Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. According to a Siemens/Ponemon report , in 2019, 56% of gas, wind, water and solar utilities around the world experienced at least one cyberattack that caused a shutdown or loss of operational data. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Security of CNI is a national security issue.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

failing to regularly update your theme, plugin, and core files is a huge security risk. The more administrators a site has, the greater the risk of an attacker executing a brute force attack to compromise the valuable contents within a database. According to the 2019 Verizon Security Report , 34% of breaches involved internal actors.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

What Are the Best Use Cases for Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption? Symmetric Encryption. In symmetric encryption , the sender and receiver use a separate instance of the same key to encrypt and decrypt messages. Symmetric encryption heavily relies on the fact that the keys must be kept secret. Scott Carter.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WebAuthn Public Key Cryptography allows a merchant or customer to send a 'secret' encrypted message using a public key and only the owner of that public key can decrypt it with their private key. Then, at authentication time, the user’s device must be known or “trusted,” otherwise they are not be allowed to use it to authenticate.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2019

In fact, there’s no way to opt out of the risk. Data breaches are at an epidemic level with healthcare organizations experiencing the highest attack rate compared to any other industry studied according to the new Thales 2019 Data Threat Report-Healthcare Edition. Inoculate with Encryption and Authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, found out that the year of 2019 was marked by ransomware evolution and was dominated by increasingly aggressive ransomware campaigns, with its operators resorting to more cunning TTPs, reminding those of APT groups to get their victims shell out.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost. The escalating risk of cyber threat. The European Union's Cybersecurity Act passed in 2019 gives ENISA, the EU Agency for Network and Information Security, a permanent mandate. Tue, 06/28/2022 - 05:19.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Instead of making itself known by encrypting files and displaying a ransom note, ransomware quietly stays in your system and scans the network for other vulnerabilities. By using lateral movement, ransomware can silently spread across the public cloud and encrypt files of the whole organization. Enabling multi-factor authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this case, the session cookie was an authentication token, described in the report as a "2FA-backed SSO session" cookie. This is a kind of authentication cookie that is stored by a web browser after you successfully log in to a website. In 2019 , the company was breached following a supply chain attack against its analytics vendor.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

ModiPwn flaw (CVE-2021-22779) in some of Schneider Electric’s Modicon PLCs can allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and take over the device. The vulnerability can allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms which can lead to native remote-code-execution on vulnerable PLCs.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

NTT Research opened its doors in Silicon Valley in July 2019 to help nurture basic research in three subject areas that happen to be at the core of digital transformation: quantum physics, medical informatics and cryptography. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. More about these paradigm shifters below.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

GitHub Enterprise Server and GitLab patched their authentication bypass and XSS issues. May 21, 2024 GitHub Enterprise Server Update Fixes SAML Authentication Bypass Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass. This poses serious security risks, particularly for organizations that handle sensitive data.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report from Protenus and DataBreaches.net, over 41 million patient records were breached in 2019, almost tripling healthcare industry breaches from the prior year. The largest privacy incident was reported in 2019 at American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a third-party billing and collections company.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

As reported in the UK Finance “Fraud: The Facts” 2020 report, the theft of personal and financial data through data breaches was a major contributor to fraud losses in 2019. Criminals use personal and financial data to impersonate customers and add apparent authenticity to a scam. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

These DMs are not end-to-end encrypted, meaning that they are unencrypted inside Twitter's network and could have been available to the hackers. Back in 2018, Twitter said it was exploring encrypting those messages, but it hasn't yet. This is a national-security risk as well as a personal-security risk.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

According to research from 2019, the average cost of developing an enterprise mobile app falls anywhere between $100,000 and $500,000. If you’re developing an mHealth app, you need to make sure that you have all the appropriate technical safeguards in place to mitigate risk and ensure compliance. Apply encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

Two unique features that LastPass offers are support for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO). With MFA, your IT administrators can configure an extra layer of authentication that combines biometric technology with contextual intelligence. LastPass disadvantages: history of hacking.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The Zeppelin ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in November 2019 when experts from BlackBerry Cylance found a new variant of the Vega RaaS, dubbed Zeppelin. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. ” reads the joint advisory. “The Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

