Bleeping Computer

MAY 3, 2022

A vulnerability in the domain name system (DNS) component of a popular C standard library that is present in a wide range of IoT products may put millions of devices at DNS poisoning attack risk. [.].

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DNS IoT Risk 139

Heimadal Security

JULY 28, 2023

Your heart races as you realize that your sensitive data and personal information may be at risk. Enter […] The post DNS Protection: A Must-Have Defense Against Cyber Attacks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. You scramble to find a solution to protect yourself and your company from these cyber threats.

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DNS Cyber Attacks Cyber threats Internet 98

Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Take a good, useful thing and turn it into a risk factor. That’s what threat actors did when coming up with DNS tunneling as a method for their cyberattacks. By the way, did you know that 91% of online threats are maliciously using the Domain Name System (DNS)? Read further to learn about one of […].

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DNS Risk 96

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The post Infoblox Applies AI to DNS Traffic to Thwart Malware Infestations appeared first on Security Boulevard. Infoblox is leveraging AI to identify websites that are sources of malware and block them to make IT environments more secure.

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DNS Malware Risk Mobile 72

Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2022

What Is DNS Spoofing and How Is It Prevented? What Is the DNS and DNS Server? . To fully understand DNS spoofing, it’s important to understand DNS and DNS servers. The DNS “domain name system” is then what translates the domain name into the right IP address. What Is DNS Spoofing? .

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DNS Cyber Attacks Encryption Risk 98

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 17, 2023

DNS is a critical infrastructure for your online services, a DNS DDoS attack risks the availability of your services. Attackers are experts in DNS and know all the weak points to target. Understanding how a DNS DDoS looks like, and the risks it poses to your business is key to designing a robust DNS security posture.

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DNS DDOS Risk 52

Threatpost

MAY 4, 2022

A flaw in all versions of the popular C standard libraries uClibe and uClibe-ng can allow for DNS poisoning attacks against target devices.

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DNS IoT Risk 95

Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

This is what we covered in part one of this Threat Trends release on DNS Security, using data from Cisco Umbrella , our cloud-native security service. This time we’ll be comparing yearly totals of DNS traffic to malicious sites, by industry. As in part one, we’ll be looking at data covering the calendar year of 2020.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

That’s where DNS filtering comes in. But first, DNS in a nutshell. So normally, every time your customer types in your web address, their computer makes a request to a DNS server. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go. But which web-based cyberthreats in particular does DNS filtering stop, you ask?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In 2019, we’ve seen a surge in domain name service (DNS) hijacking attempts and have relayed warnings from the U.S. D’Angelo In fact, most organizations, regardless of geographic location or industry, are exposed to these risks. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, U.K.’s Security goes beyond the firewall, not just behind it.

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DNS Firewall Social Engineering Risk 182

The Hacker News

MAY 2, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched security vulnerability that could pose a serious risk to IoT products. The issue, which was originally reported in September 2021, affects the Domain Name System (DNS) implementation of two popular C libraries called uClibc and uClibc-ng that are used for developing embedded Linux systems.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2022

Researchers have found a vulnerability in a popular C standard library in IoT products that could allow attackers to perform DNS poisoning attacks against a target device. Similar to other C standard libraries, uClibc provides an extensive DNS client interface that allows programs to readily perform lookups and other DNS-related requests.

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IoT DNS Risk Internet 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2024

The flaw affects D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, and DNS-340L, these devices contain a hard-coded credential that allows an attacker to conduct authenticated command injection, leading to remote, unauthorized code execution.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2022

With Malwarebytes DNS filtering , however, you can prevent a large swath of phishing attacks. Our DNS filtering module extends our Nebula platform to help prevent risks introduced from nefarious websites and downloadable web content. How to block phishing domains with DNS filtering. Photo credits: Phishing.org.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Operating one's own local DNS resolution servers is one of the simplest and lowest-cost things an IT administrator can do to monitor and protect applications, services, and users from potential risks.

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DNS Risk 90

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a security advisory to warn organizations of DNS hijacking attacks and provided recommendations this type of attack. In response to the numerous DNS hijacking attacks the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert to warn organizations of this type of attack.

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DNS Social Engineering Accountability Advertising 79

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2019

DHS has issued a notice of a CISA emergency directive urging federal agencies of improving the security of government-managed domains (i.e.gov) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks. The notice was issued by the DHS and links the emergency directive Emergency Directive 19-01 titled “Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering.”.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Increasing awareness about the critical importance of DNS security is the first step in improving the risk of being attacked. It's time to get proactive.

