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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2021 Edition

Krebs on Security

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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NEW TECH: A couple of tools that deserve wide use — to preserve the integrity of U.S. elections

The Last Watchdog

NormShield found that all of the 2020 presidential hopefuls, thus far, are making sure their campaigns are current on software patching, as well as Domain Name System (DNS) security; and several are doing much more. The reputation is shaped by how they communicate with citizens – mostly through email.

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Best Practices to Make Sure VPN Access Remains Seamless

eSecurity Planet

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has forced enterprises of all sizes and industries to adopt new work approaches that keep employees safe at home while ensuring productivity and security. Knowing this, companies can ensure they properly secure their VPNs by enabling and requiring two-factor authentication as a second layer of protection.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. In 2020, Grichishkin was arrested outside of Russia on a warrant for providing bulletproof hosting services to cybercriminal gangs.

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The Ransomware Group Tactics which Maximise their Profitability

Security Boulevard

VMware Carbon Black threat researchers have recorded a 900% year on year increase in ransomware attacks in the first half of 2020. Or they might move the data out slowly through protocols such as DNS. By now the attacker has achieved the first part of their goal.

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Abusing cloud services to fly under the radar

Fox IT

NCC Group and Fox-IT observed this threat actor during various incident response engagements performed between October 2019 until April 2020. The threat used valid accounts against remote services: Cloud-based applications utilizing federated authentication protocols. From this portal it was possible to launch the web-based VPN.

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How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response

eSecurity Planet

For example, the 2016 DDoS attack on the Dyn managed domain name service (DNS) caused the DNS service to fail to respond to legitimate DNS inquiries and effectively shut down major sites such as PayPal, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and many others. Also read: How to Secure DNS. In 2020 the U.S. Types of DDoS Attacks.

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