In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, enterprises need to have a robust and cost-effective Security Service Edge (SSE) solution to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and to support digital transformation.
Least Privilege Access (LPA) is the foundation of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), ensuring users, applications, and devices only receive the minimum access necessary to perform their tasks—reducing attack surfaces, preventing lateral movement, and strengthening security posture against evolving cyber threats. This blog explores why LPA is critical to ZTNA and how organizations can implement it effectively with Versa’s security solutions.
The sophistication and frequency of threats necessitate a dynamic and intelligent approach to cyber defense. Artificial Intelligence (AI) combined with Secure Service Edge (SSE) is a pivotal element in this defense strategy, especially within the context of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework. In this blog, we will explore how Versa Networks leverages these powerful tools to provide advanced data protection and maintain a robust security posture in the face of such evolving threats. Introduction to the Evolving Threat Landscape and the Role of AI and SSE in Data Protection Traditional security measures struggle to keep up with this…
Versa GenAI Firewall safeguards sensitive data from being uploaded into Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) while limiting shadow use cases of GenAI. It manages, monitors, and reports how your organization uses GenAI – including assessments on the riskiness of apps, controlling access, and preventing unauthorized data movement. Securing Generative AI Applications: Beyond LLMs While ensuring security for large language models (LLMs) is necessary to facilitate the adoption of GenAI applications within organizations, it is equally crucial to address broader concerns related to generative AI. Let’s delve into additional considerations: User-to-Application Access Control: Context: Generative AI tools are often accessed by…
Versa UEBA incorporates GraphML to generate insights and detect anomalies in user relationship graphs. Anomaly and behavior detections are just the first step. We then need to quickly pivot into building the forensics to inform response and remediation. This can involve determining the origination point of a malicious activity or an attack and building the scope and scale of a potential breach.
CVEs: CVE-2024-3400; Summary Recently Palo Alto Networks announced a critical vulnerability in their PAN-OS software used in their GlobalProtect VPN Gateway, which is a feature in the PAN-OS Firewall. The discovery and public disclosure of the vulnerability and fixes timeline is currently as follows: Volexity first discovered the PAN-OS attack on April 10, 2024 at one of its network security monitoring (NSM) customers, and on April 11, 2024 subsequently learnt that another NSM customer was compromised by the same threat actor. Palo Alto Networks was then notified by Volexity that a zero-day vulnerability in its GlobalProtect Gateway was under active…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cyber threats, data protection has become a priority concern. Traditional security models are proving inadequate in the face of sophisticated attacks, leading organizations to seek out more dynamic and robust approaches to securing their data. The integration of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust architectures offers a promising approach to modern cybersecurity challenges. In this blog, we delve into how Versa Networks merges SASE and Zero Trust to ensure the protection of data in today’s landscape.
Cloud security is mission critical especially in an environment where cyber threats have evolved in frequency and sophistication like never before making the need for highly efficient and robust cloud firewall solutions is undeniable. CyberRatings.org (CRO) is a cyber assessment firm focused on providing independent, objective ratings of security product efficacy based on real-world testing. They just finished a rigorous evaluation of eleven vendors in the Cloud Network Firewall space, including the Versa Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) for cloud deployments. This detailed analysis tested Cloud Firewall performance for key capabilities across: Routing and access control TLS/SSL functionality Stability and reliability…
CVEs: CVE-2024-1708; CVE-2024-1709 Summary On Feb. 13, 2024, ConnectWise was notified of two vulnerabilities in their remote access tool ScreenConnect. On Feb. 19, 2024, ConnectWise publicly disclosed two new high severity and critical vulnerabilities patched in its remote access tool ScreenConnect Version 23.9.8, with the following CVEs: CVE-2024-1708 Path-Traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) and CVE-2024-1709 Authentication Bypass vulnerability (CWE-288). These vulnerabilities can be exploited to deliver Remote Access Trojans (RATs), Ransomware, Cryptocurrency miners, Stealer malware and many others. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024- 1709 (CWE-288) Authentication Bypass Using Alternate Path or Channel 10.0 Critical CVE-2024- 1708 (CWE-22) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to…
Summary This security bulletin focuses on understanding the sophisticated exploitation of critical n-day and zero-day vulnerabilities in VPN and other network devices by state-sponsored threat actors, reinforcing the urgency for organizations to prioritize patching vulnerabilities in appliances known to be targeted. The recent exploitation of the critical FortiOS vulnerability followed a disclosure by CISA and other federal agencies revealing that China-linked threat group Volt Typhoon has been known to exploit network appliances from several vendors including Fortinet. Fortinet released a blog post to coincide with the U.S. agencies’ advisory, which pointed to “the need for organizations to have a robust…
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