SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model. Compared to Broken Access Control, Sensitive Data Exposure contained a greater number of low-risk vulnerabilities, but high-risk ones were present as well.

Passwords 99

Passwords Authentication Architecture Risk 99

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

Wireless 89

Wireless Encryption Authentication IoT 89

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A solid cybersecurity posture is only as strong as its policies, backups and disaster plans. Often, the result of coding errors, software flaws and misconfigurations present prime opportunities for cybercriminals to easily gain unauthorized access to information systems. Implement Threat Awareness Training.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Ransomware Social Engineering Identity Theft 105

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This might involve technological solutions, like firewalls or encryption, or policy-based solutions, such as enhanced training and stricter access controls. Moreover, dashboard features present a unified view of the organization's cyber health, allowing for quick decision-making and resource allocation.

Cyber threats 90

Cyber threats Risk Cyber Risk Technology 90

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

Social Engineering 174

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Engineering 174

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication. Penetration testers will try to bypass firewalls , test routers, evade intrusion detection and prevention systems ( IPS/IDS ), scan for ports and proxy services, and look for all types of network vulnerabilities. This presents several challenges.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Wireless Engineering 112

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Web application firewalls (WAF) serve as a barrier to protect applications from various security threats.

Mobile 85

Mobile Computers and Electronics Risk DDOS 85

SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

With that in mind, educational districts – and organizations in other industry sectors for that matter – could learn a thing or two from the presenters who already went through an attack scenario. Fortunately, an attempted secondary ransomware infection failed to take hold due to firewall and AV protections. “So

Malware 78

Malware Backups Education Ransomware 78

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Instead, if you can detect one or more malicious events present in most kill chains before the attackers meet their objective, then you can prevent ransomware attacks. Logins without multi-factor authentication. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Cyber Insurance Backups Insurance 52

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Together these practices — which include multi-factor authentication (MFA), restricting administrative privileges and daily backups — provide a clear framework for businesses anywhere that are looking to improve their foundational security footing , as we’ve previously noted on the Duo Blog.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Authentication Passwords VPN 97

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

This tool analyzes a system (either VSA server or managed endpoint) and determines whether any indicators of compromise (IoC) are present. MSP customers affected by the attack are advised to use and enforce MFA wherever possible and protect their backups by placing them on air-gapped systems.

Ransomware 127

Ransomware VPN Backups Firewall 127

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Reconnaissance. Check Point.

VPN 111

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 111

Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

Network Segmentation Create firewalls around each aspect of your organization’s data. Coding firewalls around your organization’s digital storage makes it more difficult for a hacker to access your internal networks, and can simplify your entire cybersecurity system because of the inaccessibility of your most important data.

Architecture 59

Architecture Firewall IoT Cyber Attacks 59

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

These adware strains often present themselves as a video, banner, full screen, or otherwise pop-up nuisance. Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. Backdoors.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

Ransomware, security threats, and fraud are an ever-present part of the technology landscape. Backup and recovery should also be important components of an organization’s data protection planning. Does the company have a set of internal firewalls protecting its databases? How will the company authenticate and authorize access?

Backups 72

Backups DDOS Architecture Ransomware 72

BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

Similarly, a firewall, network access control, privileged identity management, SSL, TLS etc. The idea of this series is to present some of the key concepts and frameworks in information security and highlight areas of intersection with privacy and data protection. Is there a compendium to choose from?

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Information Security VPN Authentication 52

Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

The threat used valid accounts against remote services: Cloud-based applications utilizing federated authentication protocols. The VPN was protected by two-factor authentication (2FA) by sending an SMS with a one-time password (OTP) to the user account’s primary or alternate phone number. Account discovery (T1087).

VPN 68

VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. The SANS Institute presentation, “ The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques ,” is an RSAC staple by this point.

Software 99

Software Firmware DNS VPN 99

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

Similar to other ransomware families, BlackByte deletes shadow copies to prevent a victim from easily recovering files from backups. Windows Firewall. BlackByte disables the Windows firewall via the command: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off. Delete Shadow Copies. sqbcoreservice. sqlbrowser. tbirdconfig. thunderbird.

Encryption 75

Encryption Ransomware Antivirus Backups 75

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In addition to Cyber Vision, the Cisco IoT Threat Defense also includes firewalls , identity service engines (ISE), secure endpoints, and SOAR. NetCloud for IoT offers remote management, dynamic routing protocols, zone-based firewalls, and extensibility for securing edge environments. IoT Device Risks and Vulnerabilities.

IoT 130

IoT Risk Firewall Software 130

Spinone

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Application deployment, server management, networking, backups, security, and many other aspects of public cloud environments are vastly different than managing these aspects of infrastructure on-premise. There are firewall based CASBs as well as API based CASBs.

Cloud Migration 60

Cloud Migration Internet Internet Backups 60

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Financial institutions in the 1990s and 2000s were some of the first to incorporate encryption to protect online transactions, particularly as backup tapes were lost in transit. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come.

Encryption 134

Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 134

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 2, 2021

A complex cloud architecture does not negate traditional security measures, such as encryption, identity and access management, backup, and monitoring. But it does often complicate mitigations like single sign-on authentication and physical security controls. But for cloud-oriented businesses, the model must change.

Financial Services 83

Financial Services Architecture Backups Encryption 83

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access. 50% cloud targets.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Recent innovations in the attack technology, like the “BlackLotus” UEFI rootkit , have ensured that rootkits are still a very present danger to modern networks and devices. In 2021, Connelly and other researchers presented a new paper outlining an approach to detecting rootkits similar to CloudSkulk. using strong authentication.

Firmware 109

Firmware Malware Antivirus Firewall 109

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2020

It's not always legit, mind you, and I invest a great deal of effort in establishing the authenticity of an alleged breach before loading it into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). He also wrote about the other betting operators implicated in the database backups and how there appeared to be a common thread across them. And they weren't happy.

Data breaches 309

Data breaches Backups Firewall Hacking 309