CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Vital defense strategies include timely patching and updating of software, as well as locking down network access with multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged access management (PAM) solutions. This shortage of cybersecurity talent will increase risks for businesses as attacks become even more sophisticated. About Netwrix .

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Other vulnerabilities cannot be patched and will require coordination between IT, cybersecurity, and app developers to protect those exposed vulnerabilities with additional resources that mitigate, or reduce, the risk of exploitation. firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.), Kubernetes instances, websites, applications, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

This vulnerability management policy defines the requirements for the [eSecurity Planet] IT and security teams to protect company resources from unacceptable risk from unknown and known vulnerabilities. Broader is always better to control risks, but can be more costly.] Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2023

BOD 23-02 is titled Mitigating the Risk from Internet-Exposed Management Interfaces, and requires federal civilian agencies to remove specific networked management interfaces from the public-facing internet, or implement Zero Trust Architecture capabilities that enforce access control to the interface within 14 days of discovery.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

This report includes an analysis of the ISaGRAF framework, its architecture, the IXL and SNCP protocols that are used to program and control ISaGRAF-based devices and to communicate with them. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

That’s according to “ CISA Analysis: Fiscal Year 2023 Risk and Vulnerability Assessments, ” a report about the risk and vulnerability assessments (RVAs) conducted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Keep software and firmware patched and updated. Coast Guard (USCG).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Verizon uncovered additional risks in employees’ use of home Wi-Fi networks and VPNs. Even fewer (19%) told Proofpoint that they had updated their Wi-Fi router’s firmware. These are foundational principles to design next generation security architectures. Verizon’s MSI 2021, page 72. According to the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2022

It is handy for users, as they don’t have to remember the IP address for each service, but it does not come without security risks and vulnerabilities. Also read: New DNS Spoofing Threat Puts Millions of Devices at Risk. It can prevent DNS spoofing with authentication. Attackers will likely enumerate DNS to try common attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

The problem becomes – how do we make sure we’re securing these “driving data centers” against the risks and threats that lurk on the Internet? The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates must be delivered securely and effectively. Device Security is Hard. Edge Devices.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Built-in edge security, including encryption , URL filtering, and malware protection Cloud-agnostic branch connectivity, SaaS optimization, and IaaS integrations Application aware enterprise NGFW, Snort IPS, and malware sandboxing Microsegmentation and identity-based policy management Self-healing firmware to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

.< Threat modelling seeks to break down a product into constituent components and assets, identify potential attackers and their goals, develop attack paths, and then calculate and treat these risks. Deploy malicious firmware. Back to Table of contents▲ 1.2. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod. Target users via cloud APIs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This isolation is supported by strong cryptography to enable verification of authenticity of the enclave, along with providing privacy and integrity of both the enclave code as well as the sensitive data being processed. And all these sources of complexity provide opportunities for failing in an insecure manner.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

“The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. . “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Ellen has extensive experience in cybersecurity, and specifically, the understanding of IoT risk. This is a massive growth, as well as an equally substantial risk footprint. Digital identification would fulfill a critical element of attaining a zero trust architecture, especially important for industrial technology edge devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk. These often use proprietary network protocols and lack basic security controls like authentication or encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. We used online tools such as Shodan to show the potential damage the BotenaGo malware could cause, and its potential for putting millions of IoT devices at risk.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Better network security access controls can improve security and decrease cost and risk. Although beyond the scope of the network, effective network security relies upon the effective authentication of the user elsewhere in the security stack.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Risk-based analytics: Considers the level of risk as the context for the level of permission needed to access systems, applications, and data.

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Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

We've confirmed that this proof-of-concept, or its variants, function across a variety of operating systems, processor architectures, and hardware generations. While we don't believe this particular PoC can be re-used for nefarious purposes without significant modifications, it serves as a compelling demonstration of the risks of Spectre.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). CVE-2021-33882 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVSS 8.2). Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller. Figure 2: System Architecture.

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SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

The connection to the remote SMB server sends the user’s Net-NTLMv2 hash in a negotiation message, which the threat actor can use to either: Relay for authentication against other systems that support NTLMv2 authentication. Perform offline cracking to extract the password.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. FortiNAC provides profiling of each device on the network and enables granular network segmentation and automated responses for changes in device status or behavior. FortiNAC is integrated with FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, ultimately the customer will hold the full risk and responsibility for proper implementation of their security obligations. Drivers, Firmware, Software : Cloud providers bear responsibility to secure, test, and update the software and code that supports the firmware and the basic software infrastructure of the cloud.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The RSA algorithm remains the most popular public key cryptographic system today and introduced the concept of digital signatures for authentication outside of academia. Still, research remains in early stages, so initial standards remain in draft form and a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until the 2030s.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Some best practices to secure IoT at the network level include map and monitor all connected devices, use network segmentation to prevent the spread of attacks, ensure your network architecture is secure, and disable any features or services that you aren’t using. Device security brings its own difficulties. It’s basic but it works.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. Identity and access management with role-based access control and multi-factor authentication is available. Key Differentiators.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

Use common sense, assess the risks, choose, and take responsibility for your choice. The major new security features that would debut in macOS 11 were: Pointer Authentication Codes (PAC) , hardware-enforced Call Flow Integrity (CFI), implemented by Apple’s homegrown 64 bit ARM processor, the M1. The task flag is TF_TECS.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

This allows the malware to run on different combinations of operating systems and architectures. From January to May 2022, 22 new vulnerabilities associated with ransomware were found, and all but one are considered critical or high-risk. Install updates/patches to operating systems, software and firmware as soon as they are released.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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Google Security

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Posted by Ivan Lozano and Roger Piqueras Jover Android’s defense-in-depth strategy applies not only to the Android OS running on the Application Processor (AP) but also the firmware that runs on devices. The more thorough the test coverage and length of the soak period, the less risk there will be from undiscovered violations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

For those who are unfamiliar, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework was created in 2013 as an attempt to standardize practices and give guidance on common, high-level security and privacy risks. In the next 2 years, almost half (43%) of IoT devices will use digital certificates for authentication.

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