a spy

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Sergei Shevchenko| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:00:58 +0000

Security software frequently blocks “bundleware” installers – software distribution tools that bundle their advertised applications with (usually undesired) additional software – as potentially undesirable applications. But one widely-used software distribution tool for MacOS applications goes to great lengths to avoid being blocked as “bundleware” – using a number of anti-forensics techniques that are more common […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/n8Txqmat4RA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Non-stop Sophos protection during the coronavirus pandemic

March 17, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, Corporate, covid-19, sophos

Credit to Author: Editor| Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:00:24 +0000

SophosLabs, Managed Threat Response, and Global Support Services are operating as normal 24×7.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/YcjVFPYyXnY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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3 reasons to switch from Cyberoam to XG Firewall v18

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, cyberoam, Network, sd-wan, Sophos Central, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18, xstream architecture

Credit to Author: Barbara Hudson| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:03:35 +0000

See how switching to XG Firewall v18 can benefit your business.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/XuDfDZbs2ws” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Coronavirus and remote working: what you need to know

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, remote working, security tips, Tips

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:51:22 +0000

Practical security tips to keep your users safe while they are working from home.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/9nxbHfzekMs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Patch now! Microsoft releases fixes for the serious SMB bug CVE-2020-0796

March 17, 2020 0 Comments 2020-03, cve-2020-0796, Exploit, Patch Tuesday, smb, smbv3, SophosLabs Uncut, updates, Windows

Credit to Author: alexandrebecholey| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:34:59 +0000

Microsoft issues its latest set of cumulative updates for Windows and other Microsoft products this week, but the March, 2020 Patch Tuesday is notable not only because of the sheer volume of fixes, but because it will prevent one very serious bug in its Server Message Block (SMB) technology (download the patch right now) that […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/d5Hn2Ie7ee4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Trust is dead, long live zero trust!

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, enduser, Network, Zero Trust

Credit to Author: Greg Iddon| Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:33:09 +0000

You may have come across the term ‘zero trust’, but what does it really mean?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/6s-NtmVwVbU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Moving from SG UTM to XG Firewall v18, your questions answered

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Network, sg utm, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18

Credit to Author: Barbara Hudson| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:08:47 +0000

How does XG Firewall v18 compare to SG UTM, and what does this release mean for our SG UTM customers? We answer your top questions.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/1J6_mgJWY78″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Intercept X and XG Firewall – the perfect pair

March 17, 2020 0 Comments enduser, Intercept X, Network, security heartbeat, sidebar, sophos central endpoint, synchronized security, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:04:33 +0000

Give your Intercept X Endpoint and XG Firewall a Security Heartbeat™ to elevate your protection, put your network on autopilot and reduce the need for day-to-day management.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/YELuUYnLEAE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>