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Hybrid Mesh Firewalls Compared: Check Point, Fortinet, and Cisco

Gartner formalized the hybrid mesh firewall category in 2025. Check Point, Fortinet, and Cisco are the three vendors leading the space. Here is how they compare and what it means for WAF buyers.

CISA Orders US Government to Patch Maximum Severity Cisco Flaw

CISA gives federal agencies three days to patch CVE-2026-20131, a CVSS 10 RCE flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center already exploited by Interlock ransomware since January.

RSAC 2026: AI Agents, Secure Browsers, and Zero Trust Dominate Day One

At RSAC 2026, hot new cybersecurity tools were announced Monday by vendors including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Cisco and Arctic Wolf.

CISA orders feds to patch max-severity Cisco flaw by Sunday

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-20131, in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) by Sunday,

AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January

AWS reveals that the Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical Cisco firewall zero-day (CVE-2026-20131) since January. The CVSS 10 flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution as root.

Interlock Ransomware Exploited Cisco Firewall Flaw for Weeks

AWS researchers reveal the Interlock ransomware group exploited a maximum-severity Cisco firewall flaw for over five weeks before Cisco disclosed the vulnerability.

Cisco warns of max severity Secure FMC flaws giving root access

Cisco patches two CVSS 10.0 flaws in Secure Firewall Management Center. Both allow unauthenticated remote attackers to gain root access. Fourth max-severity firewall flaw in 8 months.