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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

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DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role. What Are DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

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IaaS security refers to the procedures, technologies, and safeguards put in place by IaaS providers to protect their computer infrastructure. IaaS is a cloud computing model that uses the internet to supply virtualized computer resources. Set Up Strict Authentication Protocols For IaaS security, use strict authentication mechanisms.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – September 4, 2023 – Attackers Hit Network Devices and More

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See the top Patch and Vulnerability Management products August 29, 2023 Juniper Vulnerabilities Expose Network Devices to Remote Attacks A critical vulnerability in Juniper EX switches and SRX firewalls is being tracked as CVE-2023-36844 , CVE-2023-36845 , CVE-2023-36846 , and CVE-2023-36847.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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October 2023 Patch Tuesday Includes Three Zero-Days Flaws

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Immersive Labs principal security engineer Rob Reeves told eSecurity Planet that the attack doesn’t require credentials or authentication in order to execute code on the system. Just because your Exchange Server doesn’t have internet-facing authentication doesn’t mean it’s protected.”

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – October 30, 2023 – Citrix & Cisco Haunted by Vulnerabilities

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The problem: Unpatched Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances allow attackers to retrieve authentication session cookies and other information stored in buffers. allow for authentication bypass and gain root access to systems. account”) failed to verify secret tokens received for authentication before making API requests.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Word, Streaming Service Zero-Days

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“Net-NTLMv2 hashes are used for authentication in Windows environments, and their disclosure can enable attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems via a relay attack or cracked offline to recover user credentials.”