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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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HTML Smuggling technique used in phishing and malspam campaigns

Security Affairs

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 23, 2021. HTML smuggling is a highly evasive technique for malware delivery that leverages legitimate HTML5 and JavaScript features. The malicious payloads are delivered via encoded strings in an HTML attachment or webpage. .”

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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

Krebs on Security

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

eSecurity Planet

An ideal security stack provides continuous protection without gaps. IDS and IPS solutions help fill in the gaps between endpoint protection , firewalls , and other parts of the security stack. Even the smallest organizations know that they should implement firewalls and endpoint protection solutions.

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Meeting Customers Where They Are …. And Where They Don’t Want to Be

Cisco Security

The concern over ransomware attacks in a hybrid workplace increased 69% among leaders ( Security Magazine ). And, last year, bad actors sent 61% of malware through cloud applications to target remote workers ( Security Intelligence ). Seeking a secure and simple solution.

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5 Components of the Kubernetes Control Plane that Demand Special Attention in Your Security Strategy

Security Affairs

They should also use firewall rules as well as the feature’s inherent security features, notably peer.key/peer.cert and client.key/client.cert, to secure communications between etcd members as well as between etcd and its clients. For information on how to secure that part of a Kubernetes cluster, click here.

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Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks: Top NGFWs Compared

eSecurity Planet

A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is an important component of network security and represents the third generation of firewall technology. To add to the stateful inspection of network traffic and access control , NGFWs can block modern, sophisticated threats like application-layer attacks and advanced malware.

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