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BrightCloud® Threat Report Mid-Year Update: Reinvention is the Name of the Game

Webroot

When was the last time you secretly smiled when ransomware gangs had their bitcoin stolen, their malware servers shut down, or were forced to disband? MALWARE CONTINUES TO ITERATE, AND GROW. In fact, there are 31% fewer infections when endpoint and DNS protection are combined. PHISHING PREYED ON A VOLATILE MARKET.

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Cybersecurity Is Not A One-Stop-Shop

Security Boulevard

This includes a layered combination of DNS networking, secure endpoint connections, and an educated and empowered human workforce. The need for DNS security cannot be ignored, especially with the rise of remote workforces, in order to monitor and manage internet access policies, as well as reduce malware.

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Why SMBs are Under Attack by Ransomware

Webroot

This includes essential security measures like firewalls, endpoint protection and DNS protection. Attacks like BEC are less about malware and more about manipulating people. This is why security awareness training with phishing simulations are increasingly important.

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Hackers Alter Cobalt Strike Beacon to Target Linux Environments

eSecurity Planet

Cobalt Strike Beacon Linux enables emulation of advanced attacks to a network over HTTP, HTTPS, or DNS. The malware has been renamed Vermilion. It’s a DNS-based communication that helps circumvent classic defense mechanisms that focus on HTTP traffic. The malware can configure the beacon automatically.

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A Defense-in-Depth Approach Could Stop the Next Big Hack in its Tracks

Webroot

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. A more substantive lesson is the importance of defense in depth, an approach that prioritizes mutually reinforcing layers of security. DNS security solutions are one way of addressing this risk.

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Building a Cyber Resilient Business: The Protection Layer

Webroot

Depending on the size of the business, one-third to two-thirds of businesses suffer malware attacks in any given year. This is all happening while companies are spending trillions digitizing their business operations and trying to obtain secure cyber insurance while keeping up with regulatory changes in GDPR, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley.

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Report: Phishing Attacks Sustain Historic Highs

Webroot

Security Analyst Tyler Moffitt says, “Even if malware targets someone with lower-level access, the attack will move laterally to eventually find an IT administrator.”. By using security awareness training that offers regular simulations, you can reduce phishing by up to 70%. Who’s getting attacked? Carbonite + Webroot Sr.

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