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Future Focused: Encryption and Visibility Can Co-Exist

Cisco Security

In fact, 63% of threats detected by Cisco Stealthwatch in 2019 were in encrypted traffic. The European Union is concerned enough that it drafted a resolution in November 2020 to ban end-to-end encryption, prompting outcry from privacy advocates. Keeping your destination private: DNS over HTTPS.

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E-mail header analysis

CyberSecurity Insiders

SPF: also known as Sender Policy Framework, is a DNS record used for authentication mechanism in email addresses. SPF is a txt record configured in DNS records. This allows the receiver’s mailbox to verify that the email was sent by authenticated user/owner of the domain.

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Endangered data in online transactions and how to safeguard company information

CyberSecurity Insiders

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard security protocol that encrypts the connection between a web browser and a server. This only takes a few clicks, because an SSL certificate is a text file with encrypted data. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., Use data encryption. Given that the average cost of a data breach is $3.86

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) environments.

CyberSecurity Insiders

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., If privilege escalation is possible from within an already-authenticated account, the mechanism by which that occurs must be thoroughly documented and monitored (logged) too. Akamai, CloudFront) Certificate providers (E.g., PCI DSS v4.0

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How to Improve Email Security for Enterprises & Businesses

eSecurity Planet

Email Authentication Protocols: SPF, DKIM, DMARC The three mutually-reinforcing email authentication protocols, Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) verify the authenticity of emails.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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Guarding Against Solorigate TTPs

eSecurity Planet

On February 3, 2021, threat detection and response vendor Trustwave released three additional findings on SolarWinds vulnerabilities. With admin-level access, the malicious actor can modify authentication data stored. TrustWave found any authenticated Windows user could log in and drop files that define new users.