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Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

Webroot

The uptick is primarily attributed to attackers leveraging advanced tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI), which helps them craft malware that’s more sophisticated and adaptive. Combine antivirus tools with DNS protection, endpoint monitoring, and user training for comprehensive protection.

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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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What are Common Types of Social Engineering Attacks?

eSecurity Planet

Usually this is accomplished either by deploying malware that changes the target computer’s host files, or by using a technique known as DNS cache poisoning. In the latter approach, attackers target the website hosting server and change the DNS table so that users are redirected to a fake website.

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ZeroFox Fights Back Against External Threats with New Adversary Disruption Service

CyberSecurity Insiders

ZeroFox quickly pivots on attack indicators collected across thousands of validated threats and automatically distributes them to various third-party providers including ISPs, Telcos, CDNs, DNS providers and registrars, and endpoint security platforms. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

contaminated attachments, links to counterfeit websites, or instructions for performing activities that could pose a security risk) is commonly included in the message. These methods can improve email security , reduce the risk of successful spear phishing attacks, and increase overall email deliverability.

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Implementing and Managing Your SIEM Securely: A Checklist

eSecurity Planet

As a matter of practicality, you would want to prioritize the highest risk systems first. When considering alerts, you should follow the same risk-based priority used during integration. This checklist item reminds us to consider each integration point as a potential point of failure for the SIEM that needs to be double checked.

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Security Ledger Podcast: Security Automation Is (And Isn't) The Future Of InfoSec

ForAllSecure

pool party in 2019 might have young Benjamin being advised to look into “AI” – artificial intelligence. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? That same L.A. Like plastics in the 1960s, AI and machine learning are already big and getting bigger.

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