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Say Goodbye to Monolithic EdgeWorkers: Introducing Flexible Composition (Part 2)
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Security Flaw in CoCalc: One Click and Your Cloud is Ruined
TL;DR Imperva Threat Research discovered and reported a security flaw in the CoCalc Cloud environment. The flaw enabled potential attackers to completely take over a target’s account with only a single click from the victim. This flaw was due primarily…
Do Any HTTP Clients Not Support SNI?
In this blog post, we’ll share the results of an internal research project we conducted on our CDN customers focused on websites that are getting non-Server Name Indication (SNI) traffic. The goal of our research was to answer the following…
Akamai Named an Overall Leader for Zero Trust Network Access
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The AnyDesk Breach: Overview and Recommendations
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The Web Scraping Problem, Part 2: Use Cases that Require Scraping
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What to Do When Your VPN Provider Suffers from Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
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Stop Scrapers and Scalpers with Akamai Content Protector
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The Web Scraping Problem, Part 3: Protecting Against Botnets
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Frog4Shell ? FritzFrog Botnet Adds One-Days to Its Arsenal
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Imperva uncovers new Indicators of Compromise for FBI and CISA-flagged AndroxGh0st botnet
On January 16, a joint alert from FBI and CISA warned about a concerning development: the emergence of a botnet driven by AndroxGh0st malware targeting vulnerable applications and web servers. AndroxGh0st is a Python-based malware, first seen in late 2022,…
Optimizing Data Lakes: Streamlining Storage with Effective Object Management
Data lakes are a popular solution for data storage, and for good reason. Data lakes are flexible and cost effective, as they allow multiple query engines and many object formats without the need to manage resources like disks, CPUs, and…
Worried About Bot Attacks on B2C APIs? You May Be Missing a Bigger Risk
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Keep Your Tech FLAME Alive
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Actively Exploited Vulnerability in Hitron DVRs: Fixed, Patches Available
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The Web Scraping Problem: Part 1
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How Akamai Volunteers Helped Restore Costa Rica?s Most Polluted Beach
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Keep Your Tech FLAME Alive
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Imperva customers are protected against the recent GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability CVE-2024-0204
Recently, Fortra released a security advisory for CVE-2024-0204, a GoAnywhere MFT authentication bypass vulnerability. This bug allows an unauthenticated attacker to create an administrative user by exploiting an InitialAccountSetup.xhtml endpoint–accessible via path traversal–to initiate the administrative account setup page. This…
API Security: Best Practices for API Activity Data Acquisition
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What Is API Detection and Response?
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Integrating mPulse?s Beacon API with EdgeWorkers to Visualize All Client Requests
Akamai mPulse combines with Akamai EdgeWorkers to visualize any client request and uses its http-request module to let users send their own requests. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: Integrating mPulse?s Beacon API with EdgeWorkers…
Are You Ready for PCI DSS 4.0?
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the global benchmark for ensuring companies that handle credit card information maintain a secure environment. It provides a framework to help organizations protect sensitive cardholder data from theft and secure…
Reduce API Security Risk by Fixing Runtime Threats in Code Faster
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Python’s Poisoned Package: Another ‘Blank Grabber’ Malware in PyPI
Python Package Index (PyPI) is a platform that offers an extensive range of packages to simplify and enhance the development process. Malicious actors regularly upload phishing packages in the platform’s repository aimed at delivering malware to steal the victim’s information,…
DPython’s Poisoned Package: Another ‘Blank Grabber’ Malware in PyPI
Python Package Index (PyPI) is a platform that offers an extensive range of packages to simplify and enhance the development process. Malicious actors regularly upload phishing packages in the platform’s repository aimed at delivering malware to steal the victim’s information,…
A Retrospective on DDoS Trends in 2023 and Actionable Strategies for 2024
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HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Mitigation With Imperva WAF
In the modern application landscape, where businesses are constantly under the threat of cyber attacks, one of the most recent to emerge is HTTP/2 Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487), a type of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. This attack is larger than any…
Safeguarding Patient Health Data Means Balancing Access and Security
Increased access to health data can leave providers and insurers vulnerable to data breaches, so it?s vital to invest in cybersecurity that can protect networks. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: Safeguarding Patient Health Data…
Imperva defends customers against recent vulnerabilities in Apache OFBiz
On December 26, researchers from SonicWall Capture Labs discovered an authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, tracked as CVE-2023-51467. This bug has a CVSS score of 9.8 and allows attackers to achieve server-side request forgery (SSRF) by bypassing the program’s…
How Cache Purge Helps Keep Your Website Content Fresh and Responsive
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) accelerate web traffic across the internet through servers residing in strategic locations (known as points of presence or PoPs) across the globe. Each PoP has a number of caching servers, each of which contains a cached…
Akamai?s Responsibility to Our Enterprise Customers
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Weaponizing DHCP DNS Spoofing ? A Hands-On Guide
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Shifting from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha
We are adding another CAPTCHA vendor and helping our customers migrate from Google’s reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha. Why We Are Making This Change We continuously evaluate our security measures to ensure they align with the evolving landscape of threats. After carefully…
The Do?s and Don?ts of Modern API Security
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Women Can Make a Difference in the Field of Data Science
