Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2019

The peculiarity of this new piece of malware is the ability to communicate with C2 servers via DNS over HTTPS ( DoH ). The DoH protocol was a new standard proposed in October 2018 and it is currently supported by several publicly available DNS servers. com domain. ” states the analysis. ” states the analysis.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Nowadays, the traditional on-site computing architecture is moved to remote facilities that are normally under the management of a third party as enterprises convert, entirely or in part, to cloud-based services. The post DNS Best Practices: A Quick Guide for Organizations appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 17, 2021

SASE is a network architecture that combines SD-WAN capabilities with cloud-native security functions. Yet, transitioning existing network into a SASE architecture is a journey, where organizations must take into consideration overall business goals, architecture prerequisites, and licensing requirements. What is SASE?

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McAfee

AUGUST 23, 2020

“Features are a nice to have, but at the end of the day, all we care about when it comes to our web and cloud security is architecture.” – said no customer ever. As a result, organizations are coming around to the realization that digital transformation demands a corresponding network and security architectural transformation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency. So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS? The issue likely comes down to awareness.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

The malicious code can also perform DNS and HTTP hijacking within private IP spaces. “What makes this malware family so insidious is the ability to perform HTTP and DNS hijacking for connections to private IP addresses. The binary analyzed by the researchers is compiled for all major architectures used by SOHO operating systems.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Secure Firewall Cloud Native brings together the benefits of Kubernetes and Cisco’s industry-leading security technologies, providing a resilient architecture for infrastructure security at scale. adds support for geolocation and latency-based DNS redirection. Figure 1: Geolocation-based DNS redirection.

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Cisco Security

MAY 26, 2021

Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native brings together the benefits of Kubernetes and Cisco’s industry-leading security technologies, providing a resilient architecture for infrastructure security at scale. The architecture depicted above shows a modular platform that is scalable, resilient, DevOps friendly, and Kubernetes-orchestrated.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

DMZ networks typically contain external-facing resources such as DNS, email, proxy and web servers. DMZ network architecture DMZ Architecture There are two main layout options to choose from when developing a DMZ subnetwork: a single firewall layout and a dual firewall layout.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The botnet leverages a robust architecture based on a combination of third-party services, P2P, and Command & Control servers. This architecture was implemented to make the botnet resilient to takedowns by law enforcement and security firms with the support of the vendors of the infected devices.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

For several years, Cisco Secure provided DNS visibility and architecture intelligence with Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Umbrella Investigate ; and automated malware analysis and threat intelligence with Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) , backed by Cisco Talos Intelligence and Cisco SecureX. DNS traffic at Record Low.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

The shell script downloads several Mirai binaries that were compiled for different architectures, then it executes these binaries one by one. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, the 2016 DDoS attack on the Dyn managed domain name service (DNS) caused the DNS service to fail to respond to legitimate DNS inquiries and effectively shut down major sites such as PayPal, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and many others. Also read: How to Secure DNS. Types of DDoS Attacks. Harden infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Deploy Anti-DDoS Architecture : Design resources so that they will be difficult to find or attack effectively or if an attack succeeds, it will not take down the entire organization. DNS servers can be specifically targeted by attackers and vulnerable to various types of attacks. For more information, see How to Prevent DNS Attacks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2024

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system. ” states CERT/CC. . ” states CERT/CC.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

Robinsons also discussed OpenSSF’s reference architecture – see graphic below. Microsoft got plenty, including architecture-level vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange , along with significant flaws in Active Directory and Microsoft 365. AWS and DNS-as-a-Service providers got their time in the spotlight too.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

The only simple (yet effective) tactic it uses is to brute force its way to gain root access to various Linux architectures. XorDDoS, in particular, has been used to compromise devices using Secure Shell (SSH) brute force attacks. XorDDoS is as sophisticated as it gets. If you plan to get an IoT device soon, buy from a well-known brand.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The most popular lookup currently being seen in both PoCs and active exploitation is utilizing LDAP; however, other lookups such as RMI and DNS are also viable attack vectors. This was done using the public Docker container , and a client/server architecture leveraging both LDAP and RMI, along with marshalsec to exploit log4j version 2.14.1.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In particular, Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Secure Endpoint form the first and last lines of defense for your security architecture. Within Cisco Umbrella, we can look at the different events that it logs while monitoring DNS traffic. Apply Endpoint Intelligence to DNS Security Automatically.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The campaign was uncovered by CrowdStrike by investigating a series of security incidents in multiple countries, the security firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 1, 2021

