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Why Small and Medium Sized Businesses Need More Than Just an AntiVirus Solution

Security Boulevard

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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Proactive Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift In Cyber Defense

Security Boulevard

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. Here are the benefits of pivoting.

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HYAS Threat Intel Report May 20 2024

Security Boulevard

Weekly Threat Intelligence Report Date: May 20, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis This week in the HYAS Insight threat intelligence platform, we found a concerning open directory hosting multiple pieces of malware. Malware Analysis 1.

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Strengthening Cyber Resilience: A Milestone Partnership

Security Boulevard

At HYAS, we are deeply committed to empowering organizations with the solutions they need to get proactive against the ever-evolving threat landscape. By prioritizing the security of our clients' digital assets, we not only mitigate risks but also lay the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation.

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A compelling story

Cisco Security

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.” However, the detection engine was really saying, “I suspect there is DNS tunnelling activity happening through your DNS server—just look at the volume.”.

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Attack Surface Management for the Adoption of SaaS

CyberSecurity Insiders

To make things even harder, there is no generally agreed upon and common SaaS security shared responsibility model and each new deployment, configuration, and integration can change the risk calculus. DNS subdomain scanning is a useful tactic to discover internet-exposed SaaS application portals and their APIs.

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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surface management aims to automate the process of discovering, assessing, and prioritizing vulnerabilities and third-party, digital supply chain, and cloud risks. It addresses both internal and external (EASM) risks. CAASM (cyber asset ASM) and DRPS (digital risk protection) are also related terms and elements of ASM.

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