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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest —there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a person’s bank accounts to fill the illicit coffers of cybercriminals. The ATS framework uses the harvested credentials to initiate unauthorized money transfers to accounts held by the attacker.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

A recent ransomware attack highlight the dangers of extraneous accounts sitting on your network – particularly those belonging to former employees. Standard cyber hygiene calls for the purging of employees’ credentials accounts from a corporate network once they quit or are fired from their position.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cyber risk is an existential issue for companies of all sizes and in all industries. The integration of technology and automation, and related collection, use, and sharing of information into everyday business practices presents an enormous opportunity for efficiency and precision, especially in the real estate sector.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

It’s a way to understand if, 1) a vulnerability is present, and 2) Can an attacker actually get to it. It is impossible to manage security posture without considering two key factors in any potential vulnerability or security flaw: reachability and risk. In general, without reachability, there is less risk.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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SC Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. . Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

While software developers faced no additional risk from malware during this time, trouble was lurking just around the corner. Threat actors quickly realized the shared-responsibility model used by cloud services presented ample opportunities for exploitation. The Cloud Era.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It’s never been more important to protect employees from cyber-attacks while also mitigating the risk they pose as trusted insiders. The ideas of employee monitoring, insider threat detection, data loss prevention (DLP), User Activity Monitoring (UAM), and human risk management aren’t new. Gathering and analyzing data.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Job Title: Account Manager. Our highly skilled team help clients understand risks, identify vulnerabilities and deliver critical cybersecurity and data protection solutions to their organisations. The role exists due to the promotion of a current Account Manager into a consultancy role. Location: Onsite/Remote/Hybrid.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. And then there's the account holder, the one who chose the password. Without doubt, blame lies with them.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Lack of a program signals data may be at risk when equipment is recycled; presence of a program signals attention to data protection. Learn 12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board and 6 steps for building a robust incident response plan. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. . Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Security fatigue is a major risk for businesses. Overworked admins, who may be managing many thousands of identities and privileges, are often forced to give blanket permissions, which can lead to over-privileged or unauthorized access – an enormous risk in any organization. However, overcomplicating security can be just as damaging.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Here’s the dilemma, however: Digital footprints can be instrumental in raising a business’s vulnerability to cyber risk – which is growing every day. . So, there has to be a way that a business can have a digital footprint large enough for customers to find but not overly vulnerable to cyber risk. Acceptable Risks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

Accounting for third-party risks is now mandated by regulations — with teeth. Allen is a widely respected thought leader on this topic, having launched Shared Assessments in 2005 as an intel-sharing and training consortium focused on third-party risks. That out of the way, business can proceed with less risk.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

This means that stealing someone’s phone number often can let cybercriminals hijack the target’s entire digital life in short order — including access to any financial, email and social media accounts tied to that phone number. A major portion of Kroll’s business comes from helping organizations manage cyber risk.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2024

Microsoft is rolling out passkey support for all consumer accounts. After enabling them in Windows 11 last year, Microsoft account owners can now generate passkeys across multiple platforms including Windows, Android, and iOS. You’ll be presented with a QR code to scan with the selected device. Choose Remove.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 21, 2024

Often the first step for an attacker with stolen credentials is to try to fraudulently register an MFA device , giving persistent access to the user’s account. In this blog we’ll share best practices for Duo admins to continue reap the benefits of self-service after enrollment while keeping their user accounts secure. What’s the risk?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The presentation at last week’s Black Hat security conference by NCC’s Iain Smart and Viktor Gazdag, titled “RCE-as-a-Service: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Real-World CI/CD Pipeline Compromise,” builds on previous work NCC researchers have done on compromised CI/CD pipelines. CI/CD Approaches Create Risk.

