{"id":23835,"date":"2024-04-26T13:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T12:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/?p=23835"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:03:21","slug":"ensuring-robust-security-through-regular-firewall-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/technical\/ensuring-robust-security-through-regular-firewall-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Robust Security Through Regular Firewall Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23835\" data-post-id=\"23835\" data-obj-id=\"23835\" class=\"elementor elementor-23835 dce-elementor-post-23835\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e642dc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Knowledge Hub<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7553618a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7553618a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowledge <span class=\"lightblue\">Hub<\/span><sup class=\"blog-tm\">TM<\/sup><span class=\"hub-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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by:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExa Networks\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33be5e0b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33be5e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8587caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8587caa\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"main-article\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf7379a\" data-id=\"3bf7379a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caea28c custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7caea28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>In the rapidly evolving cyber landscape, the importance of robust network security systems cannot be overstated. Exa, is deeply committed to maintaining the highest security standards by ensuring our Fortigate Firewall platform remains fully patched and up-to-date.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2705284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2705284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Necessity of Vigilance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234845f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234845f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our commitment was put to the test back in February, following a critical advisory from Fortinet (detailed on their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/fortiguard.fortinet.com\/psirt\/FG-IR-24-015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"_11q7k1zt _5pio5fkk _189eyh40 _1il9nqa1 _19lclxqc _d0altlke acronym-highlight\" data-testid=\"acronym-highlight\">PSIRT<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> page). This alert highlighted vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by malicious entities. The urgency of this advisory was underscored by a reported breach that month, where hackers offered admin access to compromised systems. \u00a0A scenario vividly reported on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cybersecuritynews.com\/hackers-offering-admin-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity News<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5209ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5209ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Response<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5dd022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5dd022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"746\">We responded swiftly to the Fortinet advisory. Recognising the severity of the situation, our team deployed several strategic measures to ensure our networks and those of our clients remained secure and impervious to the exploit:<\/p><ol class=\"ak-ol\" start=\"1\" data-indent-level=\"1\"><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"989\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Immediate Patch Implementation<\/strong>: Upon receiving the advisory, our team worked diligently to implement the necessary patches to the affected systems. By prioritising this update we were able to secure our networks quickly, before any malicious activities could impact our systems. All of our managed Fortigate systems were fully patched within 24 hours of the advisory being received from Fortinet.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1392\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Comprehensive System Audits<\/strong>: Concurrent with the patch implementation, our Networking team conducted thorough audits of our network infrastructure to identify any anomalies or signs of a breach. This proactive measure helped us confirm the integrity of our data and systems post-update.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1682\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Enhanced Monitoring Protocols<\/strong>: Understanding that new vulnerabilities can emerge at any time, we enhanced our monitoring protocols. This included increasing the frequency and depth of our surveillance to detect and respond to threats more effectively.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1937\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Customer Communication<\/strong>: We believe in transparency and the importance of keeping our customers informed. Preceding the update, we communicated this via our <a href=\"https:\/\/status.exa.co.uk\/incident\/534020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">status page<\/a>, explaining the situation, our response, and advising them on steps we are taking to ensure our security measures are effective.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2224a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c2224a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lessons Learned and Looking Forward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7ceb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae7ceb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2279\">The February incident was a stark reminder of the persistent threat landscape we navigate. It reinforced the importance of maintaining a vigilant, responsive, and proactive cybersecurity posture. Here are some key takeaways and steps we continue to uphold:<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\"><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2539\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Regular Updates and Patching<\/strong>: We maintain a strict schedule for regular updates and patching of our systems, especially critical security infrastructures like the Fortigate Firewall.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2725\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Continuous Learning and Adaptation<\/strong>: Each security threat offers valuable lessons that we incorporate into our strategic planning. We continually adapt our security measures based on new information and emerging threats.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2948\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Partnerships and Collaboration<\/strong>: Working closely with technology partners like Fortinet allows us to stay ahead of potential security issues through real-time intelligence sharing and collaborative problem-solving.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3165\"><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Educating Our Customers and Community<\/b>: We recommend any customers who wish to update their passwords use our recent <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #009fe3; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #009fe3; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/news\/security-news\/password-day-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide<\/a><\/span><\/span> on best practice and we continue to share our knowledge and learning to our customers through regular updates, empowering them to strengthen their defence against cyber threats.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded0578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded0578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1370cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e1370cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Exa, we are committed to providing our clients with the safest and most reliable network environments. The incident in February was a reminder of the challenges we face but also a testament to the effectiveness of our rapid response and the robustness of our security practices. 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