eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. For example, hackers can use packet sniffers or a phishing link using a man-in-the-middle attack.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT).

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. Next come your social media accounts, and then any accounts that control IoT systems in your house. This is where you take your higher-risk systems, like your IoT devices, your entertainment systems, gaming systems, etc.,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee. — thaddeus e.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Asset Discovery Controls Unauthorized devices can intercept or redirect network traffic through attacks such as connecting unauthorized computers to the network, deploying packet sniffers to intercept network traffic, or delivering a phishing link to a man-in-the-middle attack to steal login credentials and data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023.

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