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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Deception technology using honeypots and similar subterfuge can trigger alerts of both hackers and authorized users that might be attempting to perform malicious actions. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place. Organizations need to verify the types of assets that will be detected.

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Warning the World of a Ticking Time Bomb

Krebs on Security

Security researchers love to tear apart patches for clues about the underlying security holes, and one major concern is that various cybercriminal groups may have already worked out how to exploit the flaws independently. national security advisors on the outbreak. AVERTING MASS-RANSOMWARE. CHECK MY OWA. This can help save a lot of heartache.”

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Hiding Devices Using Port Knocking or Single-Packet Authorization (SPA)

eSecurity Planet

Here we’ll discuss how port knocking and SPA work, best use cases, and how to use them. It doesn’t matter how invisible a person might be if everyone continues to talk to the void and hand it packets – an attacker will still know it is there to be attacked. Why Hide Servers?

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MY TAKE: Why speedy innovation requires much improved cyber hygiene, cloud security

The Last Watchdog

To demonstrate this, Trend Micro set up a honeypot, imitating an industrial factory, to see how quickly and often it would get attacked. To demonstrate this, Trend Micro set up a honeypot, imitating an industrial factory, to see how quickly and often it would get attacked. of weaknesses we know about already. •A

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Threat Group TeamTNT Returns with New Cloud Attacks

eSecurity Planet

However, the researchers are convinced the threat actor is back, as their honeypots identified TeamTNT signatures and tools in a series of three attacks during the first week of September. How to Protect Against Cloud, Container Threats. Read next: How to Control API Security Risks. TeamTNT Kangaroo attack.

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How Cybercriminals are Targeting free Wi-Fi Users?

Security Affairs

Here’s how the cybercriminals attack user on these open networks. Fake Honeypots. The fake honeypots are quite similar to the fake Wi-Fi access points, but the only difference is that the honeypot is set in a more sophisticated manner. Free Wi-Fi is convenient, but it is also unsafe and puts users at great risk.

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Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

Security Affairs

The icing on the cake was a US research that decreed how the size of the Dark Web was significantly lower than previously thought. Some videos show that is very simple to buy drugs securely or explain how to hack a website. This isn’t a novelty for the experts that are studying dark web and its evolution. THE DARK WEB.