CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

From hardware or software issues and hidden backdoor programs to vulnerable process controls, weak passwords, and other human errors, many problems can put your transactions at risk and leave the door open to cybercriminals. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., It ensures integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation.

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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). BIG-IP (DNS) 16.0.0 – 16.0.1 This vulnerability may result in complete system compromise.” ” reads the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The credentials that are being leaked are valid Windows domain credentials used to authenticate to Microsoft Exchange servers. There is also no attempt on the client’s side to check if the resource is available, or even exists on the server, before sending an authenticated request. What is Autodiscover? How bad is it?

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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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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Its authors created cloned web pages offering to download popular free software, such as the WinSCP file manager. It's also imperative to verify website authenticity before interacting with its content. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

See the Top Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) What is SPanel? The platform uses the latest software technologies to achieve maximum performance. Two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication verifies your identity using your username/password and another method. That’s where SPanel can help.

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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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Email Authentication and Security Methods Organizations can combat spear phishing through email authentication protocols and security strategies. Sender Policy Framework (SPF) SPF is an authentication protocol that allows domain owners to specify the IP addresses they are allowed to send on their behalf.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2021

Solution : While many software solutions exist to assist you with data encryption, you’ll need to find an encryption solution that meets your needs. Most software developers understand the threat posed by buffer overflow. Missing authentication/authorization. Missing data encryption. Buffer overflow. Path traversal.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

According to our estimate, CoAP can reach up to 32 times (32x) amplification factor, which is roughly between the amplification power of DNS and SSDP.”. Another software abused in DDoS attacks is the built-in network discovery protocols implemented in Jenkins server.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems. Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., Entrust, DigiCert) IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service)) accounts (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.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. On February 2, 2021, Reuters reported that a second advanced persistent threat ( APT ), connected to China, also exploited SolarWinds software. Second Orion attack vector detected.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

They're complex little units doing amazing things and they run software written by humans which inevitably means that sooner or later, one of us (software developers) is going to screw something up that'll require patching. For some reason, the Shelly on my garage door is making a DNS request for api.shelly.cloud once every second!

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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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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the screenshot below, the vendor is offering a homebrew DDoS bot complete with a C2 server and software for uploading the malware via Telnet or SSH: See translation Selling Linux IoT bot. Its capabilities include smart brute-forcing by analyzing the initial request for authentication data it receives from a Telnet service.

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

A connection like this created on domain controllers allows attackers to obtain the IP addresses of hosts on the internal network through DNS queries. Data for connecting the remote client to the server and its authentication details are added to the configuration file: AccountName Hostname ha.bbmouseme[.]com

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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. in Software-as-a-Service applications (CRM, file-sharing services, etc.), Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The malicious script uses the following steps to achieve its goal: Disabling or uninstalling security products on infected machines, such as Aegis Authenticator, quartz, and Alibaba services (AliSecGuard, AliYunDun, AliNet etc.). Keep your software with the latest security updates. Exfil Domain in DNS Query. Figures 8, 9).

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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). Cloud infrastructure: Consists of the virtualized versions of network components that reside in as-a-service environments (software, platform, infrastructure).

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Troy Hunt

JULY 19, 2018

This means they can do everything from cache responses to stop potentially malicious threats to apply firewall rules to block certain user agents or IP addresses. Onto the next piece and per the title, it's going to involve DNS rollover. As such, I need to roll DNS to go from pointing to one Function app to another one.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Some tools will even integrate with HR software to enable simultaneous and automated IT on-boarding provisioning and off-boarding cutoff of IT access.

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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 25, 2022

Still, in the wrong hands, RDP attacks and vulnerabilities related to remote desktop software are a severe threat. This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients. Reconnaissance.

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Rogue security software. As you browse the myriad of malicious software featured in this article, we offer tips for how best to defend against each type. RAM scraper.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The free tier includes application connector software, device client (agent) software, ZTNA, SWG, and in-line CASB. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Downloadable malware : When clicked, links in emails or extensions on websites immediately download malicious software onto a host machine. 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.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

August featured some interesting software vulnerabilities, one of which will impact an unknown number of applications. This month we cover an unauthenticated remote (RCE) command execution vulnerability that impacts some of Juniper’s enterprise firewalls. This isn’t Juniper’s first rodeo. One of which included webauth_operation.php.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Basically, an email is written using software like Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail and is then handed over to an SMTP server. Simplified, the process looks like this: Image courtesy of SEC Consult Image courtesy of SEC Consult Image courtesy of SEC Consult Since SMTP lacks authentication it used to be extremely easy to spoof a sender address.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Like last time, our Wi-Fi drivers, the firmware just this time, its different software and configurations. 4.2.2.2 # DNS servers to pass (not really required for our needs) opt lease 600 # 10 minute DHCP lease And we create our hook which copies in our DHCP config, /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/udhcpd : #! First up is the hook.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Deployment routes like endpoints , agentless, web, proxy chaining, and unified authentication. A part of the vendor’s Autonomous Security Engine (ASE) solution, Censornet Cloud Access Security Broker comes integrated with adaptive multi-factor authentication and email and web security. . Recognition for Broadcom. Censornet.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

Maybe it’s DNS reputation on a suspicious IP address or an adversary profile based on the command and control traffic. Should an escalation of privileges or firewall rule change get rolled back? How do you ensure proper authentication and authorization of any commands sent to the devices/services?

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