The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

There’s no stopping the Internet of Things now. Addressing complexity The rapid expansion of IoT systems wouldn’t be possible without the parallel expanding utilization of cloud infrastructure, i.e. processing power and data storage supplied by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. I’ll keep watch.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2023

Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting , a dark web offering that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The German authorities did not name the suspects or the Internet service in question.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

This post is an attempt to create an easy-to-use security model for the average internet user. Try not to skip steps, i.e., it’s best to make the move to unique, quality passwords stored in a manager before you add 2FA. The Real Internet of Things: Details and Examples. How to use this model.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A visualization of the Internet made using network routing data. Imagine being able to disconnect or redirect Internet traffic destined for some of the world’s biggest companies — just by spoofing an email. Image: Barrett Lyon, opte.org. Based in Monroe, La., Lumen Technologies Inc.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

According to a recent Verizon cyber-safety report, more than 40% of all data breaches recorded in 2022 stem from unpatched (i.e. vulnerable) Internet-facing applications. Vulnerability and patch management are vital cogs in an organization’s cyber-hygiene plan.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The governments of Germany and The Netherlands agreed to build the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement for the building of the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2023

Mobile apps work by hooking into dozens of different APIs, and each connection presents a vector for bad actors to get their hands on “API secrets,” i.e. backend data to encryption keys, digital certificates and user credentials that enable them to gain unauthorized control. So be careful out there.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

How did America and Americans regress to being much less secure than before the Internet? Everyone knows the many amazing conveniences, benefits, and advances the Internet has enabled. The internet was designed that way.” A recent Council on Foreign Relations report confronts this irrational Internet utopianism. “

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

I’ve decided it might be time to consider a letting the Internet of Things (IoT) into my home. Does it work without internet? One of my biggest peeves about IoT devices is when they aren’t able to function without internet. Most of the time I don’t even think about the thermostat until after I’ve landed in another city.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2023

Thanks to a workforce that is increasingly operating remotely and accessing applications that reside outside the corporate perimeter (i.e. What’s more, with the growing adoption of edge computing and internet-of-things (IoT) devices, enterprises are struggling.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

This post is an attempt to create an easy-to-use security model for the average internet user. Try not to skip steps, i.e., it’s best to make the move to unique, quality passwords stored in a manager before you add 2FA. People like moving up rankings, so let’s use that! How to use this model.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

version since November 2022 and the new version is being circulating on the internet from the Valentine’s day of this year. Information is out that the group demands virtual currency as Bitcoins, i.e., BTC, and has the potential to disable Windows Defender real time analytics and antagonize its file protection services.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 16, 2021

Welcome to the Mirai (i.e., Japanese “future”) of cyber-crime, a dissolute place where every internet-capable device can be converted into weapons with incredible offensive potential. Picture a threat so cunning it can surface anywhere, bring down any target, and still remain inconspicuous.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Matter is intended to be the lingua franca for the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is a huge new platform for amazing innovation,” Hanna observes. Notably, they’ll connect to the Internet – and to each other – via an advanced type of mesh network. . It’s only a first step and there’s a long way to go.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

IT Asset Management software provider Lansweeper has scanned the Internet for VMware ESXi servers and found over 45,000 instances that have reached end-of-life (EOL). “If you have purchased the 2-year extended support, you can also claim 1 extra year of technical guidance from the end of extended support (i.e.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FBI and CISA on a joint note issued a public alert that computer networks of government and corporate companies were on the verge of being targeted by a cyber attack on this coming Labor Day weekend, i.e on September 6th of 2021. billion.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2022

The DOJ says RSOCKS initially targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as industrial control systems, time clocks, routers, audio/video streaming devices, and smart garage door openers, though it expanded to targeting additional types of devices including conventional computers.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. How TLS works is that there is an encryption point and a decryption point.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 16, 2024

