eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Firewalls . Protecting your data is very simple.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

Despite not being the true LockBit Locker group, these micro criminals were still able to cause significant damage by encrypting a large number of internal files. In fact, in this case, the attackers were able to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in the company’s FortiGate firewall.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

Previously the group exploited the Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability (CVE-2019-2725) and a Windows privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2018-8453) in order to compromise networks and endpoints. Figure 2-A desktop that has been encrypted by REvil/Sodinokibi. Changing firewall rules. Encrypting files.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2018

Security researchers from the University of Opole in Poland and the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany have devised a new attack technique that allows cracking encrypted communications. We exploit a Bleichenbacher oracle in an IKEv1 mode, where RSA encrypted nonces are used for authentication.” Many vendors are affected.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

According to the experts from Kaspersky that first analyzed the framework, the MATA campaign has been active at least since April of 2018. “The first artefacts we found relating to MATA were used around April 2018. This comprehensive framework is able to target Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems.” cls and k_3872.cls,

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” Data security : it has happened for a few years, but somehow data security (whether encryption or DLP or some new space) has been less noisy lately, nobody seems to be disrupting it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The huge trove of data was discovered by Bob Diachenko from cybersecurity firm Hacken, most of the records were encrypted, but 689,272 records were stored in plaintext. The archive included 2,332,115 records containing encrypted data (i.e. — Bob Diachenko (@MayhemDayOne) October 25, 2018. Found with @binaryedgeio engine.

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SiteLock

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

million in 2018 to 15.4 Website Backup: Website backups help customers encrypt a snapshot of their website’s important files, folders, and databases. Virtual Private Network (VPN): VPNs establish a secure connection for your customers, routing their data traffic through an encrypted channel. million in 2023.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. What encryption standards are currently implemented for your RF communications, and how do they compare to the latest industry-recommended protocols, such as WPA3 for Wi-Fi?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

According to Talos, the threat actor has been active at least since late 2018, experts observed intermittent activity towards the end of 2019 and through early 2020. The backdoor allows access to infected systems, even when behind a firewall. The json string is encrypted. Australia, Italy, Spain, and Norway.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Unlike other printer management protocols, the IPP protocol supports multiple security features, including authentication and encryption, but evidently organizations don’t use them. “Obviously, these counts only represent devices that are not firewalled and allow direct querying over the IPv4 Internet.”

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It targeted Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting the data on the victim’s machine and seeking ransom in exchange for a promise to decrypt all the encrypted files and potentially undo the damage, but that’s far from the truth, as we discuss further! Ransomware damages would cost the world $5 billion (USD) in 2017.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

Also, there is no firewall by default.” This allows an attacker to MITM and decrypt the encrypted traffic.” and 3.1.1 – last updated in November 2018. . “The attack surface is very large and many different stacks are being used it very interesting. ” reads the report published by the researchers.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

The FBI has been tracking these attacks for two years: In December 2018, cyber actors started abusing the multicast and command transmission features of the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) to conduct DDoS reflection and amplification attacks, resulting in an amplification factor of 34.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2020

One of the types of malware that has had success recently is Ryuk, a type of ransomware that infiltrates a system and encrypts its data before demanding a payment in Bitcoin. For example, the number of ransomware attacks increased by 40 percent between 2018 and 2019, and this type of attack has remained popular since then.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

Seven of these vulnerabilities were discovered between 2018 and 2021 and remained unpatched! While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Configure network firewalls to block unauthorized IP addresses and disable port forwarding.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” Data security : it has happened for a few years, but somehow data security (whether encryption or DLP or some new space) has been less noisy lately, nobody seems to be disrupting it.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. With 3000 servers in 160 locations and 94 countries, ExpressVPN boasts its military-grade encryption and leak-proofing features, including a kill switch and unlimited bandwidth for clients.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Additionally, no firewall rules, port forwarding rules, or DDNS setup are required on the router, which makes this option convenient also for non-tech-savvy users.” The “P2P Cloud” feature bypasses firewalls and effectively allows remote connections into private networks. ” reads the report published by SEC Consult. !

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Web application firewalls (WAF) serve as a barrier to protect applications from various security threats. The potential cost is too great not to act.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

In late 2018, the USPS Informed Delivery service was hit with a massive data breach, exposing 60 million records. Because companies can’t protect APIs with traditional means, like firewalls, they must find other ways to secure them. This dynamic came into play at the U.S. Postal Service. The problem wasn’t a hack, but a broken API.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

According to Purplesec, ransomware attacks have increased by 350% since 2018, zero-day attacks were up by 55% in 2021, and out of the 30 million SMBs in the USA, over 66% have had at least 1 cyber incident between 2018-2020. Cybercrime is on the rise at a startling rate. Endpoint security defenses are an important part of this.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

First Aid Beauty was acquired by Procter & Gamble marks in 2018 for $250 million. de Groot pointed out that the software skimmer was heavily obfuscated and uses encryption, these features suggest that the attack was carried out by crooks familiar with e-skimming attacks. ” reads the post published by BleepingComputer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Both the vulnerabilities (dubbed CVE-2018-18472 and CVE-2018-18471) remain unpatched at the time of this publication. CVE-2018-18472 – XXE and Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Axentra Hipserv NAS firmware. . CVE-2018-18472 – WD MyBook Live Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution. Part One: XXE.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

While 2018 showed a slight decline, you can see that the number of records that were exposed increased drastically, likely indicating cybercriminals are becoming more brazen in their attacks. Even as recently as 2018, Marriott International reported that an attack from 2014 left over 500 million users’ information exposed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

In this stage the JavaScript is loading an encrypted content from the original JAR, using a KEY decrypts such a content and finally loads it (Dynamic Class Loader) on memory in order to fire it up as a new Java code. to query WMI in order to retrieve installed AntiVirus and Installed Firewall information.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

However, adoption of these protocols should be a priority for growing organizations and is already a federal requirement since 2018 as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 18-01 binding operational directive. The smallest organizations may not have the resources to establish these protocols.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Barracuda SecureEdge SASE product builds off the well established Barracuda security products (firewalls, gateways, email security, and more) that already protect so many global companies. Barracuda once traded publicly on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CUDA, but as of 2018 has been taken private by Thoma Bravo.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Censornet was a Niche Player in 2017 and 2018. In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Forcepoint was a Niche Player in 2018 and 2019 before becoming a Visionary in 2020. Recognition for Censornet. Forcepoint. Recognition for Forcepoint.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Between 2016 and 2018, the malware strain SamSam made brute force RDP attacks an integral part of its attacks on several public organizations. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. clinical labs company September U.S.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

observed Q2 2017 Cobalt Strike v3.12, observed Q3 2018 Cobalt Strike v3.14, observed Q2 2019. Besides using the Cobalt Strike beacon, the adversary also searches for VPN and firewall configs, possibly to function as a backup access into the network. The adversary compresses and encrypts the data by using WinRAR from the command-line.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

Raise Virtual or Physical Firewalls. We strongly recommend using a software or appliance-based web application firewall (WAF) to help filter out malicious data. . Firewalls today, including NGFW and FWaaS offerings, have both a comprehensive set of default rules and the ease to change configurations as needed.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls. Prioritize HTTPS and Secure Communication Employ HTTPS exclusively to encrypt data exchange between clients and servers.

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