The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2021, a lone hacker infiltrated a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida. The hacker was able to infiltrate the water treatment plant because its computers were running on an outdated operating system, shared the same password for remote access and were connected to the internet without a firewall. Zero-trust architecture.

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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. Network communication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The only good news in this entire story is that the Korean smart phone maker rolled out two updates- one in August and second in October 2021 and its time for those 100m users to set their devices to auto updates.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Also Read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021. Also Read: Top 9 Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions for 2021.

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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. A remote attacker could easily implement a password brute force attack in ISaGRAF Runtime.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

The organization leverages on the Microsoft Kerberos Authentication framework to promote single sign-on (SSO) handshake and minimize single point of failure. The Kerberos System has helped a great deal in reducing administrative bottlenecks and promoting multi factor authentication (MFA) following the Challenge Handshake strings in Kerberos.

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The resultant synergy has been optimal visibility into ICS networks through an adaptive edge monitoring architecture alongside Cisco’s existing security stack. The Forrester Wave for ICS Security Solutions released earlier this month for Q4 2021 placed Cisco atop the ICS/OT security industry. Cisco Features.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls. A secure API architecture serves as a strong foundation for all that, designed with security in mind.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Microsoft shared some stats from the massive amount of data points it reviewed between July 2021 and the end of June 2022: 43 trillion signals were synthesized daily, using sophisticated data analytics and AI algorithms. Click here for the 11-page executive summary of the comprehensive, 114-page report.

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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. This can then be used to obtain domain admin credentials and then restore the original DC password.”

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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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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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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. Centralize secrets and set storage to private: Keep API keys and passwords in a centralized, secure management system. Make the default data storage settings private.

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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. password guessing). Microservices communicate over APIs.

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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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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

JANUARY 7, 2021

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 17:10. Modern architectures and applications place additional demands on access management tools. The traditional IAM model has been to extend remote employees to access applications to employees from VPN and add multifactor authentication (MFA) to add layers of security to the VPN connection.

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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 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. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. ” reads the report.

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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 strong passwords. Using multi-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

According to the Software Engineering Institute, software architecture or coding flaws are responsible for up to 90% of security problems. Although web applications and their accompanying architecture are the primary emphases, most recommendations apply to any software deployment environment. Authentication and password management.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Perhaps most shocking, the nation-state hackers who were able to infiltrate defense organizations through the technology vendor by a tried and true method: password guessing. Once President Biden came into office in early 2021, work on an extensive cybersecurity executive order began. SolarWinds Prompts Legislation.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 30, 2021

This drives the need to rethink the traditional network architecture, and the concept of a secure access service edge (SASE) emerged as a result. Cisco provides all of the core building blocks of a secure access service edge architecture today, including SD-WAN, remote access, cloud security, zero trust network access, and observability.

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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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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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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. These secrets typically take the form of a username and password, but security teams must take a different approach to credentials with machine identities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

Thu, 05/06/2021 - 08:41. As World Password Day comes around again this May 6 th , how much has changed in the year since we last marked the occasion? While strong identity authentication might seem like obvious advice, you will have to change how you view your security, placing the human element at the core of your gradual build-up.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Lapsus$ has used tactics such as social engineering, SIM swapping, and paying employees and business partners for access to credentials and multifactor authentication approvals. The first known extortion attempt by Lapsus$ included the Brazil Health Ministry in December of 2021. Reset password for Okta admins.

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Click here to access all coverage of the 2021 SC Awards. Instead, Legendary verifies the authenticity of users and allows them access based upon the identification of trusted devices, IP addresses and user locations when they first log in to a system.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

The BotenaGo botnet was first spotted in November 2021 by researchers at AT&T, the malicious code leverages thirty-three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. The experts noticed that the Lillin scanner, unlike the BotenaGo malware, contains 11 pairs of user-password credentials in its code. 200 or HTTP/1.0

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

Imagine a shift away from logging into a “network” to having security seamlessly built into the network, and multi-factor authentication and authorization continuously performed at the application level on the fly — without users typing passwords. What’s Next?

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Though this partnership, our research led us to discover five previously unreported vulnerabilities in the medical system which include: CVE-2021-33886 – Use of Externally-Controlled Format String (CVSS 7.7). CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). Braun on January 11, 2021.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

Wed, 03/31/2021 - 06:51. There are two major considerations for us: enhanced authentication security, and user workflow efficiency. “In In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

Its cargo throughput in 2021 reached 177.79 The most cost-effective method for dealing with a cyberattack is by investing in prevention with a zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity architecture that will limit, if not altogether prevent, a bad actor's access." Its suppliers, including Denso Corp., Aisin Corp.,

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

According to Gartner research , 35 billion devices will be connected to the internet in 2021, and that number will more than double in the next few years to reach 75 billion connected devices by 2025. Default passwords are bad, and you should be using strong, unique passwords. Device security brings its own difficulties.

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