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What Is DNS And Why Should Your Business Care?

Adam Levin

Department of Homeland Security issued an emergency directive in January 2019 giving government agencies ten days to verify that they weren’t compromised by DNS hijacking. For cybersecurity professionals, the welcome urgency behind these recent warnings may get lost in the wilderness of the cyber issues that they face.

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PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI

Malwarebytes

PlugX has been around since at least 2008 but is under constant development. With control of the sinkhole, a specially configured DNS server can simply route the requests of the bots to a fake C2 server. We dont just report on threatswe remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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A whirlwind adventure: Malwarebytes' 15-year journey in business cybersecurity

Malwarebytes

As we raise a glass to toast Malwarebytes' 15th anniversary of boldly venturing into the realm of business cybersecurity, we're feeling nostalgic. From modest beginnings to becoming a titan in business cybersecurity, we've got a tale to tell, so take your seats, grab your popcorn, and enjoy the show! But wait, there's more!

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Four in-the-wild exploits, 13 critical patches headline bumper Patch Tuesday

Malwarebytes

Since then, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) has issued Emergency Directive 21-04 , “Mitigate Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability” because it is aware of active exploitation, by multiple threat actors, of the PrintNightmare vulnerability. and Windows 10. Exchange Server.

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PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication

Security Affairs

“After selecting the appropriate vulnerability, it uses the PowerSploit module to reflectively load the embedded exploit bundle binary with the target vulnerability and an MSI command as arguments.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Since the pandemic began, cybersecurity has been named a top priority for national security and we’ve witnessed some of the largest, and most destructive cyber breaches in history.

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What Is SQL Injection? Examples & Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

Instead, they rely on the server to create DNS or HTTP requests to force the application to send data to a remote endpoint that they control. SQL injection is one of the top vulnerabilities because of its impact and the several ways to identify and exploit servers and applications.