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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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Robert Lemos, Technology Journalist/Data Researcher,  4/19/2019
Why We Need a 'Cleaner Internet'
Darren Anstee, Chief Technology Officer at Arbor Networks,  4/19/2019
Tips for the Aftermath of a Cyberattack
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading,  4/17/2019
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CVE-2019-11469
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-23
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 through 14 allows FaultTemplateOptions.jsp resourceid SQL injection. Subsequently, an unauthenticated user can gain the authority of SYSTEM on the server by uploading a malicious file via the "Execute Program Action(s)" feature.
CVE-2013-7470
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-23
cipso_v4_validate in include/net/cipso_ipv4.h in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7, when CONFIG_NETLABEL is disabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash), as demonstrated by icmpsic, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0310.
CVE-2019-11463
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-23
A memory leak in archive_read_format_zip_cleanup in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive through 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file because of a HAVE_LZMA_H typo.
CVE-2019-0218
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-22
A vulnerability was discovered wherein a specially crafted URL could enable reflected XSS via JavaScript in the pony mail interface.
CVE-2019-11383
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-22
An issue was discovered in the Medha WiFi FTP Server application 1.8.3 for Android. An attacker can read the username/password of a valid user via /data/data/com.medhaapps.wififtpserver/shared_prefs/com.medhaapps.wififtpserver_preferences.xml