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Return of the Mack: Exploit Kits Back on the Scene

Recent campaigns using the GreenFlash Sundown and Spelevo exploit kits have served as reminders that these kits are still active and dangerous, despite a dip in usage recently.

Exploit Kits

Google Makes Encrypted DNS Generally Available

The “general availability” of Google’s Public DNS-over-HTTPS service brings us closer to a world where all online communications, including DNS requesoverare encrypted by default.

DNS Security, Internet

The Curious Case of Silexbot

The Silexbot malware is compromising IoT devices and destroying their file systems and rebooting them, in an apparent attempt to stop botnet controllers from owning them.

Malware, Iot Security

Decipher Podcast: Michael Coates

Dennis Fisher speaks with Michael Coates of Altitude Networks about his security philosophy and the challenge of protecting hundreds of millions of users at Mozilla and Twitter.

Podcast

Amazon Unveils Security Hub, Control Tower to Aid AWS Security

At AWS re:Inforce, Amazon introduced two new security tools--Control Tower and Security Hub--to help ease the process of securely configuring AWS environments.

Cloud Security