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How to Comprehend the Buzz About Honeypots

Dark Reading

Honeypots are crucial tools for security researchers and security teams. Understanding what they are and what they can do can be critical for making them safe and useful for your organization.

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

The Last Watchdog

A big challenge security executives face is balancing speed vs. security. Teeming threat landscape Security leaders’ key priority is reducing exposures to the cyber risks they know are multiplying. Cyber hygiene basics revolve around aligning people, processes and technologies to adopt a security-first mindset.

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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. How Do Port Knocking and SPA Hide a Server? Port knocking and single-packet authorization (SPA) add obfuscation-as-security to an existing security stack. Also read: Best Zero Trust Security Solutions for 2022.

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Bad Packets warns of over 14,500 Pulse secure VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510

Security Affairs

BadPackets experts observed on August 22 a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. On August 22, BadPackets experts observed a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510.

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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. Also read: Top Container Security Solutions. How to Protect Against Cloud, Container Threats. Read next: How to Control API Security Risks.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

eSecurity Planet

Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. In addition to securing internal assets, you also need to ensure SaaS data is protected. Check out our article on SaaS security checklist and learn how to create one.

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How Cybercriminals are Targeting free Wi-Fi Users?

Security Affairs

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. It is certain that one of these is a honeypot which is there to capture users’ data and use their sensitive information in the wrong way.