Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

As a network and workload security strategy leader, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of the good old network firewall. Spoiler alert: I’m not going to join the cool club of pronouncing the firewall dead. The two main problems for the firewall to overcome in all those new deployment scenarios are insertion and visibility.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is especially beneficial for financial transactions as all the data, including credit card information, remains private. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., Ethernet and MAC), the session (WEB sockets), transport (SSL, TCP, and UDP), perimeter (firewalls), and physical layers (securing endpoint devices). Use data encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Understanding ALGs involves knowing how they work, their pros and cons, and how they integrate with or differ from other types of firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, the 2016 DDoS attack on the Dyn managed domain name service (DNS) caused the DNS service to fail to respond to legitimate DNS inquiries and effectively shut down major sites such as PayPal, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and many others. Also read: How to Secure DNS. Types of DDoS Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For effective DDoS defense, priority for patching and updates should be placed on devices between the most valuable resources and the internet such as firewalls, gateways , websites, and applications. Another common problem is the discovery of weak authentication schemes such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

SD-WAN integration with the SASE controller for Meraki, Catalyst, and others Cisco Umbrella SIG unifies firewall, SWG, DNS-layer security, CASB, and threat intelligence functions into a single and well-tested cloud service. out of 5 possible criteria Monitoring and Managing: 4.9 out of 5 possible criteria Customer Support: 1.92

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The lowest tier of Cloudflare One provides support for 50 users maximum, 24 hours of activity logging, and up to three network locations for office-based DNS filtering. Upgrading to the pay-as-you-go tier eliminates any user maximum and provides 30 days of activity logging and 20 office-based DNS filtering network locations.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 1, 2021

CVE-2021-20322: Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “it was DNS again.” Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls that use its GlobalProtect Portal VPN running PAN-OS versions older than 8.1.17 Next, call up whoever manages your firewall and demand they power it down immediately – use threats if you must.

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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. Most network security vendors focus on providing hardware and software solutions to deliver technical controls that use applications to authorize, authenticate, facilitate, protect, and monitor networking traffic.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Cisco Security

MARCH 16, 2021

In this blog I’ll describe two recent privacy advances—DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and QUIC—and what we’re doing to maintain visibility. Keeping your destination private: DNS over HTTPS. When you type “example.com” in your browser, the request goes to a DNS server that matches the URL to an IP address.

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Encryption DNS Threat Detection Internet 87

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Two vulnerabilities can allow authenticated attackers with local access to the target devices to execute arbitrary code. One vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated attacker to access some parts of the user interface they normally should not be able to access.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Umbrella integrates secure web gateway, firewall, DNS-layer security, and cloud access security broker (CASB) functionality to protect systems against threats. The CVE-2022-20773 flaw resides in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance and is due to the presence of a static SSH host key.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Therefore, make sure to set up the latest network routers and firewall protocols across all IT equipment to strengthen your security and create a defense against hackers and security breaches. Two-factor authentication . Firewalls . Install hardware firewalls for the maximum level of network security. . Monitoring system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Executive summary Credential harvesting is a technique that hackers use to gain unauthorized access to legitimate credentials using a variety of strategies, tactics, and techniques such as phishing and DNS poisoning. DMARC is a protocol used to authenticate emails and prevent phishing attacks by verifying the sender’s domain.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition, most DDoS mitigation solution providers bundle Web Application Firewall functionality to prevent DDoS attacks at the application layer. Edge DNS is a DNS service that moves DNS resolution from on premises or data centers to the Akamai Intelligent Edge. Protects websites, networks, DNS and individual IPs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

See the Top Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) What is SPanel? Also, webmasters can manage: API access PHP MySQL databases DNS records Backups FTP users Users can also create packages with predefined resource limits, view resource usage, automate accounts management, and more. All information is archived and can be accessed easily.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. It even provides more privacy than secured WiFi connections because it encrypts the connection to protect private information and prevent session hijacking. Antivirus Software.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. The first traditional cybersecurity vendor featured is Barracuda Networks, with consistent recognition for its email security , next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ), web application security , and backups. Open Systems.

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Firewall Architecture Encryption Network Security 119

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The SASE solution also provides additional security to users through remote browser isolation that keeps the endpoint segregated from the corporate information. However, Versa no longer publishes prices for their SASE solution overall and limited information can be obtained without a formal sales estimate.

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Firewall Software Antivirus Internet 98

Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Get their passwords changed (see above), and enable two-factor authentication. Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, Next, you can consider changing your DNS settings on all your devices to use those by Cloudflare. Next come your social media accounts, and then any accounts that control IoT systems in your house. or 1.1.1.3

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-23031, is a privilege escalation issue on BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Application Security Manager (ASM) Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). For information about Appliance mode, refer to K12815: Overview of Appliance mode.” BIG-IP (DNS) 16.0.0 – 16.0.1

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Authentication DNS Firewall Hacking 106

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The credentials that are being leaked are valid Windows domain credentials used to authenticate to Microsoft Exchange servers. However, Autodiscover can also provide information to configure clients that use other protocols. Using HTTP basic authentication sends credentials in clear text, making them easy to intercept.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage. And network users don’t just need to be authorized — they need to be authenticated, too.

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Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 108

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Stealing customer information. Bypassing authentication to gain full control of the website. This is done when user input that is passed to the server, such as header information, is not properly validated, allowing attackers to include shell commands with the user information. Mitigating and Preventing Vulnerabilities.

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Firewall eCommerce Malware DNS 98

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 22, 2022

Dedicated servers also offer additional security features such as dedicated IP addresses, IP allowlisting (aka: whitelisting), custom domain name service (DNS), network segmentation , and more. NordLayer supports authentication apps (Google, Authy, etc.) or SMS authentication. Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). Zero Trust.

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VPN Authentication Small Business Encryption 108

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

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Spyware DNS Surveillance Ransomware 69

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” The hacking group initially compromised one of the telecommunication companies by leveraging external DNS (eDNS) servers which are part of the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network. Crowdstrike collected evidence of the use of password-spraying attempts using extremely weak either third-party-focused passwords (i.e.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet. This means no more ‘your password is incorrect’.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. These details allow attackers to assess their target’s roles, relationships, and behavior.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

or face the risk of authenticated users (think of standard e-commerce customers) achieving total control of websites by exploiting Broken Access Control — the most severe of OWASP’s Top 10 risks. Some are less obvious, such as ensuring sound DNS security through solutions like Cisco Umbrella or DNSFilter.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Cybercriminals can then exploit the compromised device for various purposes, such as stealing personal information, conducting financial fraud, recruiting it into a botnet, or encrypting data and holding it for ransom. It's also imperative to verify website authenticity before interacting with its content.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) Integrations At Black Hat USA 2023, Cisco Secure was the official Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider. For example, an IP tried AndroxGh0st Scanning Traffic against the Registration server, blocked by Palo Alto Networks firewall.

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