Scary Beasts Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Can we reverse engineer a detailed understanding of how it works? Hardware level reverse engineering, including accurate extraction of ROM bits. However, a specialized PLA-driven bit engine bolted on to the side will do just fine. You can read about that here: A wild bug: 1970s Intel 8271 disc chip ate my data! Sean Riddle.

Engineering 181

Engineering Architecture Banking Computers and Electronics 181

Schneier on Security

MAY 28, 2021

A crucial part of the Russians’ success was their ability to move through these organizations by compromising cloud and local network identity systems to then access cloud accounts and pilfer emails and files. It wasn’t the first time cloud services were the focus of a cyberattack, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Government 362

Government Risk Architecture Accountability 362

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

Privilege and other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Exchange Server, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Malware Protection Engine, Internet Explorer and more (27 in all). Purdue network architecture. Network Architecture and Design. Network Architecture and Design. Change default passwords and remove unnecessary accounts.

Network Security 141

Network Security Architecture Authentication Firewall 141

Anton on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This blog series was written jointly with Amine Besson, Principal Cyber Engineer, Behemoth CyberDefence and one more anonymous collaborator. TI serves as a key input for detection engineering (DE), the team that directly benefits from its findings. OK, What does DE expect from Intel?

Engineering 130

Engineering Unstructured Data Cybersecurity Architecture 130

Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Designing a functional asset management architecture can be a daunting endeavor if one takes into account all the tasks, sub-tasks, and micro-tasks an IT engineer must perform to set up this intricate contraption. Some time ago, I’ve done a write-up on the prerequisites of ASM deployment.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A few suggestions for companies to consider: Deploy a Zero Trust architecture to reduce the attack surface and continually add security applications, devices, and capabilities to prevent intruders from accessing their network resources.

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Ransomware Architecture Engineering Threat Detection 117

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. Last year, we witnessed the fast-evolving nature of social engineering attacks, and this evolution poses greater challenges for detection and defense.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Importantly, none appeared to have suffered the sorts of attacks that typically preface a high-dollar crypto heist, such as the compromise of one’s email and/or mobile phone accounts. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts.

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Cryptocurrency Passwords Encryption Accountability 351

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

Like many tech companies, we originally adopted a three-tier architecture — consisting of load balancers, servers and databases. This three-tiered architecture is great, but also comes with its own set of challenges, which Duo and many companies have sought to mitigate with their own internal tooling.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2024

The social engineering tactics are highly tailored to build trust before delivering sophisticated malware. New capabilities observed include compromising legitimate email accounts to bolster credibility in phishing attempts. Robust security awareness and architecture will be the lights to counter looming threats before damage is done.

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Social Engineering Cybercrime Phishing Architecture 93

Google Security

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Eduardo Vela, Jan Keller and Ryan Rinaldi, Google Engineering In September, we shared how we are implementing the voluntary AI commitments that we and others in industry made at the White House in July. Prompt injections that are invisible to victims and change the state of the victim's account or or any of their assets.

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Architecture Accountability Engineering Software 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

.” The Mirai botnet is exploiting the issue to gain access to the device and downloads the malicious payload for the targeted architecture. The Mirai botnet that is behind the attacks observed by ZDI is focused on launching DDoS attacks, it has the capability to target Valve Source Engine (VSE). ” continues the report.

DDOS 90

DDOS Engineering Firmware Architecture 90

Adam Shostack

MARCH 5, 2020

.” I want to look at these as a specific way to express a threat model, which is threat modeling along the supply chain, talk about the proliferation of this different kind of model, and what it means for engineering. They can catalog the threats that impact a the high-level design. (If Other parts of the diversity just add work.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

The sharp increase in demand put a focus on security shortcomings in Zoom’s architecture – “Zoombombing” became a thing – that the company was quick to address. A little more than a week later, cybersecurity firm Armorblox outlined an account takeover attack that leveraged malicious phishing and social engineering.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Accountability 128

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. Unlike past variants, the Rust version of the Agenda ransomware is able to terminate the Windows AppInfo process and disable User Account Control (UAC).

Ransomware 122

Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 122

Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Consider subscribing to services that monitor the dark web for compromised credentials.

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Ransomware Backups Social Engineering Accountability 62

Google Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Posted by Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer, Google & Alphabet and Royal Hansen, Vice President of Engineering for Privacy, Safety, and Security Should companies be responsible for cyberattacks? government thinks so – and frankly, we agree. No company can solve the cybersecurity challenge on its own.

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Government Architecture Technology Software 89

SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

"A strong cyber risk management program can proactively reduce risk to prevents incidents, and when incidents do occur, detecting them quickly with limited blast radius, taking into account lessons learned, continually hardening and maturing one's defensive posture." "In currently Hanwha Ocean Co.

