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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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SecureList

Back then, cybercriminals distributed malware under the guise of the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. This article analyzes only fake AdShield app, but all the other cases follow the same scenario. By the look of it, it appears to be a continuation of the summer campaign covered by our colleagues from Avast. Technical details.

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Can Hackers Create Fake Hotspots?

Identity IQ

Change Your DNS Settings One way to protect your device from a fake hotspot is to change your DNS settings. You can do this by entering your network settings and changing the DNS server to one that is more trustworthy. A hacker can use the information they’ve gathered to access your accounts and steal your information.

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

eSecurity Planet

This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

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FortiSASE SASE Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

FortiSASE User Subscriptions The basic user subscription for the FortiSASE product provides secure internet access through SSL inspection, inline antivirus, inline sandbox, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), botnet command and control protection, inline CASB, inline DLP, website filtering, and DNS address filtering. Mbps of bandwidth.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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A 3-Tiered Approach to Securing Your Home Network

Daniel Miessler

This is the most important thing in this article. Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, Next, you can consider changing your DNS settings on all your devices to use those by Cloudflare. Many security professionals stopped using antivirus many years ago, and more and more are doing so as native offerings from operating systems improve.

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