Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 417 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. For further information, see our blog post: [link] — Security Response (@msftsecresponse) October 29, 2020.

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Authentication Advertising Architecture Cybercrime 127

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The probe also found no evidence of access to Microsoft’s production services or customer data, according to a blog post penned by Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft corporate vice president of security, compliance and identity. Vectra Chief Technology Officer Oliver Tavakoli applauded Microsoft’s endorsement of a zero trust architecture.

Authentication 90

Authentication Architecture Threat Detection Accountability 90

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

With cloud and mobile computing becoming the norm, identity-based and strong authentication are the crucial steps in advancing trust in the digital world. Humans, machines, and APIs should all be authenticated using this method based on their identities, purposes, and usage context.

Encryption 71

Encryption Artificial Intelligence Architecture Digital transformation 71

Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

The eight areas are: Application Control Patch Applications Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings User Application Hardening Restrict Administrative Privileges Patch Operating Systems Multi Factor Authentication Daily Backups Each area comes with guidance to improve maturity of the area.

Government 143

Government Architecture Backups Encryption 143

Duo's Security Blog

MAY 10, 2023

Why is layered security essential against phishing? Effectively protecting complex networks against sophisticated phishing attacks involves a comprehensive security stack including multi-factor authentication (MFA) , single sign-on (SSO) , and domain name system (DNS) security.

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Phishing DNS Authentication Risk 54

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The probe also found no evidence of access to Microsoft’s production services or customer data, according to a blog post penned by Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft corporate vice president of security, compliance and identity. Vectra Chief Technology Officer Oliver Tavakoli applauded Microsoft’s endorsement of a zero trust architecture.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

Zero Trust can improve security, reduce risks, and give organizations greater confidence in the integrity of their IT infrastructure and applications. To correctly set up a Zero Trust architecture, you need to understand what it actually takes to make systems Zero Trust. Zero Trust Definition and Guiding Principles. request-demo/.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

“The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. . “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. To nominate, please visit:?

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Passwords Architecture Backups Cyber Attacks 107

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

As I immersed myself in foreign concepts around the information security industry, marketing, and business practices at scale, I grew to appreciate not just the technology we were building at Duo, but the people who built it, the diverse audiences that we addressed, and the unique problems-to-solve around security at large. .

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Marketing InfoSec Architecture Authentication 88

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

As such, this year’s World Password Day is in fact a timely reminder for businesses to drop passwords forever, and instead rollout access management solutions such as passwordless authentication. In our previous blogs we have discussed the many challenges that organizations face as they are seeking to embrace the Zero Trust security model.

Social Engineering 96

Social Engineering Authentication Passwords Technology 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the re-used Mirai modules , their functionality, and the Uptycs EDR detection capabilities of Gafgyt. Uptycs’ threat research team recently detected several variants of the Linux-based botnet malware family, “ Gafgyt ”, via threat intelligence systems and our in-house osquery-based sandbox.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Such a scenario would typically require exploiting vulnerabilities in the BIOS update authentication process. The MosaicRegressor framework was developed for cyber espionage purposes, its modular architecture allows operators to perform multiple actions. ” concludes the report.

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Firmware Spyware Surveillance Hacking 122

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

200 it will consider the authentication to be successful and will attempt the exploitation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration vulnerability.” “This vulnerability, part of a set of security vulnerabilities affecting Lilin DVRs, was discovered in 2020 and was assigned a CVSS v3.1 200 or HTTP/1.0 score of 10.0

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Malware IoT Antivirus Architecture 85

Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

The experts pointed out that it also allows authenticated user-mode processes to interact with the rootkit to control it. Once installed, they intercept legitimate Linux commands to filter out information that they do not want to be displayed, such as the presence of files, folders, or processes. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 73

Malware System Administration Antivirus Architecture 73

Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards. From secure reference architecture implementation to supporting organizational changes, execute fix-it programs efficiently.

Cybersecurity 110

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Risk 110

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2022

It is the de-facto standard for remote administration of servers, with SSH keys acting as identities to enable automated authentication, encryption, and authorization. It is secure, flexible, and easy to use, while it encompasses many other protocols, such as SFTP, SCP and RSYNC. Secure Your SSH Machine Identities With SSH Protect.

Risk 52

Risk Architecture Digital transformation InfoSec 52

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Jason Button is a director at Cisco and leads the company’s Security and Trust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team. He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2018, making him uniquely positioned to lend his expertise to the M&A process. Related Blogs. Cisco Secure Social Channels.

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Risk Cybersecurity Architecture Authentication 112

Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

But the goal is always the same: To help organizations review the work they’ve done to date, analyze their data, and examine the Duo feature set available to them in order to make more informed security decisions. EBRs are a large part of that.

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Engineering Accountability Information Security CISO 52

Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

Posted by Stephen Röttger and Artur Janc, Information Security Engineers Three years ago, Spectre changed the way we think about security boundaries on the web. We've confirmed that this proof-of-concept, or its variants, function across a variety of operating systems, processor architectures, and hardware generations.

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Engineering Architecture Software Firmware 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Other interesting implant, and also documented by WordFence , concerns a piece of code added in the compromised systems, and which essentially sent the user’s credentials to a Telegram channel managed by the criminal when an user authentication is made in the WordPress panel. DOMAIN_NAME 192.168.x.xPerforming About the author Pedro Tavares.

Social Engineering 101

Social Engineering Passwords Advertising Accountability 101

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). CVE-2021-33882 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVSS 8.2). CVE-2021-33883 – Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CVSS 7.1). For a brief overview please see our summary blog here. Table of Contents.

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Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The threat actors leverage perfectly orchestrated social engineering technique by “persuading” people holding significant corporate positions to open a non-malicious PDF email attachment coming from an authentic address in their contacts. The page resembles an authentic Microsoft Office 365 file sharing page.

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Phishing Accountability Financial Services Cloud Migration 90

Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2021

Though some of the functionalities were similar to the malware discussed by the security firm Intezer last year, the newer variants of this malware had a bunch of activities up its sleeve. In this blog, we will detail the usage of MSR to disable the hardware prefetcher in the cryptomining malwares. Figure 5: /etc/hosts modification.

Malware 104

Malware Architecture Firewall Cryptocurrency 104

NopSec

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This blog post is a quick list of the new requirements found on PCI DSS version 2, and how NopSec can help you get some them in place quickly before the deadline. This requirement requires organizations to maintain a documented description of their cryptographic architecture. The updated PCI 3.2 For service providers only].

Penetration Testing 40

Penetration Testing Architecture Firewall Authentication 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.

Computers and Electronics 52

Computers and Electronics Architecture Education Cybersecurity 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The steps 7 and 8 from Figure 2, the malware obtains some details from the infected machine and report them to the C2 server, including the version of the Operating System (OS), architecture, the name of the installed antivirus and EDRs, computer name, and the victim’s geolocation. The next diagram demonstrates how Javali trojan banker works.

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Antivirus Malware Banking Internet 113

Cisco Security

MAY 27, 2022

In part one of our Black Hat Asia 2022 NOC blog , we discussed building the network with Meraki: . With SecureX sign-on we can log into all the products only having to type a password one time and approve one Cisco DUO Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) push. Meraki MR, MS, MX and Systems Manager by Paul Fidler . About Black Hat.

Malware 73

Malware Accountability DNS Technology 73

Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

Like last year, analysis started with understanding how the network architecture is laid out, and what kind of data access is granted to NOC from various partners contributing to the event. All these protocols can be easily subverted by man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, allowing an adversary to authenticate against services such as email.

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Wireless DNS Mobile Technology 61