eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

These devices exist outside of direct corporate management and provide a ransomware gang with unchecked platforms for encrypting data. How does remote encryption work? How Does Remote Encryption Work? Remote encryption performs ransomware encryption on a device beyond the security solutions monitoring for malicious activity.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) has posted a blog about Akira ransomware targeting VPNs without Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). The Cisco team states that it is aware of reports of the Akira ransomware group going specifically after Cisco VPNs that are not configured for MFA. Prevent intrusions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

UPnP is an insecure protocol, it uses network UDP multicasts, and doesn’t support encryption and authentication. ” The vendor also recommends enabling the VPN server function on the user router to access QNAP NAS from the Internet. Only use encrypted HTTPS or other types of secure connections (SSH, etc.).

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They come in all shapes and sizes, lurking in the shadowy corners of the internet. You can also be a good internet citizen by forwarding these scams to the U.S. That’s where a virtual private network (VPN) swoops in like a digital superhero to save the day. Let’s embrace the golden rule of scam detection: skepticism.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Firefox recently announced that it will be rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH) soon to one percent of its Canadian users as part of its partnership with CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority), the Ontario-based organization responsible for managing the.ca ” The downside of encrypting DNS.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

Update your Internet browser Browser updates often contain security patches that address known vulnerabilities. Make sure your connection is encrypted by looking for the padlock symbol or “https” in the address bar to the left of the website address. Make sure to keep it updated to guard against the latest threats.

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Webroot

APRIL 2, 2024

Unlike Central Processing Units (CPUs) that process tasks sequentially, GPUs can perform thousands of operations simultaneously, drastically reducing the time required to crack passwords or encryption keys. Once access is gained, attackers can encrypt the victim’s files, demanding a ransom for their release.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Use Secure Websites (for Santa-Approved Shopping) When hunting for those perfect holiday deals, it’s essential to make sure you’re practicing safe internet browsing by shopping on secure websites. This indicates that your connection is encrypted, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Use a corporate VPN. Encrypting data on corporate devices can prevent hackers from accessing sensitive information. The best way to protect data in this way is to set up a corporate VPN (a virtual private network). VPNs allow employees to connect to the internet securely while hiding the company’s IP address.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. On the 6th of December 2018, a law that is a direct attack on internet users’ privacy was agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart, who talked to us about why you need to trust your VPN. But obscuring your Internet activity—including the websites you visit, the searches you make, the files you download—doesn’t mean that a VPN magically disappears those things.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Example 2: Using a VPN. A lot of people are confused about VPNs. If you log in at the end website you’ve identified yourself to them, regardless of VPN. VPNs encrypt the traffic between you and some endpoint on the internet, which is where your VPN is based. This is true. So, probably not a win.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Data encryption. In the cloud era, data encryption is more important than ever. Hackers are constantly finding new ways to access data, and encrypting your data makes it much more difficult for them to do so. There are many different ways to encrypt your data, so you should choose the method that best suits your needs.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The most popular options include virtual private network (VPN) or remote desktop protocol (RDP). VPN works by initiating a secure connection over the internet through data encryption. One downside of using a VPN connection involves vulnerability. One downside of using a VPN connection involves vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

As part of the rush to leverage the Internet cloud to transact with remote workers, third-partner suppliers and customers, companies opened up endless fresh attack vectors. Within hours after a public disclosure about vulnerabilities that needed patching in enterprise-grade VPN, threat actors shifted into high gear.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2023

AWS Transit Gateway architecture is used to consolidate site-to-site VPN connections from your on-premises network to your AWS environment and support connectivity between your team development and workload hosting VPCs and your infrastructure shared services VPC. VPC interface endpoints are available for some AWS services.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Use only WiFi with proper authentication and encryption methods, or purchase a cellular data plan from your carrier while traveling. SSL Certificates protect data in transit by encrypting the content being sent and received. Use an encrypted VPN service. Visit the our blog for more security tips !

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Second, Japan announced that the government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology would conduct a national scan of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any data transmission over the Internet….

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

On Friday, Belorussian authorities have blocked access to the end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail after receiving a wave of bomb threats. In response to the messages, the police asked internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to ProtonMail IP addresses. “On Nov. ” reported ProtonMail. .”

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your digital footprint is the trail of data you leave behind when you use the internet and digital devices. Secure Your Devices To help secure your digital footprint, you must secure the devices you use to access the internet. What Is a Digital Footprint? This empowers you to take swift action against any identity-related concerns.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2020

Having a presence on the Internet opens us up to risk such as hackers, disruptors and insider threats. For example, many companies that require VPN access to monitor all access from employee devices have enabled split tunneling in order to alleviate the data traffic bottleneck on their perimeter security devices.

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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This blog will describe the malicious driver that was deployed by leveraging the vulnerability and how to check if your systems are affected. On 9 December 2022, proof-of-concept exploits started to appear on the internet for this vulnerability [4] [5] [6]. If enough new data comes in a follow-up blog will be considered.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services. After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim.

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McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

The Brave report issued by the Brave Community, a forum where people who care about the internet and their browsing experience come to discuss with each other, typically shows that only five of Europe’s 28 national GDPR enforcers have more than 10 tech specialists. The post The GDPR, Year II appeared first on McAfee Blogs.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Look for signs of poor website security, such as a lack of HTTPS encryption, a suspicious website URL, or grammatical errors in the website content. Stay informed and aware: Keep yourself updated on the latest holiday scams and trends by reading reputable blogs , news sources, and consumer protection websites.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. We’re fans: in fact, Cisco Umbrella has supported Encrypted DNS since 2011. Read more about DoH in this blog by my colleague Nancy Cam-Winget. The problem? Picture it.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 7, 2021

In the process of doing so, I encountered a small snag: The FSB’s website said in order to communicate with them securely, I needed to download and install an encryption and virtual private networking (VPN) appliance that is flagged by at least 20 antivirus products as malware. The FSB headquarters at Lubyanka Square, Moscow.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. If you are only interested in using the Raspberry Pi as a Wi-Fi client, you can stop here, and unmount everything like we did in our secure Kali Pi blog post. hcd usr/lib/firmware/brcm/BCM-0bb4-0306.hcd

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). Request for access to corporate VPN. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

They continuously send and receive data via the internet and can be the easiest way for a hacker to access your home network. At the very least, we can ensure that we never send insecure data via the internet by taking the following three steps: Secure Each Individual Device. Secure Your Network with a VPN. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2023

On January 1, 2023, the Internet in Louisiana looked a little different than the Internet in Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas—its next-door state neighbors. But the large problem with all these proposals is not that they would make a new Internet only for children, but a new Internet for everyone.

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Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

This blog discusses why passwords matter, how password managers work, and what benefits they offer. Password managers keep your online account login information safe in a locked, secret place called an encrypted database. With encryption technology, only users with the master password can view saved passwords.

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McAfee

JUNE 22, 2020

SWGs are still largely focused on ensuring users are protected from unsafe or non-compliant corners of the internet, but the transition to a cloud- and remote-working world has created new security challenges that the traditional SWG is no longer equipped to handle. Another issue revolves the encrypted nature of the internet.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Together these practices — which include multi-factor authentication (MFA), restricting administrative privileges and daily backups — provide a clear framework for businesses anywhere that are looking to improve their foundational security footing , as we’ve previously noted on the Duo Blog.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This, in combination with network encryption, will lay a strong foundation against phishing and other common attack vectors. The memo emphasizes the importance of including cloud-based platforms, applications and systems in the agency zero trust strategy.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. Access sellers.

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