Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Setting Up an Instant Registration Database You don’t know who’s going to sign up and register, and you don’t have time to integrate it with any databases you have with citizen data in order to uniquely identify and authenticate them. This does a bit of authentication by proving possession of the email address that was registered.

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CISO Passwords Authentication Accountability 82

Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

The notice mentions the following products along with recommended actions: SRA 4600/1600 (EOL 2019) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. SRA 4200/1200 (EOL 2016) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. SSL-VPN 200/2000/400 (EOL 2013/2014) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. 34 or 9.0.0.10 34sv or later.

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Ransomware Firmware VPN Firewall 87

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

In that caper, criminals got away with Social Security numbers, passwords, and in some cases, fingerprints. The OPM breach put most federal workers since the year 2000 are at risk. You’ll recall that in the OPM breach , the cyber intruders stole a a staggering amount of highly sensitive information – deep personnel records for 21.5

Risk 133

Risk Government Cyber Attacks Authentication 133

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This is true for all types of key and certificate compromises, including those used for SSL, SSH, mobile, and authentication. As with user password rotation, so too should keys and certificates be replaced, and rogue ones deleted in an expedited manner—and this must be done faster than an adversary can add new ones. Alexa Hernandez.

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Data breaches Digital transformation Mobile Authentication 40

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Once hacked the celebrity Instagram accounts the modify the bio to post messages saying that the celebrity was allegedly giving away 2000 iPhone XS devices and directing followers to his Story page for more offers like this. ” reported BleepingComputer. The hacked account showed a fake nude image in the attempts to lure the visitor.

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Scams Accountability Hacking Advertising 78

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Symmetric encryption is often used for drive encryption, WiFi encryption, and other use cases where speed performance is paramount and a password can be safely shared.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 107

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

The attacker tries to authenticate on an OpenSSH endpoint using a malformed authentication request (i.e. If the username included in the malformed authentication request does not exist, the server responds with authentication failure reply, otherwise, the server closes the connection without a reply. a truncated packet).

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 28, 2021

Don’t share your corporate password with others: 12% of respondents admitted doing this. Do encourage your company to engage with multi-factor authentication (MFA) , which gives you multiple layers of protection: Only 36% of respondents suggested that MFA had been implemented. . About the survey.

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Data privacy Data breaches Authentication Passwords 73

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. 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.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138

ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. Passwords : Make sure you have strong passwords on your phone, on your laptop, on all your apps and services. Two Factor Authentication is a must. This will be my 21st year attending Hacker Summer Camp.

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VPN Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. Passwords : Make sure you have strong passwords on your phone, on your laptop, on all your apps and services. Two Factor Authentication is a must. This will be my 21st year attending Hacker Summer Camp.

VPN 52

VPN Passwords Internet Internet 52

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Features include automated discovery, port scans and patch status, password integrity , and protections for database-specific risks. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Microsoft Azure.

Firewall 117

Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 117

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Meaning, authentication bypasses weren’t enough. After decoding the files , most of the API endpoints and the web interface were not accessible without authentication. The daemon takes XML data, parses the request and carries out the action without any authentication, except making sure the request came from 127.0.0.1.

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Firmware IoT VPN Authentication 59

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). CVE-2021-33883 – Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CVSS 7.1). CVE-2021-33884 – Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CVSS 5.8).

Computers and Electronics 145

Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. When students turn 18, those rights are transferred to them. Require phishing-resistant MFA.

Education 64

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 64

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

Hacking 52

Hacking Mobile Software Technology 52

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

Hacking 52

Hacking Mobile Software Technology 52

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections.

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Hacking Mobile Software Technology 40