eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2021

Because AMNESIA:33 affects an expansive code network with deeply embedded subsystems, the task of identifying and patching vulnerable devices for your organization is as daunting as it is essential. Stack components impacted include DNS, IPv6, IPv4, TCP, ICMP, LLMNR, and mDNS. DNS Cache Poisoning: 2. DNS Cache Poisoning.

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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

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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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

An endpoint DNS solution could have stopped the Trojanized Orion version by refusing to resolve the domain names of the command-and-control servers, again disrupting the infection to the point that no real damage could be done. Together these numbers suggest a significant security threat for companies with remote workers.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

A public key is stored with the Domain Name System (DNS) for download by any email server receiving emails with the encrypted digital signature. SPF email authentication counters spoofing by publishing to DNS records a list of email-sending Internet Protocol (IP) addresses authorized by the sending domain. What is SPF?

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Cisco Security

JUNE 13, 2022

For example, the security event might involve requests to communicate with an IP address, and the analyst would say, “This IP address belongs to my DNS server, so the traffic is legitimate.” In this business language, we talk about threats, risks, attacker objectives, their progress, and so on.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

A successful DKIM check also verifies ownership of the email by matching the organization in the “from” fields of the email with the DNS associated with the organization. DKIM deploys as text files in an organization’s hosted Domain Name Service (DNS) record, but the standard can be complex to deploy correctly and maintain.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 17, 2021

For organizations with large footprint of remote employees, zero trust network access (ZTNA) prevents unauthorized access, contains breaches, and limits an attacker’s lateral movement on your network.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For as many applications out there that help you keep business running as usual, there are just as many that can spell big trouble for your network security. We released Application Block for Nebula to make it easy for under-resourced orgs to meet this important security requirement. And the bad guys are in).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2022

Under our current system that relies on TCP/IP and HTTP (and increasingly HTTPS), whenever a user types a URL into an address bar in their web browser, multiple security risks are present. “There are so many security risks up the stack,” Muffett said.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

AsTech’s Kent said of Security+, “This crosses several domains and is a basic introduction to security. SSCP from (ISC)2 is a mid-level certification designed for IT administrators, managers, directors, and network security professionals responsible for the hands-on operational security of their organization’s critical assets.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

InsightIDR alone is a premium tool for network detection and response, but it’s only a part of the comprehensive cloud-based suite Rapid7 offers. InsightIDR comes with several dashboard views that give administrators visibility into network activity like firewall traffic, blocked traffic by port and IP, total DNS traffic, and DNS queries.

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Lenny Zeltser

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Members of specific teams are typically assigned security responsibilities in the company’s security policies and procedures, which communicate expectations such as: DevOps or IT teams patch systems according to risk-based, agreed-upon timelines. Monitor for gaps and take action when the right security steps aren’t taken.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently included security ratings or scoring as part of its cyber risk reduction initiative. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently included security ratings or scoring as part of its cyber risk reduction initiative.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement. Additionally, they are required to have a formalised risk assessment in place to substantiate and validate their customised approach to the chosen requirements.

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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. Email Authentication and Security Methods Organizations can combat spear phishing through email authentication protocols and security strategies.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this blog, we present an overview of how you can mitigate the risk of this vulnerability exploitation with McAfee Enterprise solutions. Network Security Platform. identify outbound communication attempts to known C2 domains through DNS or Web traffic. Data Exfiltration Visibility and Control with Cloud Security.

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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

MARCH 15, 2021

Ten years after the conceptual roots of zero trust, the cybersecurity industry has four methods for implementing microsegmentation: network fabric, hypervisor, agent, or NFGWs. While all four approaches can help your organization move towards microsegmentation, some are critical to comprehensive network security. .

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

By implementing bot protection, website owners and online service providers can reduce the risk of cyber attacks, protect sensitive data, and ensure a good experience for their users. The company also offers a range of additional cybersecurity solutions, including DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and DNS services.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

It is very affordable for an organization to enable their security tools and web servers to check for and enforce these protocols. It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits.

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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.” Even so, 7,000 vulnerable firewalls mean an even larger number of vulnerable clients at risk of an over-the-internet attack vector requiring zero authentication. Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief . Why am I here? . Truly nefarious. .

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Step 5: Post-exploitation After exploiting a vulnerability and compromising a network, you may want to show what you can do with it to your customers to prove the impact and the risks associated with the breach. It has to be meaningful and readable, so the organization can take concrete decisions to secure its network.

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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. To add to the stateful inspection of network traffic and access control , NGFWs can block modern, sophisticated threats like application-layer attacks and advanced malware.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

The latter possibility is the better outcome, but it will require improved security to ensure that every entity can connect to each other safely. The future of internet connectivity could diverge into two very different outcomes—aggressive monopolization by a few providers or a more diverse landscape that fosters innovation.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Some tools offer decryption capabilities, but this process can reduce performance and, ironically, introduce a security risk. Although encryption helps to protect data from interception, encrypted traffic needs to be decrypted for IDS or IPS to inspect and analyze the contents.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Its filtering capability ensures that only certain network application data is transmitted, which has an impact on the security of protocols including FTP, Telnet, RTSP, and BitTorrent.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Also Read: IoT Security: It’s All About the Process. Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Greater Security. Devices constructed with re-used or out-of-date software can pose an unnecessary risk to your network security. Craft more robust malware to target the vendor’s client network. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

API-based inline deployment for fast risk scoring, behavioral analysis , and detection. Continuous monitoring of unsanctioned applications, malware , security policies, and more. Multiple security layers to protect against cloud threats and malware. Risk assessment, rating, and categorization for cloud applications.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. As of now, the information security industry is at the outset of implementing SBOM for software products.

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Webroot

JUNE 21, 2021

It may be as simple as the deployment of antivirus plus backup and recovery applications for your end users, or a more complex approach with security operations center (SOC) tools or managed response solutions coupled with network security tools such as DNS and Web filtering, network and endpoint firewalls, VPNs, backup and recovery and others.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Compliance: Log monitoring ensures that firms follow industry norms and compliance standards, lowering the risk of legal and financial ramifications. Windows system logs , which include application, security, system, directory service, DNS server, and file replication service logs, give information on system activities and security incidents.

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