The WPA Wireless security standard was designed to authenticate wireless devices using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) protocol and to establish secure connections that hackers cannot spy on. The Enterprise mode implements 192-bit encryption for networks that require extra security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

API-based inline deployment for fast risk scoring, behavioral analysis , and detection. Deployment routes like endpoints , agentless, web, proxy chaining, and unified authentication. Risk assessment, rating, and categorization for cloud applications. Native user behavioral analysis for profiling app risks and business impact.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

“There are primarily three ways you can authenticate someone: with their username and password, with two-factor authentication, and with a company-supplied device that you can trace. Enforcing security requirements such as OS updates and disk encryption help organizations set a baseline for healthy and compliant devices.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

QR technology isn’t new, and security features like two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) often invite users to generate such codes to secure their access to mobile apps. While QR codes offer a great way to store and access information, they come with a fair amount of risk. Counterfeit Codes.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2021

This is a way of democratizing crime, giving ordinary people and smaller players an easier way into the criminal market, while reducing the risk of exposure for the ones on top of the value chain. Quality testing weaponized source code or per-compiled binaries to ensure that it operates as expected ( usually tested on low risk victims).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

At Thales we appreciate what lies ahead for security professionals and, as a result, this year at RSA (in our booth #N5445), some of the technologies we’ll be showcasing and discussing include data discovery, trusted access, cloud security and, of course, encryption. Below is more detail on what you can expect to see from us this year….

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

As remote desktop solutions are prevalent among IT and managed service providers (MSP), downstream clients can be at risk, as Kaseya experienced in 2021. RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Reconnaissance.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

The security risks inherent in Chinese-made 5G networking equipment are easy to understand. Eavesdropping is also a risk, although efforts to listen in would almost certainly be detectable. But the enhancements aren't enough. The 5G security problems are threefold. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 2, 2021

Almost 82% of respondents were somewhat or very concerned about the security risks and threats that a greatly increased remote workforce poses. Only 17% indicated that they have protected more than 50% of their sensitive cloud data with encryption. The shift to remote working was a large contributor to that disruption.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A ransomware attack targeted the email systems at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in April 2019. Comprehensive penetration testing can contribute to the security conversation by suggesting organizations prioritize cybersecurity controls that will offer optimal risk remediation against exploits hackers will attempt.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Some of the samples employed several anti-sandboxing techniques including enlarged files, encrypted archive and download IP cloaking. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Secure Shell uses encryption algorithms. In most organization system administrators can disable or change most or all SSH configurations; these settings and configurations can significantly increase or reduce SSH security risks. In May 2019 it was found that Cisco Nexus 9000 series has hardcoded root authorized key.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

But in the process of adjusting the bucket’s configurations comes the greatest risk to your cloud security. Cloud vendors have been criticized for not emphasizing the risk of misconfiguration and cloud bucket vulnerability, but the primary culprit continues to be user error. In 2019, One GCP breach of 1.2

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Cuba ransomware is a Windows malware written in C++ that surfaced in late 2019. Overview of Cuba ransomware’s leak page, ransom note, and a trove of encrypted files. CISA and the FBI issued mitigations for network defenders to follow to reduce attack risks from Cuba ransomware. Mitigating Cuba ransomware attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

We had a chance to meet again at Black Hat 2019. Machine identities are divvied out as digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites. They’ve been quick to recognize that all too many organizations have a limited understanding about these fresh cyber risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As more sensitive data is stored in cloud environments, data security and privacy risks increase. Regulations such as GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mandate the use of appropriate protection technologies, such as encryption, and policies to minimize the risk of exposing this sensitive data to threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 9, 2019

Cloud App Adoption Risks. Such fervent adoption doesn’t come without its fair share of risks, unfortunately. In this way, the attack surface for risk associated with enterprise apps is considerably large – the threat exists for almost every business across all industries. Measuring Organizations’ Risk Awareness.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Risk Level. For example, if someone in your organization reuses their VPN password somewhere else, and there’s no multi-factor authentication setup, hackers could easily login to the VPN and have free rein over all of your organization’s information. This can dramatically increase the risk if not handled appropriately!

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