eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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. TLS and HTTPS inherently create secured and encrypted sessions for communication.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. When using a VPN, the location of the server you are connected to is shown as your physical location. Ad Blockers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The operators leverage on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure using dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points. “MSTIC analysis indicates the use of dynamic DNS providers as opposed to registered domains is in line with GALLIUM’s trend towards low cost and low effort operations.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems. Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. In the screenshot below, the vendor is offering a homebrew DDoS bot complete with a C2 server and software for uploading the malware via Telnet or SSH: See translation Selling Linux IoT bot. Tested, tried.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., Entrust, DigiCert) IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service)) accounts (E.g.: Akamai, CloudFront) Certificate providers (E.g., PCI DSS v4.0

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Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

Shrink the DNS attack surface with Auth-DoH. In this analogy, the invisibility superpower is DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. My inspiration: Loki , the Marvel superhero.)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Still, in the wrong hands, RDP attacks and vulnerabilities related to remote desktop software are a severe threat. This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Most people prefer using proxies over VPNs because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

This year’s featured vulnerabilities were: Testing Software Integrity. To kick off the session, SANS Fellow and Director Ed Skoudis touched on the software integrity conundrum. Software distribution prioritizes speed over trust, and the result is a sea of potential vulnerabilities. Excessive Access by Tokens.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Access points still require firewalls, but often include methods for external connections into the network such as virtual private networks (VPNs), remote desktop protocol (RDP) and network controllers for securing remote users using remote resources (secure gateways, secure access service edge (SASE), etc.).

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. Like last time, our Wi-Fi drivers, the firmware just this time, its different software and configurations. As a result, the VPN tunnel will not be able to connect to the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Virtual Private Network (VPN) : For remote access, remote desktop protocol (RDP) no longer can be considered safe.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

release delivers more features to the three key outcomes: see and detect more threats faster in an increasingly encrypted environment, simplify operations, and lower the TCO of our security solution. Further enhancements to Cisco’s Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE), first launched a year ago in 7.1, Remote Access VPN Dashboard.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. The Sophos Virus Removal Tool detects all types of malicious software, including viruses, spyware, rootkits, ransomware and Conficker and returns systems to a working state. Secure VPN to enable browsing anonymously and securely with a no-log feature. DNS filtering.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). Request for access to corporate VPN. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Downloadable malware : When clicked, links in emails or extensions on websites immediately download malicious software onto a host machine. DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Cloud infrastructure: Consists of the virtualized versions of network components that reside in as-a-service environments (software, platform, infrastructure). behind the proxy.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

On the webserver, software was installed to maintain the presence and storage of tools [ T1105 ] that would be used to gather information about the victim’s network [ T1083 ] and lateral movement/execution of files [ T1570 ] [ T1569.002 ]. We also observed other valid executables being used, ranging from AV vendors to video software.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This, in combination with network encryption, will lay a strong foundation against phishing and other common attack vectors. The memo emphasizes the importance of including cloud-based platforms, applications and systems in the agency zero trust strategy.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

Whether you run cloud native applications, or host them in a public cloud, or go full-on software-as-a-service (SaaS), or even delegate your threat protection to a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution, they all rely on some form of a network for connectivity.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

Blocking legitimate users is part of that problem, blocking users wanting to protect their traffic with a VPN is another: This has been there for the past year now. They also blacklist vpn IP addresses. Aadhaar is complex and it will have flaws just like any other complex software product does. That's not cool.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) Integrations At Black Hat USA 2023, Cisco Secure was the official Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider. SCA detected 289 alerts including Suspected Port Abuse, Internal Port Scanner, New Unusual DNS Resolver,and Protocol Violation (Geographic).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 22, 2022

However, many of these VPN solutions have three significant issues. First, VPNs can be difficult to set up, secure and maintain. Second, VPNs do not scale well and can become congested. Users might decide to bypass the hassle of VPNs and access those cloud resources directly without any additional security protection.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Downloaded modules are encrypted, and can be decrypted with the Python script below. This is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) file scanner based on the open-source software project cURL. This module is a network scanner based on source code of the Masscan software project. fscanDll32.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The vendor reports show that most attackers want credentials, most malware development is in credential-stealing software, and the market for stolen credentials is booming: Cisco: Found 54% of organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident; and of those incidents, 54% involved phishing and 37% involved credentials stuffing.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The latter attacked devices that had a vulnerable version of the Photo Station software installed. Q3 2022 was remembered for a series of vulnerabilities discovered in various software products. As a result, the attacker can steal confidential data, encrypt critical files on the server to to extort money from the victim, etc.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The development of software-defined wide area networking ( SD-WAN ) has given enterprise administrators flexibility akin to virtualization to manage distributed networks and users globally. EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. Features: Cisco SD-WAN. Open Systems.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND). In this campaign, beginning in December 2020, the group compromised a website belonging to the vendor of stock trading software, replacing the hosted installation package with a malicious one.

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