Currently, there are at least seven proposed state and federal laws that seek to regulate the use of AI to create deepfakes or otherwise impersonate unique attributes of an individual's identity ( i.e., their image, voice, or likeness). The ELVIS Act grants standing to a licensee (i.e.,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Threat actors could propagate the threat by exploiting vulnerabilities in Internet-facing systems, conducting credential brute force attacks, and tricking victims into downloading deceptive packages or binaries (i.e., The experts have yet to determine the initial infection vector and the scale of the campaign.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Palo Alto Networks’ s Unit 42 researchers reported that threat actors first attempt to steal sensitive data (i.e. Threat actors initially gained access to the target infrastructure by exploiting known vulnerabilities in internet-facing web servers. Then the attackers deployed multiple web shells to gain a foothold in the network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

E-mail, also referred to as electronic mail, is an internet service which allows people and digital services to transmit messages(letters) in electronic form across Internet. What is an e-mail? E-mails are more reliable, fast, and inexpensive form of messaging both in personal and professional environment. What are e-mail headers?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

While WithSecure is approaching the task at hand from a slightly different angle than Cyware , both rely on interoperability of multiple systems, i.e. ‘stronger together.’ Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as Two impromptu meetings I had touched on this.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This chat feature, which runs on the Laravel web application framework, works fine as long as you are *sending* information to the site (i.e., However, if one were to try to fetch data from the same chat service (i.e., by making a “POST” request).

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2021

A typical use of sudo is where you need to run a program with privilege level (i.e. The sudo 'heap overflow' vulnerability was discovered by Qualys researchers, the exploit allows any unprivileged user to gain root level (i.e. administrator) access rights. administrative) privileges.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

Internet Juggernaut is asking victims to never click or respond to emails that ask to fill in details as it can cause harm to their computing devices as well as their online accounts. The content in the webpage states to fill in some details to have future access to the cloud-based account that has been blocked due to some security reasons.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The crypto-miner Kinsing was first spotted by security firm Aqua Security in April 2020, at the time the experts spotted threat actors scanning the Internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed without a password. The Kinsing malware abuses the resources of the Docker installations to mine cryptocurrency. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

The operators behind the RSOCKS botnet offered their clients access to IP addresses assigned to devices that had been compromised to route internet traffic. 1 day, 1 week, or one month). The cost for access to a pool of RSOCKS proxies ranged from $30 per day for access to 2,000 proxies to $200 per day for access to 90,000 proxies.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

The cryptojacking operation uncovered by CrowdStrike focuses on Kubernetes clusters with anonymous access enabled on a Kubernetes API and listening on non-standard ports exposed on the internet. The attack chain commences with the attacker finding an Internet-facing vulnerable Kubernetes cluster. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

While WithSecure is approaching the task at hand from a slightly different angle than Cyware , both rely on interoperability of multiple systems, i.e. ‘stronger together.’ Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as Two impromptu meetings I had touched on this.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Telefonica, the company that offers internet related services in Spain, was hit by a cyber attack almost two weeks ago. Readers of this article have to notify a fact that a similar breach occurred in August this year and was already publicly disclosed by Continental in September, i.e. exactly after a month.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To remain anonymous and secure on the Internet, invest in a Virtual Private Network account, but remember, the bad guys are very smart, so by the time this column runs, they may have figured out a way to hack into a VPN. And while you're at it, do it for your mobile phone provider and your Internet service provider.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Keeping devices updated with the latest software, using multi-factor authentication, segregating management interfaces of network devices from the internet and changing passwords once or twice in a month is being advised by NCSC to safeguard their IT assets from being attacked by Cyclops Blink malware. Now some statistic facts about malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

Few months ago I have presented #FocacciaBoard : a similar multipurpose breakout board that uses the famous FT232H to handle multiple protocols commonly found in (I)IoT devices (i.e. It will allow you to enumerate the RX pin, then the TX one and finally to use the BUSSide itself as UART to USB (i.e. UART, JTAG, SWD, SPI, I2C).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core. That’s why “wet” signatures, i.e. signing in the presence of a notary, remains a requirement for some transactions involving high dollars or very sensitive records. Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted. PKI is a perfect fit for this, Trzupek says.

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