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MikroTik Router Configuration
Follow our guide to configure MikroTik routers for better malware defense with Malware Patrol’s threat intelligence feeds.
What is Ransomware?
Check out this recorded interview for ransomware insights, prevention strategies, and tips from Malware Patrol’s CEO.
Best Practices to Protect Against Ransomware
Everyone wants to know how to protect against ransomware – 2021 is the year of ransomware! The Colonial Pipeline attack shutdown a major oil distribution line and held it for ransom. Kaseya
Malware Patrol Data Offered in ThreatBlockr Marketplace
Updated on 2022.03.22 – Bandura Cyber now is ThreatBlockr.Press Release St. Petersburg, FL, July 28, 2021 Malware Patrol, the veteran threat intelligence company, announced
DoH! Not so great to the Enterprise
Updated on 2022.03.22 – Bandura Cyber now is ThreatBlock.Press Release St. Petersburg, FL, July 28, 2021 Malware Patrol, the veteran threat intelligence company, announced
Newly Registered Domains Related to COVID-19
? The current outbreak of the COVID-19 created a perfect scenario for all sorts of scammers to monetize through fear, false promises and fraud. Since the beginning of March, tens of...
Threat Intelligence: Essential For Your Cyber Defenses
Cyber risk is growing while confidence in internal defense resilience declining. According to Microsoft’s 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey, cyber security is a top 5 business concern.
Palo Alto MineMeld Configuration Guide
?? Palo Alto MineMeld is an extensible Threat Intelligence processing framework and the multi-tool of threat indicator feeds. MineMeld can be used to collect, aggregate, and filter...
Tips for Establishing Your Security Program
? (And How the Cyber Insurance Industry May Help You for Free) I won’t keep you waiting. Before you get too excited about that free assist from the cyber insurance industry, let me be...
Command and Control Servers: Fundamentals
Command and Control Servers (C2s) are the brains of the malware operation. Learn more about how they work in our blog.
Phishing’s Next Wave: AI-Enabled Tactics for Attackers and Cybersecurity Pros
? Cybercrime steals an estimated $600 billion from the global economy every year. In the next several years we can expect that number to reach well into the trillions.Phishing and spear...
Phishing: The Tide Is Still Coming In
In cybersecurity the familiar is dangerous. Because of this, we must qualify what we already know and refresh our knowledge. Without this attention, cracks in the system grow until huge
Reputation Jacking: Unknown Threats on Well-Known Sites
Threat actors place malicious content on trusted sites to gain access to user’s devices and spread malware. Instead of an outside attack, they wait for the victim to download software from a trusted source or otherwise insinuate themselves into a normal operation.
SpamAssassin Configuration Guide
?? Malware Patrol provides block lists compatible with SpamAssassin. "Apache SpamAssassin is the #1 Open Source anti-spam platform giving system administrators a filter to...
Why choose Malware Patrol over a free DNS protection service?
?? Customers and prospects have approached us recently with questions similar to this: why should we choose Malware Patrol instead of a free DNS protection service? The question is fair,...
Protection Against Crypto Mining Abuse
?? Cryptocurrency mining delivered via websites, a monetization model where JavaScript or WebAssembly code runs within a victim's browser to mine cryptocurrencies, has reemerged in a...
DNS RPZ Firewall Configuration Guide
????? BIND is the world's most used DNS server and can be configured as a DNS Firewall using RPZ files (DNS RPZ). Response Policy Zone (RPZ) enables DNS administrators to selectively...
Cisco ASA FirePOWER Configuration Guide
With Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services, you consolidate multiple security layers in a single platform, eliminating the cost of buying and managing multiple solutions. This integrated.
Spoofed DDoS Attacks and BCP 38
? The majority of recent DDoS attacks utilize source address spoofing techniques. These spoofed DDos attacks complicate mitigation efforts and hide the IP address of the originating...
DDoS: What is a Reflection and Amplification Attack?
Updated on 06/13/2022 DDoS – What is it? A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a type of cyber attack in which a malicious actor seeks to disrupt normal traffic of a.
Role of DGAs (Domain Generation Algorithms) in Malware and Ransomware Campaigns
?? The vast majority of active malware and ransomware families include some sort of communication with command and control servers (C&Cs). This connection allows them to receive...
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