Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Build a Human Firewall. Securing your work environment requires you to create what is referred to among security professionals as a human firewall. A human firewall is made up of the defenses the target presents to the attacker during a request for information. Use company-approved/vetted devices and applications.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At present the scheme is running against v3.2.1. Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. These methods aim to put end-users in an advantageous position when under attack or presented with anything suspicious. Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

Leighton, who will present the closing keynote, "Cyber World on Fire: A Look at Internet Security in Today's Age of Conflict," at SecureWorld Chicago on June 8, said the targeting of Guam should be viewed as a key threat. Then by using tools present in the environment, they are aiming to remain persistent and evasive. Air Force (Ret.).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

Authentication. To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). To limit access to your accounts, use IP Whitelist and IP Blacklist where possible. API Firewalling. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

See the top Patch and Vulnerability Management products August 29, 2023 Juniper Vulnerabilities Expose Network Devices to Remote Attacks A critical vulnerability in Juniper EX switches and SRX firewalls is being tracked as CVE-2023-36844 , CVE-2023-36845 , CVE-2023-36846 , and CVE-2023-36847. MFA should be enabled for all VPN users.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Comprehensive protection: DataDome protects against all types of bots, including credential stuffing, web scraping, and account takeover attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

presents an opportunity to future-proof your payment card security. Ensure that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enforced for all accounts with access to the CDE, especially those with privileged access. PCI DSS 4.0: Identify the highest-risk areas within your CDE that necessitate the most stringent security measures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

There are, at minimum, two schemes that need to be reviewed, but consider if you have more from this potential, and probably incomplete, list: Cloud service master account management AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Architecture (OCA), Name Service Registrars (E.g., PCI DSS v4.0

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 22, 2021

At present, the OneLogin survey also revealed that as many as 26% of respondents are sharing their work computer with others and 23% have admitted to downloading personal applications. For instance, employees should be encouraged to create independent user accounts for family members and friends, where access to work files is restricted.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

presents an opportunity to future-proof your payment card security. Ensure that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enforced for all accounts with access to the CDE, especially those with privileged access. PCI DSS 4.0: Identify the highest-risk areas within your CDE that necessitate the most stringent security measures.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Within an office environment, workers have a number of protections, such as the company firewall and regularly updated infrastructure. But while VPNs can be extremely useful for businesses, they can also present issues if they are not managed effectively. Without these protections, remote staff can potentially be vulnerable.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Retailers must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which mandates the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to help protect customers from data breaches. CSOonline.com reports that 94% of malware is delivered via email, and phishing attacks account for more than 80% of security incidents.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

This ASPX file stages an SQL database account to be used for further access. Once the malicious webshell is installed, it creates a random 36 characters long password which later is used for the authentication purpose. Affected products: The details regarding the affected versions of MOVEit Transfer are present here.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

For IT professionals and facility administrators, it is a term that governs the common features, technology, consumables, and security present in an office environment. Dynamic authentication and authorization are strictly enforced before granting access to any resource. COE stands for Common Office Environment.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 2, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Onfido , the global identity verification and authentication company, today announced that it has been honored for its innovative fraud prevention technology. This draws on its unique expertise and knowledge of thousands of document types from 195 countries. www.onfido.com. www.twitter.com/onfido.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This might involve technological solutions, like firewalls or encryption, or policy-based solutions, such as enhanced training and stricter access controls. Moreover, dashboard features present a unified view of the organization's cyber health, allowing for quick decision-making and resource allocation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Often, the result of coding errors, software flaws and misconfigurations present prime opportunities for cybercriminals to easily gain unauthorized access to information systems. Regular backups and multi-factor authentication should also be consistently enforced for all accounts.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The prospect of new products, audiences, territories, and competition presents an abundance of opportunities for businesses to thrive, but it is not all sunshine and rainbows. If you can mandate strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for systems and data, you'll work wonders in preserving valuable data in transit.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

In case OpenSSH is not present, it will install it and start it to gain root logins via SSH using a private/public RSA key for authentication. Also, look for this string in your firewall/access logs: "an7kmd2wp4xo7hpr" – this is the TOR hidden service that this campaign is running from. .

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Let's start by looking at this from a philosophical standpoint: But here’s the bigger philosophical question: the device still worked fine with the native app, should @TPLINKUK be held accountable for supporting non-documented use cases? Probably “no”, but in a perfect world they’d document local connections by other apps and not break that.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

Using this list as a backdrop the following best practices are presented as a call to action to help organizations take a proactive approach at addressing API security risk. Once you have an accountable team, make a plan , and communicate it throughout the organization. Use strong authentication and authorization.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2018

Related article: Taking a ‘zero-trust’ approach to authentication. And they must account for employees, partners and customers using their smartphones to log in from Timbuktu. This presents a convoluted matrix to access the company network — and an acute exposure going largely unaddressed in many organizations.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Authentication bypass. Together, web templates and template engines allow developers to separate server-side application logic from client-side presentation code during web development. Sometimes, the application leaks private information of users, such as their bank account numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Authentication bypass. Insecure deserialization bugs are often very critical vulnerabilities: an insecure deserialization bug will often result in authentication bypass, denial of service, or even arbitrary code execution. Using LDAP injection, attackers can bypass authentication and mess with the data stored in the directory.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim. Information regarding these remotes services is taken from the mailbox, cloud drive, or other cloud resources accessible by the compromised account.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Presenting itself as a JPG file named “gracious_truth.jpg,” Teardrop is a memory-only dropper built to enter a network seamlessly and replace the embedded payload. With admin-level access, the malicious actor can modify authentication data stored. Amending firewall rules to allow sensitive, outgoing protocols.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2018

” The hackers adjusted the account balances of the target to enable withdrawals and leveraged the malicious switch to authorize ATM withdrawals for over $11.5 “In case of the Cosmos Bank attack, this was not the typical basic card-not-present (CNP), jackpotting, or blackboxing fraud.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Most network security vendors focus on providing hardware and software solutions to deliver technical controls that use applications to authorize, authenticate, facilitate, protect, and monitor networking traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While IaaS gives complete control and accountability, PaaS strikes a compromise between control and simplicity, and SaaS provides a more hands-off approach with the provider handling the majority of security duties. Network Security Users are accountable for proper network segmentation, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

If you account for the unknown attacks that were never reported, the true number is likely 10 to 20 times greater, Levin estimated. With that in mind, educational districts – and organizations in other industry sectors for that matter – could learn a thing or two from the presenters who already went through an attack scenario.

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Zigrin Security

JUNE 28, 2023

Cookie theft: By exploiting XSS vulnerabilities, attackers can hijack user sessions by stealing their session cookies, which can lead to unauthorized account access. The next one will describe the authentication bypass with /open prefix. This article is part of the series dedicated to the CakePHP application cybersecurity research.

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