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Mute the Sound: Chaining Vulnerabilities to Achieve RCE on Outlook: Pt 2
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Mute the Sound: Chaining Vulnerabilities to Achieve RCE on Outlook: Pt 1
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Insights from Survey of Financial Services Cyber Leaders in Asia-Pacific
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Novel Detection of Process Injection Using Network Anomalies
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The Shift to Distributed Cloud: The Next Era of Cloud Infrastructure
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CVE-2023-50164: A Critical Vulnerability in Apache Struts
On December 7, 2023, Apache released a security advisory regarding CVE-2023-50164, a critical vulnerability in Apache Struts with CVSS score 9.8. Versions from 2.5.0 to 2.5.32 and 6.0.0 to 6.3.0 were affected. Apache Struts is a popular, free, open-source framework…
How to Defend Against Digital Cyberthreats This Holiday Season
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Akamai?s Perspective on December?s Patch Tuesday 2023
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CVE-2023-22524: RCE Vulnerability in Atlassian Companion for macOS
TL;DR This blog unveils a remote code execution vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-22524, in Atlassian Companion for macOS, which has recently been patched. This critical vulnerability stemmed from an ability to bypass both the app’s blocklist and macOS Gatekeeper, potentially allowing…
What We’ve Learned from Media Cloud Adoption Trends
Read the top takeaways from a global survey of leaders in the media and entertainment industry about their cloud adoption experiences and challenges. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: What We’ve Learned from Media Cloud…
Imperva Detects Undocumented 8220 Gang Activities
Imperva Threat Research has detected previously undocumented activity from the 8220 gang, which is known for the mass deployment of malware using a variety of continuously evolving TTPs. This threat actor has been known to target both Windows and Linux…
Our Top Takeaways from 2023 Gartner� Market Guide for Microsegmentation
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Are HTTP Content-Security-Policy (CSP) Headers Sufficient to Secure Your Client Side?
Modern web frameworks have shifted business logic from the server side to the client side (web browser), enhancing performance, flexibility, and user experience. However, this move introduces security and privacy concerns, as exposing sensitive logic and data can lead to…
Akamai EdgeWorkers for SaaS: Balancing Customization and Security
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Improve Performance with HTTP/2 Stream Prioritization
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November?s Shopping Holidays: Online Shopping, Sales, and Magecart Attacks
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Spoofing DNS Records by Abusing DHCP DNS Dynamic Updates
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Going Cloud Native, and What ?Portability? Really Means
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Is Web Scraping Illegal? Depends on Who You Ask
Web scraping has existed for a long time, and depending on who you ask, it can be loved or hated. But where is the line drawn between extracting data for legitimate business purposes and malicious data extraction that hurts business?…
2024 Predictions for Cybersecurity: The Rise of AI Brings New Challenges
The emergence of generative AI has put new resources in the hands of both attackers and defenders, and in 2024, Imperva believes the technology will have an even greater impact. Understanding how attackers are leveraging the technology will be critical…
Monolith Versus Microservices: Weigh the Pros and Cons of Both Configs
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Imperva Named an Overall Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: API Security and Management Report
Imperva named an Overall Leader We’re thrilled to share that Imperva has achieved the prestigious status of Overall Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: API Security and Management report. Our Leadership excels across the sub-categories of Product, Innovation, and Market…
Healthcare Trends in 2024: Challenges and Opportunities
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Akamai Account Protector?s New Protection Against Account Opening Abuse
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Imperva & Thales: Pioneering a New Era in Cybersecurity
Imperva has been a beacon of excellence for over twenty years in the digital protection landscape, where innovation is paramount. Renowned for its groundbreaking products, Imperva has not just secured applications, APIs, and data for the world’s leading organizations but…
What Is Distributed Cloud and Why Should You Care?
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Accelerating Cloud-Native Data Security Deployments at Scale with Imperva’s eDSF Kit
Today’s evolving digital landscape and the rapid expansion of cloud technologies have necessitated a shift in the approach of deploying and managing data security across multiple platforms. Traditional methods of manual deployment of data activity monitoring, risk analytics, and threat…
Imperva Successfully Mitigates Record-Breaking DDoS Attack in Retail Industry
In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, November 13, 2023, marked a significant milestone for Imperva as we successfully mitigated the largest application-layer DDoS attack we’ve ever recorded in the retail industry. The target was a prominent Indonesian eCommerce platform, known…
Say Goodbye to Monolithic EdgeWorkers: Introducing Flexible Composition (Part 1)
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Five Takeaways from Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cyber Attacks
The online retail industry is one of the prime targets for cybercrime, as detailed in our annual analysis of the cybersecurity threats targeting eCommerce websites and applications. As the 2023 holiday shopping season continues, Imperva Threat Research is closely monitoring…
Defeat Web Shell WSO-NG
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Measures Healthcare Providers Can Take to Mitigate Disruptions
Earlier this month, an internet outage affected public healthcare clusters in Singapore, including major hospitals and polyclinics, lasting more than seven hours from 9:20 am. Investigations identified that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack was the cause of the online service…
InfectedSlurs Botnet Spreads Mirai via Zero-Days
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Akamai EdgeWorkers and Uniform: Personalize Web Pages at Scale Without Flicker
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Improve User Experience with Parallel Execution of HTTP/2 Multiplexed Requests
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Akamai?s Perspective on November?s Patch Tuesday 2023
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What Else Can You Do to Defend Against Bots?
