Duo's Security Blog

JULY 27, 2023

" Organizations use this information to audit, assess, and implement security defense-in-depth strategies to mitigate cybersecurity attacks. MITRE ATT&CK is a "globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations."

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Now mix in architectural changes that support cloud productivity suites like Microsoft 365 and Google’s G-Suite to accelerate your business to cloud-based email security services. When it comes to safeguarding email against today’s advanced threats like phishing and malware information is power.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified CVE-2024-21410 as a “Known Exploited Vulnerability” and set a March 7, 2024 deadline for implementing patches or mitigations. Read our guide on privilege escalation attacks next to learn about the detection and prevention strategies for your privileged accounts and data.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

Step 2: Query Verification When HackerGPT receives the user’s query, it verifies the user’s identification and manages any query restrictions associated with the account. The database provides a variety of information, including hacking tools and best practices. This differs for free and premium users.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. At the same time, an organization is also quite likely to fall for business email compromise and phishing attacks from their vendors.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Consider these factors: Sensitive data handling: Determine whether your company handles customers’ personally identifiable information (PII), proprietary software code, product designs, or any other unique creations crucial for your company’s competitive edge. Well-informed employees can better identify and respond to security threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. In the role of a superhero protector, remote access security keeps our digital world secure even while we are thousands of miles away.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2023

Delve into the multi-stage attack methodology, from deceptive phishing emails to custom-built modules, as we dissect its techniques and shed light on its impact. Gain valuable insights into the evolving threat landscape and learn how organizations can fortify their defenses against this emerging Latin American cyber threat.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

The new virtual world driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has given bad actors the perfect opportunity to access consumer accounts by leveraging AI and bots to commit fraud like never before. Secure and manage AI to prevent malfunctions. Deploy strong authentication to stop large-scale spearphishing attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 16, 2022

That investment requires shifting attitudes from general awareness of security, which most workers already have, to genuinely caring about it and seeing themselves as a true part of their company’s security defenses. Security programs must shoulder accountability for setting employees in different roles up for success.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Effective digital security doesn’t end at “Secure IT,” however. Employ Device Encryption.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most simply don’t have the resources to employ a dedicated cybersecurity team or invest in comprehensive security awareness training, leaving employees more vulnerable to phishing attacks and other scams. That means you need to have a plan for responding to attacks that break through even the most secure defenses.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data encryption in transit guarantees that information stays private while being sent across networks. Data encryption for data at rest ensures the security of information stored in the cloud. These standards provide policies for data security, compliance, and risk management.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users. This additional and unsecured traffic can cause traditional DNS servers to struggle to meet the security standards for any organization to prevent attacks. What Are DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

The corrupted code steals information such as Telegram session data, files, keystrokes, Instagram session tokens, and more. Without authentication, attackers may execute ACE to steal data or passwords, infect AI models during the training stages, launch supply chain attacks, drain payment accounts, or subvert clusters to run cryptomining.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Taken together, this new Trends functionality allows security teams to quickly understand if a vulnerability is relevant to their organization, and to buy them the time they need to put security defenses in place. . . To learn more about GreyNoise products or create a free Community account, please visit [link]. . .

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

But it requires different levels of security. An important data protection concept for all organizations is zero trust : by limiting access and privileged accounts and walling off your most critical assets with tools like microsegmentation , a network incursion doesn’t have to become a headline-making data breach.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. The Complete Protect plan, which costs $6.00

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Increased Deployment at the Edge The increased deployment of cloud storage at the edge immediately addresses security concerns over latency. Organizations shorten the time it takes to transmit and process information by storing it closer to where it is generated, reducing the window of risk and improving overall data security during transit.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Robust malware prevention measures are critically important for protecting personal information, financial records, and even cherished memories. One bit of good news: Even widely used email services like Gmail have gotten much better at filtering out spam and malicious email, and businesses have a range of email security tools that can help.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. These pop-ups may ask you to install malicious software or disclose personal information.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

CWPPs use APIs to acquire information, apply policies, and act on resources. AWS-based CWPPs, for example, interface with Amazon EC2, S3, and Lambda for increased security inside those services. Cloud workloads store critical information such as client data, financial and payment records, and company secrets and intellectual property.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether manifesting itself in a sophisticated phishing email or as a calculated series of conversations between employees and seemingly innocuous or "legitimate" parties with ulterior motives, a social engineering attack can have dire consequences. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sending phishing emails to engineers can be used as an exploitation technique to get them to import malicious configuration files ( CVE-2023-31171 ), which results in arbitrary code execution. Business email compromise (BEC) assaults were the main aim of this large phishing effort, which resulted in significant financial losses.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If they make it far enough, they can steal credentials for privileged accounts and valuable data. We’ll look at lateral movement techniques and ways to detect and prevent attacks to give your IT and security teams a starting point for locating subtle but malicious traffic within your computer systems.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Since the information is not stored in a single location, it is considered to be a “decentralized” model of storing data. New malware and phishing schemes are proving more effective in compromising user credentials along with zero-day attacks that many organizations and their security defenses are simply not prepared for.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Cloud security protects your critical information from unwanted access and potential threats through sophisticated procedures. Prioritizing cloud security helps guarantee that you have a safe, reliable resource for your data in today’s linked world. This increases user and service provider trust.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Determine which threats and vulnerabilities affect your firm and its SaaS apps.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk. Regular testing, customization of data transfer methods, and attentive monitoring all contribute to reduce risks and improve security during the migration process.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By offering insights into previous traffic, this technique improves threat detection, troubleshooting, and overall security by enabling for educated decision-making and proactive optimization of firewall configurations. For in-depth log data analysis, explore using a security information and event management (SIEM) tool.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Improved Attacker Skills In addition to the use of AI, we should expect cybercriminals to incorporate their access to dark web information to make attacks much more believable and widespread. However, this disruptive change from traditional models will prompt a change in the focus of phishing campaigns to bypass these new architectures.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Let’s take a phishing email that one of our colleagues got some time ago as an example to illustrate the most common signs: 1. Using this information, hackers can get into the system and infect it.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: API security practices and tools, perform regular vulnerability testing , and enforce strict access controls. Account Hijacking How it occurs: Attackers acquire unlawful access using stolen user credentials, which could result in unauthorized account and data access and misuse.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc. Improved Data Security.

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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. This is especially true in the world of security. It is the de facto standard for exchanging information inside the corporate world. What is CIO fraud?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

This article will provide insight into penetration test pricing, 11 key factors affecting pricing, information needed for a penetration testing quote, and how to pick a penetration testing vendor. A buyer needs to understand the motivation of the vendor to understand the context of the information. This information serves two goals.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. He says they must tighten up security defenses and improve threat intelligence. Credit: Instatcart. Many threats are far from subtle. This happened to LinkedIn in 2016.

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