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An introduction to the benefits and risks of Packet Sniffing

With the evolution of technology, network activities have increased excessively. Many day-to-day tasks are intertwined with the internet to function. On one level of the infamous OSI model, the data exchanged between devices is broken down into smaller units and transmitted in the network in the form of packets. These packets contain information that is useful for investigators and network administrators for analysis and troubleshooting purposes.

CVE-2023-33308: Critical Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy RCE Vulnerability

On July 11th, 2023, Fortinet published a security advisory detailing a remote code execution vulnerability affecting FortiOS and FortiProxy (CVE-2023-33308). This stack-based overflow vulnerability affects proxy policies and/or firewall policies with proxy mode and SSL deep packet inspection enabled. This CVE was discovered and responsibly disclosed to Fortinet by security researchers.

Integrations with Tenable and Rapid7 Simplify Vulnerability Management

Security teams rely on vulnerability scanners to proactively locate vulnerabilities in network devices, hosts, and applications. These tools help improve the overall security posture of the network by remediating exposure before bad actors have an opportunity to exploit it. Although incredibly helpful, the data delivered by these tools is often overwhelming and not presented in an actionable manner.

Cloudflare Alternatives for Cloud WAF in 2023

Cloudflare is a leading global web infrastructure and cybersecurity company. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare provides a wide range of products and services designed to improve websites’ and internet applications’ performance, reliability, and security. One of Cloudflare’s primary focuses is on security.