Tuesday, December 22, 2020
By Fuel HQ
On December 13th, SolarWinds announced that hackers had inserted malware into a service that provides software updates for its Orion platform. Palo Alto Networks has quickly responded with a number of resources to help navigate SolarStorm attack, the name they assigned to the recent campaign of attacks connected to a suspected nation state actor behind the SolarWinds SUNBURST malware.
Below is a roundup of resources that the Fuel community can access online.
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resources,
SolarStorm Attack,
SolarWinds
Thursday, August 27, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters
In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, bad actors were quick to make their way to the cloud, creating newly observed hostnames (NOHs) with keywords related to the global pandemic.
In this infographic, we share high-level findings from Unit 42’s report, “COVID-19: Cloud Threat Landscape,” which analyzed 1.2 million newly observed hostnames (NOH) containing keywords related to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 9, 2020 to April 26, 2020 (7 weeks).
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COVID-19,
Cloud Threats
Friday, August 14, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

Commonly referred to as FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.” In an effort to modernize IT, FedRAMP allows agencies to quickly adapt from old and insecure IT to “mission-enabling, secure and cost-effective cloud-based IT.”
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FedRAMP,
Prisma Cloud
Monday, August 3, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

A data breach is among the most significant dangers to a company today. With financial penalties and reputational damage on the line, network security professionals are tasked with keeping networks safe and ensuring that internal information is not leaked to third parties or the outside world. That task is more challenging than ever, as hybrid networks grow more dynamic, complex and hard to manage.
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Topics:
visibility gap,
network leak monitoring
Thursday, June 18, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

The coronavirus crisis has put new strain on network security professionals. As companies across the country continue to shift to a remote work model, firewalls have become overloaded with traffic. At times, encryption rules need to be relaxed just so firewalls can keep up with demand — but relaxing the rules leaves an inspection gap.
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Topics:
firewall,
firewall safety
Thursday, June 4, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

Fuel is celebrating its five-year anniversary, which calls for fun and games! Are you a Fuel pro or is this a no-go? Test your Fuel and cybersecurity trivia in this quiz.
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Fuel,
fuel 5 year anniversary
Friday, May 22, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters
Christopher Prewitt is a Fuel User Group member based out of the Cleveland area. Earlier this year, he participated in virtual study group sessions for the Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification and recently passed the exam. We spoke with Prewitt about his start in cybersecurity, what drove him to get PCNSE certified and tips for others looking to obtain the designation.
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PCNSE,
certification
Friday, May 1, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

As shelter-in-place orders continue to be observed, employees required to work from home may not have the same security protections that their physical workplace offers. Until employees can return to these offices, following simple cybersecurity best practices is now more important than ever.
With that in mind, we spoke with George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Fuel Board Member. The SMU Office of Information Technology recently outlined a number of tips for remote employees in their quarterly security update. What follows are tips that Finney suggests Fuel members can share with their own employees.
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Cybersecurity,
remote employees
Thursday, April 2, 2020
From Fuel Headquarters

It is no secret that next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) can transform system operations. NGFWs provide their operators with enhanced capabilities, taking firewall maintenance and security to the next level.
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NGFW,
Automation,
firewall upkeep
Thursday, March 26, 2020

In the last few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses to change their operations overnight and require remote work for the well-being of their employees. With more individuals working via home networks, there has been an increased need for cybersecurity professionals to ensure their companies are still operating securely.
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Topics:
customer service,
TAC Support,
LIVEcommunity,
COVID-19,
coronavirus