eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Reconnaissance. Check Point.

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Hacker's King

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

In this article, we learn how you can easily do Privilege Escalation in Linux using simple binaries GTFObins or GTFOBinaries. These fundamentals help identify weak points in system security. You may read more about Top Underrated Penetration Testing Tools Of Kali Linux What do we discuss in this article? > sudo ftp !

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SecureList

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this article, we’ll describe their new toolset, the malware used to steal and exfiltrate data, and the techniques used by this group to move laterally and conduct espionage operations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Technical details of the Makop ransomware encryption tool have been greatly deepened by the Lifars security team ( link ), so, in this article, I am going to focus on other parts of the Makop gang arsenal leveraged to conduct digital extortions. The crooks currently use it after the initial access phase of their attack chain.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 21, 2021

The obvious advice here is to review the Pulse advisories for these vulnerabilities and follow the recommended guidance, which includes changing all passwords in the environments that are impacted. According to some articles the threat-actors are linked to China. The new vulnerability. Please don’t wait for the patch.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Hundreds of millions of user passwords left exposed to Facebook employees: News recently broke that Facebook left the passwords of between 200 million and 600 million users unencrypted and available to the company’s 20,000 employees going back as far as 2012. This article originally appeared on Inc.com.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. This article was originally published on May 24, 2017. Read more: Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2021. Enable security logs.

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Hacker's King

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In this article, we are going to learn Linux commands that help in blue teaming to work easily. While working as a Soc Analyst or Blue teaming you should be familiar with operating systems such as macOS , Linux , Windows. System binaries (/sbin): Contains system binaries, usually for system administration (requires root privileges).

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SiteLock

APRIL 7, 2022

In this article, we look at a few phishing kits that were recently found in customer sites and compare their structure and complexity. This article is going to explore two different phishing kits that we have found and highlight the ways in which they can be detected and avoided. What Is A Phishing Kit? Phishing Kit – Citi Group.

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SiteLock

MAY 16, 2022

In this month’s article, we will talk about a fake plugin that was discovered during an unrelated investigation on a customer site. Maarten Broekman has worked as a system administrator and systems engineer for over 25 years, primarily in the shared web-hosting space. Fake WordPress plugins abound. Introduction.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

It could be a system administrator who has access to sensitive defense information and recently just met an attractive fitness influencer on social media (hello, Iran !). A compromised customer account might use business email compromise tactics to phish everyone in that customer’s circle.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2022

For example, Domain Admins in Tier Zero can have the privilege to reset the password of any user account. In contrast, tiering allows the help desk to reset the password of Tier Two users only and not the server admins in Tier One and Zero. As an example, this article explains how to detect users added to Domain Admins.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Rezvesz maintains his software was designed for legitimate use only and for system administrators seeking more powerful, full-featured ways to remotely manage multiple PCs around the globe. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems. 2017 analysis of the RAT.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

In this article, I describe poorly-documented, or completely undocumented, features that could stop working as advertised or disappear completely without notice in future releases of macOS. Signed System Volume (SSV) cryptographically sealed the boot volume and made it tamper-evident. This instantly disables NO_SMT system-wide.

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