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New TCP/IP Vulnerabilities Expose IoT, OT Systems

eSecurity Planet

Forescout Research Labs last month released a 14-page white paper and a 47-page research report detailing 33 vulnerabilities affecting millions of Internet of Things (IoT), Operational Technology (OT), and IT devices. Also Read: How to Build & Run a Threat Hunting Program. TCP/IP: Ubiquitous and insecure.

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Best Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Vendors

eSecurity Planet

These complex multi-location entities often deploy local networks, virtual computing environments, cloud infrastructure, and a variety of devices that classify into the internet of things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) categories. Some even deploy applications, web servers, and containers.

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How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. Because businesses face an extensive array of threats, they should carefully monitor and mitigate the most critical threats and vulnerabilities. Segmentation.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. When alerted to potential vulnerabilities, patch promptly. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? And modern fuzzers are not random, they’re guided so they dynamically work their way through the code, increasing their code coverage to find unknown vulnerabilities that can escape other software testing such as static analysis. This was a software flaw.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? And modern fuzzers are not random, they’re guided so they dynamically work their way through the code, increasing their code coverage to find unknown vulnerabilities that can escape other software testing such as static analysis. This was a software flaw.