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Lemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activities

Security Affairs

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. Threat actors compromised third-party software or the installation of malware-laced firmware.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Managed endpoint security installs, configures, and maintains endpoint protection tools ( antivirus , endpoint detection and response (EDR), etc.)

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FortiNAC: Network Access Control (NAC) Product Review

eSecurity Planet

FortiNAC functions well as a basic NAC for wired and wireless connections with employee and guest users on traditional workstations, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. FortiNAC is integrated with FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

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How to Improve SD-WAN Security

eSecurity Planet

As the modern workforce becomes increasingly mobile and enterprises branch out and grow, software-defined wide area networks ( SD-WAN ) have become a popular choice in the evolution of networking. With SD-WAN architectures, branch employees and remote users connect to an enterprise network through a web of connected devices over the internet.

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Vulnerability Management as a Service: Top VMaaS Providers

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerabilities can be found in various parts of a system, from low-level device firmware to the operating system, all the way through to software applications running on the device,” said Jeremy Linden, senior director of product management at Asimily. Qualys VMDR covers mobile devices in addition to operating systems and applications.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

For improved security using mobile phones, free authentication apps are available from Google, Microsoft, and others. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. 60% of all mobile and browser zero-days are exploited by spyware vendors. Attackers began to deliver malware to users through legitimate and common IT support tools such as ConnectWise ScreenConnect.