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Credit to Author: Eric Chong| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:45:00 +0000

On 6th December 2017, FortiGuard Labs discovered a compromised website – acenespargc[.]com. Looking into the source code, we noticed a suspicious encrypted script which the uses eval() function to convert all the characters into numbers. We used a tool called CharCode Translator to reverse the numbers back into characters. We were then able to retrieve a link which redirects to a scam page or phishing website. Part 1   Part 2 The above is just a simple example. The threat actor can actually…

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Even if the enterprise security team has a handle on its individual clouds, multiple secure clouds are not the same thing as a secure multi-cloud. This requires a single secure enterprise network that spans the data center (physical or software defined) and all the private and public clouds to which an organization subscribes.

Credit to Author: Ronen Shpirer| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:00:59 +0000

In this blog post, I’d like to zero in on what we’re planning around the Agile Security theme. In two subsequent blog posts, I’ll expand on our Advanced Security and Mobile Security-Managed Security Services themes.

Credit to Author: Mike Morgan| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Learn about the keynote sessions being delivered at Fortinet’s Accelerate conference, and the key takeaways for IT professionals across verticals.

Credit to Author: Warren Wu| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Fortinet cloud security is now available across all five major cloud providers. We’re excited to announce that our flagship FortiGate virtual machine is now available for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) through the Cloud Launcher marketplace.

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

With this latest NGFW innovation in place, Fortinet has once again widened the performance and security gap between our closest competitors and us. And our ongoing commitment to an engineering-driven architectural approach to security ensures that this gap will only continue to widen, ensuring that customers always have access to the cutting edge security tools they need to enable their continued success in the new digital economy.

Credit to Author: Jon McGettigan| Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:45:59 +0000

In our last blog we learnt what potential impact the mandatory breach notification and the EU’s GDPR will have on the Australian market. But what’s next for organisations and what will be the potential challenges?

Credit to Author: David Maciejak, Jasper Manuel and Rommel Joven| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:34:59 +0000

Satori, a Mirai based IoT bot, has been one of the most actively updated exploits in recent months. It is believed that the hacker behind this bot is also the author of other Mirai variants, known as Okiru, and Masuta. FortiGuard Labs researchers recently observed a new Satori version that had added a known exploit chain (one which had been used in the past by the Persirai bot) to enable it to spread to vulnerable devices, particularly, wireless IP cameras that run a vulnerable custom version of the GoAhead web server.