SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Use the 3-2-1 backup rule. Periodically, at least once a quarter, review the security settings of your social media accounts and the apps linked to them. Even harmless details, such as pet names or birthplaces, can be used by hackers to reset passwords. Be vigilant about duplicate accounts of people you know.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. Password managers that can validate the identity of the web page before logging in.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse. This can happen in several ways: requesting an itemized phone bill, physically accessing your devices, installing spyware, or hacking into accounts linked to your device.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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Errata Security

AUGUST 4, 2019

These are the things I worry about: backup before you go update before you go correctly locking your devices with full disk encryption correctly configuring WiFi Bluetooth devices Mobile phone vs. Stingrays USB Backup Traveling means a higher chance of losing your device. Therefore, I need a strong login password.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Critical Security Control 5: Account Management This control talks about the need to protect privileged user and administrative accounts. Automatic scanning tools will automatically identify potential access control vulnerabilities, including expired or weak passwords and outdated lockout policies.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

It can be private photos, social, working, or bank account information. We think it would be unnecessary to remind about the importance of such information after the sensational chain of Hollywood stars iCloud accounts hacking and over 60 million Dropbox users credentials theft. What Data is Subject to Hacker Attacks?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

The organization is working hard to embrace more borderless and wireless authentication frameworks even though the acquisition process is ongoing. For example, the organization would enroll every human and non-human identity considering the identification process first, then authentication second, authorization third and accountability last.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Phishing attacks: Deceptive techniques, such as fraudulent emails or websites, trick individuals into revealing sensitive information like credit card and payment information, passwords, or login credentials. To stop further events, it could be necessary to fix vulnerabilities, delete compromised accounts, or reconfigure systems.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

The best technology cannot account for the actions and specifically the mistakes that humans can make which may totally undermine the solution that technology provides. Password Security The password is the primary authentication mechanism still used in environments today to verify identity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

Delivers consolidated management of all next-generation firewall (NGFW), software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) , switching and wireless policies from anywhere with a single cloud management and analytics platform. Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 offers SMBs the ability to protect their Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 29, 2021

Hopefully, you’ve already got this one — but if not, there are countless products that can help you mitigate the threats of password-based single-factor authentication. So long as passwords remain an option, adversaries can apply the same attacks they use today to password-based auth methods.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This can include both wired and wireless networks. Determine the potential impacts to your business of potential cybersecurity events There are varying degrees of cybersecurity events that your cybersecurity risk assessment methodology should take into account. What types of scans are performed during vulnerability testing?

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Vamosi: How do we know who’s on the other end of a connection, who it is that is logging into a computer or an account online? A lot of times we depend on usernames and passwords, but those really aren’t enough. If you just use username and passwords-- well that’s easily imitated.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

We could not find one ready to use; however, the web interface has an option to backup and export settings which relies on tarring a folder containing a handful of files and encrypting it with AES using a user-provided password. The backup archive can then be downloaded for later restore of the settings.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Boise, Idaho-based vendor’s IoT solution is a part of its NetCloud Service, offering LTE and 5G-compatible wireless edge routers with a web-based platform to manage edge traffic and IoT services. NetCloud for IoT offers remote management, dynamic routing protocols, zone-based firewalls, and extensibility for securing edge environments.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

IT admins can locate unapproved or unexpected devices such as a PlayStation console, internet connected televisions, or an unauthorized wireless access point by examining the Nmap results. Most Windows settings allow for Command Line or Command Prompt to be blocked for non-admin accounts.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And to my surprise what actually happened was instead of sending money to them it would take money from their account, so I could effectively steal money from anyone's account. If you don't have anti malware on your computer that protects against these types of attacks, or if you don't have good backups.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And to my surprise what actually happened was instead of sending money to them it would take money from their account, so I could effectively steal money from anyone's account. If you don't have anti malware on your computer that protects against these types of attacks, or if you don't have good backups.

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