The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Meanwhile, President Biden issued a cybersecurity executive order finally putting the federal government’s regulatory stamp on foundational cyber hygiene practices many organizations should have already been doing, yet continue to gift short shrift. More than two dozen experts participated. Comments edited for clarity and length.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Worst in terms of outright scariness is CVE-2022-37969 , which is a “privilege escalation” weakness in the Windows Common Log File System Driver that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges on a vulnerable host. .” CVE-2022-32984 is a problem in the deepest recesses of the operating system (the kernel).

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Security researchers released PoC exploit code for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-22972 affecting multiple VMware products. The virtualization giant recently warned that a threat actor can exploit the CVE-2022-22972 flaw (CVSSv3 base score of 9.8) using CVE-2022-22972. states VMware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Microsoft Windows 11 Passwordless Authentication will fail, say, experts from WatchGuard Threat Lab. It is a fact that the Satya Nadella led company is planning to implement bio-metrics based authentication along with hardware tokens through security keys and OTPs via email soon.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2022

The editors of eSecurity Planet have been giving advice to enterprise security buyers for more than a decade, and for the last five years we’ve been rating the top enterprise cybersecurity products, compiling roughly 50 lists to date on every product imaginable, from networks to endpoints and out to the cloud and beyond.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Google announced that its Authenticator app for Android and iOS now supports Google Account synchronization. Google announced that its Google Authenticator app for both iOS and Android now supports Google Account synchronization that allows to safely backup users one-time codes to their Google Account.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) called the 2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities. This year's top vulnerabilities?

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Anton on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

that is not ‘Q2 of 1998’, that is 2022! get everywhere’ [if done wrong] heps both the good and bad actors, unless zero trust is also done well ] “they brute-forced the instance’s password and enrolled their own device in the NGO’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) process ” [A.C.?—?another

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2023

The IT world relies on digital authentication credentials, such as API keys, certificates, and tokens, to securely connect applications, services, and infrastructures. In fact, source code leaks caused major issues for many organizations in 2022. Cybersecurity teams are taking hard-coded secrets in source code seriously.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 10:27. The impact and cost of cyber-attacks have skyrocketed, driving the need for better identity protection with phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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NSTIC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Today’s blog will jumpstart NIST’s celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022! We have a lot in store for October and are looking forward to sharing our work, progress, events, and news with you.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 10, 2023

Along with this, cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated; recently, The Neustar International Security Council found that only about half of companies have the necessary budgets to meet their current cybersecurity requirements. because a person’s most critical information could potentially be exposed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Fortinet confirmed that many systems are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting the CVE-2022-40684 zero-day vulnerability. Fortinet is urging customers to address the recently discovered CVE-2022-40684 zero-day vulnerability. The cybersecurity firm addressed the vulnerability with the release of FortiOS/FortiProxy versions 7.0.7

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SecureList

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The first one, later identified as CVE-2022-41040, is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to remotely trigger the next vulnerability – CVE-2022-41082. After CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082 were revealed, Microsoft provided mitigation guidance followed by a few updates.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2022 we expect to see more aggressive and complex ransomware efforts. If 2021 was the year that Zero Trust security reached mainstream IT — and it was — then 2022 will become the realization that it cannot be done without identity first. Central importance of identity. The ascendency of CISOs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2022

Standalone cybersecurity tools are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Top Cybersecurity Software Benefits of Cybersecurity Software Building Comprehensive Security How to Choose a Cybersecurity Tool. Top Cybersecurity Software. Jump to: XDR NGFWs CASBs SIEM. Best XDR Tools.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fortinet has confirmed that the recently disclosed critical authentication bypass issue (CVE-2022-40684) is being exploited in the wild. Last week, Fortinet addressed a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-40684 , that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. and from 7.2.0

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

CISA, the FBI, and NSA, along with Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies published a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022. The knowledge of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022 allows organizations to prioritize their patch management operations to minimize the attack surface.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

Atlassian fixed a critical flaw in its Jira software, tracked as CVE-2022-0540 , that could be exploited to bypass authentication. Atlassian has addressed a critical vulnerability in its Jira Seraph software, tracked as CVE-2022-0540 (CVSS score 9.9), that can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Experts released the PoC exploit code for the authentication bypass flaw CVE-2022-40684 in FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-40684 (CVSS score: 9.6) SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2022-40684). and from 7.2.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fortinet addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. Fortinet addressed a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-40684, that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, authentication bypass).

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2022 address three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of them actively exploited. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2022 addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is under active attack. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have offered a list of free cybersecurity tools and services that will help companies to defend themselves from cyber attacks. The post CISA lists out free cybersecurity tools and services appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2022

The MITRE organization published the 2022 CWE Top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses. The MITRE shared the list of the 2022 top 25 most common and dangerous weaknesses, it could help organizations to assess internal infrastructure and determine their surface of attack. 2 -1 14 CWE-287 Improper Authentication 6.35

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach? Wed, 11/23/2022 - 07:07. The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report: Retail Edition , finds that 45% of retail respondents reported that the volume, severity and/or scope of cyberattacks had increased in the previous 12 months. Cybersecurity breach statistics to destroy your appetite".

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

Royal Ransomware gang has been active since September 2022 and demands a sum ranging between $1m to $11 million that needs to be paid in Bitcoins. The NCSC of the United Kingdom opposes Twitter’s decision to forgo multi-factor authentication in the coming weeks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

If 2020 and 2021 saw security convergence gain wider acceptance among enterprises and small/medium businesses, 2022 is set to see the trend accelerate and impact many previously ‘standalone’ aspects of cyber and physical security. That makes a converged approach to access control for the remote workplace a major challenge for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

A static single sign-on (SSO) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) product isn’t going to cut it at the enterprise level, where the cost of a breach is high. Identity federation that authenticates users across compatible applications within and outside the organization. Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Companies have struggled to cope with surging costs, an extremely tight labor market, a looming recession, and many other issues that have made 2022 a uniquely turbulent and unpredictable year. According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 82 percent of breaches over the preceding year involved a human element.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2022

Cisco addressed a critical bypass authentication flaw in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Secure Email and Web Manager. Cisco addressed a critical bypass authentication vulnerability affecting Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Secure Email and Web Manager. ” reads the advisory published by Cisco. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

The emergence of NIS2 alongside GDPR stems from the acknowledgment that while data protection is vital, it represents just one aspect of cybersecurity. As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In numbers, the patch Tuesday of December 2022 is a relatively light one for Windows users. The vulnerability that is exploited in the wild is listed under CVE-2022-44698 and described as a Windows SmartScreen Security Feature bypass vulnerability. CVE-2022-44670 and CVE-2022-44676 are remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most essentially, facial recognition technology promises a solid amount of internal and external security advantages in the day-to-day activity of enterprises, making it a key technology for passwordless authentication. Also read: Passwordless Authentication 101. Also read: Top Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions for 2022.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The post BSidesLV 2022 Lucky13 PasswordsCon – Susan Paskey’s ‘Secrets Of The Second Factor: Threat Hunting With Multi Factor Authentication’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our sincere thanks to BSidesLV for publishing their outstanding conference videos on the organization's YouTube channel.

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