Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

‘Zero Trust’ is a kind of corporate policy that helps in preventing successful data breaches by weeding out the factor of ‘Trust’ from the corporate network architecture. More details about the Office, and its operations will be updated shortly!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

We’re seeing more activity leveraging the CVE-2020-1472 exploit (ZeroLogon). — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. The CVE-2020-1472 Zerologon flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The cybersecurity researchers observed threat actors obtaining initial access to organizations through a virtual private network (VPN) service without multifactor authentication (MFA) configured. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Verizon just released its 14th edition of the Verizon Data Breach Incident Report (DBIR) covering 2020’s foray into cybersecurity. It’s fair to say that 2020 was impossible to predict, but had a significant impact. The DBIR states that phishing, ransomware, web app attacks dominated data breaches in 2020.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the Alert (AA20-283A), advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are exploiting multiple legacy vulnerabilities in combination with a the recently discovered Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472). The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. ” reads the report.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Technology: Technology is the foundation for an IAM program delivery within a layered security architecture. RELATED: Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy ] VPNs have notably higher operating costs and lower scalability when using device-based architecture. Processes enable Identity to power people-centric security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2021

Below the full vulnerabilities list: CVE-2020-28903 – XSS in Nagios XI when attacker has control over fused server. CVE-2020-28905 – Nagios Fusion authenticated remote code execution (from the context of low-privileges user). CVE-2020-28910 – Nagios XI getprofile.sh and modification of proxy config.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Zerologon attack allows threat actors to take over enterprise networks by exploiting the CVE-2020-1472 patched in the August 2020 Patch Tuesday. Administrators of enterprise Windows Servers have to install the August 2020 Patch Tuesday as soon as possible to protect their systems from Zerologon attack that exploits the CVE-2020-1472.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Zerologon vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-1472 , is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

DHS CISA issued an emergency directive to tells government agencies to address the Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) by Monday. The Department of Homeland Security’s CISA issued an emergency directive to order government agencies to address the Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) by Monday.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

T he importance of having robust data security and authentication processes has never been higher. In response , t he Secredas Project, part of Horizon 2020 , has been developed as a consortium of 70 partners focused on the advancement of cybersecurity and safe technology for connected and automated vehicles.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2020, CVE-2020-28212 , a vulnerability affecting this software, was reported, which could be exploited by a remote unauthorized attacker to gain control of a PLC with the privileges of an operator already authenticated on the controller. UMAS is based on a client-server architecture. Object of research.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

No longer is traffic inside the network automatically presumed to be from authorized and authenticated sources. All resource authentication and authorization are dynamic and strictly enforced before access is allowed. Defense in Depth 2000 vs 2020. The old castle-and-moat IT architecture no longer fits our reality.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Organizations suffered an unprecedented number of cyberattacks in 2020. The FBI’s Cyber Division received as many as 4,000 complaints of digital attacks a day in H1 2020, reported by The Hill. These are foundational principles to design next generation security architectures. According to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In this architecture, the authorization service was properly validating user authorization to packages based on data passed in request URL paths. However, we can say with high confidence that this vulnerability has not been exploited maliciously during the timeframe for which we have available telemetry, which goes back to September 2020.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

During a two-week period in December 2020, Zscaler analyzed more than 575 million device transactions and blocked more than 300,000 malware attacks aimed at IoT devices, a 700 percent increase over pre-pandemic numbers. There also is the zero-trust architecture, according to the ThreatLabz report. Remote Work and Security.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

In early 2020, we notified the Rockwell Automation Product Security Incident Response Team ( RA PSIRT ) of several vulnerabilities we had identified in the ISaGRAF Runtime execution environment. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published an advisory to warn customers that certain versions of the operating system for its network-attached storage (NAS) devices, also known as of QTS, are affected by the Zerologon vulnerability ( CVE-2020-1472 ). The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

