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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. TLS and HTTPS inherently create secured and encrypted sessions for communication.

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How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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

eSecurity Planet

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications.

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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

SiteLock

An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. Luckily Howard kept frequent backups of the church’s website. Website attacks can destroy site content, so backups are crucial to recovering damage. Cybercriminals used a DDoS attack to bring down Julia’s website.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. Additional protection may be deployed using browser security, DNS security, or secure browsers to protect endpoints from malicious websites. Critical resources need additional protection.

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Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Kentik’s solutions can protect core, edge, and cloud networks while adding DDoS and botnet protection, supply chain analytics, and synthetics. Auvik Features. Catchpoint Features.

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