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Manufacturing Technology Cyber Risk Risk 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2021

XCSSET, a Mac malware targeting Xcode developers, was now re-engineered and employed in a campaign aimed at Apple’s new M1 chips. Experts from Trend Micro have uncovered a Mac malware campaign targeting Xcode developers that employed a re-engineered version of the XCSSET malware to support Apple’s new M1 chips.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Architecture Engineering 108

McAfee

MAY 27, 2021

May 2021 has been an extraordinary month in the cybersecurity world, with the DoD releasing its DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture (DoDZTRA), the Colonial Pipeline being hit with a ransomware attack, and the White House releasing its Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO).

Cybersecurity 85

Cybersecurity Architecture Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering 85

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some of the key findings of the report are: Ransomware still gets top of the podium, accounting for 34% of EU threats. Attackers exploit the geopolitical environment and use AI-powered tools to create convincing deepfakes, disinformation campaigns, and social engineering attacks.

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Social Engineering Backups Manufacturing DDOS 77

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Implementing a Zero Trust architecture involves verifying every attempt to access the system. S ameer Malhotra , CEO, TrueFort : Malhotra Software supply chain attacks will continue to place more responsibility and accountability on DevSecOps teams. I really feel as though the bad guys have the upper hand. Or rather, an organization!

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Cyber threats Software 258

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This blog series was written jointly with Amine Besson, Principal Cyber Engineer, Behemoth CyberDefence and one more anonymous collaborator. TI serves as a key input for detection engineering (DE), the team that directly benefits from its findings. OK, What does DE expect from Intel?

Engineering 72

Engineering Unstructured Data Cybersecurity Architecture 72

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

To address this threat, organizations of all sizes while conducting a risk assessment need to take into account the vulnerabilities of all third-party software or firmware. Now, rapid advancements in social engineering and easy-to-use deep fake technology are enabling attackers to trick more users into falling for their schemes.

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Social Engineering Firmware 116

SC Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

( “File:ProofpointToronto.jpg” by Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine is marked with CC0 1.0 ). billion email messages, 35 billion URLs, 200 million attachments, and 35 million cloud accounts. Proofpoint claims that every day it analyzes more than 2.2

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Architecture Media Engineering Accountability 61

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By requiring users to provide a hardware security key in addition to their password, Apple is able to greatly reduce the risk of unauthorized access to their accounts. This feature provides users with an additional level of protection against hackers and other online threats.

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Encryption Passwords Architecture Backups 77

McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In this role, Diane is accountable for the security of the retail stores, cyber-security, infrastructure, security/network engineering, data protection, third-party risk assessments, Directory Services, SOX & PCI compliance, application security, security awareness and Identity Management. Diane Brown is the Sr. Elizabeth Moon.

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Cybersecurity Architecture Cloud Migration Retail 93

Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s where attackers work search engine rankings or paid social media content by employing deceptive techniques such as keyword stuffing, hidden text, link farms, or other unethical practices to drive traffic to their websites and gain undeserved visibility in search engine results.

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Cybersecurity Cyber threats Insurance Artificial Intelligence 130

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

Zero trust architecture is an emerging technology in cybersecurity that offers an alternative to the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security. Zero trust architecture requires perpetual maintenance. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering.

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Social Engineering Architecture Engineering Cybersecurity 111

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2020

” reads Cisco’s advisory “The attacker could obtain the privileges of the highjacked session account, which could include administrator privileges on the device.” The IT giant also fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues in Cisco Identity Services Engine tracked as CVE-2020-3340.

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Small Business Engineering Authentication Architecture 103

Security Boulevard

MAY 31, 2022

Berkshire Bank is tapping the Salt Security patented API Context Engine (ACE) architecture to get a full inventory of its APIs, perform API design analysis, ensure data protection by evaluating all traffic leaving the bank, and deliver runtime protection to stop API attacks.

Banking 52

Banking Digital transformation Architecture Big data 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The trojan can run on both ARM and x86 architectures. The use of fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and social engineering tactics observed by Jamf lead the experts into attributing the attacks to BlueNoroff. This third-stage payload allows the attacker to carry out a broad range of malicious activities on the system.

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Malware Social Engineering Architecture Education 82

SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. .*)

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Encryption Passwords Accountability 96

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

CIO magazine reported that 95% of IT executives polled plan to consolidate software solutions due to “architecture consolidation” and “cost.” Unlike other access policy engines, Duo manages software versions, so you don’t have to manually update. Vendor consolidation is gaining momentum in the IT space.

Software 85

Software Authentication Engineering Artificial Intelligence 85

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. A review of IDP logs for indicators of compromise associated with this attack should include the following steps: Review Okta admin/super admin account audit logs.

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Accountability Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 59

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Engineering 67

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. These criminal rings swiftly reverse engineered Microsoft’s patch and then hustled to compromise as many unpatched Exchange Servers as they could reach. organizations and 60,000 German entities.

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Digital transformation Hacking Architecture Cyber Risk 260