The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Many enterprises have accelerated their use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to support remote workers during this pandemic. However deploying VPNs on a wide-scale basis introduces performance and scalability issues. SASE then provides secure connectivity between the cloud and users, much as with a VPN.

B2C 214

B2C IoT B2B VPN 214

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. The common methods for analyzing an iOS mobile infection are either to examine an encrypted full iOS backup or to analyze the network traffic of the affected device. This is a text-based system log file available on every mobile iOS device.

Banking 81

Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 81

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The hackers were able to change the Domain Name System (DNS) records for the transaction brokering site escrow.com so that it pointed to an address in Malaysia that was host to just a few other domains, including the then brand-new phishing domain servicenow-godaddy[.]com.

Hacking 274

Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 274

Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

Another advantage of an ISP is that they know if and when the IP of your home connection changes and for mobile devices they can even enumerate the users within a household by identifying the individual devices. And if one provider successfully monetizes this idea, I’m afraid others will quickly follow suite. Verizon had to pay a fine of $1.35

Advertising 110

Advertising Internet Internet Mobile 110

Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

But, while Apple has taken several, commendable steps into protecting users, the company’s reach only goes so far, which means that it alone cannot stop threat actors from snooping on users’ unencrypted web traffic, poorly configured apps from leaking user data to rogue WiFi networks, or mobile phone carriers from selling user data to make money.

VPN 112

VPN Mobile Internet Internet 112

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.) The problem?

DNS 105

DNS VPN Advertising Encryption 105

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

He was concerned that his phone had been hacked he contacted Toronto's Citizen Lab and agreed to let them install a VPN application that would give researchers a chance to track metadata associated with his Internet traffic. His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net.

Spyware 52

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

This can be done with the use of a VPN, but these may be illegal depending on the jurisdiction and would typically not be available to Chinese-speaking targets. Full control over the DNS, meaning they can provide responses for non-existent domains.

Malware 124

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 124

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Cybersecurity tool costs continue to increase and often require advanced training or cybersecurity experience. assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.),

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Firewall Penetration Testing Cybersecurity 98

Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

4.2.2.2 # DNS servers to pass (not really required for our needs) opt lease 600 # 10 minute DHCP lease And we create our hook which copies in our DHCP config, /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/udhcpd : #! VPN Tunnel Before we go over connecting to a VPN, it is important to note that the information will be stored in the initramfs file, unencrypted.

Firmware 52

Firmware Wireless Passwords VPN 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. Finally, it is worth mentioning the CVE-2022-34724 vulnerability, which affects Windows DNS Server and can lead to denial of service if exploited. July saw the discovery of two campaigns that used a fake VPN application and fake Salesforce updates , both built on the Sliver framework.

Mobile 93

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 93

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus software, also called virus protection software, is likely one of the best-known types of cybersecurity software, with 77 percent of adults using it on their computer and 24 percent on their mobile devices. Also Read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Key Features of a VPN.

Internet 144

Internet Internet Software Antivirus 144

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Devices now consist of both corporate devices and uncontrolled BYOD devices consisting of computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. on mobile devices, home and international offices, and much more. DNS security (IP address redirection, etc.), in cloud repositories (S3 buckets, data lakes, etc.), for unauthorized access.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition to handling traditional DDoS attacks, they incorporate cloud, mobile and IoT features, as well as a number of advanced features and services. Edge DNS is a DNS service that moves DNS resolution from on premises or data centers to the Akamai Intelligent Edge. Protects websites, networks, DNS and individual IPs.

DDOS 127

DDOS DNS Firewall Media 127

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).

Wireless 61

Wireless DNS Mobile Technology 61

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Virtual Private Network (VPN) : For remote access, remote desktop protocol (RDP) no longer can be considered safe. Instead, organizations should use a virtual private network (VPN) solution. For improved security using mobile phones, free authentication apps are available from Google, Microsoft, and others.

Firewall 109

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 109

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

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. VPN Vulnerabilities Although VPNs create a private tunnel for organizations’ network communications, they can still be breached.

Network Security 109

Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 109

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). Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications.

Architecture 120

Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 120

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

SASE provides an edge security solution that addresses these challenges without the bottlenecks of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Security will become centralized, integrated, and simplified and operations can improve by removing any VPN and local firewall bottlenecks. What Is SASE?

Firewall 104

Firewall IoT Technology Internet 104

Threatpost

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 500 million times, according to its creator AnchorFree.

DNS 43

DNS VPN Mobile 43

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Licenses are sold in units, where a unit is defined as one mobile user or 1 Mbps of network bandwidth. A Cortex Data Lake subscription for the storage of log files is required for Prisma Access. Customers can select either a Local or a Worldwide access model for each tier.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Marketing DNS IoT 52

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. Geo-blocking is a really weak, easily circumvented control that often does more harm than good.

Hacking 279

Hacking Government Risk Encryption 279

McAfee

AUGUST 23, 2020

However, digital transformation projects including cloud migration and ubiquitous mobile access have revealed architectural cracks, and many companies have seen the dam burst with the explosion in remote access demand in recent months. While this approach sufficed for years, digital transformation has created major challenges.

Architecture 85

Architecture Digital transformation Internet Internet 85

Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

Some of those early NGFW implementations took shortcuts to improve performance by simply treating all UDP/53 traffic as DNS and TCP/23 as Telnet, but eventually everyone invested in good enough DPI to get beyond those obvious pitfalls.

Firewall 131

Firewall Software Network Security Encryption 131

Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

The traces lead us to an Israeli firm offering access to millions of proxies in mobile operators, data centers and residential buildings – a perfect infrastructure to hide the source of DDoS attacks. A review of hundreds of servers in these DNS infrastructures revealed hundreds of proxies with the banner: < HTTP/1.1

DDOS 106

DDOS DNS Mobile Authentication 106

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). Domestic Kitten is a threat group mainly known for its mobile backdoors. We attribute this activity to APT10 with high confidence. Other interesting discoveries.

Malware 142

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. DDoS attacks on single networks or websites render them unavailable, but DDoS attacks on DNS resolvers bring down all networks and websites using that DNS resource.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

Malware 143

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 143