Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Remote Access Trojans (RATs) are programs that provide the capability to allow covert surveillance or the ability to gain unauthorized access to a victim system. MySQL provides robust data security to protect data including secure connections, authentication services, fine-grained authorization and controls, and data encryption.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Criminals may use hijacked drones for illegal surveillance, smuggling, or even as weapons. Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. It offers strong encryption and is considered secure for most applications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

Namely, they should implement encryption, key management and identity and access management (IAM) to help preserve the privacy of their stored data. Encryption. An organization’s digital security strategy would not be complete without encryption. Key Management. A Streamlined Data Security Strategy.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Data injection, misdirection and capture are real threats, and the more data that flows through the network the more likely we are to see large scale surveillance and collections programs. In addition to reduced speeds and capacity issues, the processing of legacy encryption can slow down the network by increasing latency and jitter.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. Muthukrishnan Access control, surveillance , and testing are the three major components that comprise the physical security of a system. Access control is the restricting of access to a system.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

And if you read his 3,000-word post carefully, Zuckerberg says nothing about changing Facebook's surveillance capitalism business model. Most recently, the company used phone numbers provided for two-factor authentication for advertising and networking purposes. Better data security so Facebook sees less.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 5, 2021

Palm signatures are created, encrypted, and stored in the cloud. How these palm signatures are encrypted, Amazon didn’t specify. Amazon are well capable of creating a very secure system, but any plan to create a centralized repository of authentication information should give us pause.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

These insecurities are a result of market forces that prioritize costs over security and of governments, including the United States, that want to preserve the option of surveillance in 5G networks. Susan Gordon, then-U.S. Indeed, the United States needs to accept 5G's insecurities and build secure systems on top of it.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They include credentials that stay in use for a long time, inconsistent use of multi-factor authentication, and cloud workloads with non-administrator permissions. Sounds like excessive surveillance? Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, used by more than a billion people.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

US DoJ announced to have shut down the Russian RSOCKS Botnet MaliBot Android Banking Trojan targets Spain and Italy Chinese DriftingCloud APT exploited Sophos Firewall Zero-Day before it was fixed Experts link Hermit spyware to Italian surveillance firm RCS Lab and a front company A Microsoft 365 feature can ransom files on SharePoint and OneDriveCould (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Without proper functions, security testing, authentication checks, and input validation, APIs can become a perfect target. For example, Pelton, a fitness company exposed three million customer data due to a flawed API, which allows access to a private account without proper authentication. Demands Inspection of Encrypted Traffic?:

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

Sonicwall warns of a spike in the number of attacks involving encrypted malware and IoT malware. WordPress Plugin Facebook Widget affected by authenticated XSS. million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov. Facebook deleted Russia-Linked efforts focusing on Ukraine ahead of the election. Cisco to pay $8.6

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. Its capabilities include smart brute-forcing by analyzing the initial request for authentication data it receives from a Telnet service. BTC to recover the data. Therefore, we did not issue a certificate.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Generally, when you adhere to the cloud security best practices , such as strong authentication, data encryption, and continuous monitoring, the cloud can be extremely safe. Encrypt data: Ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Manage access controls: Implement strong user authentication measures.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Compared to OTR (Off-the-Record) which basically allows single-user type of secure and encrypted communication the OMEMO protocol actually allows multi-user type of data and information exchange further strengthening the protocol's position on the market for secure mobile IM (instant messaging) applications. Stay tuned!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. These are: Enabling strong mutual authentication between connected devices and applications.

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Spinone

JANUARY 5, 2021

But generally, popular cloud storage providers like Azure or AWS protect your data using the following practices: Encryption. In case a piece of data gets stolen, it will be impossible to read without an encryption key. Weak passwords and turned off multi-factor authentication. Event logging and workload audit.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

New encryption and anonymity tools may arise to counter the advancement of law enforcement and government monitoring tools. Surveillance and monitoring initiatives that enable authorities to track and identify individuals on the dark web. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Talos reported that these DNS hijacks also paved the way for the attackers to obtain SSL encryption certificates for the targeted domains (e.g. “Large organizations down to mom-and-pop entities are not paying attention to some very basic security practices, like multi-factor authentication. That’s the reality today.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Encryption of data and/or of network links, storage media etc. typically using specified encryption schemes (i.e. particular encryption algorithms and key lengths) and associated procedures (e.g. One way flows or a mutual, bilateral or multilateral exchange of information.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Naturally, threat actors follow the trend and exploit the technology for surveillance, payload delivery, kinetic operations, and even diversion. and that Wi-Fi or Radio Frequency (RF) signals used by drone platforms are properly encrypted against eavesdropping or manipulation. free from obstacles, sparsely populated, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I was obsessed with encryption. I was fascinated by the fact that nothing in the world could reverse an operation of encryption without the needed key to decrypt the item. With the introduction of Apple's iOS 8, new system-level security abilities emerged, including the ability to use TouchID for several authentication scenarios.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. While big tech phases in new authentication solutions, Dashlane — a password manager used by more than 20,000 companies and more than 15 million users — made a full switch.

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Google Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Android does not rely on link-layer encryption to address this threat model. Instead, Android establishes that all network traffic should be end-to-end encrypted (E2EE). Attackers exploit this in a number of ways, ranging from traffic interception and malware sideloading, to sophisticated dragnet surveillance.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sometime around 1993 or 1994, during the first Crypto Wars, I was part of a group of cryptography experts that went to Washington to advocate for strong encryption. Markey was against forcing encrypted phone providers to implement the NSA's Clipper Chip in their devices, but wanted us to reach a compromise with the FBI regardless.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Privacy fears are blasting off after Amazon's Ring division unveiled the new Always Home Cam, a smart home security camera drone.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest? Assess the physical security measures: Evaluate access controls, surveillance systems, and environmental controls.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. The script compares the given encrypted string with a second string to get an index of matched characters. Description. up: Upload file. seconds.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2022

If still used by websites, expired certificates are also a grave security concern as they put both encryption and mutual authentication at risk. Now the Russian government has taken the next step by introducing a Russian-based Certificate Authority for the internet.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

In March 2021, hackers gained access to a security company’s surveillance cameras and live-streamed those video feeds from hospitals, jails, schools, police stations, gyms, and even Tesla. A VPN router automatically connects to VPN servers, and any traffic will be automatically encrypted. And here’s another shocking fact.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the device and steal sensitive information, such as video footage, potentially turning the feeder into a surveillance tool. The latter two values are static and retrieved from NVRAM, while the first is obviously the only device-dependent value.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most remarkable findings In early 2023, we discovered an ongoing attack targeting government entities in the APAC region by compromising a specific type of a secure USB drive, which provides hardware encryption. This strategic shift signals its intent to intensify its surveillance capabilities and expand its range of targets.

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