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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

” The DNS part of that moniker refers to the global “ D omain N ame S ystem ,” which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. PASSIVE DNS.

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DNS and Your Privacy: Should you use encrypted DNS?

Security Boulevard

DNS enables the easy navigation from website to website as you currently know it. Many DNS resolvers - such as your internet service provider's (ISP) - do not encrypt queries and may log data and metadata surrounding your queries. This post aims to explore how and why - and doesn't leave out the limitations of encrypted DNS.

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5 pro-freedom technologies that could change the Internet

Malwarebytes

DNS encryption. DNS encryption plugs a gap that makes it easy to track the websites you visit. The domain name system (DNS) is a distributed address book that lists domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. FIDO2 is a specification that uses public key encryption for authentication.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 507 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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The one reason your iPhone needs a VPN

Malwarebytes

For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. VPNs encrypt your iPhone’s app traffic.

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Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett

Malwarebytes

” But for all the valid discussion about online anonymity, encryption, and privacy, Tor has an entirely different value proposition for people who build and maintain websites, and that is one of security. “There are so many security risks up the stack,” Muffett said.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 370 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

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