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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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Remotely Accessing Secure Kali Pi

Kali Linux

To enable wireless support, we need to find: The kernel Wi-Fi modules that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wi-Fi firmware files that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wireless interface name (Kali defaults to: wlan0 ) Additional packages to increase functionally. bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt

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Hardening cellular basebands in Android

Google Security

Posted by Ivan Lozano and Roger Piqueras Jover Android’s defense-in-depth strategy applies not only to the Android OS running on the Application Processor (AP) but also the firmware that runs on devices. This post covers how to use two high-value sanitizers which can prevent specific classes of vulnerabilities found within the baseband.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

For improved security using mobile phones, free authentication apps are available from Google, Microsoft, and others. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.). assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.),