Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Ability to collect data of Authentication (2FA) and password-managing software. Ability to obtain information from various installed applications. Ability to obtain cryptocurrency wallet information [log-in credentials and stored funds]. “Recently CYFIRMA’s research team detected a new sample of Erbium stealer in wild.

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Malware Password Management Authentication Passwords 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implement Zero-Trust Architecture. This education should cover how to spot and respond to phishing attempts, the importance of two-factor authentication and good password management. Thankfully, this is not an issue without a solution. Studies show that regular education leads to a ninefold reduction in phishing vulnerability.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Consider that PCI-DSS alone has over 250 complex requirements that include things like endpoint protection, password management, anti-virus, border security, data recovery and awareness training. All of this activity has put a strain on how companies buy and sell cybersecurity solutions.

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eCommerce Cybersecurity B2B Marketing 235

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-Founder at Keeper Security, shared his thoughts with SecureWorld: "The first line of defense against ransomware is often strong and unique passwords for all applications, websites and systems—on every device.

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Healthcare Ransomware Passwords Password Management 74

eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Like other password managers, LastPass provides a secure vault for your login credentials, personal documents, and other sensitive information. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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Password Management Passwords Authentication Architecture 132

Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

These encrypted fields remain secured with 256-bit AES encryption and can only be decrypted with a unique encryption key derived from each user’s master password using our Zero Knowledge architecture. And specifically, asking me whether I used LastPass or any other password manager. Actually, some data was lost.

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Password Management Passwords Encryption Architecture 364

IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

This should include a secure password manager. Secure accounts and passwords can make a significant difference in keeping an organisation safe from unauthorised intruders or even malicious insiders. Companies should also have security event monitoring in place to detect and block anomalous privilege escalation.

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Risk Healthcare Passwords Government 98

SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

Many organizations do not realize how many secrets they have and often try to get by focusing on only those which they have knowledge of such as domain admins and usually try to get by with simple password managers which are not sufficient to manage the ever increasing amount of secrets within a business."

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Ransomware Cybercrime Password Management Cybersecurity 80

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

Secrets typically guard elevated privileges (as you can see from the above, they can guard some mission-sensitive aspects of an application); they require more intense security-related controls than offered by traditional password management practices?—?and

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Software Password Management Passwords Architecture 52

Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2021

We recently worked with one of the largest hospitals in Canada to enhance their Privileged Access Management strategy as they adopted a new, high-security architecture. The team set up an architecture in which one Distributed Engine handles the Tier 0 systems and the other Tier 1. Not as much as you think. Request a Quote.

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Architecture Healthcare Penetration Testing Passwords 111

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification. Despite getting access to internal documents, Cloudflare’s Zero Trust architecture prevented more network traversals and data compromise. No user data was lost.

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Backups Encryption Data breaches Risk 124

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike. Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012.

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Password Management Passwords Authentication Accountability 105

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. By that I mean, freezing your credit, being vigilant about checking your credit card and bank statements, using password managers with pass phrases versus passwords, and being cautious about what you share on social media.

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Mobile Data breaches Authentication Accountability 306

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Winkler said that as part of his security consulting and training services, he has successfully been able to use social media postings to find out about various companies’ technology architectures and passwords. Corporate newsletters were priceless to help many of my espionage simulations,” he said.

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Media Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 110

SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

Sherry's team developed four staffing verticals to focus on—Architecture, Engineering, Risk & Analysis, and Awareness & Training—and was able to fill all the roles with internal Princeton staff. We had a recent roll out of a password manager, for example. Launching a campus security discussion around risk.

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Cybersecurity CISO Risk Education 53

eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike. Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. Read next: Best Password Managers & Tools for 2021.

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Password Management Passwords Authentication Accountability 97

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Technology: Technology is the foundation for an IAM program delivery within a layered security architecture. RELATED: Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy ] VPNs have notably higher operating costs and lower scalability when using device-based architecture. In this case, CISOs must manage the risks due to the technology debt.

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IoT VPN Architecture Risk 91

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. I’ve never been comfortable recommending password managers, because I’ve never seriously used them myself.

