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We infiltrated an IRC botnet. Here’s what we found

Security Affairs

To conduct this investigation, a CyberNews researcher infiltrated an IRC botnet that we captured in one of our honeypots. Our honeypot setup. In cybersecurity terms, a honeypot is a decoy service or system that poses as a target for malicious actors. Here’s how it all happened. About this investigation.

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Exclusive: Resecurity discovered 0-day vulnerability in TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 devices

Security Affairs

Below is the video PoC of the zero-day exploitation: According to Resecurity, the vulnerability was identified by the cause of abnormal traffic monitoring which consisted of a network of “honeypot” sensors to emulate common IoT devices developed by Resecurity are to hunt for malice on the internet.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

For example, the VP of sales has legitimate access to the salesforce CRM and the internal customer database, but downloading the full client list from each source would be a sign the VP is ready to change jobs and steal the information.