Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2020

Cisco announced that it has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its products, including security issues in Small Business routers and switches. Cisco has addressed eight vulnerabilities affecting its products, including flaws in Small Business routers and switches. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2019

Cisco Small Business Switch software is affected by a critical and unpatched vulnerability (CVE-2018-15439) that could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over the device. it ties the default configuration on the devices that includes a default, privileged user account.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2021

A researcher discovered multiple vulnerabilities in smart switches of Cisco’s Small Business 220 series, including some issues rated as high severity. Security researcher Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse has discovered multiple vulnerabilities Cisco’s Small Business 220 series smart switches. ” continues the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

May 2 marks the start of National Small Business Week , a week that recognizes “the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners”, and promises to “celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs.” Thinking you are not a target.

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Cisco Security

MAY 13, 2021

He laid out the challenge small businesses face perfectly, “Everyday our customers entrust us with sensitive data such as payment methods, shipping addresses, names – information that must be managed by the best technical partner. Protecting 86 million end points and processing 900 million authentication requests per month.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. million former account holders. This leak reportedly included full names, dates of birth email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and AT&T account numbers.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. PAM tools help companies discover and manage access to sensitive accounts. Remote desktop risks.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2024

From MFA to biometrics, a lot has been done to reinforce user ID and password authentication — for human users. Service accounts have multiplied exponentially in recent years and become a prime target of threat actors, since little has been done to beef up protection. LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.    Recycled credentials leaked online from company A could be used to access your account from company B, for example.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2025

Microsoft Defender and Bitdefender are two popular small business security providers with multiple products for small teams. Microsoft Defender can protect your office solutions, like Word and Teams, and business endpoint devices. Bitdefender performs vulnerability scans on your devices and protects your email accounts.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.    Recycled credentials leaked online from company A could be used to access your account from company B, for example.

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Zero Day

JUNE 19, 2025

PT NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. But the passkey won't be limited to your actual Facebook account. Because that passcode is tied to you, you're able to use it to sign into the same account everywhere.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re a small business owner, it’s crucial to understand the significance of cybersecurity and the steps needed to safeguard your data, customers, and company reputation. The Financial Impact of Cyberattacks For small businesses, the financial consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The clear and present risk to the average consumer or small business owner is that his or here stolen account credentials will surface in one or more credential stuffing campaigns. And once they do, they swiftly try to gain access to accounts on other popular services. Two-factor authentication, or even better, FIDO/U2F.”

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

One of the cases with probable Chinese origins, for example, found ChatGPT accounts generating social media posts in English, Chinese, and Urdu. China's foreign ministry has denied any involvement with the activities outlined in OpenAI's report, according to Reuters.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 24, 2019

The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images — were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. No authentication was required to read the documents. Image: Linkedin.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2024

When reading the title of this blog, you might be wondering to yourself why RADIUS is being highlighted as a subject — especially amidst all of the advancements of modern authentication we see taking place recently. Instead, it supports a variety of authentication protocols , including EAP, PAP, CHAP, and others. What is RADIUS?

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2023

In the phishing attacks the group leverages previously compromised Microsoft 365 instances, mostly owned by small businesses, to create new domains that look like technical support accounts. Once the target has done this, the attacker can use the gained access to further compromise the account.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

Cisco addressed tens of high-severity flaws, including some flaws in the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and in its small business routers. This week Cisco released security updates to address 67 high-severity vulnerabilities, including issues affecting Cisco’s AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and small business routers (i.e.

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SecureList

JUNE 25, 2025

This accounted for nearly 41% of all unique files detected, a 14-percentage point increase compared to 2024. Microsoft Office applications remained frequent targets for impersonation: Outlook and PowerPoint each accounted for 16%, Excel for nearly 12%, while Word and Teams made up 9% and 5%, respectively.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

These include a new Dark Web Insights tool that provides a breakdown of compromised passwords, a standalone authenticator app for enabling account multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a low-cost starter plan for small businesses.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

For the initial attack vector, REvil operators exploited an authentication bypass zero-day (CVE-2021-30116) in the web interface of the Kaseya VSA server to gain an authenticated session. Then, the attackers uploaded the payload and executed a command via SQL injection to deploy the malicious updates.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just 24 percent of people use multi-factor authentication. Just 35 percent of people have unique passwords for most or all of their accounts. Creating strong, unique passwords is simple enough, as any person can throw a cat at a keyboard and likely fulfill the password requirements for most online accounts.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords. bank accounts. Multiple accounts are registered to that email address under the name Alexander Valerievich Grichishkin , from Cherepovets.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 17, 2025

It described this new addition as the collective knowledge of billions of conversations to help businesses and organizations make “smarter marketing decisions.” Also don’t link your account to your Google or Apple account. Regularly check your account activity for unauthorized access and report anything suspicious.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

Among the latest additions are: Cisco Small Business RV routers and IOS software (38 new Cisco vulnerabilities in all). The new guidance is significantly more comprehensive and in-depth, addressing network architecture, maintenance, authentication, routing, ports, remote logging, monitoring and administration.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In today’s world, both small businesses and everyday consumers face a growing number of cyber threats. Whether you’re running a small business or managing personal data at home, here’s what you need to know. Scammers love to take advantage of busy times to trick people into clicking malicious links.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. These emails appear to be coming from some authentic source like from your bank or some legit business organization. Use Two Factor Authentication. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re a small business owner looking to boost your cybersecurity efforts, you’ve likely come across the term “OWASP Top 10.” If cybercriminals gain this type of access to your site, it allows them to exploit for financial gain all kinds of sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and bank account numbers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2024

is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, An authenticated administrator can exploit the issue by sending specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance. Targets span across the globe, they include both small businesses and large organizations.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, An authenticated administrator can exploit the issue by sending specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance. Targets span across the globe, they include both small businesses and large organizations.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

Small Business Administration. At the beginning of the pandemic shutdowns last March, businesses were beginning to apply for emergency assistance through federal programs to stay afloat and keep employees on the payroll. million customer accounts. This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2024

There are many types of network security , so understanding how to use LastPass is essential to managing personal accounts or securing an entire team. Step 3: Install the LastPass Browser Extension Once your account is set up, you must install the LastPass browser extension for easier access. Make sure it’s both strong and memorable.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Before anyone views a camera or downloads or shares that camera's content, Wyze runs an instant check verification process to make sure the user ID on the content matches the one on the account trying to see it. If the ID doesn't match, access is denied, even if the user already has access-level permissions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

The attackers use previously compromised Microsoft 365 tenants owned by small businesses to create new domains that appear as technical support entities. Once the targeted user accepted the message request and entered the code into the Microsoft Authenticator app, the attacker is granted a token to authenticate as the targeted user.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2025

Then I looked for different product demo options for potential buyers and whether the two providers offered technical account manager (TAM) services. Its features include 2FA, biometric authentication, and group management. It also offers accounts for guest users and travel mode, which neither Bitwarden nor Dashlane has.

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