Duo's Security Blog

MAY 30, 2024

But Duo hasn’t stopped there, as we have a unique ability to respond and establish scalable, structured product enhancements to our threat detection and response capabilities. One device being used to authenticate the account of 27 students across 5 schools? A typical device might be linked to a small number of Duo accounts.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

Allegedly orchestrated by the same group known as Scattered Spider, these attacks highlight the significant challenges even the most respected and established brands face in defending against modern cyber threats. Then, the focus of cyber attacks on retailers, and what lessons must be learned by business leaders and customers.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This includes strengthening password policies, implementing multi-factor authentication, and leveraging advanced threat detection techniques. This feature uses Windows Hello authentication to help protect files stored in known locations like the Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Quantum-powered cybersecurity solutions also present significant opportunities, specifically when looking at threat detection and intrusion response. Today, AVs use traditional cryptographic methods to secure over-the-air updates, sensor data transmission, and command authentication.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 21, 2024

The proliferation of cyber threats demands innovative solutions, and generative AI is emerging as a transformative force in this arena. Far beyond its applications in content creation or virtual assistants, generative AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity by enhancing threat detection, automating responses, and fortifying defenses.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Organizations should likewise leverage GenAI to better detect AI-enhanced threats and counter the attack volumes that we expect to see in 2024.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Nation-states and geopolitical tensions are increasingly fuelling modern cyber threats. According to Microsoft’s Digital Dfense Report 2024 , 37% of the 600 million attacks they face daily can be attributed to nation-state threat actors. And when it comes to secure communications, AI plays a dual role.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Broken User Authentication : This type of vulnerability occurs in instances where authentication mechanisms do not function as intended because they weren’t implemented properly, noted OWASP. An overview of authentication and authorization. Authorization comes after authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2021

Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Threat Detection and Response customers. Executive Summary. Read full post.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

The increasing frequency of data breaches and the sophistication of cyber threats highlight the pressing need for strong API security. and strong authentication mechanisms like OAuth 2.0 Secure authentication mechanisms must be implemented to maintain the integrity and security of financial APIs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2025

Healthcare cybersecurity demand will be driven by ransomware resilience needs, FDA mandates for medical devices, and AI-powered threat detection," notes the Astute Analytica report. The healthcare sector faces an unprecedented wave of cyber threats, which in turn is fueling record growth in cybersecurity spending.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In today’s world, both small businesses and everyday consumers face a growing number of cyber threats. OpenText’s 2024 Threat Hunter Perspective sheds light on what’s coming next and how to protect yourself. Enable two-factor authentication (MFA) : For added protection, enable two-factor authentication on your accounts.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) can add an extra layer of security, making it harder for attackers to gain unauthorized access. As cyber threats evolve, organizations must prioritize protecting customer data. that tend to have better security) instead of creating a separate account.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

MITRE ATT&CK® is an invaluable resource for IT security teams, who can leverage the framework to enhance their cyber threat intelligence, improve threat detection capabilities , plan penetration testing scenarios, and assess cyber threat defenses for gaps in coverage. Cyber Threat Intelligence.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2025

However, behind its polished interface and "safe-by-design" assurance lay a systemic fragility: an overreliance on digital signatures to vouch for integrity and authenticity. Additionally, the internal systems responsible for monitoring and alerting may not have been calibrated to detect such nuanced intrusions.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 26, 2025

The Importance of API Security in Canada: Canadian government APIs are often responsible for handling sensitive citizen data, making them attractive targets for cyber threats. This strategy includes strong authentication and authorization, data encryption, and thorough input validation to ward off attacks.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Many Modbus devices lack encryption, authentication, and integrity checks, allowing attackers to sniff traffic, send malicious commands, or trigger denial-of-service (DoS) attacks with malformed packets. Attacks like the Kimsuky groups 2024 compromise of a German defense manufacturer highlight this threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The ETP app is capable of grabbing a range of ETP events—including threat, AUP (Acceptable User Policy), DNS activity, network traffic, and proxy traffic events—and feeding them into the robust USM Anywhere correlation engine for threat detection and enrichment.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI/ML can enhance attack sophistication and scale, but they also improve threat detection and response. Continuous learning and adaptation are crucial for staying ahead of emerging threats. AI-driven systems can identify anomalies and automate incident response.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

