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Critical vulnerabilities at Fortinet
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The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns of a security gap in several versions of the Fortinet operating system FortiOS, which is used in the manufacturer's firewalls. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated external attackers to execute code and commands via crafted HTTP requests. According to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), the vulnerability received a rating of “critical” with a score of 9,8. The US security authority CISA, like the BSI, has issued a warning and states that the security vulnerability in FortiOS is already being actively attacked by hackers. Fortinet has…

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FortiOS and FortiSandbox with highly dangerous vulnerabilities
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Fortinet has published new security advisories on the vulnerabilities in FortiOS and FortiSandbox. The CVSS values ​​are between 7.3 and 7.9 and are therefore considered highly dangerous. IT security managers should make updates immediately. The highly dangerous vulnerabilities and the possible consequences are described in detail in Fortinet's security advisories. FortiOS - Improper Authorization via Prof-Admin Profile (CVSSv3 7.4) Issue: An improper authorization vulnerability in the WEB UI component of FortiOS could allow an authenticated attacker with the prof-admin profile to perform elevated actions. Solution: FortiOS 7.4 is not affected, FortiOS 7.2 7.2.0 to…

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BSI reports: FortiOS with highly dangerous vulnerabilities
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In its security warning WID-SEC-2023-1438, the BSI reports that attackers can use several vulnerabilities to carry out a DoS attack in Fortinet FortiOS or to implement any code. Fortinet's Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) provides update guidance. The BSI's report on the vulnerabilities in FortiOS links directly to Fortinet's Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT). There the high risk vulnerabilities are listed with CVSSv3 scores of 6,4, 7,3 and 8,3. However, the BSI writes of an 8,8 rating. FortiOS vulnerability: Attackers can launch DoS attack This means the vulnerabilities and…

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Webinar November 8, 2022: Zero Trust Edge Security
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Security specialist Fortinet invites you to a free webinar on November 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. on the topic "Zero Trust Edge Security - understanding new trends in IT security and using them correctly". Both ZTNA and SASE are based on one important premise: convergence. ZTNA is based on the convergence of network and security; SASE on the convergence of Firewall, SD-WAN, Secure Web Gateway, CASB and ZTNA. Webinar on November 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. “Zero Trust Edge Security” Companies can learn more about new trends and current challenges in complex security and network environments…

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Webinar September 20, 2022: OT Jungle Expert's View
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Fortinet invites you to a free webinar on September 20, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. with the topic "How to make your way through the jungle of paragraphs and requirements in OT environments". In addition to technical requirements, which are all too often simply answered with technical functions, many companies are also subject to regulatory requirements. These are, for example, IT-SiG 2.0, NIS 2.0, GDPR. But there is more and then there are also standards such as ISO 27k, IEC 62443 or IT-Grundschutz NIST CSF. Many companies have many unanswered questions. Webinar on September 20, 2022…

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Webinar June 28, 2022: What is an OT organization?
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Fortinet invites you to a free webinar on June 28, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. on “What is an OT Organization?”. Experts explain how digitization and OT security are connected. Many OT security issues result from networks that have grown insidiously and responsibilities that are often not clearly defined. There are also new trends in automation and digitization, which increasingly require a high level of professionalism in OT. But how can this be reliably achieved? Webinar on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. “What is an OT organization please?” We will have a…

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Webinar February 22, 2022: Smart cyber security for smart buildings
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Fortinet experts invite you to the free webinar “Expert's View Secure Smart Buildings” on February 22, 2022 at 14:00 p.m. Rapid growth of IoT/IIoT devices is being recorded in building control systems. And here, too, cyber security counts from the start. Modern buildings offer more than just a comfortable place to produce, work, live or play. In order to provide the occupants of buildings with a safe and cost-effective environment, they have become part of a new environment that combines people, technology, lifestyle and sustainability. Smart cyber security for smart buildings Since the efficiency of buildings also has a…

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Webinar: December 15, 2021: Understanding IEC 62443 and implementing security functions
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Fortinet will host a free Expert's View webinar on December 15, 2021 on “Understanding IEC 62443 and Getting Security Functions Correct”. IEC 62443 is the global standard for security of OT environments, designed to help organizations reduce the risk of downtime and exposure of OT networks to cyber threats. The standard requires security professionals to understand not only their organization's hardware and its interactions, but also how to detect a threat, how to report it, and how to respond and recover from it. Fortinet IEC 62443 Webinar…

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Fortinet - cross-cloud SD-WAN solution
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Fortinet introduces cross-cloud SD-WAN solution to simplify and improve multi-cloud applications. Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud enables users to use scalable, cost-effective SD-WAN anywhere Fortinet, the world's leading provider of comprehensive, integrated and automated cyber security solutions, introduces Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud. Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud is a network and security solution that enables users to use SD-WAN across multiple clouds and regions to solve common requirements for performance, transparency, costs and control of applications that occur in multi-cloud implementations . Most companies - around 93 percent according to the latest estimates - now have ...

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