Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

With the move to remote work came an increase in malware and social engineering attacks that exploited general communications like emails. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. Duo Security , now part of Cisco , is the leading multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure access provider.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication. They can take more than a month to complete.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Wayne Schepens , Chief Cyber Market Analyst, CyberRisk Alliance Schepens The weakest link is still humans; attacks caused by social engineering remain a critical risk for all organizations. This will most probably lead to M&A within this space, for instance, Palo Alto Networks recently acquired Dig Security.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s encouraging to see that enterprises understand that zero-trust architectures present one of the most effective ways of providing secure access to business resources,” said Chris Hines, director, zero-trust solutions, at Zscaler.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Microservices Architecture has Created a Security Blind Spot. Tools like two-factor authentication, rate limiting, and DDoS protection can go a long way in securing APIs. Two-factor authentication helps add a layer of security to your API. Microservices communicate over APIs. password guessing). API Security Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

Zero trust architecture is an emerging technology in cybersecurity that offers an alternative to the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security. Zero trust architecture requires perpetual maintenance. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implement Zero-Trust Architecture. Distracted workers are particularly vulnerable to social engineering attacks, but thorough training can mitigate these risks. This education should cover how to spot and respond to phishing attempts, the importance of two-factor authentication and good password management.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Explore topics such as authentication protocols, encryption mechanisms, and anomaly detection techniques to enhance the security and privacy of IoT ecosystems. Research topics may include threat modeling, risk assessment, secure communication protocols, and resilient architectures for critical infrastructure protection.

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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. Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. Supply chain attacks will intensify.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. The attacker claims to have compromised an end-of-lifed GPRS system that was exposed to the internet and was able to pivot from it to the internal network, where they were able to launch a brute force authentication attack against internal systems.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Bizarro has x64 modules, the malicious code allows to trick victims into entering two-factor authentication codes in fake pop-ups. Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

As such, this year’s World Password Day is in fact a timely reminder for businesses to drop passwords forever, and instead rollout access management solutions such as passwordless authentication. Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & Social Engineer.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Implement phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all services, particularly for email, VPNs, and accounts that access critical systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA): Enable multi-factor authentication to add an extra degree of security by requiring verification beyond passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The level of multi-tenancy frequently depends on the architecture of the cloud service provider as well as the specific requirements of users or organizations. These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & Social Engineer. There are two major considerations for us: enhanced authentication security, and user workflow efficiency. “In In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Questions to Answer Consider these questions to verify your organization’s data security and threat detection strategies: Are multi-factor authentication techniques required for user access?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Lapsus$ has used tactics such as social engineering, SIM swapping, and paying employees and business partners for access to credentials and multifactor authentication approvals. Reset 2-factor authentication for Okta superadmins. You can read the ThreatLabz trust post here. Re-enable MFA for those accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In other systems, other types of scripts were found, namely webshells, and also SMTP senders to leverage social engineering campaigns (Figure 6). Figure 6: SMTP senders used by criminals to leverage social engineering campaigns. Figure 5: WordPress header.php file with the cryptominer script harcoded. DOMAIN_NAME 192.168.x.xPerforming

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

According to Verizon’s most recent Data Breach Incident Report , instances of advanced ransomware have doubled in the past year, alongside major upticks in phishing attacks and social engineering. Home insurance recommends anti-theft measures and outdoor cameras.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

You really want to try to limit the level of information you share because everything you put in that out-of-office reply can be used to provide context or make a social engineering attack even more convincing, said Tim Sadler, co-founder and CEO at Tessian. With that said, some details can be avoided.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Conduct user awareness training: Incorporate a focused training program into onboarding and workflow process so employees can learn about social engineering strategies, phishing risks, and cloud security best practices. It protects against any breaches or vulnerabilities in the cloud architecture.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise. Despite these challenges, only half of leaders (51%) currently have security precautions like Multi-Factor Authentication in place, to combat against these human challenges.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Although beyond the scope of the network, effective network security relies upon the effective authentication of the user elsewhere in the security stack. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

You had one job: Last month’s sheer incompetence descends this week into UTTER FARCE. The post Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1% appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The threat actors leverage perfectly orchestrated social engineering technique by “persuading” people holding significant corporate positions to open a non-malicious PDF email attachment coming from an authentic address in their contacts. The page resembles an authentic Microsoft Office 365 file sharing page.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

Managing unpatchable vulnerabilities provides revenue generating opportunities for MSPs and MSSPs through IT architecture designs, additional tools, and services to monitor or control unpatchable vulnerabilities.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For example, publicly available employee data can be used for social engineering attacks or to gain access to company resources, and information about the software can be used to find known vulnerabilities. All this information is collected to discover potential attack vectors and negotiate a project scope with the client.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But it’s not just ransomware that’s posing a threat; social engineering attacks climbed 270% in 2021 , driven by the widespread adoption of cloud-based apps and browsers, and 86% of organizations had had at least one employee connect unwittingly to a phishing site in 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu , expects “a significant shift towards adopting models based on passwordless architectures like Google Passkeys as the dominant authentication method to combat phishing and scam campaigns. Joe Payne, President & CEO at Code42 expects biometrics to trigger a shift to insider threats. “As

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

If the attacker knows their way around the target infrastructure, they can generate malware tailored to the specific configuration of the target’s network architecture, such as important files, administrative accounts, and critical systems. Then, the adversary generated custom ransomware using the privileged account they had access to.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

By 1999, its successor – the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol – offered a more robust cryptographic protocol across technical components like cipher suites, record protocol, message authentication , and handshake process. HTTP over SSL or HTTP over TLS, dubbed HTTPS, wasn’t immediately adopted by the masses. Uses of Encryption.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most of the commands are used to display fake pop-up messages and seek to trick people into entering two-factor authentication codes. The Trojan may also use social engineering to convince victims to download a smartphone app.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

This allows the malware to run on different combinations of operating systems and architectures. In attack methods, ransomware authors—while still favoring good old-fashioned social engineering—have started backing away from phishing emails and leaning toward exploiting server, software, and operating system vulnerabilities instead.

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