Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

Imagine if all of them had never taken place because the initial point of entry, a phished password, had been protected with MFA. Use of vendor-supplied default configurations or default usernames and passwords. Strong password policies are not implemented. Off the shelf hardware using default setups are a no go for business.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Examples: Software without compliance certification ; Applications that aren’t updated on a regular basis; Lack of antivirus software. Examples: Accidentally deleting an important file; Entering a password in a crowded environment; Not checking the address of an email sender. Conduct penetration testing once in a while.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. Operators behind the Pysa malware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of .

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Cytelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Endpoint Defense Deploy endpoint protection solutions, including antivirus software, host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS), and software patch management tools to prevent and detect malware infections. Implement access controls and data loss prevention (DLP) mechanisms to ensure data confidentiality and integrity.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

ForrmBook is capable of key logging and capturing browser or email client passwords, but its developers continue to update the malware to exploit the latest Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVS), such as CVE-2021-40444 Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. AZORult's developers are constantly updating its capabilities.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

“ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack. ” Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. .” In addition, some domain administrator accounts have actually been compromised.” ” continues the alert.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

It is important that your VPN should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) rather than just usernames and passwords. Putting strong systems, processes, and cybersecurity products in place is a good start, but the next step is testing your system for any underlying weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Antivirus Inspection Not all RBI products will prioritize this time factor. For example, Cloudflare Zero Trust blocks uploads and downloads of encrypted, password-protected files or files larger than 15MB by default because it cannot scan those files. This can be due to encryption or even size. pdf files, etc.,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

How can a hospital protect an MRI machine with an unchangeable password and still connect it to the network? Many of these critical devices require obsolete operating systems, have hard-coded passwords, or other equally dangerous security weaknesses. 57% of ICS sites do not run automatically updating antivirus protection.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

In this blog post, we'll explore common techniques used to penetrate systems and how organizations can defend against each type of attack. Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 30, 2021

RDP brute-forcing: Trojan.LemonDuck’s RDP module scans for servers listening on port 3389 and tries to login as user ‘administrator’ from a list of passwords. Trojan.LemonDuck scans for machines that are listening on port 22 and performs a brute-force attack using a list of passwords combined with the ‘root’ user name.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Encryption Product Guides Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products 15 Best Encryption Software & Tools Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions share some similarities with vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

How Microsoft Excel is able to decrypt such a content if no password is requested to the end user? Using an encrypted payload is quite a common way to evade Antivirus, since the encrypted payload changes depending on the used key. And why the attacker used an encrypted payload if the victim cannot open it? Stage1: Encrypted Content.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Disabling default accounts and changing passwords improve security, as does requiring strong passwords for administrator accounts. Test & Audit Your Firewall Prior to deployment, conduct penetration testing and vulnerability scanning to find holes and improve defenses.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. review Active Directory password policy. Microsoft Antivirus Now Automatically Mitigates Exchange Server Vulnerability. invest in better endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology, apparently recommending Cylance or VMware Carbon Black.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. This article will delve into the power of Nmap, how attackers use Nmap, and alternative penetration testing (pentesting) tools.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

We will group these technical controls into: User Access Controls Asset Discovery Controls Traffic Monitoring Controls Resilience, Maintenance & Testing Controls These tools rely heavily on the effective determination of administrative controls that define and determine the policies that will be implemented through the technical controls.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Only about 20% of the ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) used by ransomware attackers are identified out-of-the-box by antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and security information and event management (SIEM) tools.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Ensure that your antivirus and anti-malware software is up to date and regularly run scans to detect any potential threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, the credit card industry’s PCI DSS requirements force organizations to use vendors unaffiliated with implementing IT infrastructure to conduct penetration testing. Where required, the MSP will also install software related to the service to be performed (antivirus, network monitoring software, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, the credit card industry’s PCI DSS requirements force organizations to use vendors unaffiliated with implementing IT infrastructure to conduct penetration testing. Where required, the MSP will also install software related to the service to be performed (antivirus, network monitoring software, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

These controls include: Active Directory (AD): Manages users, groups, and passwords as a fundamental access control for an organization and the basis for most other security tools. For example, EDR might replace antivirus and SASE might replace non-integrated firewalls, CASB, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

With other vulnerabilities such as sharing devices and Wi-Fi access with family members or lax password hygiene, security becomes a real challenge. See our picks for the the Best Antivirus Software. Wi-Fite2 is a wireless network auditor designed to use all known methods for retrieving the password of a wireless access point (router).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He has experience in penetration testing, which means he can easily find his way around banking infrastructure. Either as penetration testers or reverse engineers,” says Dmitry Volkov , Chief Technology Officer and Head of Threat Intelligence at Group-IB. The second member of the team is an operator.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

So basically, we deliver custom penetration tests. So a hacker is able to do misconfiguration, able to escalate to a local system, and then maybe extract hashes and maybe someone is not using labs or maybe they are so they are randomizing administrators passwords or not. Being on the good side and also on the bad side.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. ai presents its solution, the NodeZero, as Autonomous Penetration Testing as a Service (APTaaS) for identifying an organization’s potential attack vectors.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. Accel Investments.

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