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Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall

Security Affairs

The threat actors appear to have the capability to control China’s Great Firewall and were observed utilizing a novel technique involving fake DNS MX records. The experts noticed a spike in activity observed in September 2023. However, the Infoblox researchers have yet to discover the motivation behind the attacks.

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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman talks IPO, and ‘strengthening that human firewall’

SC Magazine

And they were only focused on the global 2000 at a very high price point. That is certainly helping to build that human firewall, one person at a time and granularly, specifically, for that person based on their strengths and weaknesses. That’s the direction we’re going.

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US and UK link new Cyclops Blink malware to Russian state hackers?

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances.

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Is Cisco’s Acquisition of Splunk a Shade of Brilliance or Madness?

Security Boulevard

In 2000, they understood IP telephony, wireless, and load balancing were going and bet big. In cybersecurity, Cisco invested early in IPS, Firewall, VPN, and endpoint security; they produced exceptional results. Why would Cisco Systems unload $28 billion and change for this company?

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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). India, Italy, Canada, and Russia.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000). It’s clear that when technology develops, people find creative ways to cause mass disruption, increasing the need for antivirus protection and firewalls. While no data was destroyed or compromised, emails experienced severe delays, and military and university operations halted.