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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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Unauthenticated RCE can allow hacking DrayTek Vigor routers without user interaction

Security Affairs

SecurityAffairs – hacking, DrayTek Vigor). The post Unauthenticated RCE can allow hacking DrayTek Vigor routers without user interaction appeared first on Security Affairs. Leak of the sensitive data stored on the router (keys, administrative passwords, etc.) Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ISRAELI FIRM ‘BRIGHT DATA’ (LUMINATI NETWORKS) ENABLED THE ATTACKS AGAINST KARAPATAN

Security Affairs

Who is behind the massive and prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that hit the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan? The traces lead us to an Israeli firm offering access to millions of proxies in mobile operators, data centers and residential buildings – a perfect infrastructure to hide the source of DDoS attacks.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 314

Security Affairs

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want also receive the International Press subscribe for free to the Security Affairs newsletter here. Security Affairs Newsletter is back! Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests include the use of vulnerability scanning tools and will generally be applied against external security devices and applications including, but not limited to, firewalls , web servers, web applications, gateways , and VPN servers. “White hat” and ethical hacking certifications are just cool to have.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers.