Homeland Security Today

CISA Warns of FIRESTARTER Malware Targeting Cisco ASA Firewall Products

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a malware analysis report on FIRESTARTER malware.
SecurityWeek

US Federal Agency’s Cisco Firewall Infected With ‘Firestarter’ Backdoor

At least one US federal agency was infected with the Firestarter backdoor in a China-linked campaign targeting Cisco ...

New 'Firestarter' malware flames on in spite of Cisco firewall updates and security patches

Security pros are warning about custom malware targeting Cisco firewalls, and surviving upgrades and reboots.
SiliconRepublic

Cisco reveals critical flaw that leaves ASA firewalls open to attack

Networking giant Cisco has revealed a critical vulnerability that affects Cisco ASA firewalls that could allow remote attackers to breach a firewall via a virtual private network (VPN). Cisco has ...

Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches

Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco ...

Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network

Federal Civilian Executive Branch  (FCEB) agencies include NASA; Homeland Security itself (cyberworkers at CISA are part of ...
Dark Reading

4 Flaws, Other Weaknesses Undermine Cisco ASA Firewalls

BLACK HAT USA — Las Vegas — Cisco's enterprise-class firewalls have at least a dozen vulnerabilities — four of which have been assigned CVE identifiers — that could allow attackers to infiltrate ...
Network World

What’s New in Cisco ASA Firewall Release 8.2?

Recently, Cisco released their latest version of Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 software release 8.2. This new version has some new features that I wanted to share with you so that you will ...