India, Aug. 29 -- The latest Barracuda security reports highlight a common thread across three different security incidents: remote access remains an attractive path for attackers. VPN gateways, loose firewall rules and legitimate remote-management tools all came under scrutiny, with each case showing how attackers can turn routine access points into opportunities.

The incidents were detected by Barracuda Managed XDR's SOC team during threat hunting and monitoring. While the activity differed, the risks were closely tied to exposed services, weak access controls and limited visibility.

VPN scanning puts exposed systems in focus The first incident involved CVE-2026-0257, a vulnerability affecting Palo Alto's OS-agnostic GlobalProtect ser...