January 25, 2003. A Saturday. I was at my desk—because in cybersecurity, Saturdays are just Thursdays with better coffee. I’d been in the industry for about a decade at that point, running network operations. We’d seen worms before. Code Red. Nimda. The usual chaos. Nothing—and I mean nothing—prepared us for SQL Slammer. At 05:30 UTC,
Fortinet has announced the release of FortiOS 7.6, the latest version of its flagship operating system powering FortiGate next-generation firewalls. The update brings significant enhancements in AI-driven threat detection, SD-WAN capabilities, and zero-trust security features.Key New Features in FortiOS 7.6:– FortiAI 2.0 Integration: Enhanced machine learning models for real-time threat detection with 40% faster malware
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a critical severity advisory (CIAD-2026-00XX) regarding multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy. These vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, or bypass authentication on affected systems. Vulnerability Summary Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in FortiOS and
