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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?

SecureWorld News

Exercise caution with links: Be vigilant when clicking links, particularly within emails or unfamiliar websites. Utilize a firewall and antivirus software: Employ a reputable firewall and antivirus software to fortify your defenses against bots and other malicious threats.

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Advisory: Malicious North Korean Cyber Activity

SecureWorld News

Exercise caution when opening e-mail attachments even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Exercise caution when using removable media (e.g., the extension matches the file header).

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If You’re Only Doing WAF, You’re Doing API Security Wrong

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Some organizations have begun using Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect their APIs, but this isn’t a true solution to API security. In May 2021, Peloton, the exercise company, found that its API was not authenticating users properly. What do APIs do? The sensitive data shared via APIs makes API security vital.

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

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Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. href="[link] Control 10: Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises. href="[link] Control 20: Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises.

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Microsoft Reports on Techniques Used by SolarWinds Hackers

SecureWorld News

In a similar way, before running noisy network enumeration activities (such as repeated NSLOOKUP or LDAP queries), the attackers carefully prepared special firewall rules to minimize outgoing packets for certain protocols. The firewall rules were also methodically removed after the network reconnaissance was completed.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

Exercise caution when opening e-mail attachments even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Exercise caution when using removable media (e.g., the extension matches the file header).

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Alert: Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofs COVID-19 Relief

SecureWorld News

Exercise caution when opening email attachments, even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations that is configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Exercise caution when using removable media (e.g., Enforce a strong password policy.