Many large customers have 30 or more security technologies in their defense in depth architecture. This puts the entire contents of the database into a file that can be exfiltrated through at DNS tunnel they create to an external IP address. The term ALERT and EVENT need to be clearly defined.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Written in Go, it is flexible enough to generate binaries compatible with various architectures. The implant is downloaded from the same server; it is named “ app_linux_{ARCH}”, where “{ARCH}” is the target OS architecture. Our analysis suggests that the primary target of NKAbuse is Linux desktops.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Zero Trust Architecture: Adopt a Zero Trust approach that verifies every access request, regardless of its origin. Integrating browser security solutions with DNS security measures creates a more comprehensive defense strategy capable of addressing both known and emerging AI-driven threats.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Cisco Secure supports the NOC operations with DNS visibility and architecture intelligence ( Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Umbrella Investigate ) and automated malware analysis and threat intelligence ( Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) , backed by Cisco Talos Intelligence and Cisco SecureX ). The other half is Clarity for iOS.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

It first terminates processes with the same file extension as “FICORA” and then downloads and executes the malware targeting multiple Linux architectures. The malware FICORA is a variant of the Mirai malware, it includes DDoS attack capabilities using multiple protocols such as UDP, TCP, and DNS.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

The combination of Prolexic, Edge DNS, and App & API Protector would be recommended for the highest quality of DDoS mitigation to keep applications, data centers, and internet-facing infrastructure (public or private) protected. It is architected for nonstop DNS availability and high performance, even across the largest DDoS attacks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Germany-based independent security evaluators AV-TEST found that HYAS Protect Protective DNS is the most effective operational resiliency solution on the market today to drive business continuity and continued operations. While businesses’ entire security stacks do matter, it’s impossible to stop all nefarious activity beforehand.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The IoT malware ran only on systems with an x86 architecture. The most important novelty is represented by the discovery of a variety of bot versions, designed to target different architectures, including 32-bit and 64-bit ARM, x86, x86_64, MIPS, MIPSEL, and PowerPC.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

The script downloaded several next stage payloads for several *nix architectures from the open directory named “Simps” in the same C2 URL from where the shell script was downloaded (see Figure 1). The shell script (hash : c2d5e54544742b7a1b04cf45047859a10bb90c6945d340120872f575aa866e6d ), ‘ur0a.sh’ was downloaded from the C2 URL 23.95.80[.]200.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Momentum bot targets various Linux platforms running upon multiple CPU architectures, including ARM, MIPS, Intel, and Motorola 68020. ” Momentum supports 36 different methods for DDoS attacks, including multiple reflection and amplifications attack methods that target MEMCACHE , LDAP , DNS and Valve Source Engine.

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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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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2023

They tested and measured the power of the HYAS data by looking at the effectiveness of our Protective DNS solution, HYAS Protect , and their conclusion validates everything about that first conversation I had with my friend, the serial entrepreneur and investor. Not just by a few percentage points either … but in a very significant way.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco is a cloud-delivered overlay WAN architecture that connects branches to headquarters, data centers, and multi-cloud environments. The optimized WAN architecture connects users to the internet and cloud applications across highest performing links while centralizing the view of health of all network circuits.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This architectural flaw allows attackers to easily map backend IP addresses and exploit them, often bypassing security layers entirely. The misconfiguration stems from an architectural weakness of WAF providers that also act as CDN providers. akamaiedge.net from the dig example in the section below, given for images.jpmorganchase.com).

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Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2024

CISA and the NSA call this Protective DNS and recommend it as part of the Shields Up initiative. Even cyber insurance carriers are starting to ask if the organization employs Protective DNS in their questionnaires and required attestations. That’s the role of Protective DNS. It’s a recommended part of a SASE framework.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

The malicious code performs a DNS request every 24 hours to resolve a subdomain (hardcoded string unique for each victim). “The executable code of BellaCiao compares a resolved IP address returned by a DNS server under the control of a threat actor with an IP address that has been hardcoded into the program.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Tenant-based security architecture for behavioral awareness in management Designed to meet Forrester and NIST’s zero trust principles Support for AES-256 encryption and HMAC-SHA-256 authentication Compliant with PCI DSS, ICSA, and FIPS 140-2 Context-specific access control list (ACL) for authenticating users. Features: Versa SASE.

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