CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2022

World Password Day is celebrated in May every year and is being done since 2013 as a group of Cybersecurity Professionals declared the first Thursday of May every year as the day to celebrate as the security day of our online lives. Like how we celebrate International’s Mother’s day every year on the second Sunday of May every year.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

During our analysis, we discovered several vulnerabilities that allow malicious actors to gain access to confidential data and communicate with children without their parents’ knowledge. In other words, this is a “tablet on wheels.” In fact, a valid token is returned even if we provide incorrect credentials.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

Any Indian DigiLocker Account Could’ve Been Accessed Without Password. The Indian Government fixed a flaw in the secure document wallet service Digilocker that could have potentially allowed anyone’s access without password.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. SSO makes it feasible for one login to be enough for a group of related sites and applications. What is Single Sign-On? Increasingly.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

Voice phishing is a form of criminal phone fraud, using social engineering over the telephone system to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward. . “The actors then convinced the targeted employee that a new VPN link would be sent and required their login, including any 2FA or OTP.”

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Like any personal computing device, it requires local authentication to login. Apple provides username and password login for primary authentication and Cisco Duo provides secondary factors to strengthen the macOS security authentication process. The first login it offers the user is the option to enroll in offline login.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Dropbox recently announced it had been the target of a phishing attack that resulted in the threat actor(s) accessing some code the company had stored on GitHub. The file hosting service was alerted by GitHub of some suspicious activity on October 14th and immediately began an investigation into the incident.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Multi-factor authentication is one of the best ways to thwart bad actors using stolen credentials — but it’s not foolproof. These kits can take advantage of reverse proxies, acting as a “man in the middle” to snag an end user’s valid access token. For example, recently there has been news regarding MFA phishing kits.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Many organizations struggle with authentication processes that frustrate and burden users to the point that they see security as nothing but a point of friction. Meanwhile, admins waste time chasing down alerts that ultimately point not to threats, but false signals.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In a recent blog Microsoft announced that as of September 15, 2021 you can completely remove the password from your Microsoft account and use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code sent to your phone or email to sign in to Microsoft apps and services. A long time coming.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Besides Artificial Intelligence to scale operations, in a novel approach to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA), the perpetrators crafted malicious Android code that mimics official mobile banking applications. For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Yes, it’s a password-less authentication method, greatly streamlining the login experience, and while that’s a great incentive to use passwordless for logging in, it’s not an improvement in authentication security in and of itself. Passwordless uses multiple factors in one step.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

By definition, Zero Trust is a security model based on the principle of maintaining strict access controls and not trusting anyone by default, even if that means someone already inside your network perimeter. In other words, users were accessing company data either physically on site, or through a dedicated network or VPN.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Resecurity researchers discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised on the Dark Web. Following the recent Twilio hack leading to the leakage of 2FA (OTP) codes, cybercriminals continue to upgrade their attack arsenal to orchestrate advanced phishing campaigns targeting users worldwide. Google 2FA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) generally protects against common methods of gaining unauthorized account access, not all multi-factor authentication methods can defend against sophisticated attacks. To achieve full zero-trust access, MFA is being replaced by phishing-resistant MFA and the standards that define it.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

Our threat intelligence analysts noticed clear overlap between the various cases in infrastructure and capabilities, and as a result we assess with moderate confidence that one group was carrying out the intrusions across multiple victims operating in Chinese interests. From initial access to defense evasion: how it is done.

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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. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2023

Following criticism, Google has decided to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to its Google Authenticator cloud backups. The search giant recently introduced a feature that allows users back up two-factor authentication ( 2FA ) tokens to the cloud, but the lack of encryption caused some commentators to warn people off using it.

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Google Security

APRIL 24, 2023

Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent? Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. Historical perspective of strengthening authentication. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:22.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. What is Strong Authentication?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Overview of Authentication Mechanisms. The need for anytime, anywhere access to enterprise applications has transformed the security strategy that organizations must employ to keep the bad actors away from corporate resources. Many businesses tend to implement OOB authentication via SMS texts. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 05:40.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The company states that one of its employees was compromised on August 27, 2023, via a spear phishing attack. The company noticed that the timing of the attack coincided with a recently announced migration of logins to Okta. This enabled them to have an active GSuite session on that device. ” continues the company.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Last week I wrote a couple of different pieces on passwords, firstly about why we're going to be stuck with them for a long time yet and then secondly, about how we all bear some responsibility for making good password choices. This week, I wanted to focus on going beyond passwords and talk about 2FA.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys have been gaining traction as an alternative to cumbersome and insecure passwords, but not all passkey solutions are the same. Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. 600/year minimum Premium: $4.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Epic Hyperdrive Hyperdrive is Epic’s new flagship EPCS healthcare management software delivered through modern web protocols. Until then both are expected to be able to run in parallel on clients’ endpoints. The solution Cisco Secure Access by Duo is a leading healthcare MFA provider.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

8 Key Components of a CIAM Platform sparsh Tue, 05/23/2023 - 04:15 Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is essentially developed to improve the customer experience (CX), ensure the highest level of security, protect customer data, and support the management of external, non-employee identities.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2022

Risk-based authentication (RBA) is quickly growing in popularity amongst identity and access management solutions. The reason is simple: it allows for improved customer experience by reducing friction in authentication journeys while maintaining appropriate security levels. The classic outcomes of risk in authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 22, 2022

The updated standard and Summary of Changes document are available now on the PCI SSC website. To provide organizations time to understand the changes in version 4.0 will remain active for two years until it is retired on 31 March 2024. Summary of Changes document on the PCI SSC website. PCI DSS v4.0

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft for the past few years has been among the loudest vendors calling for a security future that doesn’t include passwords. In 2018, the software giant took the step of doing away with passwords for people signing into its Edge web browser, saying instead they could use a number of alternatives. Passwords are Unpopular.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2023

WordPress is the undisputed champion in the area of content management systems (CMS), and for good reason. Plus, it is readily available to anyone on an open-source basis. Contrary to a common belief, WordPress security isn't limited to the use of hard-to-guess access credentials and turnkey malware scanners.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2021

The New York Times. What these names have in common is that they have all experienced at least one breach in 2013—the year when threat actors started targeting organizations across industries to either steal data for profit or leak them to “teach companies a lesson about cybersecurity.” For starters, change your password.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2021

Dashlane and 1Password are two of our top picks for password managers in 2021. They offer many similar features, including password generation, automatic form-filling, password analysis, and dark web monitoring. Both tools make it easy for users to create and store passwords and share them safely with other users.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By appealing to these traits, attackers can convince users to unwittingly provide them with access to critical systems or highly sensitive information. This is why organizations have sought to upskill their teams and outsourced contractors in critical areas like DevOps or project management in proper cyber awareness.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This creates a lot of opportunities for hackers to gain access to company resources because users often reuse passwords or mirror patterns in creating them. For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater. Password auto-filling.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Ten or 15 years ago, all they were looking for was easy access to local branches, generous rates,?and Today, with an increased awareness on how their actions impact the world around them, customers have come to expect a lot more from their bank. One-Time Password Authentication (OTP) tokens, such as Thales Gemalto Green OTP tokens.

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