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Domain Fronting – Tradecraft Security Weekly #18

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Domain fronting is a technique used to mask command and control (C2) traffic. It is possible for C2 channels to be proxied through CDN’s like Cloudfront to make it appear like normal Internet traffic. It is very difficult to detect and block for defenders as it appears as if clients on a network are connecting […]

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Superior and safe user experiences with the Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform

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Your customers are unique and they all expect fast, secure, personalized digital experiences. They are spread across the world, in regions of varying network connectivity, utilize a plethora of devices and screen sizes – making it challenging to deliver your… Continue reading Superior and safe user experiences with the Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform→

Balance traffic intelligently by leveraging Application Layer (Layer 7) and DNS Layer (Layer 3) logic

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Gaining new customers and retaining existing ones is at the core of every business. In the past few years, two major trends have emerged in this drive towards customer centricity To meet the ever increasing customer demands, most modern digital… Continue reading Balance traffic intelligently by leveraging Application Layer (Layer 7) and DNS Layer (Layer 3) logic→

Balance traffic intelligently by leveraging Application Layer (Layer 7) and DNS Layer (Layer 3) logic

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Gaining new customers and retaining existing ones is at the core of every business. In the past few years, two major trends have emerged in this drive towards customer centricity To meet the ever increasing customer demands, most modern digital… Continue reading Balance traffic intelligently by leveraging Application Layer (Layer 7) and DNS Layer (Layer 3) logic→

The State of the Internet: A Decade of Change

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The State of the Internet Report is growing up – with this issue, it enters its tenth year of publication. Over time, it has matured in many ways, including its length, design, and the content it includes. Looking back at… Continue reading The State of the Internet: A Decade of Change→

Russian Hackers Domain Fronting

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FireEye just put out a report on catching the Russian hacker group “Advanced Persistent Threat 29” (APT29, for lack of a better code name) using the meek plugin for TOR to hide their traffic. If you’re using meek with meek-reflect.appspot.com, you’ll find it’s been shut down. If all of this is gibberish to you, read on for a breakdown.

meek is a clever piece of software. Imagine that you wanted to communicate with the Tor anonymizing network, but that you didn’t want anyone to know that you were. Maybe you live in a country where a firewall prevents you from …read more

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Akamai’s Global Content Distribution Network: Replacing Recovery with Resilience

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Many customers ask Akamai about Disaster Recovery testing and Business Continuity planning as a part of their due diligence or risk management process. Customers expect to see a governance document maintained by a central authority, a list of systems with… Continue reading Akamai’s Global Content Distribution Network: Replacing Recovery with Resilience→