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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites.

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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

eSecurity Planet

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Understanding ALGs involves knowing how they work, their pros and cons, and how they integrate with or differ from other types of firewalls.

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Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

Krebs on Security

Reached for comment about the source of the document, Orvis spokesperson Tucker Kimball said it was only available for a day before the company had it removed from Pastebin. Multiple firewall products. DNS controls. Orvis says the exposure was inadvertent, and that many of the credentials were already expired. Linux servers.

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

eSecurity Planet

50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. DDoS attacks on single networks or websites render them unavailable, but DDoS attacks on DNS resolvers bring down all networks and websites using that DNS resource.

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How to Improve Email Security for Enterprises & Businesses

eSecurity Planet

It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. or direct connections with assets (storage containers, load balancing servers, web application firewalls, etc.) These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Defeating Malvertising-Based Phishing Attacks

Security Boulevard

Alongside Google’s crackdown attempts, the cybersecurity community has undertaken the task of identifying these malicious sponsored links, documenting them, and reporting them to Google in the hopes that it removes them. Your firewall had no problems letting the requested HTTPS traffic through. Next-gen protective DNS.