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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. 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.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud Storage Security Risks Despite its obvious benefits, cloud storage still faces common challenges, including misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interface, unauthorized access, DDoS attacks, insider threats, lack of control, encryption problems, patching issues, compliance, and monitoring issues.

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Cloud Security Fundamentals: Understanding the Basics

eSecurity Planet

Apply strong network security: Use firewalls , intrusion detection systems , and other security measures to prevent malware, DDoS attacks, and unauthorized network access. Secure your storage methods: Encrypt and hash passwords and other authentication data to ensure their security.

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Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Security Boulevard

As far as the actual ransom process goes, Blackcat group has adopted several of the more recently common practices when interacting with victims: threats to release small batches of data upon lack of payment, showing non-payers in a public ‘wall of shame’, and using contractors and customers to gain payment from victims.

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RSA 2022 Musings: The Past and The Future of Security

Anton on Security

are now joined by DDR (one vendor claimed “Data Detection and Response”) and ITDR (no, not for IT, silly: “Identity Threat Detection and Response”). A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…).

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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies

eSecurity Planet

Cloud Database Security Cloud database security protects data from breaches, DDoS assaults, viruses, and unauthorized access in cloud environments. Access controls restrict user access, encryption protects confidentiality, and monitoring detects unusual activities.