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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2021 Edition

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For the second month in a row, Microsoft has patched scary flaws in the DNS servers on Windows Server 2008 through 2019 versions that could be used to remotely install software of the attacker’s choice. “There is the outside chance this could be wormable between DNS servers,” warned Trend Micro’s Dustin Childs.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2021 Edition

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.” Another concerning critical vulnerability in the July batch is CVE-2021-34494 , a dangerous bug in the Windows DNS Server that earned a CVSS score (severity) of 9.8 “Both core and full installations are affected back to Windows Server 2008, including versions 2004 and 20H2,” said Aleks Haugom , also with Automox.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2021 Edition

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A key concern for enterprises is another critical bug in the DNS server on Windows Server 2008 through 2019 versions that could be used to remotely install software of the attacker’s choice. A reliable backup means you’re less likely to pull your hair out when the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system.

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Patch Tuesday, Good Riddance 2020 Edition

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Additionally, Microsoft released an advisory on how to minimize the risk from a DNS spoofing weakness in Windows Server 2008 through 2019. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches. “The vulnerabilities, if exploited, would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim’s machine.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

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2008, wherein he addresses forum members with the salutation, “Hello Gentlemen Scammers.” I can not provide DNS for u, only domains. Here’s snippet of Icamis’s ad on Spamdot from Aug. ” We are glad to present you our services!

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Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022

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encryption in transit Tools for remote management , global dashboards, and geo IP tracking Access to 24×7 DevOps team for technical support and remediating active threats Logical secure access including role-based access control, 2FA , and SSO Automate configuration backup and recovery for resilient policies and controls. Catchpoint.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

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In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Moving away from trying to trick users, pharming leverages cache poisoning against the DNS , using malicious email code to target the server and compromise web users’ URL requests. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers.

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