CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that can greatly support Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in their roles of securing organizational systems and data. This approach significantly reduces the risk of lateral movement and unauthorized access within the network.

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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. Advance Trust with Awareness and Culture.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Quantum computing poses a potential threat to current cybersecurity practices, which are based on encryption algorithms that can be broken by quantum computers. Director of Information Security, State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology; and Toby Zimmerer, Sr. Demand and Delivery Director, Optiv.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well.

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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. We’ll cover a range of best practices for remote access security, from the simple and the practical to the more advanced.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2022

RapperBot has limited DDoS capabilities, it was designed to target ARM, MIPS, SPARC, and x86 architectures. “Unlike the majority of Mirai variants, which natively brute force Telnet servers using default or weak passwords, RapperBot exclusively scans and attempts to brute force SSH servers configured to accept password authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Servers are encrypted with “ locked” file extensions on files. You look for your cold replica in your DR site, but like your production servers, it has also been encrypted by ransomware. Your backups, the backup server, and all the backup storage — all encrypted by ransomware. Figure 1: Typical VLAN architecture.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

In October 2021, CrowdStrike uncovered a campaign after the investigation of a series of security incidents in multiple countries. The cybersecurity firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunication network architectures. GTPDOOR also supports authentication and encryption mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

Intel CSME is responsible for initial authentication of Intel-based systems by loading and verifying all other firmware for modern platforms.” “For instance, Intel CSME interacts with CPU microcode to authenticate UEFI BIOS firmware using BootGuard. “Unfortunately, no security system is perfect.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

After DarkSide actors gained access to the victim’s network, they deployed ransomware to encrypt victim data and—as a secondary form of extortion—exfiltrated the data before threatening to publish it to further pressure victims into paying the ransom demand. Securing and monitoring Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Throughout 2022, Thales hosted more than 40 webinars on a wide variety of cybersecurity topics, including, cloud security, data sovereignty, compliance, data threat trends, and rethinking approaches to role-based authentication. SAP and Thales have worked together to solve these challenges for financial services customers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The second stage installs itself and loads the third stage using an encrypted, hardcoded path. ESET researchers pointed out that the authors have put significant effort into encryption in order to prevent the analysis of the DePriMon malware. The registered DLL will be loaded at system startup by the spoolsv.exe with SYSTEM privileges.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Its table illustration also goes into more detail and notes Google’s responsibility for hardware, boot, hardened kernel and interprocess communication (IPC), audit logging, network, and storage and encryption of data. However, the customer must secure that data when the environment is active. Access security controls.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

The Secretary of Homeland Security may invite the participation of others on a case-by-case basis depending on the nature of the incident under review. “ Federal agencies are requested to implement a Zero Trust Architecture, implement multi-factor authentication, and adopt encryption for data at rest and in transit.

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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.

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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. Re)Defining trust with Zero Trust. UTM Medium.

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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.

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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 Original post: [link].

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The primary job of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to exercise continuous diligence in reducing risk, within the risk appetite and risk tolerance of the organization, so that the likelihood of a boom is low, and the corresponding magnitude of harm is limited.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

But the SAO is accusing Accellion of being less than forthcoming, with officials explaining in a virtual press conference and a public statement that it was not aware of any security incident at Accellion until the Jan. Hence the reason why credit card information is never transmitted to the retailer.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Control: With CASBs, organizations can enforce security policies across various cloud services. They can dictate access controls, require multi-factor authentication, and implement encryption and data loss prevention measures. Zero Trust Architecture: SASE embodies the principles of zero-trust security.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions are equal. For a two-factor authentication solution, that may include hidden costs, such as upfront, capital, licensing, support, maintenance, and operating costs. Estimate and plan for how much it will cost to deploy multi-factor authentication to all of your apps and users.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

It also feeds into the larger argument for adopting a zero-trust architecture , a methodology that essentially assumes that no user or devices trying to connect to the network can be trusted until they’re authenticated and verified. IoT device security has also been the target of a broad federal effort in recent months.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Both vendors will help you and your employees store access credentials, improve password health, and share sensitive information securely. To help you determine which one is the best fit, we’ve compared Bitwarden and LastPass in each of the following categories: Features Supported platforms Security Cost.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest?

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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.

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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.

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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). Figure 2: System Architecture. Braun on January 11, 2021.

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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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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Step 9: Implement security From the aggregate security requirements, and those risks that need to be treated, this stage implements the security controls to address them. For example, if a cryptographically secure identity is required on the device, then the security controls might be: Include a secure element.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

The industry needs tools and techniques that work with that kind of architecture and in that kind of model. But our security community will probably still be running in more of a passive mode for the next couple of years — until they see that a breach could’ve been stopped if active protection had been in place.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

The European Union's Cybersecurity Act passed in 2019 gives ENISA, the EU Agency for Network and Information Security, a permanent mandate. It also established a European cyber security certification framework for information and communications technology products and services.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 21, 2021

Based on the notion of “never trust, always verify”, Zero Trust has given enterprises some guiding principles to build a new security stack that is better suited for the modern-day organization. The path to a Zero Trust posture is not linear, and the tall claims by security vendors often cloud the decision-making. Encryption.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2019

For this reason, we decided to dig into this piece of malware and figure out its inner secrets, uncovering a modular architecture with advanced offensive capabilities, such as the presence of functionalities able to deal with multi-factor authentication (MFA). Initialization of basic malware information. Technical Analysis.

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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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