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Microsoft Fights Off Another Record DDoS Attack as Incidents Soar

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Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. Also read: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 6 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks.

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2021

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Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. In October, the botnet was upgraded with DDoS functionality. This is further evidence that the same botnets are often used for mining and DDoS. In some cases, DNS amplification was also used. The channel was created in June and went live in August 2021.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT).

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Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022

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encryption in transit Tools for remote management , global dashboards, and geo IP tracking Access to 24×7 DevOps team for technical support and remediating active threats Logical secure access including role-based access control, 2FA , and SSO Automate configuration backup and recovery for resilient policies and controls.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them.

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Top SD-WAN Solutions for Enterprise Security

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Designed for zero trust and SASE security frameworks Identity-based intrusion detection and prevention ( IDPS ) and access control Automated integrations with leading cloud-hosted security vendors Integrated threat defense for DDoS , phishing , and ransomware attacks Insights into client devices with AI-based discovery and profiling techniques.

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