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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com SocksEscort[.]com Page translation from Russian via Google Translate.

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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

With two options to choose from, the Web Application Protector (WAP) offers DDoS protection , bot management, and is pre-configured to detect the latest threats. Cloudflare is a web infrastructure and cybersecurity company founded in 2009 and located in San Francisco, California. Cloudflare WAF. Read our in-depth review of Imperva WAF.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. EnterpriseDB.

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Best Network Security Tools 2021

eSecurity Planet

Since 2009, Okta has been a thought leader in the access, authentication, and authorization space. For NGFWs, Akamai’s Kona Site Defender can deflect the most significant DDoS attacks , maintain performance during attacks, and pre-define application-layer controls. Identity and access management (IAM): Okta.

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

Herjavec Group

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! billion dollars in damages.

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Weathering Russian Winter: The Current State of Russian APTs

Security Boulevard

However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the risk and incredible rate of advancement in Russian cyberattacks front and center – with much of the internet (and the world) caught in the crossfire. They don’t bother with waiting around like many other APTs do.