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Security Affairs newsletter Round 342

Security Affairs

Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes IKEA hit by a cyber attack that uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) hit by Clop ransomware Threat actors target crypto and (..)

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B1txor20 Linux botnet use DNS Tunnel and Log4J exploit

Security Affairs

The malware was first spotted on February 9, 2022, when 360Netlab’s honeypot system captured an unknown ELF file that was spreading by exploiting the Log4J vulnerability. “In short, B1txor20 is a Backdoor for the Linux platform, which uses DNS Tunnel technology to build C2 communication channels.

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Q&A: How emulating attacks in a live environment can more pervasively protect complex networks

The Last Watchdog

Spirent Communications , an 82-year-old British supplier of network performance testing equipment, recently decided to branch into cybersecurity services by tackling this dilemma head on. LW: How did the idea for data breach emulation come about? And that’s how we came up with the need to build the data breach feature.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. The router or switch then facilitated communication between the other devices on the network such as other servers, network storage, and printers. How Network Security Works Networks connect assets for the purpose of communication.

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10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Human error plays a large role in the majority of all data breaches. According to a study done by a Stanford professor and security provider Tessian, human error causes 85% of breaches. VPN Vulnerabilities Although VPNs create a private tunnel for organizations’ network communications, they can still be breached.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach. In worst-case scenarios, these firms should cover your business if you’re impacted by a data breach that leaks sensitive information and leads to fines and legal fees.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Incident Response in the Cloud

ForAllSecure

There’s been a major data breach, and you’re booked on the next night flight out, at 6am. And you know, we put up a honeypot basically so we put up our own system online, we made it purposely vulnerable for the purpose of the demonstration. It’s 3am and the call comes in.

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