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CEO, Portnox
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Ofer Amitai is CEO and co-founder of Portnox, where he is responsible for day-to-day operations and setting the company's strategic direction. He has over 20 years' experience in network security, during which time he established the first IT security team in the Israeli Air Force, managed the security division at Xpert Integrated Systems, and served as Microsoft regional director of security, Ofer is a proven innovator and thought leader in network security. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science.
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Kill Chain & the Internet of Things

4/20/2017
IoT “things” such as security cameras, smart thermostats and wearables are particularly easy targets for kill chain intruders, but a layered approach to security can help thwart an attack.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-24
A reflective cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Enterprise Network Disk prior to version 6.1 patch 6 hotfix 4 that could allow execution of code in an authenticated user's browser if a crafted url is visited, possibly through phishing.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-24
A DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Enterprise Network Disk prior to version 6.1 patch 6 hotfix 4 that could allow execution of code in an authenticated user's current browser session if a crafted url is visited, possibly through phishing.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-24
Insecure permissions in Nakivo Backup & Replication Director version 9.4.0.r43656 on Linux allow local users to access the Nakivo Director web interface and gain root privileges. This occurs because the database containing the users of the web application and the password-recovery secret value i...
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-24
Lack of access control in Nakivo Backup & Replication Transporter version 9.4.0.r43656 allows remote users to access unencrypted backup repositories and the Nakivo Controller configuration via a network accessible transporter service. It is also possible to create or delete backup repositories.