Remove 2019 Remove IoT Remove Passwords Remove System Administration
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Roboto, a new P2P botnet targets Linux Webmin servers

Security Affairs

“Fast forwarded to October 11, 2019, our Anglerfish honeypot captured another suspicious ELF sample, and it turned out to be the Downloader of the previous suspicious ELF sample.” Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix.

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How to secure QNAP NAS devices? The vendor’s instructions

Security Affairs

If the NAS is exposed to the Internet the dashboard will display the message “The System Administration service can be directly accessible from an external IP address via the following protocols: HTTP.”. Administrator of devices exposed to the Internet should: Disable the Port Forwarding function of the router.

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Most Common SSH Vulnerabilities & How to Avoid Them

Security Boulevard

Also, remember how users can use keys rather than a password to login? So, imagine Susan is a system admin and she has access to several servers. She used SSH keygen to generate keys and she now can login to the systems via Secure Shell. In May 2019 it was found that Cisco Nexus 9000 series has hardcoded root authorized key.

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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. This then drops a PowerShell script into the memory of the host computer. This is where PowerShell comes back into play.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. — Jason Haddix (@Jhaddix) July 27, 2019. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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10 Unbelievable Ways the CIA Is Failing at Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

A rush to market, as if the Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) was making IoT devices instead of the world's most advanced cyber weapons. in a press to meet growing and critical mission needs, CCI had prioritized building cyber weapons at the expense of securing their own systems. Says the report: ".in

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Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

Security Affairs

Most of the victims mount Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise operating systems, including several Datacenter versions of Windows Server. Some of them are also Windows Embedded, indicating the penetration of such malware operation even into IoT environments.

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