eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind, and use multifactor authentication. The 15 Vulnerabilities Explained. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2023

She has worked in and around security, risk, and governance since 2008 in various roles. A : Multi-factor- authentication (MFA) on personal accounts. It is such an easy way to significantly reduce cyber risk to your personal assets. A : For personal account providers, like personal email, to require MFA by default.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Users trigger the flaw by simply feeding a malicious printer driver to a vulnerable machine, and could use their new-found superpowers to install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. DNS elevation of privilege vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

These breaches left contact information, account passwords, credit card numbers, private photos, and more exposed. But in the process of adjusting the bucket’s configurations comes the greatest risk to your cloud security. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) was founded in 2008 and has since seen Azure surpass their market position.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The Python maintainers acknowledged the vulnerability in August 2007 by way of documenting the security risk in the package documentation — but not actually patching it. Systems Impacted: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows RT 8.1, Case closed. Queue the balloons.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. While big tech phases in new authentication solutions, Dashlane — a password manager used by more than 20,000 companies and more than 15 million users — made a full switch.

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NopSec

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This attack requires the following for successful exploitation; Access to a KDC account to request a service ticket The account must be configured with at least one service principal name (SPN) RC4-MD4 uses a 40 bit key for encryption. While it would be possible to brute force, it’s not practical for attacks on the wire.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 15, 2024

Due to the nature of the information that is shared, processes need to be highly secure, and risks need to be mitigated. What about sharing accounts and login credentials? We also use strong user authentication, based on risk. Who needs access rights? Do they still work in the same position?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2021

Whatever the case may be, there are many methods at the fingertips of the security practitioner to control access in a way that enables a business to function without the risk of oversharing. The Risks of Excessive Access. A worst case scenario would put an organization’s data at risk. Methods to protect high-level accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Your business can use LastPass to maintain unique passwords for each employee’s online accounts—a critical practice for modern cybersecurity health. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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NopSec

APRIL 30, 2023

Researchers determined that authenticated threat actors could leverage the AutoDiscovery or OWA Exchange endpoints to trigger the deserialization sink. Exploitation is only possible if an attacker can reach port eighty (80) and the PowerShell entry point must use Kerberos for authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

How passwordless solves for password problems Chrysta: What does passwordless mean, and how does that differ from traditional password-based authentication? Christi: Passwordless authentication specifically is any primary factor authentication that is not requiring the user to remember a passphrase or password.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 17, 2023

The Universal Prompt is Duo's next-generation authentication interface that delivers a better experience for every user. Simplify Secure Access – Modernizing security can be disruptive for users, but Universal Prompt makes it painless with a smooth authentication experience, intuitive web-based design, and several self-service options.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Since 2008, LastPass has given users a platform that’s supremely easy to use across multiple devices. Additionally, both vendors have easy-to-use mobile applications that make it a breeze to access accounts securely while traveling. Both platforms also support multi-factor authentication and SAML-based single sign-on (SSO).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Out of Palo Alto, California, Cloudera started in 2008 by alumni of Google, Yahoo!, Born from Google in 2008, the Google Cloud Platform is a leading cloud infrastructure provider. Through a portfolio of real-time protection and risk management products, Imperva is consistently listed as a top vendor. Facebook, and Oracle.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

That link explains it in more detail but in short, it poses too big a risk for individuals, too big a risk for me personally and frankly, can't be done without taking the sorts of shortcuts that nobody should be taking with passwords in the first place! But there is another way and that's by using Pwned Passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. How to Defend Against a Keylogger.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Oftentimes this is credential data, but it can be any data that may have financial value to an adversary; this includes paid online service accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, instant messenger, or email contacts lists, etc. Stealers also bridge the realms of criminal and nation-state focus. me/+ZjiasReCKmo2N2Rk (Mystic Stealer News).

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Cytelligence

JULY 30, 2020

covered in detail many of the reasons that RDP /RDG and VPN present such a high risk ?when In addition, the technology offers many security features such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and encrypt ion of RDP traffic using Transport Layer Security (TLS). Implement account lock-out capabilities ; and .

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Catchpoint launched in 2008 as a dedicated monitoring tools provider right as organizations started to dabble with cloud services. With Reveal(x) Advisor, organizations can have an on-demand analyst help with deployment, application mapping, and SOC or risk optimization. Read more : Best SIEM Tools of 2022. Catchpoint.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. He also shares passwords with his friends, leading to the first computer “troll.” million credit cards.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. BVP Investments.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Up until recently, central banks have acted as the metaphorical custodian of trust, employing complex processes that force populations to participate in bank accounts and credit cards to earn trust benefits, like credit scores. Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S. Data is immutable.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the risk and incredible rate of advancement in Russian cyberattacks front and center – with much of the internet (and the world) caught in the crossfire. APT29 AKA CozyBear : This APT is associated with Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service.

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