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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2021 Edition

Krebs on Security

The IE weakness — CVE-2021-26411 — affects both IE11 and newer EdgeHTML-based versions, and it allows attackers to run a file of their choice by getting you to view a hacked or malicious website in IE. In the ENKI blog post, the researchers said they will publish proof-of-concept (PoC) details after the bug has been patched.

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Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 1

Cisco Security

Our Threat Trends blog series takes a look at the activity that we see in the threat landscape and reports on those trends. After examining topics such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework , LOLBins , and others, this release will look at DNS traffic to malicious sites. Organizations and malicious DNS activity. Cryptomining.

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DNS-over-HTTPS takes another small step towards global domination

Malwarebytes

Firefox recently announced that it will be rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH) soon to one percent of its Canadian users as part of its partnership with CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority), the Ontario-based organization responsible for managing the.ca The DNS resolver the request is sent to also sees the DNS request, too.

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Threat Hunting Anomalous DNS and LDAP Activity with Trend Rules

Security Boulevard

The recent Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability is the impetus to creating this blog and discussing how you can use LogRhythm AI Engine (AIE) “Trend rules” to effectively detect anomalous behavior. The post Threat Hunting Anomalous DNS and LDAP Activity with Trend Rules appeared first on LogRhythm.

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Threat Trends: DNS Security

Cisco Security

Our Threat Trends blog series takes a look at the activity that we see in the threat landscape and reports on those trends. After examining topics such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework , LOLBins , and others, this release will look at DNS traffic to malicious sites. Organizations and malicious DNS activity. Cryptomining.

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Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center

Cisco Security

Cisco Secure returned as a supporting partner of the Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC) for the 5 th year ; joining conference producer Informa Tech and its other security partners. Threat hunting is a core mission of the Cisco Secure team, while monitoring the DNS activity for potentially malicious activity.

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What is Endpoint Security? The Minutiae of 2021’s Golden Standard for Cybersecurity

Heimadal Security

Hackers exploit software vulnerabilities, the DNS, or even user accounts to get their way. The Minutiae of 2021’s Golden Standard for Cybersecurity appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. This is why your enterprise needs endpoint security. But what is endpoint security? […]. The post What is Endpoint Security?