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API Security in a Zero Trust World
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Beyond Vulnerabilities: Why API Abuse Is a Critical Challenge
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REST API Security Best Practices
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What Does XDR Have to Do with API Security?
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Support Telecom Providers on the Journey from Telco to Techco
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Virtually Patch Vulnerabilities with Microsegmentation and Akamai Hunt
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6 Strategies to Combat Advanced Persistent Threats
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Online Retailers: Five Threats Targeting Your Business This Holiday Shopping Season
As the holiday season approaches, a palpable sense of joy and anticipation fills the air. Twinkling lights adorn homes, the aroma of freshly baked cookies wafts through the kitchen, and the sound of laughter and carolers’ melodies resonate on frosty…
Navigating the Sea, Exploiting DigitalOcean APIs
Cloud service providers are now fundamental elements of internet infrastructure, granting organizations and individuals the ability to scale and efficiently store, manage, and process data. DigitalOcean is one such provider, well-regarded for its simplicity and developer-friendly platform, and often catering…
Imperva Expands Global Network, Adds First PoP in Vietnam
We are delighted to announce our first Point of Presence (PoP) in Hanoi, Vietnam, expanding our global network with our 16th PoP located in the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region. Alongside its rich culture and historic sites, Hanoi, the…
New Secaucus Point of Presence Increases Resilience for Financial Services
We are thrilled to announce the opening of a new cutting-edge Point of Presence (PoP) in Secaucus, New Jersey, which adds resilience to our network infrastructure located in the Northeastern United States region. This PoP represents the first build using…
Imperva customers are protected against CVE-2023-22518 in Confluence Data Center and Server
Atlassian released patches for the recently released vulnerability CVE-2023-22518 in their Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server products. This is a critical vulnerability, allowing attackers to bypass the authentication mechanism to potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and systems.…
Why Bad Bots Are the Digital Demons of the Internet
In the dimly lit corners of the internet, where shadows flicker and eerie silences prevail, there lurks entities of malevolent intent. They are not the stuff of old wives’ tales or campfire ghost stories. We’re talking about bad bots, the…
The Hidden Costs of Outsourcing Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management
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Imperva Customers are Protected Against the Latest F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability
Imperva is tracking the recent critical security vulnerability impacting F5’s BIG-IP solution. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-46747, could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and potentially compromise the system via request smuggling. Imperva Threat Research has been actively monitoring this situation, and…
Protecting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses from Cyberthreats
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Expert Cybersecurity Awareness: Test Your Attack Knowledge
Hey, security experts: Can you recognize an attack from the code alone? Test your attack knowledge skills with this quick quiz. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: Expert Cybersecurity Awareness: Test Your Attack Knowledge
How to Defend Against Account Opening Abuse
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Analysis: A Ransomware Attack on a PostgreSQL Database
In 2017, we reported on a database ransomware campaign targeting MySQL and MongoDB. Since then, we’ve observed similar attack tactics on a PostgreSQL database in Imperva Threat Research lab. In general, the attack flow contained: A brute force attack on…
The Haunted House of IoT: When Everyday Devices Turn Against You
In today’s interconnected world, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises convenience and innovation. From smart fridges that tell you when you’re out of milk to connected light bulbs that adjust to your mood, the future seems to be right at…
Elevate Your Cybersecurity with Imperva Cloud WAF: More Than Just a Checkbox
In the world of digital modernization, having a web application firewall (WAF) isn’t an option – it’s a necessity. But in the endless sea of security solutions, how do you choose the right one? How do you ensure that you’re…
The Dark Side of Web Development: Why You Should Be Prioritizing Shadow Code
In the fast-paced world of web development, staying ahead of the curve is paramount, as developers are frequently under pressure to deliver products and functionalities quickly and efficiently. To meet accelerated timelines, they often leverage third-party scripts and open-source libraries,…
How to Predict Customer Churn Using SQL Pattern Detection
Introduction to SQL’s MATCH_RECOGNIZE Clause SQL is a great way to perform analysis on your data. It is very common and supported by many database engines including big data solutions. SQL is used in many cases to analyze data in…
GraphQL Vulnerabilities and Common Attacks: What You Need to Know
GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that has gained popularity in recent years for its flexibility and ability to provide a great developer experience. However, with the rise of GraphQL usage comes the potential for security vulnerabilities and…