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Dridex malware, the banking trojan

CyberSecurity Insiders

Introduction: Dridex, also known as Cridex or Bugat, is a banking Trojan that has been active since 2011. Dridex is known for its ability to evade detection by using dynamic configuration files and hiding its servers behind proxy layers. Regular backups: Regularly backup important data and keep backups in a secure location.

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Who’s Hacking You?

Webroot

Pretending to be someone else, these hackers manipulate their victims into opening doors to systems or unwittingly sharing passwords or banking details. Aside from arming yourself with the knowledge you need to identify attacks, it’s important to install threat detection and remediation software on your devices.

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IP or just generic tech? Palo Alto argues Centripetal patent claims are overly broad

SC Magazine

Signage with logo at the Silicon Valley headquarters of computer security and firewall company Palo Alto Networks, Santa Clara, California, August 17, 2017. Many of the patents described by Centripetal deal with specific methods for filtering network traffic data and rule-based network threat detection.

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Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Cybersecurity for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Security Boulevard

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions deliver this visibility, and also supplement anti-virus protection by leveraging behavior-based signatures, machine learning, and analytics to detect advanced compromises. Fiction: Monitoring my edge firewall is the only monitoring needed.

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Endangered data in online transactions and how to safeguard company information

CyberSecurity Insiders

From online shopping to banking, transferring funds, and sending invoices, online transactions ensure utter convenience and efficiency. Ethernet and MAC), the session (WEB sockets), transport (SSL, TCP, and UDP), perimeter (firewalls), and physical layers (securing endpoint devices). HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g.,

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4 Best Antivirus Software of 2021

eSecurity Planet

A network firewall. For an introductory price of $45 a year for 10 Windows and macOS devices and unlimited Android and iOS devices, you get predictive artificial intelligence (AI) threat detection that can stop unknown threats and learns by experience (how cool is that?), Banking, privacy and identity protection.

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Why API Security Is Everywhere (Except Where You Need It)

ForAllSecure

Even your bank likely has an API that you use when you check your balance or make a payment. Network security firewalls might detect anomalous requests on an API, but that’s hardly a tailored API solution. Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are everywhere. Everything from your Fitbit to your car has an API.