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A Threat to Passkeys? BrutePrint Attack Bypasses Fingerprint Authentication

eSecurity Planet

Security researchers recently published a paper detailing an attack they say can be used to bypass smartphone fingerprint authentication. An attack like BrutePrint could present a significant threat to passkeys , an increasingly popular way to replace passwords with authentication methods like fingerprint authentication or face recognition.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. We discussed why encrypted flash drives have become established as a must-have portable business tool in the digital age. Park: Exactly.

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Smart lightbulb and app vulnerability puts your Wi-Fi password at risk

Malwarebytes

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. Multiple high severity vulnerabilities exist which allow for password retrieval and device manipulation, with four issues in total. One vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.6

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New Password Checkup Feature Coming to Android

Google Security

Passwords are usually the first line of defense against hackers, and with the number of data breaches that could publicly expose those passwords, users must be vigilant about safeguarding their credentials. The prompt can also take you to your Password Manager page , where you can do a comprehensive review of your saved passwords.

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Major authentication and encryption weaknesses discovered in Schneider Electric, outdated ICS systems

SC Magazine

It affects Modicon models M340, M580 and others, which are found in “millions” of controllers used in building services, automation, manufacturing, energy utilities and HVAC systems. The post Major authentication and encryption weaknesses discovered in Schneider Electric, outdated ICS systems appeared first on SC Media.

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Check your passwords! Synology NAS devices under attack from StealthWorker

Malwarebytes

The company does not believe the botnet is exploiting vulnerabilities in its software, it’s simply going after weak or default passwords using brute force guessing. In this case, if a password is guessed successfully, the device is infected with malware that will carry out additional attacks on other devices. StealthWorker.

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MY TAKE: Why IoT systems won’t be secure until each and every microservice is reliably authenticated

The Last Watchdog

First, the identities of any two digital entities – a sensor and a control server, for instance, or even a microservice and a container — must be authenticated, and, second, the data exchanged between any two such digital instances must be encrypted. What we’re seeing is pretty basic things around authentication.

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