Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

After examining topics such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework , LOLBins , and others, this release will look at DNS traffic to malicious sites. We’ll also look at malicious DNS activity—the number of queries malicious sites receive. Organizations and malicious DNS activity. Overview of analysis. Cryptomining.

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DNS Phishing Ransomware Internet 65

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Security Awareness 89

Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2023

Malvertising Enters a New Age While Google grapples with the potential threat that ChatGPT poses to its advertising business, cybercriminals are taking advantage of Google Ads to ramp up their phishing attacks on unsuspecting victims. Your firewall had no problems letting the requested HTTPS traffic through. Next-gen protective DNS.

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Phishing DNS Malware Antivirus 59

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. SECURITY CATEGORY (PHISHING).

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DNS Firewall Phishing Mobile 144

Webroot

APRIL 13, 2021

This includes essential security measures like firewalls, endpoint protection and DNS protection. And, since even firewalls can be circumvented, it means keeping backups of all business data so you never have to pay a ransom to get your data back. Attacks like BEC are less about malware and more about manipulating people.

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Ransomware DNS Firewall Security Awareness 123

Webroot

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In recent months, you’ve likely heard about DNS over HTTPS , also known as DNS 2.0 and DoH, which is a method that uses the HTTPS protocol to encrypt DNS requests, shielding their contents from malicious actors and others who might misuse such information. Ultimately, this DNS privacy upgrade has been a long time coming.

DNS 69

DNS Encryption Firewall Network Security 69

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Executive summary Credential harvesting is a technique that hackers use to gain unauthorized access to legitimate credentials using a variety of strategies, tactics, and techniques such as phishing and DNS poisoning. According to recent research , phishing assaults targeted credential harvesting in 71.5% of cases in 2020.

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Phishing Authentication Cyber threats DNS 85

Webroot

MAY 26, 2021

Remote workers were abruptly pulled out from behind the corporate firewall, immediately becoming more susceptible to the targeted attacks of cybercriminals. Phishing scams imitating eBay skyrocketed during the first months of product shortages brought on by COVID-19. For MSPs, that makes up a good portion of their clientele.

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Scams DNS Firewall Phishing 110

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. Everything You Need to Know.

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DNS DDOS Firewall Architecture 103

Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS said it quickly notified the French national computer emergency team and the FBI about its findings, which pointed to a dynamic domain name system (DNS) provider on which the purveyors of this attack campaign relied for their various malware servers. ‘FATAL’ ERROR.

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DNS Penetration Testing Malware Hacking 258

eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Social engineering can manifest itself across a wide range of cybersecurity attacks: Phishing Smishing Vishing Whaling Pharming Baiting Pretexting Scareware Deepfakes. Phishing is a broad category of social engineering attacks that specifically target most businesses’ primary mode of communication: email.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing DNS 128

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Therefore, make sure to set up the latest network routers and firewall protocols across all IT equipment to strengthen your security and create a defense against hackers and security breaches. Firewalls . Install hardware firewalls for the maximum level of network security. . Two-factor authentication . Monitoring system.

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Small Business Cyber Attacks VPN Backups 145

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

Firewall 125

Firewall Authentication DNS Accountability 125

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. Adobe, Last.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 99

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This inclusion can then be used to initiate the following: Deliver malicious payloads that can be used to include attack and phishing pages in a visitors’ browsers. A CSRF attack was recently used to seize all control of a Brazilian bank’s DNS settings for over five hours. Include malicious shell files on publicly available websites.

Firewall 98

Firewall eCommerce Malware DNS 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. Adobe, Last.

Data breaches 60

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 60

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Penetration tests include the use of vulnerability scanning tools and will generally be applied against external security devices and applications including, but not limited to, firewalls , web servers, web applications, gateways , and VPN servers. However, a huge number of attacks start through social media or through phishing.

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Penetration Testing Phishing Risk Social Engineering 114

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

Raise Next-Generation Firewalls . Lastly, and probably the most advanced microsegmentation method is next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). While not initially intended for the cloud, NGFW vendors are increasingly offering their security solutions in the form of firewalls as a service (FWaaS). . Best practices for microsegmentation.

