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Who’s Hacking You?

Webroot

DNS (Domain Name System) is especially vulnerable. One of the most common methods of infiltration includes internet-based attacks, such as Denial of Service (DoS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and DNS poisoning. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage.

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Global outbreak of Log4Shell

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to a Netlab blog on December 13, 2021, Netlab identified 10 different implants using the vulnerability to spread: Muhstik, DDoS+backdoor. DDoS family Elknot. rmi|dns):/[^n]+' /var/log. Review detections of suspicious child processes spawned by Java. JNDI related scans across honeypots. Mining family m8220.

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How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks with Log Analytics

CyberSecurity Insiders

Is your organization prepared to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against mission-critical cloud-based applications? A DDoS attack is a cyber attack that uses bots to flood the targeted server or application with junk traffic, exhausting its resources and disrupting service for real human users. Source: Testbytes.

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) environments.

CyberSecurity Insiders

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., Akamai, CloudFront) Certificate providers (E.g., Entrust, DigiCert) IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service)) accounts (E.g.:

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Application and website security monitors and manages tools to prevent incidents such as server attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Email security deploys tools , uses techniques, and implements protocols such as SPF , DKIM , and DMARC to prevent threats delivered via email and attachments.

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Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Kentik’s solutions can protect core, edge, and cloud networks while adding DDoS and botnet protection, supply chain analytics, and synthetics. In 2022, the Arizona-based vendor specializes in network performance monitoring and threat analysis with its Observer platform. Catchpoint Features. Kentik Features. SolarWinds.

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Should Your Organization Be Worried About Insider Threats?

IT Security Guru

The threat landscape Organizations are wise to prioritize cybersecurity strategy and adequate budgeting to protect their networks and valuable private data. DDoS, SQL injections, supply chain attacks, DNS tunneling – all pervasive attacks that can arrive on your doorstep anytime.

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