eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Everyone has a seemingly endless number of accounts that require login credentials. This creates a lot of opportunities for hackers to gain access to company resources because users often reuse passwords or mirror patterns in creating them. Top Password Manager Software. Semi auto-fill in capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has long been essential for IT service management and remote access. Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

This presents myriad business opportunities. SIM-jacking or SIM swap fraud will increase: This sophisticated attack allows a hacker to steal your cell phone number and with that, any account associated with it. Free VPNs will be the new privacy scam: VPNs are gaining popularity as consumers become more cyber-aware.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Passkeys on User Endpoints Passkeys and passwords can both be stored on endpoints. The latter may be secured in a password manager, yet may also be stored in an open text file or cached in a browser, leaving them vulnerable to endpoint attacks. Biometrics Passwords provide no verification of user identity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2022

The reputation is well-deserved when you consider that we (the cybersecurity team) tell users to create a unique password for each account to increase security. Reduce password management pain and the risk of a breach. Identity & Access Management. Amit Prakaash | Senior Product Manager at Thales.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A few people took some of the points I made in those posts as being contentious, although on reflection I suspect it was more a case of lamenting that we shouldn't be in a position where we're still dependent on passwords and people needing to understand good password management practices in order for them to work properly.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Additionally, it imposes a substantial workload on IT administrators responsible for user account management. It has also presented security challenges causing cybersecurity attacks. In fact, users can utilize self-service features for password resets avoiding delays and taking off that load from IT admins. Did you know?

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

To be crystal clear, none of this is "hacking", it will merely involve looking at how the system responds to legitimate requests and observing the gap between what it does at present and what it ideally should do. They also blacklist vpn IP addresses. Geo-Blocking is (Almost) Useless. and it's accessible all over the world.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Some employees are not strictly using their business accounts for work-related purposes. For example, 42% of workers say they are using personal email accounts for work and nearly half (49%) have admitted to increasing how often they do this. The cybercriminals were after login credentials for accounts on the official WHO site.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2020

To Zoom’s credit, password protection and a “waiting room” feature, which allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting, are the default settings for its free and single license paid accounts. Media-savvy student body Zoom-bombing is comparatively easy to get under control.

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