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DNS Risk 83

Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., When a user enters a domain name in their browser, the DNS resolver (e.g. Google Public DNS). www.example.com) into numeric IP addresses (e.g.,

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DNS Internet Internet Encryption 82

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

The SigRed flaw was discovered by Check Point researcher Sagi Tzaik and impacts Microsoft Windows DNS. An attacker could exploit the SigRed vulnerability by sending specially-crafted malicious DNS queries to a Windows DNS server. Non-Microsoft DNS Servers are not affected.”

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DNS Advertising Malware Hacking 60

Heimadal Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

A few days ago, the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) released a report meant to sound the alarm for organizations who are relying on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) as their basic DNS security strategy. While the NSA concedes that there are benefits to enabling DoH, they warn that there are also plenty of risks that are […].

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DNS Risk 75

Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2024

HYAS Protect protective DNS includes a user-friendly interface and four core deployment methods. Organizations of any size can monitor traffic with HYAS Protect’s cloud-based DNS resolver. DNS data from HYAS Protect allows organizations to identify their riskiest users and prioritize proactive security measures.

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DNS Engineering Phishing Malware 59

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

It was DNS. It’s always DNS: Government ministry denies hackers hacked its network infrastructure. The post Russian Internet Outage: DNSSEC Oops or Ukraine Hack? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Internet Internet DNS Hacking 89

Threatpost

MARCH 13, 2019

Why are hackers using the DNS infrastructure against us? The answer is more complex than you might think.

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DNS Risk InfoSec 62

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Thankfully, nearly all malware depends on DNS at some point in their kill chain, making the protocol a critical vector for shutting down these threats. Some of the common forms these DNS-based attacks can take include: DNS spoofing: A malicious actor alters DNS records to redirect traffic to a fake website or server.

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Antivirus DNS Threat Detection Small Business 98

Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2024

However, the question that needs to be asked is – are people thinking about zero-trust broadly enough, and is your implementation really going to help move forward cyber resiliency and reduce digital risk across your organization? CISA and the NSA call this Protective DNS and recommend it as part of the Shields Up initiative.

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DNS Cyber Insurance Internet Internet 64

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2021

A new vulnerability/s discovered by security researchers has reportedly put over 30 million Dell PC users at risk. Note 1- To mitigate cyber risks, Dell is asking its users to update to the latest Dell Client BIOS version ASAP. It is a chain of 4 bugs that have been assigned a cumulative CVSS score of 8.4 which is high/severe.

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Risk Firmware DNS Cyber Risk 87

Dark Reading

MAY 3, 2022

The security vulnerability puts wide swaths of industrial networks and IoT devices at risk of compromise, researchers warn.

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DNS IoT Risk 101

Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2024

This discovery, coupled with historical passive DNS data linking the IP to a domain infamous from previous DNS tunneling campaigns suggests a significant and ongoing threat. Historical passive DNS data from 2023 links this IP to a claudfront.net domain, known for its involvement in DNS tunneling campaigns.

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DNS Malware Education Phishing 59

Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, News Risk Level Google and Yahoo are requiring DMARC beginning February 2024. To get started: ❯ Have a DMARC Policy for your DNS. So what does that mean for your organization, and how do you implement it? to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3% Yahoo will start enforcing a 0.3%

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DNS Authentication Accountability Cybersecurity 106

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. But while we enjoy its benefits, hackers do too.

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DNS VPN Encryption Passwords 123

Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Rather than looking backwards, organizations need to focus on operational and business resiliency to address all forms of digital risk and cyber threats, which requires a new focus on proactive intelligence and approaches. That's where technologies like protective DNS come in. million — 15% more than it was in 2020.

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DNS Phishing Data breaches Cyber threats 86

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

After Microsoft assigned an “important” rating to a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, security experts are urging security teams to prioritize updates based on risk rather than vendor severity ratings. impacts Windows Server 2008 through 2019.

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Risk DNS Media Phishing 71

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2020

A core part of the way these things find each other involves a Windows feature called “ DNS name devolution ,” which is a kind of network shorthand that makes it easier to find other computers or servers without having to specify a full, legitimate domain name for those resources.

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DNS Wireless Risk Passwords 328

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. ” SAY WHAT? 13, 2018 bomb threat hoax.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

While analyzing billions of DNS records, Infoblox researchers discovered a sophisticated malware toolkit, dubbed Decoy Dog, that was employed in attacks aimed at enterprise networks. The researchers pointed out that while the malware is open source, deploying it as a DNS C2 requires a significant effort. ” concludes the report.

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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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