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Remote firewall management is often needed by techs or service partners; securing it properly is absolutely critical.

Restrict WAN access to a Sonicwall management interface

Posted on September 22nd, 2020 in Firewall-as-a-Service, IT Best Practices, IT Security, Sort of Technical, Troubleshooting

Securing administrative access to your Sonicwall from the WAN There are several reasons you may want to enable remote management on the public-facing (WAN) interface of a Sonicwall firewall: Remote assistance is needed with the initial configuration Virtual Private Networking (VPN) has not yet been configured You require temporary remote polling or administration For security reasons, you should constrain this…(read more).

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Exploiting Rowhammer Remotely (Throwhammer)

Posted on August 20th, 2018 in Cybersecurity, IT Security

  It’s been three years since the introduction of rowhammer, a technique of bypassing memory isolation protection mechanisms to flip bits in memory.  This attack occurs when a hacker gains code execution privileges on a local system and then rapidly writes and rewrites memory to force capacitor errors in DRAM.  This corruption of memory contents can lead to the wrong instructions…(read more).

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The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Preventing Data Loss and Theft in 2018

Posted on December 8th, 2017 in Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, IT Security, Small Business

Did you know that 50% of all cyber attacks carried out today target small businesses? In fact, CNBC reported in April 2017 that 14 million businesses had been attacked in the last year alone. Your business could be next. But it doesn’t have to be! The truth is that there are steps every small business owner can take to protect…(read more).

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Why Choose Exigent Technologies for Server Management?

Posted on November 21st, 2017 in Backup and Disaster Recovery, IT Security

A business is only as strong as the people who work there. However, in the Information Age, those employees are only as strong as the IT infrastructure they depend on. The experts at Exigent know this, which is why we’ve dedicated our careers to helping businesses like yours maximize your return on your IT investment. Whether you’re in a small…(read more).

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Serious Flaw Identified in the Most Common Wireless Security Platform

Posted on October 16th, 2017 in Cybersecurity, IT Security

Yesterday, researchers identified a security flaw in the wireless standard (WPA2 or “Wifi Protected Access v2”) used by all hardware and software vendors worldwide. The flaw is known as “KRACK” after the methodology used to gain access to secure wireless networks (key reinstallation attacks). Summary WPA2 is the wireless standard that defines how devices and wireless networks exchange data securely with one…(read more).

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What We Test In Penetration Testing

Posted on October 5th, 2017 in Compliance, Cybersecurity, IT Security

With the proliferation of both small and high-profile breaches occurring globally, it is vital to identify and diagnose security vulnerabilities in your company’s IT infrastructure and assets before a breach or intrusion takes place. Penetration testing, also sometimes called 3rd. party pen testing when done by an outside firm, offers real-world, real-time analysis to determine specific security vulnerabilities in your…(read more).

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Fireball Malware Protection and Removal Advice

Posted on August 7th, 2017 in Cybersecurity, IT Security

Protect yourself and network from the Fireball Malware Malware is increasingly being used by scammers to generate huge profits, and if the recent Fireball malware is any indication, scammers are more sophisticated than ever. The Fireball malware hijacks your web browser, changing your homepage and default search engine while preventing you from changing them back. It also gathers your private…(read more).

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How to Avoid WannaCry and Future Ransomware Hacks

Posted on May 26th, 2017 in Cybersecurity, IT Security

                  It’s enough to make you want to… well, you know. The WannaCry virus has wreaked havoc across the globe, shutting down hospitals in the UK, seizing control of displays at train stations, and causing billions in damages across 150 countries. Many organizations paid ransoms of $300 to $600 per PC in…(read more).

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Microsoft to Retire SHA1 Certificates in Mid-2017

Posted on March 16th, 2017 in IT Security

Here an issue that we are starting to hear more about for clients in the NJ and NY areas where we are providing IT security / Cybersecurity services and consulting.  If fact, we’ve dealt with it internally here at our NJ offices. The Basics Hashing is the transformation of a string of characters into a usually shorter fixed-length value or…(read more).

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Considering Firewall as a Service.

Posted on August 15th, 2016 in Firewall-as-a-Service, IT Security

This year, we launched BOUNDARY, and we’re quite excited about it.  BOUNDARY is our SonicWALL firewall-as-a-service offering (FWaaS) which allows organizations to consume their firewalls as a monthly operational expense, as opposed to a one-time or periodic capital expenditure. Why firewall-as-a-service?  A radically different threat landscape has caused IT pros and business leaders to change their thinking around IT security. …(read more).

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