Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Dark Mirai botnet spreads by exploiting a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-41653, affecting TP-Link TL-WR840N EU V5 home routers. ” reads the description for the CVE-2021-41653 flaw. TP-Link addressed the flaw on November 12, 2021 with the release of the firmware update TL-WR840N(EU)_V5_211109.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Thu, 09/02/2021 - 07:09. During the 2021 Thales Crypto Summit , which brings together a group of experts to speak about cryptographic and key management to keep organizations secure, President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) was a key point of discussion. Executive Order About Cybersecurity Urging Zero Trust Adoption. How Thales Can Help.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There is no question—we have seen a few unprecedented cyberattacks in 2021 with the rise of ransomware. This weakness fell into spot three from spot two last year and includes cross-site scripting for 2021. But what are the biggest vulnerabilities to apps and software in particular this year? Where did those mainframes come from?

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Software Architecture Engineering Authentication 69

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gartner analyst Felix Gaehtgens said the security mesh is still a strategy rather than a defined architecture, but he said the concept better aligns organizations with threats: “Attackers don’t think in silos. Cybersecurity mesh architecture, or CSMA, “is more than XDR,” Gaehtgens said. What is Decentralized Identity?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2022

According to the 2021 Trends in Securing Digital Identities report from the IDSA, 79% of organizations have experienced an identity-related security breach in the last two years. The IBM 2021 Cost of Data Breach report also indicates that 61% of all breaches were a result of stolen credentials. Identity, the next frontier.

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Authentication Digital transformation Data breaches Phishing 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2022

In a previous blog post, I discussed how The White House Executive Order issued on May 12, 2021 laid out new, rigorous government cyber security standards for federal agencies. Thales offers four Cyber Packs that address different company architectural requirements. Perfect for centralized architecture. Cloud Security.

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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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Authentication Passwords Architecture Data breaches 81

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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DDOS Authentication Architecture Social Engineering 114

SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

This report includes an analysis of the ISaGRAF framework, its architecture, the IXL and SNCP protocols that are used to program and control ISaGRAF-based devices and to communicate with them. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Architecture Authentication Passwords Encryption 75

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Most organizations, 72 percent, plan to ditch VPNs , according to Zscaler’s 2021 VPN Risk Report , which found that 67 percent of organizations are considering remote access alternatives.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sector dropped by 67% from 2021. Additionally, sophisticated adversary-in-Middle (AiTM) attacks are helping attackers bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA security measures).

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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.” of all internet activity in 2021 , up from 40.8% In fact, bot traffic made up 42.3%

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content. According to the IBM Data Breach Report 2021 , data breaches in the United States reached $4.24 Best security practices.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 20, 2022

For example, the study highlights that survey respondents report significant expansion in the use of multiple infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers, as the percentage of organizations using multiple IaaS providers increased from 51% in 2021 to 72% in 2022. Modern Authentication in the Cloud.

Encryption 71

Encryption Authentication Digital transformation Marketing 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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. Microsoft plans to release a complete patch in February 2021. published a detailed analysis of the flaw.

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Authentication Passwords Advertising Architecture 91

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 8, 2023

We are only human Nearly half (47%) of the survey respondents say that attacks are increasing in volume or severity, similar to numbers reported in 2021 and 2022. Digital sovereignty represents a significant strategic opportunity for enterprises to optimize their systems and architectures while better-serving stakeholders and citizens.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

In October 2021, CrowdStrike uncovered a campaign after the investigation of a series of security incidents in multiple countries. The cybersecurity firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunication network architectures. GTPDOOR also supports authentication and encryption mechanisms.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 11, 2021

CVE-2021-36948 is an elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Update Medic Service. According to Microsoft CVE-2021-36948 is being actively exploited, but it is not aware of exploit code publicly available. CVE-2021-34535 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP. Actively exploited.

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Architecture Authentication Ransomware Software 89

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In September this year, the update happened as the nonprofit Open Web Application Security Project refreshed the content of the OWASP Top 10 2021 website. A comparison of the 2017 and 2021 Top 10 sequential listing is also provided. The updated content greets visitors with a new graphic design and notes about the changes.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Three of the most infamous ransomware families of the past two years had assets seized by law enforcement in 2021. Implement a zero trust network access (ZTNA) architecture.

