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Having Confidence in Your Wireless Security

Cisco Security

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks alone are up 33% from last year , with a 37% increase in attack bandwidth. The attacker can then use this passphrase to de-authenticate the original client and connect with the access point in its place. Advanced Security for Advanced Threats. De-authentication attacks.

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When Good Tools Go Bad: Dual-Use in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI/ML can enhance attack sophistication and scale, but they also improve threat detection and response. Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Cloud platforms offer resources for malicious activities, like hosting command and control infrastructure and launching DDoS attacks.

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What is WAAP? – A Quick Walk Through

CyberSecurity Insiders

Without proper functions, security testing, authentication checks, and input validation, APIs can become a perfect target. For example, Pelton, a fitness company exposed three million customer data due to a flawed API, which allows access to a private account without proper authentication. API Security Breaches are Piling Up.

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Phishers prefer Tesla, top 3 malware strains in Coronavirus phishing campaigns

Security Affairs

CERT-GIB’s report is based on analyses of coronavirus-related phishing traffic by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent threats spread online. Source: Group-IB Threat Intelligence. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload.

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Exploring the EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme: A Guide to Common Criteria

Centraleyes

Firewalls, Routers, and Switches): Threat Resilience: Devices must demonstrate resistance against known attack vectors, including DDoS attacks, buffer overflows, and man-in-the-middle attempts. Interoperability: High assurance systems must integrate seamlessly with multi-factor authentication frameworks.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud Storage Security Risks Despite its obvious benefits, cloud storage still faces common challenges, including misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interface, unauthorized access, DDoS attacks, insider threats, lack of control, encryption problems, patching issues, compliance, and monitoring issues.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Unfortunately, threat actors can also take advantage of 5G’s enhanced connectivity, executing network attacks faster than ever before. Hackers can spread malware via IoT networks, disrupt supply chains in development, and use a fleet of routers as an IoT botnet to launch a DDoS attack. Network Slice Compromise.

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