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Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks
Microsoft is testing a new Defender for Endpoint capability that will block traffic to and from undiscovered endpoints to thwart attackers’ lateral network movement attempts. As the company revealed earlier this week, this is achieved by containing the IP addresses of devices that have yet to be discovered or onboarded to Defender for Endpoint. Redmond says the new feature will…
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Cloudflare now blocks all unencrypted traffic to its API endpoints
Cloudflare announced that it closed all HTTP connections and it is now accepting only secure, HTTPS connections for api.cloudflare.com. The move prevents unencrypted API requests from being sent, even accidentally, to eliminate the risk of sensitive information being exposed in cleartext traffic before the server closes the HTTP conection and redirects to a secure communication channel. “Starting today, any unencrypted connection…
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Protecting enterprise endpoints against the festive cyber surge
While many resellers and enterprise end-users will take a well-deserved break during the upcoming festive period, cyber criminals will remain as active as ever. Malicious actors will continue to operate around the clock and seek vulnerabilities to exploit. In fact, between September and December last year, BlackBerry threat Intelligence teams observed a 27% uptick in novel malware to 3.7 new…
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