The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Côté outlined how and why many SMBs are in a position to materially improve their security posture – by going back to a few security basics, in particular by paying closer attention to privileged account management , or PAM. Some context: privileged accounts first arose 20 years ago as our modern business networks took shape.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administratio n (CISA), Snatch was originally named Team Truniger , based on the nickname of the group’s founder and organizer — Truniger. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. ru account and posted as him.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 7, 2021

Or else they are on the verge of getting hacked by cyber crooks that could then install programs, view or delete data or even create new user accounts of a PC without the knowledge of the user or the system administration if/when on network. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA observed the campaign in April 2023, the malicious e-mails with the subject “Windows Update” were crafted to appear as sent by system administrators of departments of multiple government bodies. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. Memory hacking is being carried out across paths that have been left comparatively wide open to threat actors who are happy to take full advantage of the rather fragile framework of processes that execute deep inside the kernel of computer operating systems.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is a reminder I get every day when I interact with people from the cybersecurity fraternity, most of whom say that they landed a career in cybersecurity purely by chance. I recently made a LinkedIn post asking people to share their stories about how they happened to become cybersecurity professionals. How can I get started?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers. Ensure that you have dedicated management systems [ D3-PH ] and accounts for system administrators.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

The vendor recommended changing system administrator account, reset access control, and installing the latest available version. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

based cybersecurity firm Hold Security , KrebsOnSecurity contacted the office of Florence’s mayor to alert them that a Windows 10 system in their IT environment had been commandeered by a ransomware gang. Image: Florenceal.org. On May 26, acting on a tip from Milwaukee, Wisc.-based ” A DoppelPaymer ransom note.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Using misconfigured multi-factor authentication (MFA) and an unpatched Windows vulnerability, Russian state-sponsored hackers were able to breach a non-governmental organization (NGO) and escalate privileges, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI revealed last week.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

According to Tenable, the remote authentication-bypass vulnerability is tied to an issue related to how HPE handles password resets for administrator accounts. However, after the password change, an unauthenticated remote attacker can use the same URL to reset the password for the Administrator account,” Tenable wrote.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

cybersecurity agencies, which highlighted the threats in a pair of warnings issued in recent days. And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. The FBI and U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah. Eva Galperi n | @evacide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

With more than 14,000 new Certified in Cybersecurity members joining (ISC)² last year and an additional 180,000+ Candidates gearing up to earn their first certification, ( ISC)² will be supporting these cyber newcomers every step of the way. What can I do to find a job in cybersecurity without experience? This shows your initiative.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Its function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon. President Biden’s cybersecurity executive order, issued in May, includes a detailed SBOM requirement for all software delivered to the federal government. It’s encouraging that the technology to do that is available. Acohido.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Between January and August 2020, unidentified actors used aggregation software to link actor-controlled accounts to client accounts belonging to the same institution, resulting in more than $3.5 Some of the credentials belonged to company leadership, system administrators, and other employees with privileged access.".

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

In one experiment, they asked WormGPT “to generate an email intended to pressure an unsuspecting account manager into paying a fraudulent invoice.” The speed, adaptability, and persistence of an AI-powered worm increased the need for a vigilant, proactive approach to cybersecurity defenses.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Threat actors can use WFP to escalate their privileges on Windows. The vulnerability is still active in the wild.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Threat actors can use WFP to escalate their privileges on Windows. The vulnerability is still active in the wild.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2019

Related: Marriott suffers massive breach We now know, thanks to reporting from cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs, that the Wipro hack was a multi-month intrusion and likely the work of a nation-state backed threat actor.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M CIOs must come to grips with the fact that we're all human and that shortcuts don't have a place when developing strong cybersecurity habits. dollars to remediate per incident. Build Strong Policies and Procedures.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 19, 2021

Being a systems administrator can be a fulfilling job with a lot of rewards. McQuaid of the Justice Department's Criminal Division said this: "The defendant and his conspirators compromised millions of financial accounts and caused over a billion dollars in losses to Americans and costs to the U.S. And Acting U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2022

Higher levels of automation for system administrators. In this integrated solution, CyberArk provides Privileged Access Management (PAM) for interactive human-user accounts including key management, session isolation and audit, while Venafi provides Machine Identity Protection for automated machine-to-machine connections.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One example was uncovered last month by researchers from Gemini Advisory, who revealed that FIN7 had created a sham cybersecurity company called “Bastion Secure” to lure security experts. FIN7’s hackers built a website based on legitimate information provided by actual cybersecurity companies. practice assignments and job interviews.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning to Critical Infrastructure (CI) owners and operators, and other users who get the time from GPS, about a GPS Daemon (GPSD) bug in GPSD versions 3.20 It is also good for system administrators to make a mental note of the date October 24, 2021.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

During one of the projects, an SQL injection into an application that was open to signup by any internet user let us obtain the credentials of an internal system administrator. One-Time Passwords and authentication against various resources, such as accounts or file systems, were some of the mechanisms we found to be vulnerable.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers found five different scripts that aim to set four CRON jobs, which are recurrent tasks you can program on a computer system. Two of them regard the current user and the rest are for the root account. How to Protect Against Shikitega. Advanced configuration hardenings are strongly recommended.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

The Department of Health and Human Services has made progress in threat sharing efforts to support cybersecurity within its partnerships and the health care sector. But the Government Accountability Office found areas where HHS could better coordinate its efforts to support department information sharing and overall health IT security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

He is also looking for opportunities to collect additional access parameters (usernames and passwords), elevate privileges, or use already existing compromised accounts for unauthorized access to systems, applications, and data. Cybercriminals may also perform some destructive actions aimed at data or systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

According to an investigation conducted by Secureworks hackers were also able to access the hackers were also able to compromise the mail servers to obtain access to admin accounts. Hackers could read, send or delete emails from any user. “ reports Radio-Canada. explained Faou.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The surge in attacks makes clear that many cities are unprepared for cybersecurity threats. And, according to eMazzanti Technologies , “Often, information technology (IT) accounts for less than 0.1% of the overall municipal budget.”. The rapid hyper-connectivity and digitalization of cities are accelerating cyber threats.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Let’s delve into some of the major shifts that have taken place in the cybersecurity sphere in the past five years and see how they have transformed the way Russian-speaking cybercriminals operate. It could be compromised directly or by hacking the account of someone with access to the website management.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Abusable Requirements The first issue that raises an eyebrow is the requirement that the machine account for the passive site server must be a member of the LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS group on the active site server. Figure 2: Site Installation Account Next, we’ll shift focus to the site database role.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

Securing all those new cloud environments and connections became a job for cybersecurity companies. CSPM Benefits Checks for compliance standards and enforcement that are in line with corporate, regional, and industry-specific requirements, reducing the strain on cybersecurity teams. Lateral movement concerns are not addressed by CIEM.

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