Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

This is what we covered in part one of this Threat Trends release on DNS Security, using data from Cisco Umbrella , our cloud-native security service. For example, those in the financial services industry may see more activity around information stealers; others in manufacturing may be more likely to encounter ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition, most DDoS mitigation solution providers bundle Web Application Firewall functionality to prevent DDoS attacks at the application layer. Amazon Web Services. Edge DNS is a DNS service that moves DNS resolution from on premises or data centers to the Akamai Intelligent Edge. Key Differentiators.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Researchers from Zafran have identified a critical misconfiguration in Web Application Firewalls (WAF) from major providers, including those from Akamai, Cloudflare, and Imperva. Use the results from a DNS resolution of the domain in additional ways; for instance, it's possible to look at substrings of the domains in the CNAME chains (like *.akamaiedge.net

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 21, 2025

It also helps uncover misconfigurations in firewalls, routers, or security policies that could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data or critical systems. This testing helps identify risks like unpatched software, misconfigured DNS, and vulnerable web applications, all possible entry points for external threats.

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