Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2023

Okta and Zoom today announced an integration through which cybersecurity administrators will be able to centrally manage end-to-end encryption across the Zoom videoconferencing platform.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Password Security: Investigate different password security techniques, such as password hashing algorithms, two-factor authentication (2FA), and biometric authentication. Network Security: Study network protocols, such as TCP/IP, and analyze common network attacks like DDoS, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 30, 2024

SSH and SSL/TLS are two widely used cryptographic protocols for establishing secure connections and ensuring secure communication between two parties over an unsecured network. Here is a deep dive into how they work, what […] The post SSH vs. SSL/TLS: What’s The Difference?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2021

WatchGuard report uncovers massive increases in endpoint attacks, rising encrypted malware rates, new exploits targeting IoT devices, and more SEATTLE – March 30, 2021 – WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in network security and intelligence, multi-factor authentication (MFA), advanced endpoint protection, and secure Wi-Fi, today released (..)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Without sufficient security measures, unauthorized users can easily gain access to a wireless network, steal sensitive data, and disrupt network operations. By securing wireless connections, your organization’s data is protected and you maintain the trust of customers and partners.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2021

It does this by performing an NTLM relay attack that does not rely on the Microsoft’s Print System Remote Protocol (MS-RPRN) API but instead uses the EfsRpcOpenFileRaw function of the Microsoft Encrypting File System Remote Protocol (MS-EFSRPC) API. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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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. By implementing DKIM, an organization improves the reputation of its own emails and enables receiving email servers to improve their own email security.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. 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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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2022

During the first two decades of this century, virtual private networks —VPNs—served as a cornerstone of network security. VPNs encrypt data streams and protect endpoints from unauthorized access, essentially by requiring all network communications to flow over a secured pipe.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Then, evaluate current network security measures to discover any gaps or redundancy that should be corrected. By modifying your DLP policy in this way, you can develop an effective plan that meets your organization’s specific requirements and improves overall data security efforts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

At the very basic, small businesses can ensure that all their employees access the web with the help of a Virtual Private Network. With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Firewalls .

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

While TLS is being used to secure traffic between clients and servers on the internet, it does so by using unidirectional authentication — the server presents a digital certificate to prove its identity to a client. Mutual TLS extends the client-server TLS model to include authentication of both communicating parties.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“The FBI first observed Ragnar Locker1ransomwarein April 2020, when unknown actors used it to encrypt a large corporation’s files for an approximately $11 million ransom and threatened to release 10 TB of sensitive company data,” reads the flash alert. This information should not be accessible from the compromised network.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords. They are always encrypted end-to-end, with the private key only accessible on the user’s own devices, which prevents access by Google itself.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. Implementing all three email authentication protocols takes time, but does not cost significant money.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Note that NTLM was designed to perform authentication based on the challenge/response-based authentication system in which a client sends the plaintext username to the domain controller. The client uses password hash to encrypt the challenge and sends it back to the domain controller as a “response.” or higher.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Organizations need to provide all employees, not only those who traditionally have been mobile, as well as their suppliers and contractors secure remote access to systems and applications with modern and strong multi-factor authentication. Thales Data Protection on Demand (DPoD), in the category Managed Security Service.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a boilerplate statement to BleepingComputer , the 49ers revealed that the attack has caused temporary disruption to its IT network. The San Francisco 49ers recently became aware of a network security incident that resulted in temporary disruption to certain systems on our corporate IT network.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Security Onion. Security Onion Solutions creates and maintains Security Onion , a free and open platform for threat hunting , network security monitoring, and log management. Wireshark is often used to point out what is happening with the network and assess traffic for vulnerabilities in real time.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Disk level encryption is no longer permitted for protection unless it is a form of removeable media (e.g., If using just passwords for authentication, service providers must change customer passwords every 90 days.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

Enhanced Security Posture: Zero Trust focuses on verifying and validating every user, device, and network request before granting access to resources. This approach strengthens the overall security posture, making it harder for attackers to infiltrate the network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The latest version of Google OS, Android Pie, implements significant enhancements for cybersecurity, including a stronger encryption and authentication. The tech giant updated the File-Based Encryption implementing the support for external storage media, it also included the metadata encryption with hardware support.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2020

Secured Network. Network security should be the utmost priority of anyone dealing with the confidential data. Most of the data breaches occur due to insecure networks. To maximize your network security, always protect your router with a unique password and use an encrypted network.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As both public and private organizations look to comply with the order, many are wondering how to identify and fill the gaps within their security stack. Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics focuses on the complete network, unifying visibility, and threat detection from the data center, into the cloud, and across the campus and branch.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2018

Security researchers from the University of Opole in Poland and the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany have devised a new attack technique that allows cracking encrypted communications. The experts will present their findings this week at the 27th USENIX Security Symposium, meantime they have released a research paper.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 3, 2024

These measures encompass incident management, strengthening supply chain security, enhancing network security, improving access control, and implementing encryption strategies. Implementing policies and procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of security measures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

A user’s attributes can be input onto a certificate and issued to that user’s device, verifying that user’s identity whenever they access the network. Digital Certificates are vastly superior mechanisms of authentication security when compared to passwords because they use the power of Public Key Cryptography.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Cobalt Strike moves laterally in the network, primarily with PowerShell remoting. OnePercent Group actors encrypt the data and exfiltrate it from the victims’ systems. The Trojan in used to drop and install Cobalt Strike on the infected system and use it for lateral movement throughout the victims’ networks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Security Qualifications Portnox hosts their services within Microsoft’s Azure and shares the inherent storage and physical access certifications achieved by Microsoft. Agents Portnox does not require an agent.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A retired threat actor has returned with new attacks aimed at the cloud, containers – and encryption keys. All internet communications, including SSL and SSH, rely on private and public keys for encryption. It’s the fundamental principle of modern cryptography: encryption must be a one-way operation. format(len(targets)).

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

With the benefits of the cloud comes the heavy responsibility of securing sensitive data. Not only is providing secure and reliable access of critical importance, it is a HIPAA requirement. The network security perimeter is dynamically created and policy-based, and must be guarded by secure and highly managed access controls.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier networks.

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