Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

“Seems like a potentially significant national security risk, considering that many end users might have elevated clearance levels who are using PIV cards for secure access,” Mark said. Amazon said in a written statement that it was investigating the reports. His site has even been officially recommended by the Army (PDF).

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with administrator privileges.” An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.” ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.” The flaws affect Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1,

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These vulnerabilities include risk to tampering, fraud, and cyber attacks, which can emphasize the integrity of elections and affect public trust. From a cybersecurity perspective, E2E-V systems mitigate several key risks associated with electronic voting. Department of Justice, 2020).

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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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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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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2022

We collected the most data ever from 87 organizations that were victims of cyberattacks, and between the original report in 2008 and this year, the biggest shift we' ve seen is the growing importance of end-users whom bad actors prey on for system access. These include social attacks, error and misuse, phishing, and pretexting.

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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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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead, they’ve become complacent in their defence practices and may be exposing themselves to increased risks without even realising it. You witnessed this during the 2008 recession when the FBI reported a 22.3% As a CISO or ITDM, the cyber defence challenges you face in your business couldn’t be tougher.

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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 10, 2023

Both require threat actors to steal credentials or perform some other kind of attack to gain access to the privileged account. Vertical Privilege Escalation Vertical privilege escalation involves a threat actor traveling from a lower-level account to a higher-level account.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

All this could enable attackers to hijack accounts and have admin access. That could allow arbitrary admin account creation and access to files and personal information. That could allow arbitrary admin account creation and access to files and personal information. The vulnerability was not being exploited at the time.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Other types of data that you should consider private include: Your bank account number and card details. Login information for online accounts you have. When you add this type of data to cloud storage, ensure your account is protected with more than just a password. Credit card details. Your address and phone numbers.

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NopSec

JULY 17, 2019

An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Tor Browser, which began development in 2008 , is a web browser with multiple security and privacy options built in by default. Possible risks of using Tor. It’s up to users to pick the option most suited to their needs, and account for things potentially going wrong. As a result, that’s what we’ll focus on below.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

According to Dhapte, even if some consumers can afford a new device, websites will not remove all password authentication because they risk losing other users. The account recovery element of passkey is another double-edged sword. They convert the data into templates that, even if leaked or breached, cannot be used to hack an account.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The deadline is fast approaching The PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed in 2008 to standardize the security controls that need to be enforced by businesses processing payment card data in order to protect cardholder data and sensitive authentication data wherever it is stored, processed, or transmitted. Requirement 3.2

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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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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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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. Inefficient login portals We see a lot of financial supervisors struggling with these new challenges.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

It also created a forced savings plan for us; money in real estate is not "liquid" so you can't readily draw it out of a savings account on a whim and loans need to be paid on time each month or banks start getting cranky. We took risks, but they were calculated and made at a time where we had 2 incomes and no dependants.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Strengthen Security – MFA attacks like phish bombing, unauthorized device enrollment, and adversary in the middle can wreak havoc on your network; Universal Prompt guards against these with Verified Duo Push and Risk-Based Authentication. Update Duo for OWA in just three steps, shown on Update Duo for OWA.

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Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

In this post, we will look at DNS cache poisoning attacks and how Google Public DNS addresses the risks associated with them. Measurements indicate that the DNS Cookies do not provide sufficient coverage, even though around 40% of nameservers by IP support DNS Cookies, these account for less than 10% of overall query volume.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Financial Sector: Barclays Bank: In November 2024, Barclays was fined 40 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to disclose 322 million in payments to Qatar Holding during its 2008 capital raising. This omission misled the market about the true costs associated with raising 11.8 billion to avoid a government bailout.

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NopSec

MAY 31, 2023

Through careful analysis, it was found that the initial attack vector of injecting a custom sound defined by a UNC, remained a risk. A secondary mitigating factor is that many privileged accounts are members of the protected users security group, which has the benefit of disabling NTLM authentication for all member accounts.

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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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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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

Decisions made by people powered by artificial intelligence should keep the accountability and responsibility of the organization the same. Now, jump ahead to the mortgage crisis of 2008. Even without a Chief Risk Officer? Investing in People Doesn’t Take AI AI is not an investment; ask any bank.

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NopSec

APRIL 30, 2023

Systems/Applications Impacted: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Read more : [link] [link] 3. As a tactical strategy to eliminate the risk, disable IPv6. Patch now before a proof-of-concept hits the public.

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NopSec

MARCH 1, 2023

Microsoft RCE and Privilege Escalation CVE-2023-21823 and CVE-2023-23376 Microsoft addressed a kismet pair of vulnerabilities on patch Tuesday that impacts Windows 2008 to 2022. It takes into account new critical vulnerabilities as they emerge, ensuring your risks are prioritized accordingly in your unique environment.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a crucial enterprise technology that ties the stack of cybersecurity systems together to assess threats and manage risks. The Securonix Next-Gen SIEM includes built-in advanced analytics, risk scoring, and threat chain modeling based on MITRE ATT&CK and US-CERT frameworks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2025

Acknowledgement from someone in the field for my Koobface Gang research from 2008 to 2013. We must take the time to educate ourselves about the risks and the challenges we face. Together, we can hold the industry accountable for its promises. What do you want? How can we assist? We must be proactive in our approach.

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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 vendors offer solutions that are suitable for businesses of all sizes and industries.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2021

The year was 2008. The password for my test account there.well, I was using it in some other places. I had replaced it almost everywhere, but it was still used on a few places I had forgot about, like LinkedIn and a hotmail account I used to have so I could use MS Messenger. I was part of the Board for the Brazil ISSA chapter.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This analysis examines how industry giants like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and HSBC have revolutionized their compliance programs, achieving remarkable results in risk management, cost efficiency, and organizational trust. The bank established comprehensive review processes and enhanced corporate accountability measures.

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