Firewall 71

Firewall Architecture Technology Software 71

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

Many people still don’t realize the dangers of phishing, malware, ransomware, unpatched software, and weak passwords. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., Ethernet and MAC), the session (WEB sockets), transport (SSL, TCP, and UDP), perimeter (firewalls), and physical layers (securing endpoint devices).

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Encryption Identity Theft Authentication Data breaches 134

Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ad blockers, as the name suggests, block advertisements and protects you from phishing scams. Internet ads are one of the major sources of phishing scams and ransomware attacks. DNS ad blockers are a new breed of ad blockers that use DNS to effectively block ads. Ad Blockers.

Identity Theft 40

Identity Theft Backups VPN Antivirus 40

Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

There is also now a requirement to have automatic process mechanisms in place to detect and protect personnel against email phishing. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet.

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Authentication Passwords Media Encryption 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them. A 2022 campaign known as Roaming Mantis, or Shaoye, spread an Android app whose capabilities included modifying DNS settings on Wi-Fi routers through the administration interface. The practice has not become widespread due to relative inefficiency.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 85

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

With hundreds of thousands of disruption actions taken every week, ZeroFox strikes out threats before they reach their targets, taking down the associated domains, social media profiles and phishing kits, mobile applications and bot accounts effectively rendering the attack infrastructure moot.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Phishing DNS Mobile 52

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Email security consists of the policies, tools, and services deployed to protect against threats specific to email such as spam, phishing attacks, malware-infested attachments, impersonation, and email interception. First, the protocols improve the reputation of an organization which boosts the deliverability of marketing emails.

Firewall 65

Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 65

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Germany-based independent security evaluators AV-TEST found that HYAS Protect Protective DNS is the most effective operational resiliency solution on the market today to drive business continuity and continued operations. While businesses’ entire security stacks do matter, it’s impossible to stop all nefarious activity beforehand.

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DNS Architecture Marketing Cyber threats 69

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

Network Security 84

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 84

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). Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites.

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Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 103

Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

25+ Years of Black Hat (and some DNS stats), by Alejo Calaoagan. Cisco is a Premium Partner of the Black Hat NOC , and is the Official Wired & Wireless Network Equipment, Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider of Black Hat. Meraki syslogs into NetWitness SIEM and Palo Alto Firewall.

DNS 86

DNS Wireless Malware Firewall 86

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

Firewall 96

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 96

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

These typically include phishing, malware attacks/compromised devices, ransomware, DDoS, unauthorized account creation, and network security rule changes. Maybe it’s DNS reputation on a suspicious IP address or an adversary profile based on the command and control traffic. Begin by enumerating the situations you see most frequently.

Technology 52

Technology Marketing Phishing DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. DNS leak protection Kill switch No log policy. Phishing is a major problem for both consumers and businesses, and many phishing attempts come through email. Back to top.

Internet 136

Internet Internet Software Antivirus 136

Cisco Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While much of the spam circulating is innocuous, many emails are phishing attempts, and some are indeed malicious. What they may not be aware of, is that they have just given their credit card details away in a phishing scam. Image 10 – Steps in package delivery phishing scam. A word of caution. Your package is in route.

Scams 145

Scams Phishing Malware Internet 145

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts. 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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Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 103

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions. Many of these vendors also rank on our top next-gen firewall (NGFW) page. Reporting for DNS activity by type of security threat or web content and the action taken.

Digital transformation 79

Digital transformation Engineering Internet Internet 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem. With initial access to a gateway, hackers can move laterally to an on-premises server, leading them to the internal DNS and Active Directory. Also Read: How to Prevent DNS Attacks. Gateway Compromise.

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Software Firmware DNS VPN 99

Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, Next, you can consider changing your DNS settings on all your devices to use those by Cloudflare. There are security/hacker types that maintain massive repositories of passwords. or 1.1.1.3

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Passwords DNS Accountability IoT 255