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DHS CISA urges government agencies to fix SIGRed Windows Server DNS bug within 24h

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US DHS CISA urges government agencies to patch SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited. on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. The SigRed flaw was discovered by Check Point researcher Sagi Tzaik and impacts Microsoft Windows DNS.

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Microsoft fixes critical wormable RCE SigRed in Windows DNS servers

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on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. The SigRed flaw was discovered by Check Point researcher Sagi Tzaik and impacts Microsoft Windows DNS. An attacker could exploit the SigRed vulnerability by sending specially-crafted malicious DNS queries to a Windows DNS server.

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Microsoft July 2020 Security Updates address 123 vulnerabilities

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on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. Today we released an update for CVE-2020-1350 , a Critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that is classified as a ‘wormable’ vulnerability and has a CVSS base score of 10.0. Non-Microsoft DNS Servers are not affected.”

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

The CEH certification from the EC-Council was introduced in 2003 and is now in version 11. Prerequisites include either taking a five-day, 20-module training course, or having proof of two years of work experience in a security-related field. As of mid-2022, the cost is $749 USD. CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker).

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Read more: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security. With deep industry experience, Jeremiah Grossman was the Information Security Officer for Yahoo!,