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Endpoint security for Mac: 3 best practices

Malwarebytes

Phishing attacks, vulnerability exploits, DDoS attacks, and much more threaten your company’s Macs at any time — and if any of them are successful, it could cost your business millions in lost productivity and information theft. Use a DNS filter to stop web-based attacks. That’s where DNS filtering comes in.

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DirtyMoe botnet infected 100,000+ Windows systems in H1 2021

Security Affairs

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Experts pointed out that the number of infected systems could be far greater because data provided by AVAST are only related to systems running their antivirus solution.

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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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 364 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Raspberry Robin spreads via removable USB devices Malware campaign hides a shellcode into Windows event logs US gov sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Blender also used by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT How the thriving fraud industry within Facebook attacks independent media QNAP fixes multiple flaws, including a QVR RCE vulnerability Anonymous and Ukraine (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

Security Affairs

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week.

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Matryosh DDoS botnet targets Android-Based devices via ADB

Security Affairs

Netlab researchers spotted a new Android malware, dubbed Matryosh , that is infecting devices to recruit them in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. The main purpose of the Android botnet is to carry out DDoS attacks. The post Matryosh DDoS botnet targets Android-Based devices via ADB appeared first on Security Affairs.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Application and website security monitors and manages tools to prevent incidents such as server attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Managed endpoint security installs, configures, and maintains endpoint protection tools ( antivirus , endpoint detection and response (EDR), etc.)