Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 27, 2023

Understanding Smartphone Ransomware: Smartphone ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts the data on a device and holds it hostage until a ransom is paid to the attacker. Here are a few potential risks: 1. Data Loss: Ransomware can encrypt your valuable data, making it inaccessible until you pay the ransom.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2022

Microsoft has issued an official statement that Win 11 machines will get more security improvements in upcoming releases, adding more protection to existing cyber threats, better encryption and will auto-block malicious apps and drivers from being downloaded onto the PC. Till date, SmartScreen has blocked over 25.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Cybercriminals and fraudsters have become innovative enough to exploit the expanding attack surface of financial institutions and turn risks into threats. Disturbingly, 35% of survey respondents report experiencing ransomware attacks, underscoring the heightened risks faced by the financial sector.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

OpenText is committed to providing you with the latest intelligence and tips to safeguard your digital life, especially during high-risk periods like tax season. Our best practices for a secure tax season include: Use Legitimate Tax Software: Always download tax preparation software directly from the official provider or authorized resellers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

Its heightened focus on flexibility and risk-based controls empowers organizations to tailor security measures more closely to their individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of your cardholder data environment (CDE) is crucial for later risk analysis and targeted control implementation. Risk Assessment Reevaluation : PCI DSS 4.0

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Apple's messaging app, iMessage, already uses end-to-end encryption so that messages can only be read by the sender and recipients. A hardware security key uses public-key encryption to authenticate a user, and is much harder to defeat than other forms of authentication, such as passwords, or codes sent by SMS or generated by apps.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

Its heightened focus on flexibility and risk-based controls empowers organizations to tailor security measures more closely to their individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of your cardholder data environment (CDE) is crucial for later risk analysis and targeted control implementation. Risk Assessment Reevaluation : PCI DSS 4.0

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this case, the session cookie was an authentication token, described in the report as a "2FA-backed SSO session" cookie. This is a kind of authentication cookie that is stored by a web browser after you successfully log in to a website. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

The DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) email authentication standard enables email servers to check incoming emails to verify the sender and detect email message alterations. At a high level, DKIM enables an organization to provide encryption hash values for key parts of an email. The “p” field is the public encryption key value.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Encryption. With a browser password manager, someone with access to your browser could see your passwords in clear text, although Windows can be set to ask for authentication (the same you use at startup of your device). Password managers are separate to the browser so they’re not at risk in the same way. Data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices. Do not rename encrypted files. A risk whether at home or in the office. This "Venus" is some skidware ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2024

NSO Group has also said that its tool is increasingly necessary in an era when end-to-end encryption is widely available to criminals. Use Multi-Factor-Authentication (MFA) for your Apple ID. We don’t just report on phone security—we provide it Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep devices up to date.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Many have experienced data breaches and they must continue to find ways to mitigate these risks. To prevent unauthorized users from getting into a vital call, ensure the video conferencing tool has end-to-end encryption. They should also use two-factor authentication to prevent hackers from gaining email access. Voice Calls.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2024

With an average of 613 APIs per organization, deprecated endpoints or Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) heighten the potential risks facing business. The Need for Comprehensive API Security Besides the findings, Imperva offers comprehensive best practices to mitigate the risk of API vulnerabilities and strengthen business security.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 19, 2023

And as immense as the internet is, so are the risks. To make sure that your time spent online is enjoyable and risk-free, this article provides seven simple internet safety tips. There are threats that can spread from one file to another, encrypt your files, or monitor what you do. It checks everything that enters your system.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be paramount to the stability of national economies for the years to come.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 77

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

You also don’t want unscrupulous individuals to download your content in bulk or re-host it on their own websites without permission. Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content. Best security practices.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

For all the good TLS has done, it has also made it much easier for attackers to download and install malicious modules and exfiltrate stolen data,” Schiappa says. TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Four encryption and authentication issues in Modicon M221 PLCs were reported by Trustwave, three of which have been independently found by the security firm Claroty. This data is encrypted using a 4-byte XOR key, which is a weak encryption method.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Data can be vulnerable to risks while in transit or at rest and requires protection to cover both states. Although there are many approaches to protecting data in transit and at rest, encryption is a foundational pillar in data security.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

An attacker that can carry out a MitM attack will be able to overwrite tag statuses, the program being downloaded to the device, or authentication data. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

These apps can often help improve productivity and collaboration, but they can also introduce many new security risks. One is that employees are likely to download popular apps that are used by millions of other users. There are various factors meaning an app could be considered a risk to your personal or corporate security.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

These mitigations will help organizations reduce the risk of compromise from BlackMatter ransomware attacks," the statement reads. SecureWorld News digs into BlackMatter's process and breaks down the risk mitigation tips in this article. Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Monday, both hailed as the epitome of shopping extravagance, are also synonymous with a heightened risk of cyberattacks on retail platforms. The Indispensable Role of End-to-End Encryption in the Age of Mobile Wallets Mobile wallets and online transactions are now as commonplace as physical cash transactions.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Overview of Cuba ransomware’s leak page, ransom note, and a trove of encrypted files. In more recent campaigns, the Cuba ransomware has been seen being dropped by the malware downloader Hancitor (also known as Chancitor). Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts, especially those that access critical systems.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

From there, the cybercriminals were able to download patient information. None of the documents posted online were encrypted. Enable two-factor authentication. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Spyware 88

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. Passwordless Authentication 101. The Problem with Passwords. MFA Basics.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 8, 2023

Organizations balanced security and privacy risks with opportunities opened by new technologies and business models. While multi-factor authentication (MFA) adoption was stagnant at 55% for 2021 and 2022, in 2023, it jumped to 65%, highlighting how more stringent identification measures are gradually becoming standard practice.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The analyzed leaky containers were downloaded over 132 billion times by other users on the widely used platform. That means that exposed secrets could be running on multiple servers around the globe, posing risks and draining cloud resources from inconspicuous Docker Hub contributors. of total secrets, or 51,038.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There are also dangerous risks associated with online predators, sexual exploitation, cyberbullying and more. Criminals may pose as a legitimate person or organization to trick their victims into taking actions that put them at risk. Verify that a link or download is trustworthy before you engage with it. Online scams.

Internet 98

Internet Internet Identity Theft Scams 98

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

QR technology isn’t new, and security features like two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) often invite users to generate such codes to secure their access to mobile apps. While QR codes offer a great way to store and access information, they come with a fair amount of risk. Counterfeit Codes.

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Encryption Authentication Phishing Technology 113

Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

With an average of 613 APIs per organization, deprecated endpoints or Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) heighten the potential risks facing business. The Need for Comprehensive API Security Besides the findings, Imperva offers comprehensive best practices to mitigate the risk of API vulnerabilities and strengthen business security.

Risk 62

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