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These Are the Four Common DNS Attacks
From banking to e-commerce and retail to restaurant chains, it’s imperative for every business to have a digital presence on the internet today. However,...
DNS Attacks Surge by 15% in APAC; India Among Worst Hit Nations
Ever since the pandemic hit, the global threat landscape grew more vulnerable, with a wider impact on the cybersecurity community. And this is just...
DNSMasq Critically Vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning Attacks
Cybersecurity experts from security firm JSOF uncovered seven critical vulnerabilities in popular open-source Domain Name System (DNS) forwarding software DNSMasq, which is deployed in...
1,000 percent increase in DNS amplification attacks since 2018
By Augustin Kurian
The second quarter of 2019 saw a major swelling of DNS amplification attacks reaching a whopping 1,000 percent spike. The report...
What is DNS Tunneling and How is it Prevented?
Hacker intrusions on organizations’ Domain Name Systems (DNS) have become prevalent in recent times. According to the 2021 Global DNS Threat Report from network security automation...
Cryptojacking Attacks Rise As Hackers Try to Exploit Linux-based Machines
Researchers at Bitdefender Security recently discovered a Romanian-based threat intelligence group hacking Linux machines and targeting systems with weak Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) credentials. The...
Sniffing Attacks and How to Defend Against Them
Sniffing attacks are gaining prominence among cybercriminals today to steal customer data and compromise network security. Sniffing attacks, a significant security risk, enable common...
Episode #11: Supply Chain Attacks and Vulnerability Disclosures
In the past year, we have seen accelerated adoption of digital platforms and technologies. For instance, more businesses and individuals are turning to e-commerce...
DDoS Attacks Intensify in 2020 — Driven in Part by COVID-19 and 5G
Cybercriminals had a busy year in 2020, with rapidly increasing numbers of distributed denial of service (DDoS) weapons, widespread botnet activity, and some of...
CSPs Need to Adopt Smarter Ways to Combat Evolving DDoS Attacks
Donny Chong is the Product Director at Nexusguard. He is responsible for designing the company's solutions for the enterprise. His broad ten-year tenure includes...
