eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2021

While admins may find sharing passwords convenient, doing so makes proper database security and accountability almost impossible. On top of this, it is wise to ensure standard account security procedures are followed: Strong passwords should be enforced. Accounts should be locked after three or four login attempts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Testing must be performed to verify that resources have been installed, configured, integrated, and secured without error or gap in security. Active Vulnerability Detection Vulnerability scans and penetration testing will be performed [quarterly] and after significant changes to resources to test for unknown vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The goal was to make the victims run illegal penetration tests and ransomware attacks unwittingly. They targeted specific profiles such as system administrators who know how to map corporate networks, locate backups and identify users within a system, which are critical steps in ransomware attacks. starting salary.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Without adequate backups, the data they house can be lost forever. Human Error: Human error is another contributing factor to data loss, one that accounts for a significant portion of data loss incidents. A permanent loss of this data can then occur in a situation where there are no backup copies.

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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. .*) As we can see, LB3.exe exe is the main file.

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Cytelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Application Defense Conduct regular application vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential security weaknesses. Cloud Defense Implement cloud security best practices, such as secure configuration management, continuous monitoring, and regular backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Planning for disaster recovery and routine data backup: Healthcare businesses may suffer severe consequences due to data loss or system malfunctions. To proactively find infrastructure issues, organizations should do vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Examples: Public access to sensitive information or PII; Lack of cybersecurity training for employees; No data backup. That’s why not only do they account for multiple cyber incidents but also the majority of modern cyberattacks rely on this type of vulnerability. Conduct penetration testing once in a while.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. newversion file extension instead of .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Hackers can use password-cracking software to brute-force their way into your account if you use a weak password, so make sure yours is strong. Audits and penetration testing. Regular audits and penetration tests can help you identify vulnerabilities in your system. Use a password manager. Monitor your activity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances. In the last 18 months, companies have been misled into believing that investing in backup and recovery solutions is the answer to their ransomware woes.

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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. Critical Security Control 6: Access Control Management This control deals with an organization’s ability to track and control the use of administrative privileges, user access, and service accounts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It accounted for almost a third of all known RaaS attacks last year, and the largest ransom demand it made was a staggering $50 million. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Test them regularly to make sure you can restore essential business functions swiftly.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Disabling default accounts and changing passwords improve security, as does requiring strong passwords for administrator accounts. Testing in a controlled environment confirms that the firewall performs as expected, blocking unwanted traffic based on ACL configurations. Sample firewall log management tool from SolarWinds 6.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

By applying automation to track and install updates, patch management helps organizations account for and oversee all the software patches their systems and devices depend on. A recent discovery is that they sometimes miss storage and backup systems. An effective patch management service eliminates these issues. Disadvantages of PMaaS.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments can be helpful, too. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Forcing MFA for account access helps add an additional layer of security. Once risks are identified, the next step is gauging their potential impact. This is where risk assessment tools and frameworks come into play.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In our examples, the clothing brand secures a segregated design team with physical locks on the doors, extra computer security to prevent digital theft, and a backup solution for their marketing data. Vulnerability scans , penetration tests , compliance audits, and network monitoring provide components of network security monitoring.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Everyone in the company and on the board should be responsible and accountable for good cybersecurity practices. In July 2020, we saw key high-profile Twitter accounts compromised. Everyone is responsible and accountable. Companies must be aware of cybersecurity governance, regulation and compliance.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Last Wednesday, an anonymous individual published a file online containing the entirety of twitch.tv’s source code, information about twitch’s internal services and development tools, penetration testing reports and tools, and payouts to prominent Twitch streamers.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” ” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.”

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In this case, there are third-party software solutions that provide automated vulnerability scanning including the following software solutions: Qualys Nessus Metasploit BurpSuite Amazon Inspector Nmap There are also third-party companies that provide penetration testing services.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. implement offline storage and tape-based backup. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. review Active Directory password policy. All very sound advice. More and More Ransomware Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Yet, unpatched vulnerabilities provide attackers with open opportunities to cause great damage – with studies showing unpatched vulnerabilities estimated to account for 30-60% of all breaches! Patching and updating devices can be a hassle and can cause business disruption. Beware Overreliance on Tools and Services.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017 suggests that companies should look into deploying threat detection tools and processes (including monitoring and analyzing security intelligence information), conducting vulnerability and threat assessments, penetration tests and security information, and event management (SIEM) tools.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years. Their findings revealed more on the division women and people of colour are still facing, and concluded women are still underrepresented, undervalued, and underpaid. But it’s not all doom and gloom.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Audit Firewall Performance Regularly The process of conducting firewall security assessments and penetration tests include carefully reviewing firewall configurations to detect weaknesses. Prioritize testing updates in a controlled environment to confirm compatibility and backup configurations before deploying.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Starting with penetration testing, ending up with incident response and forensics, so pretty much everything that is important for various customers all around the world. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that. So what led Paula into forensics?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

Issues can be used in various ways; for instance, I have seen them used as a way to track individual tasks, IT help tickets, and even findings and security issues discovered in past penetration test reports.? The latter is where users put text, tables, attachments, and so on.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. This article will delve into the power of Nmap, how attackers use Nmap, and alternative penetration testing (pentesting) tools.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Another three were: compromise of internet-facing applications, which accounted for 50% of all ransomware attacks; compromised credentials (40%), of which 15% were obtained as a result of brute force attacks; and phishing. Conduct regular penetration tests and vulnerability scanning to identify and address vulnerabilities promptly.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots. Protect your backup systems. Does backup protect against ransomware? That’s why off-site backups are critically important for recovery.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2021

They targeted a TeamViewer account that didn’t have multi-factor authentication enabled and ran in the background of an administrator’s computer. Penetration tests and good practices can prevent those flaws. Secure user accounts with privileges to prevent dangerous escalations. Bad habits can change, of course.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

The organization strictly aligns with the Account Provisioning and De-provisioning concept in the Identity and Access Management Life Cycle with a granular and procedural approach to the concept of ‘IAAA-Identification, Authentication, Authorization and Accountability’.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Conduct frequent security audits and penetration testing: Detect and resolve any vulnerabilities before they are exploited by fraudulent actors to minimize the likelihood of data breaches.

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