IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

An attacker could use an internal API to launch DDoS attacks against companies by sending large volumes of traffic over a short period. Tools like two-factor authentication, rate limiting, and DDoS protection can go a long way in securing APIs. Internal APIs or Private APIs are not Immune. API Security Tools.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. “Installing SpyEYE, ZeuS, any DDoS and spam admin panels,” NeroWolfe wrote. “Cryptolockers made a lot of noise in the press, but lazy system administrators don’t make backups after that. “P.S. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

The popular expert unixfreaxjp analyzed a new China ELF DDoS’er malware tracked as “Linux/DDoSMan” that evolves from the Elknot malware to deliver new ELF bot. The code seems inspired from multiple source code of China basis DDoS client, like Elknot. Figure 2: The C2 software for Linux DDoS.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

. “This class of cybercrime activity threat may evade detection because it is less likely than a crypto-miner to be noticed by the owner, and it is unlikely to warrant the volume of abuse complaints that internet-wide brute-forcing and DDoS-based botnets typically draw,” Lumen’s Black Lotus researchers wrote.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

attack, electrical grid operations in two major populated areas in the country—Los Angeles County in California, and Salt Lake County in Utah were interrupted by a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on March 5. In the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Some of the credentials belonged to company leadership, system administrators, and other employees with privileged access.". Credential stuffing attacks and DDoS attacks account for the majority of all cybersecurity incidents in the financial sector, but it is important to be able to tell the two apart.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

To top it off, cybercriminals make use of legitimate services that are meant to help system administrators, such as PSexec, which allows remote execution of programs. System administrators that take care of physical networks are no longer needed — with cloud services management being an easy task.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For example, a hijacked smart meter can infect other smart meters and eventually enable attackers to take control of an entire enterprise energy management system. . DDoS attacks : these IoT security breaches in an enterprise environment are some of the most harmful as they can shut down the entire enterprise. .

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

Within 24 hours, exploits began attacking honeypot servers with remote access trojans, bitcoin miners, and DDoS botnets. System administrators should promptly update to the most recent version (4.98). Notable malware include Gh0st RAT, RedTail, XMRig, and the Muhstik botnet.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Denying anything happened gives system administrators more time to identify and patch newly discovered vulnerabilities. Admitting publicly that a cyberattack effectively brought a multibillion-dollar business to a halt for the better part of a day would, first and foremost, have the potential to encourage further attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

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

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It can also help protect websites from DDoS attacks , which is an attempt to make a website unavailable by overwhelming it with automated requests and traffic from hundreds or thousands of sources. Web application firewalls can be cloud-based, network-based, or host-based, and are often placed in front of one or more web applications.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

CWPP provides strong defenses against a wide range of risks such as malware , ransomware , DDoS attacks , configuration errors , insider threats, and data breaches. To ensure security for cloud-based resources, CWPP solutions offer unified visibility and administration for physical machines, VMs, containers, and serverless workloads.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

In particular, the academics focused on botnets and DDoS-for-hire or “booter” services, the maintenance of underground forums, and malware-as-a-service offerings. “The way in which everyone looks at cybercrime is they’re all interested in the rockstars and all the exciting stuff,” Clayton told KrebsOnSecurity.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Rezvesz maintains his software was designed for legitimate use only and for system administrators seeking more powerful, full-featured ways to remotely manage multiple PCs around the globe. Tips from international private cyber security firms triggered the investigation.”. 2017 analysis of the RAT.

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