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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. DDoS attacks on single networks or websites render them unavailable, but DDoS attacks on DNS resolvers bring down all networks and websites using that DNS resource.

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How Hackers Use Reconnaissance – and How to Protect Against It

eSecurity Planet

Also read: Best Penetration Testing Tools. Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools. Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. What Data Do Hackers Collect? The Top Reconnaissance Tools.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Even the largest organizations with the most robust internal security teams will engage with MSSPs for specialty projects, penetration tests, and other specific needs. Managed endpoint security installs, configures, and maintains endpoint protection tools ( antivirus , endpoint detection and response (EDR), etc.)

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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