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Network Time Protocol (NTP)

The standard protocol for synchronising clocks across networked systems, operating over UDP port 123. Because NTP traffic is ubiquitous and often allowed outbound, attackers mimic it to hide command-and-control beacons, as the StyleSmuggler implant did by sending server-mode NTP-shaped packets.

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How to Rotate Every Secret After a Server Compromise

Patching an RCE does not undo the secrets the attacker already read. An ordered runbook: freeze the environment, rotate the root key, then work outward through tokens, gateway credentials and keys.

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