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Ransomware Architecture Manufacturing Encryption 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

. “Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” Using multi-factor authentication. ” reads the joint alert.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 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.

Authentication 52

Authentication Passwords Architecture Data breaches 52

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

From 2019 to 2021, the healthcare industry saw an increase in breaches and leaks of more than 50% , according to the Healthcare Cybersecurity Report by the Herjavec Group. Since the beginning of the pandemic, cyberattacks targeting healthcare have increased dramatically. The consequences of these attacks can be severe.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 15, 2022

On May 12, 2021, the White House released an Executive Order (E.O.) The directive’s third section, entitled “Modernizing Federal Government Cybersecurity,” requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to begin moving to a zero trust architecture (ZTA). Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:01. on improving U.S. cybersecurity.

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Architecture Government CSO Technology 71

Google Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ransomware affects every industry, in every corner of the globe – and it thrives on pre-existing vulnerabilities: insecure software, indefensible architectures, and inadequate security investment. Our approach to multi-factor authentication – one of the most important controls to defend against phishing attacks – provides a great example.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

In November 2021, AT&T Alien Labs™ first published research on our discovery of new malware written in the open-source programming language Golang. The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more.

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Malware IoT Authentication Antivirus 81

SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

President Joe Biden salutes as he walks along the Colonnade of the White House on Friday, March 12, 2021, en route to the Oval Office. Regarding the government, it encourages federal systems to invest in secure cloud services, detection and zero-trust architecture, and mandates multifactor authentication, logging, and encryption.

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Cybersecurity Government Architecture Software 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Government Towards a Zero Trust Architecture dictate U.S. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

Impluse SafeConnect offers automatic device discovery and can support anywhere from 250 to 25,000 endpoints and up with its scalable appliance architecture. It offers a rule-based architecture to automate access based on use cases. The market is still new, but Gartner expects sales of these products to begin to gain traction in 2021.

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Education Authentication Healthcare Engineering 100

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

The list of the vulnerabilities discovered by the researchers in September 2021 is reported below: CVE-2022-2107 (CVSS score: 9.8) – The use of hard-coded credentials may allow an attacker to log into the web server, impersonate the user, and send SMS commands to the GPS tracker as if they were coming from the GPS owner’s mobile number.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The industrial IoT market was predicted to reach $124 billion in 2021. Exploitation of modern authentication mechanisms such as Oauth/Golden SAML to obtain access to APIs and persist within targeted environments. insufficient authentication and authorization restrictions. Internet of Things – More than 30.9 billion by 2026.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Gartner’s list of the top security risks and trends for 2021 included machine identity management for the first time. Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2021. This key system ensures that only authenticated, authorized devices can access any given data packet. Zero Trust Architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2022

The top 10 appears relatively stable from 2021 to 2022, although SQL injection jumped 3 spots to third place this year. While some entries fell significantly – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306), for example, fell 7 spots – that does not mean those weaknesses won’t be exploited.

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Software DDOS Architecture Education 109

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-42793 , can give unauthenticated attackers remote code execution (RCE) abilities without requiring user input by exploiting an authentication bypass flaw. CVE-2023-33200 and CVE-2023-34970 affect Bifrost, Valhall, and Arm’s 5th Gen GPU architecture kernel driver versions up to r44p0.

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Architecture Ransomware Software Accountability 94

Cisco Security

MAY 21, 2021

“Two thirds of the CIOs in all the organizations have said that post-pandemic they will spend more on security investments, and projects that used to take years now take weeks or months”. – Chuck Robbins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco, RSAC 2021 keynote presentation. And security projects are increasingly identity-driven.

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Authentication Architecture Digital transformation Password Management 100

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A July 2021 report from F5 Labs gives insight into how malicious actors use vulnerabilities in applications as part of their attacks and the impact it has on businesses, noting: 56% of the largest incidents in the last 5 years were linked to a web application security issue. Authentication. Community and networking. Session management.

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Software Architecture Risk Penetration Testing 59

Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

However, a Google search turned up such proclamations for 2018, 2019, 2020, and even 2021. User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) made significant strides as one way of determining trust in a zero-trust architecture. The other prediction I made was passwordless authentication being on the security roadmap in 2020.

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