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Cisco Security

MAY 24, 2021

Maybe you opened a new online account to locate that thing you need. When you opened that new account, you added a new vendor to your personal supply chain. The way suppliers conduct business, as well as they products they sell, could put you and your family at risk. That’s what’s so sneaky about cyber supply chain risks.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

said the extension for Chrome was compromised after its Chrome Web store account was hacked. For its part, Google tries to communicate the potential risk of extensions using three “alert” levels: Low, medium and high, as detailed in the screenshot below. Doing otherwise is almost always a high-risk proposition.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 15, 2023

In an increasingly interconnected world, the evolution of the automotive industry presents an exciting yet daunting prospect. Related: Privacy rules for vehicles As vehicles continue to offer modern features such as app-to-car connectivity, remote control access, and driver assistance software, a huge risk lurks in the shadows.

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Elie

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this paper, we present the first longitudinal measurement study of the underground ecosystem fueling credential theft and assess the risk it poses to millions of users. Drawing upon Google as a case study, we find 7–25% of exposed passwords match a victim’s Google account. million potential victims of phishing kits; and 1.9

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 11, 2024

When Malwarebytes surveyed 500 people in committed relationships, 30% said they regretted sharing location tracking with their partner, 27% worried about their partners tracking them through location-based apps and services, and 23% worried that their current partner had accessed their accounts without their permission.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2021

The objective is to reassess the coverage provided by the Federal Cyber Terrorism Risk Insurance Program( TRIP) in the event of cyber-terrorist activities on the IT infrastructure hosted by public and private properties. The post Congress to review Federal Cyber Terrorism Risk Insurance Program appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Underlying all of this optimism, however, is the ever-present threat of cyberattack. Throughout this period, the risk level of the acquirer is much higher than the acquired company, creating a major cybersecurity gap as they merge their tech stack and security tools together. They can be divided into two categories: Pre-Close Risks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®). Highlights from the report are presented below. The 37 page report provides highly relevant insights to both agencies and commercial organizations pursuing FedRAMP accreditations or ATOs.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

I read with interest about Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) misconfigurations and the risks they present to my network. However, I wanted to get a head start to see if my domain was vulnerable to attacks that could result in account or domain takeover.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

In response, the non-profit has offered a glimpse into its work-in-progress “Accountability Framework,” designed to help relevant health care stakeholders take responsibility for keeping cyberspace secure by enforcing behavioral norms and also by understanding and rooting out the underlying causes when attacks do happen. “Too

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 30, 2024

If successful, the bad actor register malicious devices on the student’s account for continued access to the student’s account and the university’s VPN. A typical device might be linked to a small number of Duo accounts. They’re pairing the same device to all user accounts they’ve breached. That’s phishy.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2020

Traditional payment cards encode cardholder account data in plain text on a magnetic stripe, which can be read and recorded by skimming devices or malicious software surreptitiously installed in payment terminals. Newer, chip-based cards employ a technology known as EMV that encrypts the account data stored in the chip.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2023

This backpedaling may be the result of a new appreciation for a deadlocked Congress and the precarious present for the administrative state, but it falls short of the original strategy’s vision and risks making no progress against its most ambitious goals. But there are missed opportunities as well.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2021

Users are encouraged to click on the Explore tab when they want to discover other interesting accounts they do not yet follow. The types of accounts and content on Instagram varies greatly. The new Sensitive Content Control feature allows those users to ensure they will not be presented with anything potentially upsetting. .

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. Stay informed about the many risks, especially regarding the information about you that’s available online. The risks might not be new, but they’re enhanced: Malware Attacks: Generative AI can create more sophisticated malware attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

. “It is possible to reset the password of any user as long as we know their username thus being able to reset the password of the administrator and login on their account. This vulnerability occurs because this password reset function does not validate a password reset key and instead directly changes the password of the given user.”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Improving best practices Cybersecurity training entails teaching the procedures for mitigating and addressing risks to computer systems. Amos In addition to providing essential knowledge, cybersecurity training encourages individual and team accountability.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study , some 59% of companies experienced a third-party data breach in 2018, yet only 16% believe they are effectively mitigating third-party risk.

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