Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Since the onset of the pandemic, cyberattackers have increasingly looked to leverage DNS channels to steal data, launch DDoS attacks and deploy malware—and the cost of these attacks is rising. According to IDC’s 2020 Global DNS Threat Report, the average cost of such an attack is now approaching $1 million, and impacts can range from.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

A firewall with the right threat intelligence embedded could have blocked communications with the command-and-control server thus preventing a Trojanized Orion install from connecting back to the attackers and stopping them from furthering the attack. DNS security solutions are one way of addressing this risk.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2024

Enhanced Security: By hiding the backend servers' IP addresses, reverse proxies add an additional layer of security. They can also block malicious requests, protect against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and serve as a first line of defense in a network security strategy. proxy network.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

LLMs can help attackers avoid signature based detection Traditionally, C2 traffic might be disguised as normal web traffic, DNS queries, or go through known platforms like Slack or Telegram. The AI might correlate it with known cases like BlackMamba or others from threat reports, accelerating threat hunting.

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