eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2020

An unknown attacker, referred to as UNC2452 or DarkHalo planted a backdoor in the SolarWinds Orion IT software. In the initial phases, the Sunburst malware talks to the C&C server by sending encoded DNS requests. Our colleagues from FireEye published several DNS requests that supposedly led to CNAME responses on Github: [link].

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s patch batch — a record 147 flaws in Windows and related software. Yes, you read that right. “As far as I can tell, it’s the largest Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft of all time.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

Akamai engineering has adopted new technology concepts to enhance and expand routing capabilities at the edge. Previously, Akamai's traffic-steering capabilities were mainly focused on DNS-based routing. The post Software-Defined Networking Concept Adoption at Akamai appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Security researchers discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that some businesses operating in China are required to install. Security researchers at Trustwave have discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that Chinese banks require companies operating in the country to install.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Behavioral analysis: The technology analyzes bot behavior to distinguish between legitimate traffic and bots, preventing false positives and ensuring a seamless user experience. Key Features Advanced bot detection: Imperva’s bot management technology uses machine learning to detect and block bots in real-time.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2021

Forescout Research Labs last month released a 14-page white paper and a 47-page research report detailing 33 vulnerabilities affecting millions of Internet of Things (IoT), Operational Technology (OT), and IT devices. Stack components impacted include DNS, IPv6, IPv4, TCP, ICMP, LLMNR, and mDNS. DNS Cache Poisoning: 2.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of their operations recently when they threatened to sue a software company. A review of the passive DNS records tied to this address shows that apart from subdomains dedicated to tornote[.]io,

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

Amid discussions on the security of open source technologies like eBPF and Hadoop, OpenSSF speakers Jennifer Fernick, SVP and head of global research at NCC Group, and Christopher Robinson, Intel’s director of security communications, outlined the group’s vision to secure open source software “end to end, at massive scale.”

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SC Magazine

MARCH 31, 2021

A company is suing Palo Alto Networks patent infringement, alleging that their proprietary technologies were used in a number of major security products and systems sold by the cybersecurity giant. Centripetal also filed successful patent cases against Keysight Technologies and Ixia. Palo Alto).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

It incorporates zero-trust technologies and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It can also deploy web filtering, threat prevention, DNS security, sandboxing, data loss prevention, next-generation firewall policies, information security and credential theft prevention. . But it much further.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. re network uses at least two free VPN services to lure its users to install a malware-like software that achieves persistence on the user’s computer,” the researchers wrote. “The 911[.]re

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries. Experts also highlighted the use of DNS tunneling for C2 communication. a South Korean video game company.” ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2022

From the next screen that pops up, click Auto Configure: In our environment, InsightIDR picked up on Active Directory, LDAP and DNS services being present. Follow Rapid7’s instructions carefully, as they walk you through turning up the verbosity of DNS logs and then saving them to a UNC share path that can be accessed by the collector.

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SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

It is known to use the technique of querying DNS servers to obtain the base64-encoded URL in order to receive the next stage of another malware family currently distributed by Satacom. It is downloaded from a website that appears to mimic a software portal that allows the user to download their desired (often cracked) software for free.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Between the DNS attacks and ongoing ransomware scourge, it’s beyond time for providers to seek more creative responses to cyber challenges even with limited budgets, in combination with participation in threat-sharing programs and while relying on free or low-cost resources.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) technologies – often combined as intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) – have been in use for decades, yet they remain important cybersecurity tools even in the face of today’s rapidly changing cyber threats and complex IT environments.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The large numbers are, at least partly, due to the fact that on Debian-based Linux systems, Exim is the default MTA software. They feel users should use a trustworthy Domain Name System (DNS) resolver which is able to validate the data according to the DNS record types. CVE-2023-42219 is not likely to be fixed by Exim.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The list of tools and features included with InsightIDR include: User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) Endpoint detection and response (EDR) Network traffic analysis (NDR) Centralized log management Automated policy capabilities Visual investigation timeline Deception technology File integrity monitoring (FIM). Rapid7 Competitors.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Today we released an update for CVE-2020-1350 , a Critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that is classified as a ‘wormable’ vulnerability and has a CVSS base score of 10.0. This issue results from a flaw in Microsoft’s DNS server role implementation and affects all Windows Server versions.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Director of Information Security, State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology; and Toby Zimmerer, Sr. How effective will these proposed technology solutions be against quantum computing, and what are the potential challenges with adopting these new cryptographic solutions and algorithms? Is it a business problem?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

Recently Check Point researchers reported that the infamous TrickBot malware was employed in attacks against customers of 60 financial and technology companies with new anti-analysis features. MikroTik devices have unique hardware and software, RouterBOARD and RouterOS. .” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Recently, we found a new macOS malware family that was piggybacking the cracked software in order to steal crypto wallets. However, some of the things the malware authors came up with, such as placing their Python script inside a domain TXT record on the DNS server, were ingenious.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Usually this is accomplished either by deploying malware that changes the target computer’s host files, or by using a technique known as DNS cache poisoning. In the latter approach, attackers target the website hosting server and change the DNS table so that users are redirected to a fake website. Pretexting.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Opening it, an attentive user will immediately notice an amusing inconsistency: the website address contains the line vnote , the title offers a download of Notepad‐‐ (an analog of Notepad++ , also distributed as open-source software), while the image proudly shows Notepad++. Communication with the C2 server dns[.]transferusee[.]com

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

.” According to Spur.us , a startup that tracks proxy services, SocksEscort is a malware-based proxy offering, which means the machines doing the proxying of traffic for SocksEscort customers have been infected with malicious software that turns them into a traffic relay. The disruption at 911[.]re SocksEscort[.]com

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Jeremy Brown helped Trinity Cyber develop counter maneuvers for a DNS exploit requiring deep parsing of a certain kind of traffic, deploying it to all clients in less than two days. They developed a powerful new approach to intrusion prevention system as-a-service, delivered through a service edge architecture and patent-pending technology.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In general, software that is not updated or maintained poses a serious security risk as this software may contain unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities that will weaken your security. Deploy WAF technologies and custom rules to block exploitation attempts. This will depend on the vendor/software running on these IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And even when discovered, zero day vulnerabilities can take weeks to fix , leaving those who use the affected software at risk. Zero day vulnerabilities can range from simple bugs to new and undocumented risks in the software. Monitoring infrastructure like Domain Name Servers (DNS) and web servers for malicious activity.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries. The researchers grouped the Earth Lusca’s infrastructure into two “clusters.

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SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Palo Alto Networks asked a Virginia judge to dismiss a patent lawsuit filed against them by Centripetal Networks, questioning the broad nature of the covered technologies and processes and saying the company has not put forth any plausible evidence that their products are being copied. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

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Lenny Zeltser

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

To increase the chances that the distributed security measures will be in effect, we can use a combination of three approaches: Enforce security expectations using technology to prevent insecure choices or actions. The software might be patched by DevOps, IT, developers, external vendors, and so on.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Featured Partners: Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Software Learn more Table of Contents Toggle Free Firewall Policy Template What Are the Components of Firewall Policies? Examples include Users, User Groups, Applications, Application Groups, Countries, IPv4/IPv6 Endpoints, Host DNS Names, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. Public WHOIS data such as DNS name servers, IP blocks, and contact information. Credentials, emails, employee names, roles, departments/divisions, and physical location.

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