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Tag: BOTNETs
Don’t let your Firewalls be STUN DDoS Reflector
Your firewalls can be used as a STUN DDoS reflector to attack others on the Internet. Open UDP firewall ports for STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) are being exploited for DDoS reflection. Your network is most likely one of those networks. Shadowserver now detects 101k IPv4 and 2.9K IPv6 accessible UDP STUN services. These Read More
DDoS Resiliency Workshop – 2022
Revised, Updated, and Enhance DDoS Resiliency Workshops for Today’s Internet In the late 1990s, several people started teaching ISPs how to protect their networks from attack. These early “DDoS Resiliency Workshops” evolved in a consistent theme and method that eventually curated best common practices for DDoS resiliency. Unfortunately, the threats from attacks to Communications Services
You are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian Cyberwar’s “Battlespace”
It is 2022 and you are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian Cyberwar’s “Battlespace.” There is no escaping the “packets” flying through, at, and over your network. If you live on planet Earth, you are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian cyber-battle space. What is a cyber warfare “battlespace?” A “battlespace” is the location of the warfighting. Read More
Protect Your Network from an Internet Worm during COVID-19
Do you want a repeat of Wanacry? Do you want an Internet Impacting Worm in the middle of the COVID-19 Crisis? All organizations can take two steps to minimize the risk of a potential Internet worm. First, they can deploy an access-lists on the edge of their network that block TCP/UDP port 445. This can Read More
Get Started in the Security Industry
Get started in the Security Industry, What are my first steps? If you are reading this, you are doing the right type of security digging. You are looking for ways to get started in the security industry. You have a desire to dive deep in the security world. Welcome to the world of chaos, Read More
Removing Malware from MACs
Steps by Step Guide to Removing Malware from MACs Removing Malware from MACs is a guide for anyone who has a MAC laptop or desktop. What steps can you take to remove Viruses, Bots, Malware, Unwanted Programs, Plug-ins and Other “unwanted” Software from your MAC OS. These steps also include the precautions for Ransomware. (version
Operator’s Security Toolkit
It is time for a refresh of the SP Security materials used by many over the years. Back in 2002, several people in the emerging “Service Provider Security” field pulled together a list of top practices every Operator should deploy. These “NSP-SEC Top 10” techniques became the foundation of our toolkit that is used daily
The Practical Security Checklist – Part 2.1
This is part “2.1” of a multipart post to help organizations take security action. Stay tuned for next week’s practical security checklist item. Board members, CxOs, and professionals are saturated with security advice. This security advice is often confusing, contradictory, and always biased toward “buying something.” “Good security advice saturation” results in paralysis of action. Read More
2012 – A year of Cyber-Security Optimism
2012 can be a year of Cyber-Security Optimism. The wave of annual cyber-security predictions of doom is coming to a close. Every year security experts would talk about how malware infections are spreading, botnets are going to cause catastrophic damage, the evil “Chinese peril” are stealing everything online, and the next Cyber “Perl Harbor” is Read More