Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a security advisory to warn organizations of DNS hijacking attacks and provided recommendations this type of attack. In response to the numerous DNS hijacking attacks the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert to warn organizations of this type of attack.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2019

DHS has issued a notice of a CISA emergency directive urging federal agencies of improving the security of government-managed domains (i.e.gov) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks. The notice was issued by the DHS and links the emergency directive Emergency Directive 19-01 titled “Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering.”.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 4, 2025

document outlines these six key security control categories for mitigating AI systems' cyber risks. or token-based authentication. or token-based authentication. In an effort to help bring clarity to this issue, SANS Institute this week published draft guidelines for AI system security. So said the U.K.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Multi-factor authentication is one of the best ways to thwart bad actors using stolen credentials — but it’s not foolproof. However, while implementing MFA decreases the risk of account compromise by 99.9% , there will always be bad actors looking to break through even the most robust defenses.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

Shrink the DNS attack surface with Auth-DoH. In this analogy, the invisibility superpower is DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. My inspiration: Loki , the Marvel superhero.) The problem?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2024

The flaw affects D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, and DNS-340L, these devices contain a hard-coded credential that allows an attacker to conduct authenticated command injection, leading to remote, unauthorized code execution.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Enable 2FA for high-risk systems. Most peoples’ highest risk systems are their primary email account and their mobile phone account. Get their passwords changed (see above), and enable two-factor authentication. Segment your high-risk devices onto a separate network. Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, or 1.1.1.3

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In fact, the FBI informs all applicants to the program that it will conduct periodic security risk assessments of members including checks of local, state, and federal criminal history, and other security-related database checks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Browser security solutions DNS security solutions play a critical role in filtering out harmful content before it reaches the user by preventing access to known malicious domains. Browser security solutions, often deployed as a web browser extension coupled with a SaaS application, play a crucial role in mitigating phishing risks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Thankfully, nearly all malware depends on DNS at some point in their kill chain, making the protocol a critical vector for shutting down these threats. Some of the common forms these DNS-based attacks can take include: DNS spoofing: A malicious actor alters DNS records to redirect traffic to a fake website or server.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 13, 2022

For example: IMPACT : An SSH server which supports password authentication is susceptible to brute-forcing attacks. REPRODUCTION : Use the `ssh` command in verbose mode (`ssh -v`) to determine supported authentication methods. REMEDIATION : Disable unneeded authentication methods. The second story comes from machine detections.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

DNS Tampering, Trusted IP misuse and Redirection: Redirection and tampering of DNS: DNS and trusted host or IP tampering and redirection can be used to redirect users to malicious websites or to disrupt network traffic. Reverse Engineering: This technique analyzes software to understand its design and functionality.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

First, there’s a tool called the Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard. NormShield, the Vienna, VA-based, cybersecurity firm that supplies this service, recently ran scores for all of the 26 declared presidential candidates — and found the average cyber risk score to be B+. Thousands local elections remain at high risk.

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Cisco’s Customer Experience organization reports that 44% of support cases are resolved in a day or less and 75% successfully reduce the risk of downtime. Hundreds of millions of protected endpoints and users, billions of DNS requests, and millions of authentications mean Cisco sees more threats and vulnerabilities than most anyone else.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The vulnerability Context Security discovered meant exposing the Wi-Fi credentials of the network the device was attached to, which is significant because it demonstrates that IoT vulnerabilities can put other devices on the network at risk as well. Are these examples actually risks in IoT?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

” Once the mobile app has discovered the IP address of the lights, it authenticates with them, receives an authentication token and retrieves information about the device. Experts found a flaw in the authentication process, it only authenticates the lights to the app and not visa- versa. .

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Forbes Global 2000 companies are failing to adopt key domain security measures, exposing them to significant security risks, according to CSC’s Domain Security Report 2022. The data follows Akamai research from August , which discovered increased malicious domain activity and phishing toolkit reuse based on DNS data.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Back in 2008, the late, great security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered a serious security flaw in a ubiquitous Internet technology: the domain name system, or DNS. Vendors worldwide were able to take steps that largely mitigated the risk of attack before any details of the flaw became publicly known. . Log4j Disclosure Chaos.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, News Risk Level Google and Yahoo are requiring DMARC beginning February 2024. To get started: ❯ Have a DMARC Policy for your DNS. So what does that mean for your organization, and how do you implement it? to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3% Yahoo will start enforcing a 0.3%

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

The DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) email authentication standard enables email servers to check incoming emails to verify the sender and detect email message alterations. A successful DKIM check also verifies ownership of the email by matching the organization in the “from” fields of the email with the DNS associated with the organization.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2022

22 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials. 14 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication. 4 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication. Oracle Java SE.

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Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., When a user enters a domain name in their browser, the DNS resolver (e.g. Google Public DNS). www.example.com) into numeric IP addresses (e.g.,

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability." The three vulnerabilities that have been fixed (CVE-2023-42114, CVE-2023-42115, and CVE-2023-42116) are all related to Secure Password Authentication (SPA)/New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM), and EXTERNAL authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

From hardware or software issues and hidden backdoor programs to vulnerable process controls, weak passwords, and other human errors, many problems can put your transactions at risk and leave the door open to cybercriminals. HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g., It ensures integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Announcing Duo Device Trust Connector for Chrome Enterprise and Chrome OS According to Duo’s 2024 Trusted Access Report , 62% of desktop authentications were made from Chrome. Advantages of Duo and Google Chrome Enterprise Agentless Deployment — Simplify deployment and reduce risks of transitional downtime through tested cloud delivery.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

The Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) standard for email authentication is adopted by all U.S. DMARC addresses weaknesses in other email authentication standards to check for misleading “From” fields in emails and to improve tracking of potential spoofing campaigns. How Does DMARC Work?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Your level of prevention is determined by how much risk you accept to take on. There are two extremes to prevent cyberattacks: Overly permissive prevention and absolute prevention—and where you fall on that spectrum depends on the level of risk in your organization. DNS filtering. Something like, “Here's a laptop.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

DNS elevation of privilege vulnerability. It exists due to an application that does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows DNS. Microsoft says that exploitation is “less likely”, perhaps because it requires initial authentication and can only be exploited locally.

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Cisco Security

MAY 3, 2022

According to Cado, the software could be delivered by leveraging DNS over HTTPS to avoid detection at the network access layer and using compromised credentials to execute the software designed for Lambda environments. AWS Mulifactor Authentication Change” alert which can identify disabling MFA. Domains: denonia[.]xyz. ctrl.denonia[.]xyz.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

API-based inline deployment for fast risk scoring, behavioral analysis , and detection. Deployment routes like endpoints , agentless, web, proxy chaining, and unified authentication. Risk assessment, rating, and categorization for cloud applications. Native user behavioral analysis for profiling app risks and business impact.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 2, 2021

The premise of zero trust and its framework can provide a more consistent security approach that reduces risk and increases security posture and overall effectiveness. You accept the level of trust achieved for a period of time based on your risk profile. Do we trust the IP, DNS, Web, and Other based request coming from the asset?

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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). Access Control Access controls add additional authentication and authorization controls to verify users, systems, and applications to define their access.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Using misconfigured multi-factor authentication (MFA) and an unpatched Windows vulnerability, Russian state-sponsored hackers were able to breach a non-governmental organization (NGO) and escalate privileges, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI revealed last week.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Risk-based analytics: Considers the level of risk as the context for the level of permission needed to access systems, applications, and data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Email Authentication Protocols: SPF, DKIM, DMARC The three mutually-reinforcing email authentication protocols, Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) verify the authenticity of emails.

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