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NSA, CISA issue guidance on Protective DNS services

SC Magazine

A PDNS service uses existing DNS protocols and architecture to analyze DNS queries and mitigate threats. A PDNS can log and save suspicious queries and provide a blocked response, delaying or preventing malicious actions ā€“ such as ransomware locking victim files ā€“ while letting organizations investigate using those logged DNS queries.

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Back to the Future of Firewall

Cisco Security

As a network and workload security strategy leader, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of the good old network firewall. Spoiler alert: Iā€™m not going to join the cool club of pronouncing the firewall dead. The two main problems for the firewall to overcome in all those new deployment scenarios are insertion and visibility.

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What are Common Types of Social Engineering Attacks?

eSecurity Planet

Social engineering is a common technique that cybercriminals use to lure their victims into a false sense of security. As social engineering tactics become more advanced, it’s important to know how to identify them in the context of cybersecurity. Social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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RSA ConferenceĀ® 2022 Security Operations Center Findings Report

Cisco Security

Cisco provided automated malware analysis, threat intelligence, DNS visibility and Intrusion Detection; brought together with SecureX. The goal of the RSAC SOC is to use technology to educate conference attendees about what happens on a typical wireless network. Domain Name Server (DNS). Cleartext Usernames and Passwords.

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FortiSASE SASE Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2000, Fortinet began producing physical firewall appliances and soon expanded into other security categories. Optional premium support subscriptions are also available for all appliances to provide rapid appliance replacement, onsite support, secure remote management, and advanced support engineers. Who is Fortinet?

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals. When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web.

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10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know

eSecurity Planet

DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage. Segmentation technologies require setting policies for each network, managing which traffic can move between subnets and decreasing lateral movement.