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News in Networking: Russian Internet for North Korea, Google Finds DNS Vulnerabilities

Kentik

Reports this week suggest a Russian teleco started providing internet connectivity to North Korea. And Google disclosed seven vulnerabilities in DNS’ Dnsmasq software. Here are those headlines and more: Russia Provides New Internet Connection to North Korea (38 North). Yet More DNS and DHCP Vulnerabilities (Google Blog).

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IoT Security Standards and Initiatives

CATO Networks

Its no secret that there are significant concerns with Internet of Things (IoT) security. Late last year, for example, attackers exploited a vulnerability in a brand of IoT cameras to launch a DDoS attack on the website of security expert Brian Krebs. Government Action Helps Enforce IoT Security Also in January, the U.S

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Cato Networks Expands Platform to Deliver the Industry’s First SASE-native IoT/OT Security Solution  

CATO Networks

Today, Cato Networks introduced Cato IoT/OT Security , the industrys first SASE-native IoT/OT security solution. Cato IoT/OT Security extends SASE-based protection into IoT/OT environments, improving visibility and security while reducing complexity. No additional hardware or software needs to be installed or configured.

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Why is my SaaS application so slow?

Kentik

Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera). This is sort of a long shot, but are you using a corporate DNS server? You might try temporarily switching to a public DNS like Google’s 8.8.8.8. DNS lookups can introduce significant latency on new connections. Start with the desktop. Notice the arrow above in red.

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The Future of DDoS Protection in an IoT World

Kentik

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a massive threat to network infrastructure as already seen in widely publicized IoT-based DDoS attacks. The KrebsOnSecurity website came under a sustained DDoS attack in September 2016 from more than 175,000 IoT devices.

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Mirai Malware Targeting the Enterprise

CATO Networks

The infamous malware that crippled global DNS provider Dyn, French Web host OVH and security journalist Brain Krebs Web site with botnets of infected home routers, baby monitors and other IoT devices is now infecting enterprise network equipment, according to a recent Palo Alto Networks blog and Network Computing article.

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IoT has an identity problem. Here’s how to solve it

CATO Networks

However, several OS types, mainly for embedded and IoT devices, are unmanaged or arent suitable to run an agent. The NCSI is an internet connection awareness protocol used in Microsoft’s Windows OSes. The post IoT has an identity problem. When a software agent is installed on a host, this task becomes trivial.

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