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Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities: Safeguarding Switches and Firewalls from DoS Attacks

Emma Thompson2 years ago09 mins

Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities Exposing Switches, Firewalls to DoS Attacks Cisco, a leading technology company, has recently released patches for several vulnerabilities in its products that could potentially expose switches and firewalls to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. These vulnerabilities, categorized as high-severity, were found in the NX-OS and FXOS software used in various Cisco products. If left…

Exploring the Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Message Queuing: Assessing the Implications of Remote Code Execution and DoS Attacks on System Security

Nguyen Michael2 years ago010 mins

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Message Queuing Allow Remote Code Execution and DoS Attacks Introduction In recent news, cybersecurity firm Fortinet has disclosed three critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service. These vulnerabilities, which were patched by Microsoft in April 2023, could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks….

BIND Vulnerabilities Patched: Securing Remote Systems from DoS Attacks

Nguyen Michael2 years ago08 mins

Vulnerabilities Remotely Exploitable DoS Vulnerabilities Patched in BIND Overview The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches for three high-severity, remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in BIND, the DNS software suite. These vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-2828, CVE-2023-2829, and CVE-2023-2911, could lead to exhaustion of memory or crashes in the BIND daemon, named. While ISC claims…

The Rise of System Intrusions: Why They Pose a Greater Threat than DOS Attacks

Emma Thompson2 years ago06 mins

Denial-of-Service Attacks Dominate the 2023 Threat Landscape The “2023 Data Breach Investigations Report” by Verizon revealed that denial-of-service attacks remained the most common type of security incident experienced in 2022, accounting for 38% of more than 16,300 incidents. System intrusions, basic web application attacks, and social engineering caused 32% of confirmed data breaches. Erick Galinkin,…