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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 14, 2023 – Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

eSecurity Planet

While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi. The vulnerability is nearly six years old, and Zyxel previously issued a security advisory about the Gafgyt malware in 2019 that exploited CVE-2017-18368.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports. These priority maintenance requirements should also be extended to other security solutions that protect DNS servers such as firewalls and antivirus applications. Hide the primary DNS server from public access through network isolation and firewall configuration.

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Are You Certain Your Website is Secure from Cyberattacks?

SiteLock

Don’t Rely on Security by Obscurity : Be Certain Your Website is Secure. Obscurity should never be your only security defense. Use a web application firewall (WAF) to help protect your site from bad bots and other malicious traffic. Scan for Clarity. Block Ambiguity. We are available 24/7 to help!

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption can also be found incorporated into a variety of network security and cloud security solutions, such as cloud access security brokers (CASB), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), password managers , virtual private networks (VPN), and web application firewalls (WAF).

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Top Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

One of the youngest BAS vendors, the vendor started operations in 2017 and resides in Palo Alto, California. In 2017, HPE spun off the segment and merged with Computer Sciences Corporation to establish DXC. Also Read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors. Picus Security. DXC Technology. Deployment options for BAS.

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How Do You Get Ransomware? 5 Main Sources in 2019

Spinone

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. One of the most famous examples is the EternalBlue exploit, which was the main channel of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017. Ransomware is a sly, silent, and vicious criminal.