Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

We looked at REvil, also known as Sodinokibi or Sodin, earlier in the year in a Threat Trends blog on DNS Security. In it we talked about how REvil/Sodinokibi compromised far more endpoints than Ryuk, but had far less DNS communication. Figure 1-DNS activity surrounding REvil/Sodinokibi. Changing firewall rules.

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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. 001” Skype account. Throughout multiple posts, Fatal.001

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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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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

IDS and IPS solutions help fill in the gaps between endpoint protection , firewalls , and other parts of the security stack. Even the smallest organizations know that they should implement firewalls and endpoint protection solutions. This equipment usually cannot be protected by antivirus solutions or device-specific firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2022

The domain name system (DNS) is basically a directory of addresses for the internet. Your browser uses DNS to find the IP for a specific service. For example, when you enter esecurityplanet.com, the browser queries a DNS service to reach the matching servers, but it’s also used when you send an email. DNS spoofing or poisoning.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

A flaw, dubbed Cable Haunt, in Broadcom’s cable modem firmware exposed as many as 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe alone, at risk of remote hijackings. Hundreds of millions of Broadcom-based cable modems are at risk of remote hijacking due to the presence of a vulnerability dubbed Cable Haunt, CVE-2019-19494.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Companies transitioning to the cloud have to think of cybersecurity as more than firewalls, access controls and incident response, and define goals of security that go beyond confidentiality, integrity and availability, said Randy Vickers, chief information security officer for the U.S. Security risk review. Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One of the things that makes these threats so dangerous is that they often come without warning, posing a huge risk to the companies or individuals at stake. And even when discovered, zero day vulnerabilities can take weeks to fix , leaving those who use the affected software at risk. How Dangerous Are Zero Day Threats?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Its authors created cloned web pages offering to download popular free software, such as the WinSCP file manager. Here's some evidence for those who consider the risk far-fetched. In addition to the risks outlined by CISA, these add-ons don't sift out dubious advertisements on search engines that are increasingly common.

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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. A sandbox is a controlled environment used to test software and applications without affecting the host system.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Usually this is accomplished either by deploying malware that changes the target computer’s host files, or by using a technique known as DNS cache poisoning. In the latter approach, attackers target the website hosting server and change the DNS table so that users are redirected to a fake website.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The vulnerability Context Security discovered meant exposing the Wi-Fi credentials of the network the device was attached to, which is significant because it demonstrates that IoT vulnerabilities can put other devices on the network at risk as well. Are these examples actually risks in IoT?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

From hardware or software issues and hidden backdoor programs to vulnerable process controls, weak passwords, and other human errors, many problems can put your transactions at risk and leave the door open to cybercriminals. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., How safe are your company’s online transactions? Source; Pexels.

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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. Vulnerabilities force organizations to perform a critical task: risk assessment.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

Gartner calls fabric-based infrastructure (FBI) the vertical integration of hardware and software, providing “real-time” management access to your infrastructure. For traditional data centers (DC) and software-defined data centers (SDDC), using the network fabric can be an essential enforcement point.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Because third-party risk management is critical for mitigating vulnerabilities presented by vendors, bundling with vendors can help consolidate security systems in one location with a trusted partner. Rapid7 has made 11 acquisitions since its founding, bringing on a pack of technologies to enhance its software suite.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.).

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Cisco Security

MAY 17, 2021

Ultimately organizations want the full value of the SD-WAN fabric (software defined routing, multiple tunnels, performance-based traffic direction and more) and the scalable protection of a multi-function cloud security service. is now available with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

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McAfee

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We know from past experience that they’ve primarily been software; though, it’s not unheard of to have hardware-based supply chain attacks as well. And they didn’t even give it a DNS look up until almost a year later. Some of the things I would suggest is identifying the assets of risk, and I always talk about BCP.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Additionally, they are required to have a formalised risk assessment in place to substantiate and validate their customised approach to the chosen requirements. 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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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

House of Representatives, said large companies such as Google, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle have a deep bench for software development. It’s crucial to understanding the fitness of the CSP to assess future risk,” Vickers aid, advising security teams to find out if that company will be around and remain as a partner in years to come. “If

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2021

Solution : While many software solutions exist to assist you with data encryption, you’ll need to find an encryption solution that meets your needs. Most software developers understand the threat posed by buffer overflow. Preventing these types of security risks can be tricky. Missing data encryption. Buffer overflow.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

contaminated attachments, links to counterfeit websites, or instructions for performing activities that could pose a security risk) is commonly included in the message. These methods can improve email security , reduce the risk of successful spear phishing attacks, and increase overall email deliverability.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, the 2016 DDoS attack on the Dyn managed domain name service (DNS) caused the DNS service to fail to respond to legitimate DNS inquiries and effectively shut down major sites such as PayPal, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and many others. Also read: How to Secure DNS. Types of DDoS Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

Therefore, each organization needs to determine the level of granularity that is right for a specific environment according to the risk profile of applications. Identify and track workloads that are most at risk with intelligent scoring and flagging of vulnerability and exposure data. Unisys Stealth. ShieldX Differentiators.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

A basic backup and recovery feature is integrated into Windows and other modern operating systems but if you want some advanced features such as incremental backup, selective backup and recovery, multiple partitions, cloning, and mirror imaging then look for backup and recovery solutions from eminent software companies.

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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).

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McAfee

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Log4j/Log4shell is a remote code execution vulnerability (RCE) in Apache software allowing attackers unauthenticated access into the remote system. In this blog, we present an overview of how you can mitigate the risk of this vulnerability exploitation with McAfee Enterprise solutions. Threat Summary.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

It covers seven security domains: security operations and administration; access controls ; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; cryptography ; network and communications security; and systems and application security. A variety of training options are available, both online and in person.

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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

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. in Software-as-a-Service applications (CRM, file-sharing services, etc.), Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc.

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

A connection like this created on domain controllers allows attackers to obtain the IP addresses of hosts on the internal network through DNS queries. FRP is a fast reverse proxy written in Go that allows access from the Internet to a local server located behind a NAT or firewall. exe 6F32D6CFAAD3A956AACEA4C5A5C4FBFE vpnserver_x64.exe

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. On February 2, 2021, Reuters reported that a second advanced persistent threat ( APT ), connected to China, also exploited SolarWinds software. Second Orion attack vector detected.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But that doesn’t mean that organizations can’t still make themselves resilient against cyber attacks and address their digital risk. To this end, the German security evaluators AV-TEST independently established HYAS as the most effective DNS protection on the market. But that doesn’t mean game over.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is an important component of network security and represents the third generation of firewall technology. NGFWs provide capabilities beyond that of a traditional, stateful firewall , including cloud-delivered threat intelligence , integrated intrusion prevention , and application awareness and control.

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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. Better network security access controls can improve security and decrease cost and risk. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 1, 2021

CVE-2021-20322: Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “it was DNS again.” Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls that use its GlobalProtect Portal VPN running PAN-OS versions older than 8.1.17 Next, call up whoever manages your firewall and demand they power it down immediately – use threats if you must.

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