McAfee

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Use of “domain age” is a feature being promoted by various firewall and web security vendors as a method to protect users and systems from accessing malicious internet destinations. The sites and domains of the internet are constantly changing and evolving. The concept is to use domain age as a generic traffic filtering parameter.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We don’t yet know why this happened, but the how is clear: Earlier this morning, something inside Facebook caused the company to revoke key digital records that tell computers and other Internet-enabled devices how to find these destinations online. Kentik’s view of the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage. Update, 6:16 p.m.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

based Internet address for more than a decade — simply vanished. Like other anonymity networks marketed largely on cybercrime forums online, VIP72 routes its customers’ traffic through computers that have been hacked and seeded with malicious software. The domain Vip72[.]org

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Much of the hard evidence came from correlating breached databases sitting in the open Internet. Now comes hard metrics quantifying the scope of this phenomenon. Essential security tool.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

” For one thing, the booter services targeted in this takedown advertised the ability to “resolve” or determine the true Internet address of a target. Some resolvers also allowed customers to determine the Internet address of a target using nothing more than the target’s Skype username. Attorney Schroeder said.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

The signature-based email authentication technique called DKIM merges the specifications for domain keys and identified-internet-mail specifications. A public key is stored with the Domain Name System (DNS) for download by any email server receiving emails with the encrypted digital signature. DMARC Implementation and Fees.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

or higher Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard Don’t impersonate Gmail “from:” headers. Increases the deliverability of your emails, both marketing and 1:1 emails. to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3% Yahoo will start enforcing a 0.3% threshold based on user-reported spam rates. Don’t send spam.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Or have you ever had your legitimate emails end up in someone’s spam folder; including your marketing emails sent through third parties like Constant Contact , Mailchimp , Amazon SES , Salesforce , or SendGrid ? When you have your list of DKIM information, head to your DNS provider. So repeat this process as many times as necessary.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2023

And yes, we were, and that ethics committee continues to be a driving force in everything we bring to market, how we do it, and who we will sell to. By utilizing unique and bespoke data, assembled and correlated in the right way, HYAS has actually created the most effective Protective DNS solution on the planet.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. The only experience listed for Khafagy prior to the TikTok job is labeled “Marketing” at “Confidential,” from February 2014 to October 2019. million from private investors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Or have you ever had your legitimate emails end up in someone’s spam folder; including your marketing emails sent through third parties like Constant Contact , Mailchimp , Amazon SES , Salesforce , or SendGrid ? Luckily you can start to make a difference right now by implementing some changes to your DNS records. www.hivesystems.io).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In December 2017, the popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta was hacked, attackers conducted a DNS attack that allowed to steal at least 308 ETH ($266,789 at the time of the hack) as well as a large number of tokens. The duo hacked the EtherDelta systems using employee data (phone number, email address) purchased on the black market.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

The providers are trying to sell this idea by telling the public that the identifier can never be tracked back to an individual and that something needs to be done to keep the internet free. Free internet. The end of the tracking cookie. Where does this attempt come from, you may ask. Wouldn’t that be nice? Hiding consent.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. A review of the Internet addresses historically used by Super-socks[.]biz Image: Spur.us.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

ESG Research says 69% of organizations have suffered a cyberattack that began with the exploitation of an unknown, unmanaged, or misconfigured internet-facing asset. Some common examples we see include: Third-party marketing and support platforms (like HubSpot or Zendesk). Subsidiary and legacy environments. Internal and partner tools.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. ransomware, that was first spotted in late 2017 and was available for sale on the open market as of August 2018.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

cloud-first platform that integrates its legacy networking and security products with an organization’s on-premises data center, cloud providers, and remote offices so security and network administrators can have access to all available DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (IPAM) information. Infoblox on Tuesday announced its Infoblox 3.0

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

“This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. What’s more, the attack on escrow.com redirected the site to an Internet address in Malaysia that hosted fewer than a dozen other domains, including the phishing website servicenow-godaddy.com.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. This is borne out by Akamai Technologies’ Summer 2018 Internet Security/Web Attack Report.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

The standard enables email security solutions and internet service providers (ISPs) to filter in “good” emails and improve their ability to filter out “bad” emails. A DMARC policy is included in a DNS record for a given domain, enabling the sender to specify if messages are protected by SPF or DKIM. How Does DMARC Work?

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Though the term Attack Surface Monitoring (ASM) doesn’t specifically refer to external threats, that’s what this market currently focuses on. Currently, the asset discovery and management market is largely focused on identifying internal assets, where an asset is defined as anything with an IP address. Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

per year Tenable Tenable One, an exposure management platform Identifies assets using DNS records, IP addresses, and ASN, and provides over 180 metadata fields Tenable Attack Surface Management, Add-on for Splunk ISO/IEC 27001/27002 $5,290 – $15,076.50 Pricing is dependent on the quantity of Internet-facing assets.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Both vendors offer competitive VPN solutions that enable you and your employees to use the internet while maintaining privacy. Thankfully, ExpressVPN doesn’t log sensitive details like IP addresses, browsing history, traffic destination/metadata, or DNS queries. NordVPN and ExpressVPN are strong competitors in the VPN market.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Watkins: We’ve had historical relationships with Cylance, Carbon Black, Open DNS and Splunk. We see a need in the market lingering out there, with customers unsure of how to get past this issue of false positives. We’re approaching the market with a new way to resolve the problem of reducing false positives at scale.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a result, companies are relying on virtual private networks (VPNs) , which establish encrypted connections to enterprise applications over the public internet, to connect their workforce. To accommodate this increased demand, organizations can optimize VPN server use by using traffic steering at the DNS layer.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

HYAS offers threat intelligence services , but the company’s calling card revolves around two tools, called Insight and Protect, that pull around 3 billion data points about adversary infrastructure every day from various sources on the internet and third-party data brokers.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Internet-based discovery is a powerful capability unique to TLS Protect Cloud that starts building an inventory as soon as you sign up. Validation status to determine if there are any configuration errors such as incomplete chains or certificates that fail to align with DNS information which may cause disruptions to service.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Or have you ever had your legitimate emails end up in someone’s spam folder; including your marketing emails sent through third parties like Constant Contact , Mailchimp , Amazon SES , Salesforce , or SendGrid ? Remember, every DNS provider is different in their specific approach, but we’ll cover the general idea.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. A GREY MARKET The Impact Team , the hacker group that claimed responsibility for stealing and leaking the AshleyMadison user data, also leaked several years worth of email from then-CEO Noel Biderman. .

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

Helpfully, this user pasted a great deal of information from the spam email message, including the domain name from which it was sent ( williehowell-dot-com ) and the Internet address of the server that sent the message (46.161.42.91). A look at the other domain names registered to this IP address block 46.161.42.x uscourtsgov[.]com.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Malware is one of the biggest threats businesses face, and with nearly a third of all malware coming through the internet and email, businesses and consumers alike need ways to protect themselves. This guide covers the major categories of internet security suites and includes a few of the top options for each. Antivirus Software.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the network, such as security cameras, TVs, etc. Critical applications and internal processes, such as Active Directory (AD) ; Domain Name System (DNS) ; and accounting, banking, or operations management software. For example, an organization may find that a marketing server uses iText V.7.1.17

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. So what about DNS over HTTPS, or DoH ?

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