Security Boulevard

JULY 9, 2024

Operational resiliency necessitates intelligence, visibility, and confidence: the three foundational pillars of protective DNS (PDNS). This makes malware command-and-control, phishing attacks, DNS tunneling and a number of other attacks significantly less effective. But Wait, What Is Protective DNS?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

“Hackers linked to the Chinese government have broken into a handful of U.S. Upon investigating the incidents, the researchers determined that a DNS poisoning attack at the ISP level caused the infection. The DNS records were poisoned to resolve to an attacker-controlled server in Hong Kong at IP address 103.96.130[.]107.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2021

A set of vulnerabilities has been found in the way a number of popular TCP/IP stacks handle DNS requests. Yes, the researchers found 9 DNS-related vulnerabilities that have the potential to allow attackers to take targeted devices offline or to gain control over them. Basically, you could say DNS is the phonebook of the internet.

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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). Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The tool allows security teams to scan their infrastructure for Log4J RCE vulnerability and discover web application firewall (WAF) bypasses that can result be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the target’s infrastructure. Supports DNS callback for vulnerability discovery and validation. Fuzzing for JSON data parameters.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2022

The digital department has also been assigned to shift all the government websites onto.RU domain and all the ISPs will use a single domestic DNS server for operations. At first, the target will be the UK and then their target will be the rest of the western world, including Canada and North America.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

This new integration supports Umbrella proxy, cloud firewall, IP, and DNS logs. This integration expands on Elastic’s on-going expansion of Cisco integrations including ASA, Nexus, Meraki, Duo and Secure Firewall Threat Defense. New Cisco Firepower Next-Gen Firewall Integrations. Read more here. Read more here.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the government to cut internet traffic from the global Internet. This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the Russian government to disconnect the country from the global Internet.

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Internet Internet DNS Government 72

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. DDoS attacks on single networks or websites render them unavailable, but DDoS attacks on DNS resolvers bring down all networks and websites using that DNS resource.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Germany-based independent security evaluators AV-TEST found that HYAS Protect Protective DNS is the most effective operational resiliency solution on the market today to drive business continuity and continued operations. To effectively combat the inevitable, businesses need a paradigmatic shift in how cyberthreats are viewed and treated.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This type of attack has been popularized by numerous hacker groups, and has been used in state-sponsored attacks conducted by governments. It also plans to continue working with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to communicate with hospitals about government assistance and third-party services.

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DDOS Healthcare Computers and Electronics Government 93

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Many of these vendors also rank on our top next-gen firewall (NGFW) page. Integrated with Zscaler tools and services including Cloud Firewall, Cloud IPS, Cloud Sandbox, Cloud DLP, CASB , and Cloud Browser Isolation. Complies with government and industry regulations such as CIPA and HIPAA. Top Secure Web Gateways.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2021

Today, we are reviewing FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service by Fortinet, a Web Application Firewall solution to protect organizations against a broad range of attacks. The only additional step is a simple DNS change. Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprises, services providers, and government organizations around the world.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Also Read: Cybersecurity Becomes A Government Priority. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem. With initial access to a gateway, hackers can move laterally to an on-premises server, leading them to the internal DNS and Active Directory.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To sleep at night, MSPs feel they must enhance or expand their security offerings beyond the standard layers, like; firewalls, firewall filtering, active directory protocols, DNS Filtering and antivirus/malware detection. Many providers have requirements from governance to tools that meet a specific scope.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

This article will explore the nature of MSSPs and how they can help businesses, nonprofits, governments, and other organizations have better security with less effort. Managed firewall services setup, configure, and maintain physical or virtual firewall appliances and then monitor alerts to respond to threats detected by the firewall.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For critical cloud security tools, Forcepoint’s CASB products address Cloud Governance for application visibility and risk assessment, Cloud Audit & Protection for real-time activity monitoring and analytics, and other use cases like DLP, discovery and more. Governance and compliance reporting for OAuth-enabled apps accessing MS365.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Permissioned blockchains, or private blockchains,aren’t truly decentralized because they’re organized by a governance structure and authentication process for nodes. KSI was designed specifically to help the Estonian government implement a validated proof of operations. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. You should also use a network firewall and an anti-malware solution. How to Defend Against a Backdoor. RAM Scraper.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory encouraging all government agencies to leverage ad blocking solutions in their day-to-day work. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. “Some certifications are entry level, and some require several years of experience, with peer references, before getting certified.”

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The code and networking IoCs (Indicators of Compromise) overlap with the Windows samples described by ESET that were used in attacks against government entities in Guyana. However, some of the things the malware authors came up with, such as placing their Python script inside a domain TXT record on the DNS server, were ingenious.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

Express Micro-Tunnels have built-in failover and don’t require DNS resolution. There are no ACL or firewall rules to maintain, making it easy to install and configure in seconds. In addition, automated policy creation and governance provides application baselines and security policies to know when an application violates policy.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Cloudflare’s bot management solution is integrated with its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and web application firewall , which allows for more comprehensive protection against bot attacks. The company also offers a range of additional cybersecurity solutions, including DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and DNS services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

ZeroFox quickly pivots on attack indicators collected across thousands of validated threats and automatically distributes them to various third-party providers including ISPs, Telcos, CDNs, DNS providers and registrars, and endpoint security platforms. Visit www.idx.us for more information. About L&F Acquisition Corp.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. Amending firewall rules to allow sensitive, outgoing protocols. In addition to hitting key government agencies, Bloomberg reports on how Solorigate targeted cybersecurity firms.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same. Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. DNS over HTTPS is a sensitive info grab by whomever Web browsers partner with, yet it's sold as a "privacy enhancement."

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Kevin Holvoet of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) said Russian-sponsored attacks in recent months against Ukraine and other targets have included: DDoS attacks on government, military, finance and communications. Firewalls work both ways. “Many logs age like milk,” he said, adding, “looking at you DNS logs.”

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Lock down domain registrar and DNS settings. Place websites behind a reputable cloud or plugin-based web application firewall (WAF). government. Enable security options according to your provider’s recommendations (e.g., the G Suite security checklist ). Uninstall or disable unnecessary features or plugins.

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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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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

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DNS Advertising Surveillance Malware 120

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

All information used in the audit is available publicly through resources such as Google, campaign websites, DNS lookup, news articles and websites that allow internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches. Is the campaign website built on a CMS such as WordPress or Drupal?

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