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Best Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Tools

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cripple an organization, a network, or even an entire country, and they show no sign of slowing down. DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. The most recent wave happened in December 2021.

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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers. ” reads the post published by Akamai. ” concludes the report.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – October 16, 2023 – DDoS, Microsoft, Apple & Linux Lead a Busy Week

eSecurity Planet

The past week has been an eventful one for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, from record DDoS attacks and three Microsoft zero-days to vulnerabilities in Linux, Apple, Citrix, and other widely used technologies. The botnet compromises these devices and enlists them in its DDoS swarm by exploiting several vulnerabilities in them.

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The CallStranger UPnP vulnerability affects billions of devices

Security Affairs

Security experts disclosed a new UPnP vulnerability, named Call Stranger , that affects billions of devices and could be exploited for various malicious activities. Unfortunately, this CVE-2020-12695 issue is a protocol vulnerability, this means that vendors could take a long time to release security patches.

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

While it’s a progressive step for the network security of the U.S. However, many are hopeful that this security update will trickle out to all IoT vendors and devices. While SP 800-213 applies to federal agencies, the latter three are specific to IoT manufacturers. Also Read: 5 Essential IoT Security Best Practices.

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GUEST ESSAY: Lessons learned in 2021 as cloud services, mobility and cybersecurity collided

The Last Watchdog

Last year, we predicted that SASE would be an essential strategic initiative, design approach, and implementation standard for enterprise network and network security deployments around the globe. Securing Iot, MEC. Here are a few important trends that you should consider for 2022: Single vendor SASE play.

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Attackers Exploit Flaw that Could Impact Millions of Routers, IoT Devices

eSecurity Planet

In a recent blog post , the researchers said the bad actors are looking to leverage a path traversal vulnerability that could affect millions of home routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices that use the same code base and are manufactured by at least 17 vendors. A Pattern of Exploits. ” Multiple Threats.

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