Note that passwords and keys may also need to be updated elsewhere, such as with an organization’s internet service provider, dynamic DNS provider, email provider, remote IPSec VPN peer, or LDAP/RADIUS server. SonicWall offers full guidance on its website.
If a customer has used the cloud backup feature but there are no serial numbers listed in its MySonicWall account, SonicWall will provide additional guidance in coming days to determine if its backup files were impacted.
SonicWall said in a statement, “less than 5% of our firewall install base had backup firewall preference files stored in the cloud.” It said it has 500,000 customers, but not all subscribe to its firewalls. Still, the 5% estimate could translate into thousands of organizations.
