eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Featured Partners: Cybersecurity Software Learn more Learn more Learn more 3 General DNS Attack Prevention Best Practices Although DNS servers make all connections to the internet, they also resolve hostnames and IP addresses for all local devices (Ex: printers) on the local network. Everything You Need to Know.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Collaborate with external cloud security specialists or managed service providers to enhance internal capabilities. Implement DDoS protection: Deploy dedicated protection mechanisms to prevent DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for October 2023 covers a total of 103 CVEs, including three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting WordPad, Skype and the HTTP/2 “ Rapid Reset ” DDoS vulnerability. CVE-2023-41763 , an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype for Business with a CVSS score of 5.3

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cybersecurity is more than a passing trend — it’s a groundbreaking shift in protecting our digital assets. What is the Impact of AI in Cybersecurity? What is the Impact of AI in Cybersecurity?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The state and context information saved by the firewall or other device performing stateful inspection provides the context used to block DNS spoofing and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Network Security Stateful inspection improves general network and cloud security for all assets screened by the feature.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This shared certificate is then abused to bypass Cloudflare DDoS security and launch DDoS attacks against known server IP addresses. Read next: Network Protection: How to Secure a Network Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. The problem: Researchers discovered a flaw in the way Cloudflare trusts Cloudflare customers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ransomware Defense Integration Cloud storage combats ransomware threats with integrated protection mechanisms and extensive methods recommended by cybersecurity experts. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2023

This malware could be leveraged for unprecedented ransomware , DDoS or Wiper attacks that would completely dwarf SuxNet, Mirai BotNet , or WannaCry.” Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a two-year competition to develop AI cybersecurity tools, with nearly $20 million in prizes.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cloudflare also stands out with ZTNA by default, IoT Isolation, and automated traffic controls and anti-DDoS capabilities. However, organizations looking to secure remote users for the first time will certainly be satisfied with the capabilities in the lower tiers.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions. DDoS Attacks How they occur: With a greater cloud attack surface to defend, DDoS attacks can be harder to prevent.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Its use of AI and ML makes it possible for security teams to detect emerging threats like signature-less attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Why Banks Need Cyber Security 6 Common Cyber Security Threats Faced By Banks 5 Effective Cyber Security Solutions for Banks Best Practices for Cyber Security in Banking The Future of Cyber Security in Banking Bottom Line: Secured Banking with Robust Cyber Security What is Cyber Security in Banking?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They filter incoming and outgoing network traffic, permitting or prohibiting it depending on established security criteria. Firewalls are used to safeguard cloud resources from unauthorized access and possible dangers like Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assaults. Create data retention policies that govern how long data is stored.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 7, 2024

Detection: Quickly detect security breaches to limit their damage. Given the scarcity of cybersecurity experts, use automated systems or third-party services to monitor and detect irregularities in your environment constantly. Educate personnel about security practices and keep an eye out for unusual conduct.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks have the potential to interrupt and render cloud services inaccessible. DDoS prevention and mitigation is critical for maintaining service availability. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Issues Mismanagement of IAM can lead to security breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network Security Network security tools monitor and secure the connections between assets on the network and protect against specific network attacks. These include: Distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection: Detects and controls DDoS attacks on networks designed to overload systems and deny access to resources.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week’s cybersecurity incidents revealed significant vulnerabilities across multiple platforms. Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. Looking for an alternative method for secure remote access?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While organizations can invest in sophisticated cybersecurity and threat detection solutions to detect anomalous network and system activity, a socially-engineered conversation between a malicious actor and an untrained employee can easily slip under the radar. How does AI-powered social engineering affect businesses?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity Researchers Uncovers RADIUS Protocol Vulnerability Type of vulnerability: Multiple, including monster-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and integrity check bypass. Within 24 hours, exploits began attacking honeypot servers with remote access trojans, bitcoin miners, and DDoS botnets.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Simple dynamic rules include opening or closing ports based on the time of day or adding bad IP addresses to a deny list after detecting a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Dynamic Packet Filtering Dynamic packet filters adjust rules based on changing conditions, flexible rules, or dynamic protocols.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 19, 2024

March 18, 2024 Critical DDoS Vulnerability Exposed in Kubernetes Delivery Tool, Argo CD Type of vulnerability: Cache overflow, unsafe array handling, DoS. The problem: The Kubernetes security specialist KTrust discovered a trio of vulnerabilities in ArgoCD, a top GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Triple extortion: adding a threat to expose the victim’s internal infrastructure to DDoS attacks. The model became widespread after the LockBit gang got DDoS’ed , possibly by a victim. DDoS attacks in that case are not necessary. Some of those samples had successfully evaded detection by all cybersecurity vendors.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Dropped packets also defend against many different types of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) that attempt to consume server resources with TCP packets unrelated to established connections such as ACK-floods and SYN-floods. This effectively blocks many techniques used to explore networks and open ports for potential attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice, but one that many organizations lack the on-staff skills to do themselves. Bottom Line: Penetration Testing Services Boost Cybersecurity Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice for securing applications, networks, cloud environments, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

While cloud providers often deploy strong security features such as encryption, access controls, and regular audits, the shared responsibility model requires users to also implement appropriate standards to ensure the security of the cloud. Encrypt data: Ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As cloud computing upends traditional perimeter models of cybersecurity, new cloud security models have emerged, and CWPP was one of the first to appear back in 2010. Attackers can take advantage of the scalability of cloud settings to launch more powerful, complicated DDoS operations that overburden cloud systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with excessive traffic, rendering them inaccessible to users.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Relevant frameworks include the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure each have their own well-architected frameworks to assist enterprises in designing secure, compliant, and effective cloud architectures suited to their needs.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Use Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Attack Protection DDoS attacks, also known as Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks, can come from a number of sources, but they usually fall into two categories: botnets and amplification routes. DDoS attack can overload infrastructure, causing service outages.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Barracuda started in the early 2000s with an appliance to provide email security and filter out SPAM. Barracuda SecureEdge can provide accelerated access and strong integrated security policies to protect against malware and secure access between remote users and their applications. Who is Barracuda?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For instance, one recent attack observed in this area was a DDoS attack targeting Israel’s credit card payment system. This year the cybersecurity community has also discovered several vulnerabilities in MFT systems that are being exploited in the wild. Another example is CVE-2024-5806, a similar vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

If your system is already exposed to a DDoS attack, explore our guidelines on how to perform DDoS attack prevention in three stages. Further protect your systems by limiting access to Fluent Bit’s API and blocking any impacted endpoints that aren’t in use.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2024

The problem: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discovered an actively exploited OS command injection vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server ( CVE-2017-3506 ). Despite the products’ end-of-life status, Zyxel released these updates to mitigate the severity of the vulnerabilities. With a CVSS score of 7.4,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Older distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks used malformed TCP requests to overwhelm servers and session filtering drops requests not associated with new or established sessions. Consolidated attack risk naturally arises when NGFWs replace other security solutions.

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