eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Widespread Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability Under Active Attack Type of attack: Attackers actively exploit vulnerabilities in internet-facing IOS XE systems to add new privileged users and back doors. Security teams are strongly recommended to perform a forensic triage to detect and reverse all unauthorized changes.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

The problem: WordPress plugin Popup Builder is vulnerable to exploitation through a flaw that allows attackers to perform administrator-level actions like installing new rogue plugins or creating new admin accounts. Researcher Marc Montpas from WPScan discovered and reported this vulnerability to the creators of the plugin.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

By ensuring that only people with appropriate access permissions may use the system, remote access security guards against threats and illegal access. As the internet has enabled us to access work, data, and equipment from any location, remote access security has become increasingly crucial.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Strange Pop-Up Window Messages Unwanted pop-up advertisements or messages that display even while you are not surfing the internet might indicate the presence of adware or other types of malware. Cutting off its access is the first line of defense. And activate your router’s security features too.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This major security weakness can allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on vulnerable devices through the Internet-exposed J-Web configuration interface. Admins can apply the security updates, upgrade their JunOS software to the current version, or disable Internet access to the J-Web interface to eliminate the attack vector.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In a proof of concept published by Rhino Security , a specially crafted application programming interface (API) command allows system commands without authentication and permits full compromise of the Flowmon server with root permissions. The problem: Attackers actively seek to exploit vulnerability CVE-2024-27956 , with a CVSS score of 9.8/10,

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

The authenticated user must also be logged into an account on an instance of GHES. NDcPP Citrix also suggests that users don’t expose the Netscaler ADC management interface to the internet. GitHub has already rotated the credentials for these issues. The fix: Users need to download the new public commit signing key from GitHub.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Visit Cycognito Pricing Through its SaaS architecture, CyCognito provides tiered pricing for security testing, intelligence, and premium support. Pricing is dependent on the quantity of Internet-facing assets. ASMS also provides insights into the risks associated with each asset and how to mitigate them.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 The problem: A security problem in Apache ActiveMQ lets attackers control systems remotely, making them highly vulnerable. If account credentials are hacked, adding multi-factor authentication can prevent unwanted access.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations. This vulnerability exists in all supported versions of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure. CVE-2023-6317 allows for the bypass of permission procedures, enabling unauthorized users to be added.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2023

These modules are custom designed to carry out malicious activities, such as injecting harmful code into remote processes, circumventing User Account Control via COM Elevation Moniker, and evading detection by Sandboxes through clever techniques like system reboots and parent process checks. new:" along with specific elevated COM Objects.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added this exploit to their vulnerability catalog indicating active exploitation in the wild. Current ShadowServer statistics show over 300,000 potentially vulnerable servers with open connections to the internet. The fix: Update affected versions ASAP: FortiClient EMS 7.2:

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Due to an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Exim’s SMTP service, Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability CVE-2023-42115 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code in the context of the service account. Attackers might get full access to Confluence instances by creating illegal administrator accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

A firewall policy is a set of rules and standards designed to control network traffic between an organization’s internal network and the internet. It aims to prevent unauthorized access, manage data movement, and guard against potential security threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Poor integration of cybersecurity tools and IT infrastructure requires greater expertise to identify and close gaps in layers of security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

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

JANUARY 29, 2024

Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. Internet security best practices mandate unique credentials for each online account; doing so would be impossible without a solid password manager like Dashlane.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 6, 2018

With the Internet backing many of the technologies that we know and rely on today, including access to email, shared storage, and other public cloud resources , security and cloud Identity Management are becoming more and more of a concern to everyone, from individuals to large enterprise organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Step 10: Maintain Regular Scanning and Ongoing Security Vulnerability scanning should be done on a regular basis.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

9 Security Flaws Discovered in Schweitzer Power Management Products Type of attack: The security threats associated with the flaws in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) power management devices include remote code execution, arbitrary code execution, access to administrator rights, and watering hole attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We also highlight a study by Outpost24 that reveals startling password weaknesses in admin-level IT accounts. The lesson: don’t forget about the basics of security in the midst of patching. A reboot will remove the implant, but new user accounts created under it will persist.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Shared accountability is followed by CSPs; service providers safeguard infrastructure, while customers secure data and apps. This results in data breaches, illegal access, service outages, and other security risks. Misconfigurations often unintentionally expose sensitive data or resources to the public internet.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Account Provisioning and Deprovisioning: IAM controls the creation, modification, and removal of user accounts. Web Application Firewalls (WAF): WAFs protect web applications from various security threats, such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection attacks. Also read: What Is Container Security?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

UGH admits to paying $22 million to the ALPHV (aka: BlackCat) ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group to prevent patient records from being leaked to the internet. If you don’t have the resources to act, explore outsourcing as an option for improved security and read about managed security service providers (MSSPs).

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Today, enterprises tend to use multiple layers of security defenses, ranging from perimeter defense on network entry points to host based security solutions deployed at the end user’s machines to counter the ever-increasing threats. Decoy Account – DTE0010. Account Discovery, Reconnaissance.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public clouds enable multiple businesses to share resources from a shared pool over the internet. The responsibility for protecting these cloud resources is shared, with the cloud provider responsible for infrastructure security and customers responsible for access, application security, and data management.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

million servers appear to be exposed to the internet which makes them vulnerable to these attacks. Servers should be isolated from internet access until patches for all vulnerabilities are available. Read next: Network Protection: How to Secure a Network Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-42117 = 8.1

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Cloud computing services, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), each have unique security concerns. IaaS involves virtualized computing resources over the internet, with users responsible for securing the operating system, applications, data, and networks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools examine the security posture of cloud environments by combining preset security rules, industry best practices, and compliance standards to discover assets and vulnerabilities, monitor configurations and access, and respond to threats.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Cloud Services Misconfiguration Misconfiguration of cloud services happens when cloud configurations are incorrect, resulting in security breaches and unauthorized access to critical data. This exposes sensitive information to the public internet, resulting in reputational damage and financial loss.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. Encryption Tools and IT Security Fundamental protocols incorporate encryption to automatically protect data and include internet protocol security (IPSec), Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and the transmission control protocol (TCP).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In summary, the client will need to consider: FortiSASE User Subscriptions FortiSASE Thin Branch (AKA: Thin Agent) Appliances and Subscriptions FortiSASE Secure Private Access Appliances and Subscriptions Each user account and appliance subscription will provide a maximum bandwidth associated with the subscription.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Many individual and small company forays on the web are through WordPress on shared hosting accounts, and it’s not uncommon for a shared hosting account to hold multiple WordPress sites as needs and business grow. We’ll also discuss how to host securely, keeping all your sites from falling due to a single plugin vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Identify any misconfigurations, confirm compliance with organizational security rules, and handle any network infrastructure modifications. Evaluate application access rules, taking into account new or changed apps, and document audit findings for future reference.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2024

Security administrators typically have a management console that they use to navigate between the integrated security products, viewing data from multiple sources in a single pane of glass. Disconnect the endpoint from the internet: Without an internet connection, certain endpoints can’t transmit data.

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