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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

How DNS Security Works DNS security protects against compromise through layers of security and filtering similar to the way next generation firewalls (NGFW) protect communication data flows.

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USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities

Security Affairs

As ICS security experts are well aware, it only takes one instance of malware bypassing security defenses to rapidly execute a successful, widespread attack,” continues the report. That high-potency threats were at all prevalent on USB drives bound for industrial control facility use is the first concern.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Implement rate limiting to harden against DDoS and DNS tunneling attacks. Anti-DDoS configurations can enhance server architecture DDoS to protect DNS. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

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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IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS Security: Which Is Most Secure?

eSecurity Planet

Compromised Cloud Compute Instances Used in Botnets Botnets are networks of hacked computers or devices that are controlled by a hostile actor. Using hacked cloud computing instances in a botnet can boost the attacker’s computational capacity, making their operations more powerful.

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From Caribbean shores to your devices: analyzing Cuba ransomware

SecureList

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. This is the most popular model among ransomware gangs today.

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What Is Multi-Cloud Security? Everything to Know

eSecurity Planet

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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