CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The use of non-approved applications, known as ‘shadow IT’ can introduce dangerous points of vulnerability, but good application management practices can ensure that only approved programs are being used with proper oversight from a security professional.

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Small Business Cybersecurity Passwords Education 98

Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

it came as a shock as this was my first big event after, well, RSA 2020. To further illustrate this point, one of the innovations sandbox participants showed the slide that mentioned that the VPN market alone today is larger than the entirety of all cloud security markets, defined broadly and loosely, and then rounded upwards.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Back in 2020, unknown cybercriminals launched a series of so-called ‘Meow’ attacks that wiped all the data stored on thousands of unsecured databases – without any explanation or even a ransom demand – leaving shocked owners with only an empty folder with files named ‘meow’ as the signature of the attacker.

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Passwords Authentication Identity Theft Engineering 129

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bitdefender has been through two rounds of NSS Labs testing in recent years, scoring an A in 2020 testing (no vendor got higher than AA). Virtual private network ( VPN ). Encryption. Password manager. Bitdefender. Other AV contenders. Bitdefender Total Security. Multi-layer ransomware protection. Parental controls.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

Two suspicious documents that were uploaded to VirusTotal in July 2020 and March 2021, and which seem to be operated by the same attackers, caught our attention. It is interesting to note that an active Keepass (password manager) process gets killed before starting the keylogger. Background. argument: path to file to upload.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones – If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

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VPN Mobile Password Management Malware 115

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Like in the case of SolarWinds in 2020, masked threat actors aren’t afraid to linger for months during reconnaissance. These stays can mean extended exposure to sensitive client data or proprietary information or enough time to parse through a managed service provider’s client network. Extended Stays and Attack Execution.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gartner has projected that by 2025, more than 60% of organizations will move away from VPN and rely on ZTNA. RELATED: Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy ] VPNs have notably higher operating costs and lower scalability when using device-based architecture. In this case, CISOs must manage the risks due to the technology debt.

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IoT VPN Architecture Risk 93

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

One report found that attacks targeting RDP rose 30% in March 2020 as the work-from-home revolution began. Encryption Issues in Earlier Versions. At first, Remote Desktop may seem secure because it encrypts all sessions. A cybercriminal could exploit this weak encryption to use a man-in-the-middle attack and access your session.

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Passwords Encryption Firewall Password Management 136

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. Free Kaspersky Password Manager Premium.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones- If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

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VPN Mobile Password Management Malware 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A survey conducted in April 2020, as things were changing rapidly, revealed that around half (46%) of respondents had never worked from home before and therefore, were not entirely ready for such changes. Applications used as lures, January – November 2020 ( download ). Kaspersky detected 1.66 Bring Your Own Device.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Additional security all organizations should consider for a modest investment include: Active directory security : Guards the password storage and management system against attack for Windows, Azure, and other equivalent identity management systems. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

2020 is a case in point. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. If you must log in to an account of any kind while on public WiFi, use a VPN for encrypting all your internet traffic. Use a reliable password manager. Well, it doesn’t apply here.

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