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NATO weighing Huawei spying risks to member countries
The alliance takes seriously the potential espionage risk posed by the Chinese telecom giant, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The Voice of Tech: Who We Are, What We Want to Say
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to see inside one of the biggest tech companies in the world? Well, we’re starting a new series of blogs to give you the insight you’ve never had before. Akamai’s innovations…
A Simple Trillion$ Cyber Security Question for the Entire RSA Conference
Folks,
This week, the famous RSA Conference 2019 is underway, where supposedly “The World Talks Security” –
If that’s the case, let’s talk – I’d like to respectfully ask the entire RSA Conference just 1 simple cyber security question –
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Avoiding Security Misconfiguration
Security Misconfiguration exposes networks to risk on premises and the cloud. What do you need to know to limit firewall security misconfiguration?
Global Traffic Management for Cloud, Data Centers, and CDNs
Twenty years ago it would be common to have multiple data centers load balanced with specialized devices. The applications in multiple data centers would use the Domain Name System (DNS) to look up the application destination. The DNS system would be s…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 234
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-wipe-us-servers-of-email-provider-vfemail/
https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-sponsored-hackers-are-fastest-crowdstrike
https://www.zdnet.com/article/icann-there-is-an-ongoing-and-significant-risk-to-dns-in…
Kali Linux 2019.1 Release
Welcome to our first release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.1, which is available for immediate download. This release brings our kernel up to version 4.19.13, fixes numerous bugs, and includes many updated packages.
Tool Upgrades
The big marquee update of t…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 233
https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-using-rdp-are-increasingly-using-network-tunneling-bypass-protections
https://www.zdnet.com/article/trojan-malware-is-back-and-its-the-biggest-hacking-threat-to-your-business/
https://www.csoonline.com/articl…
Protecting your Domain Names: Taking the First Steps
Everyone and everything on the Internet depends on the Domain Name System (DNS) being functional. The DNS has been a common vector for attacks in recent years, and 2019 seems to be no different. Many of these attacks have goals far more sinister than s…