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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. Privilege account credentials are widely available for sale. The first worm of note that accomplished this was Stuxnet.

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IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

Krebs on Security

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. account).

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Millions of Arris routers are vulnerable to path traversal attacks

Malwarebytes

last official release 2010) has a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker (in cases where remote administration is enabled) or any local (LAN) party to obtain: The contents of the md5crypt (salted/hashed) passwords in /etc/passwd. Various system and firewall logs.

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SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

eSecurity Planet

These communications on the backend of username and password login processes ensure users get authenticated by the overarching identity manager and authorized to use the given web service(s). in 2010 and OAuth 2.0 Also read : Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors. Context: Authentication vs. Authorization.

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Millions of Arris routers are vulnerable to path traversal attacks

Malwarebytes

last official release 2010) has a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker (in cases where remote administration is enabled) or any local (LAN) party to obtain: The contents of the md5crypt (salted/hashed) passwords in /etc/passwd. Various system and firewall logs.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors. With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Black Hat Europe 2021 Network Operations Center: London called, We answered

Cisco Security

It is a team effort, where collaboration combines a robust backbone (Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics, with identity (RSA NetWitness). The notifications were done by moving affected users into a group within the PAN Firewall.

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