The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. How did you first get interested in cybersecurity as a career? Erin: So, let’s get started. What drew you to this field?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 20, 2022

Incidents of malware targeting Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices jumped by more than a third in 2021, with three malware families the primary drivers behind the increase. That echoes similar reports that have shown an increase in DDoS attacks worldwide. Also read: Top 8 DDoS Protection Service Providers for 2022.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) represents vast opportunities for the public sector. Today’s Internet of Things might as well be called the Internet of Threats. These families are a particularly formidable threat to the public sector — in the form of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with excessive traffic, rendering them inaccessible to users.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added this flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. “The first use of the command is activated to receive information about the CPU architecture. In March 2022, the U.S. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The botnet was first discovered by Fortinet in March, the DDoS botnet targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks seek to cripple a corporate resource such as applications, web sites, servers, and routers, which can quickly lead to steep losses for victims. However, DDoS attackers sometimes even target the specific computers (or routers) of unwary people – often to harass video gamers, for example.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

A new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked as Moobot, was spotted scanning the Internet for vulnerable Tenda routers. Researchers from AT&T Alien Lab have spotted a new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked asu Moobot, which was scanning the Internet for the CVE-2020-10987 remote code-execution (RCE) issue in Tenda routers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It works at the session layer of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model and between the application and transport layers of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model. However, neither can explore or see past the gateway, which preserves the secrecy of the internal architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Organizations typically decide to outsource cybersecurity for a number of reasons: IT talent shortages make it difficult to hire and retain experienced cybersecurity professionals.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Similarly, and this might sound odd from someone in a senior position at a cybersecurity company, but businesses sometimes rely too much on the technology, and not enough on process, personnel and their skills. There is no such thing as a security tool that requires a minimum amount of attention.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Internet scammers are cunning criminals. Bots and fraudsters will locate the weak points in your architecture. . Scraping, identity fraud, vulnerability analysis, Layer 7 DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), and other methods are used by fraud prevention software as well. . . Authentication frauds.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Earlier this month I spoke at a cybersecurity conference in Albany, N.Y. alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. National Security Agency.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. Hackers can spread malware via IoT networks, disrupt supply chains in development, and use a fleet of routers as an IoT botnet to launch a DDoS attack. How is 5G Different?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

By carrying out these scans, you can boost your cybersecurity defenses and keep your company safe from cyber attacks by identifying and addressing vulnerabilities before they are exploited. These include: Malware Malvertising Phishing DDoS Ransomware Session hijacking Drive-by attack When Should You Do an External Vulnerability Scan?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As cloud computing upends traditional perimeter models of cybersecurity, new cloud security models have emerged, and CWPP was one of the first to appear back in 2010. Misconfigurations often unintentionally expose sensitive data or resources to the public internet. As a result, attackers may get access to sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

With two options to choose from, the Web Application Protector (WAP) offers DDoS protection , bot management, and is pre-configured to detect the latest threats. Israeli cybersecurity vendor Check Point Software Technologies made waves in 1993 when it launched the first stateful inspection security module, FireWall-1. Cloudflare WAF.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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. Implement rate limiting to harden against DDoS and DNS tunneling attacks.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Let’s delve into some of the major shifts that have taken place in the cybersecurity sphere in the past five years and see how they have transformed the way Russian-speaking cybercriminals operate. Applications have become more complex, their architecture better. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public Cloud Environments A public cloud architecture is a shared infrastructure hosted by a cloud service provider. Public clouds enable multiple businesses to share resources from a shared pool over the internet. DDoS Attacks How they occur: With a greater cloud attack surface to defend, DDoS attacks can be harder to prevent.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, there is a difference between the Mirai malware and the new malware variants using Go, including differences in the language in which it is written and the malware architectures. It also has different DDoS functionality. Mirai is a botnet that initiates its communication with its command and control (C&C). Conclusion.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

IaaS involves virtualized computing resources over the internet, with users responsible for securing the operating system, applications, data, and networks. SaaS providers deliver software applications over the internet, with users focusing on using the software without managing the underlying infrastructure or platform.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new IoT botnet, tracked as Dark Nexux, that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Dark Nexux is the name of a new emerging IoT botnet discovered by Bitdefender that is used to launch DDoS attacks. through 8.6). net:80), and then executes them.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Botnets : Networks of compromised computers are controlled by a central attacker and used for various malicious activities such as launching coordinated distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks, providing a staging point for attacks on other victims, or distributing spam.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape. This means that a peaceful existence is no longer possible while being out of touch with cybersecurity. In 2019, cybersecurity became a heavily debated topic in politics.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

The trends to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices, remote work , and cloud resources drastically increase the amount of communication outside of the traditional network that needs to be secured. This trend spreads out data center risk over the internet and increases the potential vectors for attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

AWS quotes Reblaze pricing starting at $5,440 a month for comprehensive web application protection, including API, web application firewall and DDoS protection. Enterprise : This plan is for modernizing your application architectures and creating vibrant API communities at scale. It includes 1.2B runtime SLA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

In fact, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, and Industry 4.0, The development of the connected car and, ultimately, autonomous vehicle will depend both on reliable connectivity and a strong cybersecurity architecture, to avoid such connectivity becoming the gateway to cyber-attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Researchers at cybersecurity vendor Qualys this week disclosed the memory corruption vulnerability in polkit’s pkexec, which if exploited by a bad actor can enable an unprivileged user to gain full root privileges on a system, giving the unprivileged user administrative rights. Qualys PwnKit detection.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a type of cyberattack in which multiple compromised systems are used to target a single system, usually with the goal of overwhelming its resources and making it unavailable to its users. See also: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response. terabits per second.

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