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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

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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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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Highly Sophisticated Malware Attacks Home and Small Office Routers

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The attacks include ZuoRAT, a multi-stage remote access Trojan (RAT) that specifically exploits known vulnerabilities in SOHO routers to hijack DNS and HTTP traffic. See the Best Antivirus Software. Defenders and security teams can find the complete list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) on this GitHub page.

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

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For example, Mandiant researchers discovered a threat actor that ran attacks off of equipment usually ignored on the network such as wireless access point controllers, storage area network (SAN) arrays, load balancers, and video conferencing camera systems. Also read: Best Network Monitoring Tools. IDS vs. IPS.

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How to Implement Microsegmentation

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Ten years after the conceptual roots of zero trust, the cybersecurity industry has four methods for implementing microsegmentation: network fabric, hypervisor, agent, or NFGWs. While all four approaches can help your organization move towards microsegmentation, some are critical to comprehensive network security. .

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Best Internet Security Suites & Software for 2022

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This guide covers the major categories of internet security suites and includes a few of the top options for each. Types of Internet Security Tools. Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. Back to top.

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