Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

[ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. He acknowledged that the purloined account had the ability to add or modify the advertising creatives that get run on customer ad campaigns.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent developments that have sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, it has come to light that over 100,000 user account credentials of ChatGPT, a popular language model developed by OpenAI, have been stolen and sold on various dark web marketplaces. The consequences of this breach are far-reaching.

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NopSec

JUNE 28, 2017

The car question is very much akin to asking “How much does a great penetration test cost ?” One man’s great penetration test is another man’s disaster. A quick search on Google for “great penetration test” yields 1,130,000 results. What’s your definition of a “great” penetration test?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

AdviserCyber’s primary service offering — AdviserSecure — is a comprehensive suite of technology and services that meet compliance requirements with all current and proposed SEC cybersecurity regulations. Cybersecurity Toolset: Custom technology provides RIAs with the greatest possible defenses against threat actors.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 17, 2022

NetSPI, a top penetration testing and vulnerability management company, recently announced a $410 million funding round, a huge amount in a year in which $100+ million rounds have become a rarity. Founded over 20 years ago, the company’s vision is “technology powered, human delivered.” The amount was not disclosed.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

After surveying trusted penetration testing sources and published pricing, the cost of a penetration test for the average organization is $18,300. and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.).

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 27, 2024

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) was born from a realisation that businesses, particularly those in financial services, rely increasingly on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and digital means to operate. Organisations must monitor technology providers’ risk throughout the relationship.

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NetSpi Executives

MAY 24, 2024

With deep roots in penetration testing, plus consistent recognition for our people, process, and technology by global analyst firms (see: GigaOm ASM Radar Report ), NetSPI is uniquely positioned to help security teams take a proactive approach to security with more clarity, speed, and scale than ever before.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For years, penetration testing has played an important role in regulatory compliance and audit requirements for security organizations. However, a longtime challenge with pentesting has been the “point-in-time” nature of the tests. Continuous pentesting.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

The other issue with APIs is that once one is compromised, it’s likely that all of your accounts are affected because whoever does gain access will just use your username and password to log in to other sites, apps, etc. It’s really about finding the easiest target to penetrate or a low-hanging fruit.

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NetSpi Executives

MAY 1, 2024

With deep roots in penetration testing, plus consistent recognition for our people, process, and technology by global analyst firms (see: GigaOm ASM Radar Report ), NetSPI is uniquely positioned to help security teams take a proactive approach to security with more clarity, speed, and scale than ever before.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

GST Invoice Billing Inventory, a business accounting app for small and medium businesses with over 1M downloads has left a database open, exposing sensitive personal and corporate data up for grabs. Essentially, Firebase is a JSON database that stores either public or private information about an application or its users.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Legacy technologies with known vulnerabilities also fall under vulnerability management and, whether formally acknowledged or not, organizations accept the inherent risk of the vulnerable technologies by continuing to use them. and installed software (browsers, accounting software, etc.),

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, recently proposed the Algorithmic Accountability Act, legislation that would require companies to assess their automated systems for accuracy, bias, and privacy risks. Wyden's legislation aims to balance innovation with accountability. Even if AI is 99% accurate, that 1% could be life threatening. Here is Sen.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Belcan is a government, defense, and aerospace contractor offering global design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, and digital engineering solutions. US Government and defense contractor Belcan left its super admin credentials open to the public, Cybernews research team reveals.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2022

It can certainly be said that advances in technology have had a huge impact on cybersecurity in recent years. It was once the case that cybersecurity technology consisted of little more than a firewall and antivirus software. This essentially fulfills the same role as a Google Account, with all of your passwords stored for you.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For a more detailed analysis, a deeper penetration testing would be required,” Cybernews researchers noted. All this could enable attackers to hijack accounts and have admin access. That could allow arbitrary admin account creation and access to files and personal information. What did website administrators miss?

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Clearly, there was a failure somewhere, either human error or faulty technology or both. Compromising that could make other unrelated accounts vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

In May 2020, Shevlyakov used one of his front companies to buy a licensed copy of the penetration testing platform Metasploit Pro. technology endangered citizens in both Ukraine and the United States. “A license to use Metasploit Pro costs approximately $15,000. ” continues the press release.

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Cytelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The NIST Cyber Security Framework The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF) has become a widely adopted standard for organizations looking to improve their cybersecurity posture. The framework consists of five core functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.

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Centraleyes

MAY 27, 2024

Dell’s research indicates that 91% of survey respondents used generative AI in some form in the last year, and 71% have used the technology in their workplace. Shadow artificial intelligence (AI) shares similarities with shadow IT, which is the unauthorized use of technology and software within organizations.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Additionally, we'll highlight modern GRC technologies that offer a clear picture of your organization's overall cyber risk and compliance standing. Regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments can be helpful, too. Once risks are identified, the next step is gauging their potential impact.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls. Passwordless Authentication: Reducing the need for passwords, passwordless authentication makes it easier to access accounts without the need to remember countless complex passwords.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Utilize VPNs and encryption technologies Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and encryption provide the core protections for remote employees to securely access internal systems and transmit sensitive data wherever they are working. Prevent later movement in case of a breach or any sensitive data falling into the wrong hands unsuspectingly.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

If the scope encompasses both internal and cloud-based systems, the policy may need to account for distinct security issues for each environment. Implement Regular Testing Perform routine vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and rule reviews to maintain the firewall’s continued effectiveness.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. ” reads the report published by SecureWork. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2022

It may be only a matter of time before application developers are held accountable for the quality and security of their code. Reports from the National Institute of Standard Technology ( NIST ) and private industry agree that the costs for fixing flawed code rise exponentially over time. Coding Phase. Next Steps.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Just in the last two years, many such simple and avoidable mistakes in securing the application and data hosted in the public cloud have led to massive data and network breaches at large financial and technology firms such as Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Facebook, MGM, Microsoft, and Verizon.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances. If companies want to stand up to data-related extortion then data-in-use encryption is the technology of choice for unmatched immunity. ” Tim Prendergrast, CEO, strongDM.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

These complex multi-location entities often deploy local networks, virtual computing environments, cloud infrastructure, and a variety of devices that classify into the internet of things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) categories. Some even deploy applications, web servers, and containers.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2020

Based in Bengalura, India, Indusface helps its customers defend their applications with a portfolio of services that work in concert with its flagship web application firewall ( WAF ,) a technology that has been around for about 15 years. WAFs have become a table stakes; any company with a public-facing website should by now have a WAF.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Technology has a significant impact on addressing cybersecurity challenges. Passwords are stored in an encrypted database to ensure protection and when a user is logged into the password manager, credentials can be retrieved so unique passwords don’t need to be remembered for each individual account.

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Kali Linux

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

In just a few seconds, you can have a full penetration testing toolset at your fingertips for no additional cost (other than the standard Azure pricing). If you are a new Azure customer, you can create a free account and receive $200 credit. Finally, we wanted to make one last shout out about the upcoming Kali Dojo at ekoparty.

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