One of the most concerning cybersecurity trends this year is closely connected to 2020. Additional authentication is also needed in case potential complications are indicated. One proven way to overcome these kinds of attacks is by implementing zero trust architecture. Targeting remote workers. All too many vectors.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2020

The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3297, affects Small Business and managed switches, it has been rated by Cisco as high severity. The issue tracked as CVE-2020-3431 could be exploited by tricking a user of the interface into clicking a crafted link. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A new report from KuppingerCole Names ForgeRock an Overall Leader in Passwordless Authentication. If passwordless authentication is a destination, then identity orchestration is the highway to get there. In recognition of this movement, KuppingerCole has published its very first Leadership Compass for Passwordless Authentication.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Per a recent report from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021 , the average number of APIs per company increased by 221% in 12 months and that API attack traffic grew by 681% while overall API traffic grew by 321%. Microservices Architecture has Created a Security Blind Spot. Two-factor authentication helps add a layer of security to your API.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s encouraging to see that enterprises understand that zero-trust architectures present one of the most effective ways of providing secure access to business resources,” said Chris Hines, director, zero-trust solutions, at Zscaler.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2022

Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) servers. The advisory also provides some technical details of the threat actors and their tools: "The APT actors' tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. OMRON Sysmac NEX PLCs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. Figure 4 shows the implementation of CVE-2020-10987. Figure 5 shows the implementation of CVE-2020-10173. SURICATA IDS SIGNATURES. SURICATA IDS SIGNATURES.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

A new variant of the infamous Mirai malware, tracked as Mukashi, targets Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices exploiting recently patched CVE-2020-9054 issue. According to Palo Alto researchers, threat actors exploited the recently patched CVE-2020-9054 vulnerability in Zyxel NAS. The vendor advisory is also available.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, there is a difference between the Mirai malware and the new malware variants using Go, including differences in the language in which it is written and the malware architectures. Example 1: main_infectFunctionGponFiber function, exploits CVE-2020-8958. Example 2: Function exploiting vulnerability CVE-2020-10173.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 19, 2021

The project is a major re-architecture and redesign of the Duo multi-factor authentication experience. Even today, according to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Report , 37% of credential theft breaches use stolen or weak credentials. However, it was not explicitly designed to support/enable authentication. This is a big no-no!

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA): Enable multi-factor authentication to add an extra degree of security by requiring verification beyond passwords.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A key principle of a Zero Trust architecture, as defined in NIST SP 800-207 , is that no network is implicitly trusted. Hence, all network traffic “must be encrypted and authenticated as soon as practicable.” This includes traffic between devices, containers, APIs and other cloud workloads. In fact, bot traffic made up 42.3%

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. Recently, a critical vulnerability called Zerologon – CVE-2020-1472 – has become a trending subject around the globe. w4fz5uck5) September 8, 2020. Figure 2: PoC – CVE-2020-25213.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The number of publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents affecting K-12 school systems rose by 18% in 2020 over the previous year, according to The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2020 Year in Review report by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center and the K12 Security Information Exchange. What’s the Current Threat Landscape?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Already a leading SD-WAN pick, the HPE subsidiary boosted its market position with acquisitions of security vendor Cape Networks in 2018 and WAN specialist Silver Peak Systems in 2020. infographic from Cisco laying out its SD-WAN architecture. Features: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Secure SD-WAN. Open Systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

But this architecture was designed for only a small number of employees to work outside of company headquarters — with limited access to applications beyond the on-premises network perimeter. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report reported that web application attacks doubled to 43%, attacking cloud-based data.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 2, 2022

So full, in fact, that the entire SASE vendor market grew 37% in just a year between 2020 and 2021. SASE is the evolution of networking and security – an architecture that converges them into a single, cloud delivered service. The SASE landscape is full of vendors. It’s clear that SASE is on the top of everyone’s minds.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In 2020, attacks against Windows RDP grew by an incredible 768% ! Strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fantastic step forward with features like device posture assessments and access control. After this in-line authentication, the secure RDP connection is established, and the end user is ready to go.

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