By deploying basic tools such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) to verify user credentials, companies can avoid these disruptive and expensive ransomware attacks. Leverage XaaS capabilities via the cloud and managed services versus on-premises infrastructure, allowing greater threat detection and vulnerability management.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

While antivirus software is an essential tool for protecting against malware and other cyber threats, it does not protect against these attacks. HYAS Protect is a cloud-based security solution that defends SMBs against DNS-based threats. HYAS Protect is a cloud-based security solution that defends SMBs against DNS-based threats.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 8, 2025

Secure remote access to OT assets using virtual private networks (VPNs) with phishing-resistant multifactor authentication (MFA). The future of OT security will be driven by technologies that enable faster detection, response, and adaptation to evolving threats. Change default passwords to unique and strong ones.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Meeting industry security standards, mandated or not, will help you with the technical side of cybersecurity, but implementing zero-trust authentication protocols can help to reduce risks associated with human error. Implement managed threat detection. Implement Zero Trust.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 4, 2025

It all started in July 2023, when the Chinese cyber espionage group Storm-0558 exploited a vulnerability in Microsofts Outlook email system to gain unauthorised access to email accounts belonging to U.S. The attackers bypassed security measures using a stolen Microsoft security key to forge authentication tokens. Because it works.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

Meanwhile, Salt Security, a competitor in the space, highlighted its API Protection Platform’s new advanced threat detection capabilities and enhanced API discovery features. Their API Gateway secures, manages, and scales APIs with features like caching, logging, request/response transformation, and authentication.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Use Carbonites secure, automatic computer backup solution to protect important files from cyber threats. Strengthen your passwords and use two-factor authentication Make sure to use complex and unique passwords, incorporating letters, numbers and symbols. Lets stay cyber resilient this February and keep Valentines Day scam-free!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

This will help you detect and prevent potential cyberattacks. It ensures integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation. Like data encryption, electronic signatures ensure integrity, authentication, and unforgeability. Use data encryption. Data encryption is the key to keeping sensitive data private. Use electronic signatures.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 23, 2024

CIS Controls The CIS Controls are a set of 20 prioritized actions designed to defend against common cyber threats. IG3 (Advanced Controls): Designed for larger organizations, IG3 includes comprehensive measures such as penetration testing and advanced threat detection.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

The AlienApp for Cisco Secure Endpoint enables you to automate threat detection and response activities between USM Anywhere and Cisco Secure Endpoint. The SecureX Concrete Relay implementation using NetWitness as a third-party Cyber Threat Intelligence service provider. Happy integrating! AT&T Cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Regardless of the user authentication mechanism used, privileges must be built into the operating system, file system, applications, databases, hypervisors, cloud platforms, network infrastructure. In turn, this factor serves as an obstacle to the use of multifactor authentication. Authentication without PAM. Issues with terms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

This improved connectivity ensures that critical security measures, such as real-time threat detection and response, can be executed with minimal delays. The low latency of 5G enables security systems to quickly analyze vast amounts of data and react swiftly to potential threats, reducing the risk of breaches or attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Protecting APIs against modern cyber threats requires going beyond the traditional solutions. APIs are not insecure by nature, but due to the complexity and quantity of API adoption, it is easy to have security gaps and cyber risks waiting to leap out. What is WAAP? Hackers just need one loophole for a successful exploit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, achieving Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in today’s threat landscape does require some form of automation, especially in support of dynamic policy, authorization and authentication. Both users and devices must be continuously authenticated and granted access to resources through disciplined verification.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Just recently, for instance, Microsoft announced that users could begin leveraging passwordless methods such as the Microsoft Authenticator app to authenticate themselves with Microsoft Edge and their Microsoft 365 apps. Several service providers are beginning to shift away from passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

SPF: also known as Sender Policy Framework, is a DNS record used for authentication mechanism in email addresses. This allows the receiver’s mailbox to verify that the email was sent by authenticated user/owner of the domain. Metadata: Metadata is kind of data which provides information about the other data.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem. Uses advanced threat detection techniques like machine learning, behavior analysis , and anomaly detection to identify and eliminate complex threats such as zero-day attacks.

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SecureList

APRIL 16, 2025

Inefficient use of data for correlation in many cases, relevant data is available to detect threats, but there are no correlation rules in place to leverage it for threat detection. We discussed them in more detail in our detection prioritization article.

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