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Cryptocurrency Passwords Encryption Accountability 349

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I work at a Fortune 100 Media and Entertainment company operating within the Information Security Architecture and Engineering group on the Cloud Security Services team. I'm responsible for the service management of the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) system, which protects hundreds of thousands of employees across the globe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Password management solution LastPass disclosed a new security breach, the attackers had access to a third-party cloud storage service using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. Our customers’ passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Password management software firm LastPass has suffered a data breach, threat actors have stole source code and other data. The company engaged a leading cybersecurity and forensics firm to investigate the incident, it confirmed that the data breach did not compromise users’ Master Passwords.

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Data breaches Password Management Passwords Architecture 133

Cisco Security

MAY 21, 2021

One key security trend that has enabled this rapid digital transformation for organizations is a zero trust architecture. Almost all vendors showcased a product or solution that aligns with this architecture. Zero Trust architecture falls apart without strong authentication to verify user identities.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 29, 2022

LastPass, the password manager that stores encrypted passwords online, recently experienced a security incident resulting in a portion of the company's source code being stolen, as well as some proprietary technical information. Has my Master Password or the Master Password of my users been compromised?

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Passwords Password Management Encryption Accountability 74

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2022

Use a password manager, to create brute-force resistant passwords, and distinct passwords for each service when dealing with human identities. Use a Machine Identity Management Platform when it comes to managing machine secrets in your CI/CD pipeline.

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Authentication Passwords Password Management Architecture 111

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In August password management software firm LastPass disclosed a security breach, threat actors had access to portions of the company development environment through a single compromised developer account and stole portions of source code and some proprietary technical information. .

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Encryption Passwords Data breaches Backups 97

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

“To help protect against these types of attacks, organizations should enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on login accounts when available, monitor for brute force attempts and educate users on the importance of password hygiene, such as using unique and strong passwords, in the battle against cyber crime.”. Cyber hygiene works.

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Hacking Phishing Passwords Accountability 214

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 30, 2023

This involves strategies like breaking down networks into smaller, secure segments, embracing the security of private 5G networks, and adopting the Zero Trust architectures. Rethinking encryption's role Our digital lives are filled with encrypted bits and bytes—from browser caches to password managers.

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Cybersecurity Encryption Password Management Architecture 84

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

TPRM software frequently includes built-in compliance support for internal policy and external mandate management, continuous threat monitoring across all users, processes and templates, and risk monitoring and exposure reports. As a baseline, password managers store passwords in a single place, but most of these tools do much more than that.

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Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 115

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

From here you copy and paste your username and password out of your password manager because the client is utilizing an embedded browser that can’t utilize your password manager, then you perform 2FA manually because the client is again using an embedded browser and it can’t utilize your Yubikey.

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VPN Password Management Authentication Architecture 59

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Cloud sandbox In addition to sandbox detections, Zscaler’s multilayered cloud security platform detects indicators related to Mystic Stealer at various levels with the following threat names: Win32.Trojan.Mystic.KV Trojan.Mystic.KV Appendix C2 server endpoints observed in recent bot configurations 194.169.175[.]123:13219 123:13219 185.252.179[.]18:13219

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption can also be found incorporated into a variety of network security and cloud security solutions, such as cloud access security brokers (CASB), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), password managers , virtual private networks (VPN), and web application firewalls (WAF). that can perform encryption using less power and memory.

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Encryption Passwords IoT Firewall 101

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel like a password manager. The longer and more complex the encrypted message is, the longer it’ll take to decrypt.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 134

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Robust Password Management in Complex Settings IAM addresses the shared vulnerability of user credentials by offering advanced password management features. IAM packages enforce robust password policies, requiring regular updates and ensuring strong password practices.

Passwords 52

Passwords Government Architecture Authentication 52

SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

We had some legacy architecture that that was failing. This includes the need for responsible password policies, including the use of longer and stronger passwords, never using the same password more than once, and the use of password managers, according to Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the NCSA. “A

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Passwords Architecture Password Management Government 64

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

My organization is considering password less authentication framework, but now combines a password with any of the other two ways of authentication below.

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Authentication Passwords Accountability Government 100

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Most AWS services leverage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) or AWS Identity Center to authenticate users. Administrative overhead for password management is minimized, as users can log into multiple applications using a single password or a passwordless method.

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Data breaches Authentication Passwords Risk 87

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Password attacks: These involve various methods to obtain or crack passwords, including brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, or credential stuffing. There are multiple password management solutions that are readily available in the market to help you protect your passwords with the help of passkeys.

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