Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

The experts demonstrated multiple attack vectors, including the exploitation of flaws in internet-exposed services, cloud account takeover, and the exploitation of flaws in the cloud infrastructure. The researchers discovered eight vulnerabilities that impact thousands of internet-connected devices worldwide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Executive summary Credential harvesting is a technique that hackers use to gain unauthorized access to legitimate credentials using a variety of strategies, tactics, and techniques such as phishing and DNS poisoning. According to recent research , phishing assaults targeted credential harvesting in 71.5% of cases in 2020.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Joe can use a web application firewall (WAF ) to help protect his blog from bad bots and other malicious traffic. Just like with Joe’s blog, Howard’s website can benefit from a web application firewall. Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Therefore, make sure to set up the latest network routers and firewall protocols across all IT equipment to strengthen your security and create a defense against hackers and security breaches. Firewalls . Install hardware firewalls for the maximum level of network security. . Two-factor authentication . Monitoring system.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

When preparing to launch a targeted attack, the experienced adversary will take into account the defensive measures the target has, the software being used by the target, and the resources available to the adversary to execute the attack, such as botnet capacity. This DDoS vector accounts for about 20 percent of all DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Comprehensive protection: DataDome protects against all types of bots, including credential stuffing, web scraping, and account takeover attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Transfer funds from one account to another. Change user passwords to hijack accounts. A CSRF attack was recently used to seize all control of a Brazilian bank’s DNS settings for over five hours. Web application firewalls filter out bad traffic from ever accessing your website. Mitigating and Preventing Vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

See the Top Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) What is SPanel? The Admin interface allows for server and accounts management. Unlike other solutions, SShield doesn’t block access to the affected account; it allows the owner enough time to fix the issue without affecting website uptime. That’s where SPanel can help.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

As a network and workload security strategy leader, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of the good old network firewall. Spoiler alert: I’m not going to join the cool club of pronouncing the firewall dead. The two main problems for the firewall to overcome in all those new deployment scenarios are insertion and visibility.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

There are, at minimum, two schemes that need to be reviewed, but consider if you have more from this potential, and probably incomplete, list: Cloud service master account management AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Architecture (OCA), Name Service Registrars (E.g., PCI DSS v4.0

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McAfee

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

And they didn’t even give it a DNS look up until almost a year later. The majority of this tactic took place from a C2 perspective through the partial exfiltration being done using DNS. When protection fails, it could be a firewall rule that can be any type of protection. Well, they were doing this for a reason. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., Ethernet and MAC), the session (WEB sockets), transport (SSL, TCP, and UDP), perimeter (firewalls), and physical layers (securing endpoint devices). Verifying accounts, addresses, and transactions helps you prevent identity theft and fraud. Avoid storing payment data from your customers.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Autodiscover works for client applications that are inside or outside firewalls and in resource forest and multiple forest scenarios” Which boils down to a feature of Exchange email servers that allows email clients to automatically discover email servers, provide credentials, and then receive proper configurations.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. and then monitors the endpoint alerts to respond to detected threats.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

Raise Next-Generation Firewalls . Lastly, and probably the most advanced microsegmentation method is next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). While not initially intended for the cloud, NGFW vendors are increasingly offering their security solutions in the form of firewalls as a service (FWaaS). . Best practices for microsegmentation.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

DDoS attacks in the Volumetric category span layers 3, 4, and 7 of the OSI model , accounting for about 65 percent of all DDoS attacks in the wild. DNS (x28-54). By using a cloud-based web application firewall (WAF), like SiteLock TrueShield™ , you’re able to mitigate both threats. SSDP (x30.8). NTP (x556.9). CharGEN (x358.8).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

InsightIDR comes with several dashboard views that give administrators visibility into network activity like firewall traffic, blocked traffic by port and IP, total DNS traffic, and DNS queries. Insight Connect helps automate several IT processes, improves indicators, and comes with 200+ plugins. Rapid7 Competitors.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet. Roles and responsibilities are now to be defined as is review of all user account and privileges. Implementation timeline: Image credit: [link] PCI v4.0

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2023

Hardware Checklist for the Conference There are several different hardware contingencies that must be accounted for before conference setup can take place. Please note that configuring wireless after booting the Pi will require enabling SSH on the TE agent, along with any requisite firewall rules to reach the Pi over port 22.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim. Information regarding these remotes services is taken from the mailbox, cloud drive, or other cloud resources accessible by the compromised account.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Exploit bugs not people.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2021

Solution : Use a web application firewall , automated scanning and keep your software up-to-date to work against this common vulnerability. Cybercriminals take advantage of security misconfigurations through unauthorized access to default accounts, rarely accessed web pages, unprotected files and folders, directory listings, etc.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Penetration tests include the use of vulnerability scanning tools and will generally be applied against external security devices and applications including, but not limited to, firewalls , web servers, web applications, gateways , and VPN servers. Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the network, such as security cameras, TVs, etc.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 19, 2018

This means they can do everything from cache responses to stop potentially malicious threats to apply firewall rules to block certain user agents or IP addresses. Onto the next piece and per the title, it's going to involve DNS rollover. As such, I need to roll DNS to go from pointing to one Function app to another one.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

WASHINGTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ZeroFox , a leading external cybersecurity provider, announces Adversary Disruption service to automate the dismantlement of malicious infrastructure, content, sites and bot accounts required to conduct external cyberattacks. Visit www.zerofox.com for more information.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 30, 2023

The VirusTotal passive DNS entry for this IP address showed various subdomains being used. Figure 4: VirusTotal Intelligence Query Figure 5: Passive DNS replications for 88.119.169[.]108 Network telemetry (firewall, netflow, forward proxy, etc.) Both domains resolved to the same IP address: 88.119.169.108. These logs will help.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Let's start by looking at this from a philosophical standpoint: But here’s the bigger philosophical question: the device still worked fine with the native app, should @TPLINKUK be held accountable for supporting non-documented use cases? Probably “no”, but in a perfect world they’d document local connections by other apps and not break that.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

In order to send a message, they could be using spoof email addresses, making use of compromised accounts, or exploiting weak security measures. In order to verify the signature, the recipient’s email server will then use the sender’s publicly available key that is provided in DNS records for this domain.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Keep minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. Exfil Domain in DNS Query. T1078: Valid accounts. Recommended actions. Keep your software with the latest security updates. Monitor network traffic, outbound port scans, and unreasonable bandwidth usage. Appendix B.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. DNS leak protection Kill switch No log policy. A password manager improves internet security by helping users create diverse, secure passwords for each account they own.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

The least common of SQL injection attacks, the out-of-band method relies on the database server to make DNS or HTTP requests delivering data to an attacker. . . . Raise Virtual or Physical Firewalls. We strongly recommend using a software or appliance-based web application firewall (WAF) to help filter out malicious data. .

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It is a team effort, where collaboration combines a robust backbone (Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics, with identity (RSA NetWitness). This was only possible because the device was supervised. The other half is Clarity for iOS.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

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