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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

” The DNS part of that moniker refers to the global “ D omain N ame S ystem ,” 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. PASSIVE DNS.

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5 pro-freedom technologies that could change the Internet

Malwarebytes

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. To celebrate Independence Day we want to draw your attention to five technologies that could improve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Internet. DNS encryption. Passwordless authentication.

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Strengthening Cyber Resilience: A Milestone Partnership

Security Boulevard

Our shared vision, coupled with ZainTECH's extensive reach and HYAS's cutting-edge technology, positions us as leaders in the fight against cyber threats across the Middle East. That has always been the goal of HYAS, and we’re now better equipped to deliver upon that goal throughout the Gulf region with our partnership with ZainTECH.

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The Zero Click, Zero Day iMessage Attack Against Journalists

SecureWorld News

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses. What can this Pegasus iOS attack do?

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Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

The Last Watchdog

This is borne out by Akamai Technologies’ Summer 2018 Internet Security/Web Attack Report. They realize that each IoT device, whether it be a home router, surveillance camera, office machine, medical device, or what have you, is a fully functioning computing nodule – one that’s likely off anyone’s radar, just waiting to be exploited.

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European firm DSIRF behind the attacks with Subzero surveillance malware

Security Affairs

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MY TAKE: Can Project Wildland’s egalitarian platform make Google, Facebook obsolete?

The Last Watchdog

Technologically speaking, we are where we are because a handful of tech giants figured out how to collect, store and monetize user data in a singular fashion. On the technology front, blockchain systems signal the type of shifts that need to fully unfold.

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