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Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts

Mac threats growing faster than their Windows counterparts for the first time ever, with nearly twice as many Mac threats detected per endpoint as Windows threats, according to Malwarebytes. In addition, cybercriminals continue to focus on business targets with a diversification of threat types and attack strategies in 2019. Emotet and TrickBot were back in 2019 Trojan-turned-botnets Emotet and TrickBot made a return in 2019 to target organizations alongside new ransomware families, such as Ryuk, … More ? The post Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts appeared first on Help Net Security .

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12,000+ Jenkins servers can be exploited to launch, amplify DDoS attacks

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-2100) in 12,000+ internet-facing Jenkins servers can be abused to mount and amplify reflective DDoS attacks against internet hosts, Radware researchers have discovered. The vulnerability can also be triggered by a single, spoofed UDP packet to launch DoS attacks against those same vulnerable Jenkins servers, by forcing them into an infinite loop of replies that can’t be stopped unless one of the servers is rebooted or has its Jenkins service restarted. About the … More ? The post 12,000+ Jenkins servers can be exploited to launch, amplify DDoS attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

NETSCOUT delivers DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises

NETSCOUT, a market leader in service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced Arbor Sightline with Sentinel to deliver the next generation of DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises. Combining core ARBOR NETWORKS and NETSCOUT Layer 7 technologies with intelligent analytics, machine learning, and automation, Sightline with Sentinel integrates network infrastructure defense functions into an orchestrated capability that delivers unparalleled protection for network, customer, and application services at a lower cost. “As … More ? The post NETSCOUT delivers DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises appeared first on Help Net Security .

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How DNS filtering works and why businesses need it

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a cornerstone of the internet. DNS servers connect URL names that humans can read to unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that web browsers can understand. Without DNS, we’d all be typing in long, seemingly random combinations of characters and numbers in order to get anywhere online! However, this dependency opens up the possibility for misuse. From domain hijacking and cache poisoning to Denial of Service attacks, DNS is no … More ? The post How DNS filtering works and why businesses need it appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020

The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported by USTelecom—The Broadband Association and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), released the International Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020, a comprehensive set of strategies to protect the global digital ecosystem from the growing threat posed by botnets, malware and distributed attacks. International Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020 Botnets are large networks of compromised devices under the … More ? The post Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020 appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Researchers discover massive increase in Emotet activity

Emotet had a 730% increase in activity in September after being in a near dormant state, Nuspire discovered. Emotet, a modular banking Trojan, has added additional features to steal contents of victim’s inboxes and steal credentials for sending outbound emails. Those credentials are sent to the other bots in its botnet which are used to then transmit Emotet attack messages. When Emotet returned in September, it appeared with TrickBot and Ryuk ransomware to cause the … More ? The post Researchers discover massive increase in Emotet activity appeared first on Help Net Security .

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IoT is an ecosystem, as secure as its weakest link

Remember when, three years ago, several Mirai botnets hit DNS provider Dyn and caused part of the Internet to be unreachable for most users in North America and Europe? For a moment there it really seemed that IoT security would become an indisputable necessity. Unfortunately, that did not happen, and security professionals and consumers are left trying to minimize the dangers of insecure IoT and industrial IoT devices as best they can. The problem with … More ? The post IoT is an ecosystem, as secure as its weakest link appeared first on Help Net Security .

As the eSports industry grows, it becomes attractive for financially motivated cybercriminals

Though cybercriminals have been targeting the gaming community since 2010, eSports players, gaming companies, sponsors and viewers will be more at risk over the coming years from data theft, ransomware, DDoS, hardware hacks and cybercrime-as-a-service, Trend Micro research reveals. The eSports industry has grown rapidly in popularity over recent years and is projected to reach $1.7B in revenue by 2021. It has also evolved to include a professional sporting league, with stadiums selling out to … More ? The post As the eSports industry grows, it becomes attractive for financially motivated cybercriminals appeared first on Help Net Security .

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