Duo's Security Blog

JULY 27, 2023

" Organizations use this information to audit, assess, and implement security defense-in-depth strategies to mitigate cybersecurity attacks. Defense Evasion Techniques Duo MFA can also help combat certain defense evasion techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

The problem: Ivanti announced two vulnerabilities that affect Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Ivanti Policy Secure products. Potential results of the exploits include authentication bypass and command injection. According to Bitdefender, the thermostat does not validate the authenticity of a new firmware update. Versions 9.x

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

OpenFire vulnerability persists Open-source chat server OpenFire has been affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-32315) since May. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Here is a brief review of the 2021 Email Security Recommendations: Spam and Unwanted Email Detection: For most organizations, spam & unwanted email volumes are running in the low 80% of their entire email volume. Email Attachments: One of two main methods to penetrate security defenses with malicious content by email.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data.

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Firewall VPN Software Risk 109

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

OpenFire vulnerability persists Open-source chat server OpenFire has been affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-32315) since May. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Employ Authentication Methods for All Users & Devices A zero trust approach rejects any sort of inherent trust and requires continual verification of all users and devices. Implement stringent access rules, multi-factor authentication, and continuous monitoring to authenticate all access attempts, regardless of prior trust status.

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Backups Encryption Data breaches Risk 134

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In a proof of concept published by Rhino Security , a specially crafted application programming interface (API) command allows system commands without authentication and permits full compromise of the Flowmon server with root permissions.

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Firewall Software Ransomware Penetration Testing 67

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Anyone with sensitive data stored in the cloud is vulnerable in the event of data breach, so enforce strong encryption, authentication, and patching measures. Insecure Interfaces/APIs Attackers can use interface and API flaws to modify or circumvent security protections.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

” Zero trust is a critical tool in the security defense arsenal, especially as more companies shift to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering. These kinds of insider threats cost businesses an average of $2.79

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Organizations first looked to augment their existing web application security tools and processes to “address” API security. Unfortunately, the security challenges associated with APIs can't be solved by simply updating existing testing tools and edge security defenses to check-the-box technologies that claim to provide "API security."

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

An example of reflected XSS would be a threat actor intercepting a software engineer’s request parameters to access a popular engineering application. From there, the threat actor can take multiple actions to compromise the engineer’s work, like stealing the information they input on the page.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Performing a complete scan with authentication, which entails giving valid login credentials, may increase the number of CVE findings identified.

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Authentication Penetration Testing Risk Software 73

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That means you need to have a plan for responding to attacks that break through even the most secure defenses. Your employees probably receive phishing emails regularly, which represents a major threat to your network security. On the front end, they look like forms where a user might enter authentication credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Alarmingly, this API lacks any form of authentication, allowing virtually anyone, even a malicious website you might visit, to send commands to the CLI. They can be remotely exploited without authentication, potentially enabling remote code execution, service disruptions, and arbitrary operations on the routers. via port 8076.

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VPN Firmware Authentication Phishing 113

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Eric George, Director, Solution Engineering – Digital Risk & Email Protection at Fortra , notes that “Organizations will continue to migrate to cloud-based email solutions. ” Authentication continues to gain importance and technology continues to develop new MFA options and passwordless-options such as Passkey.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mitigating DDoS Attacks To lessen the risk of a DDoS attack, implement the following methods: Use traffic filtering: Traffic filtering technologies separate authentic and malicious traffic, allowing the system to reject harmful requests. It impacts CSPs and customers relying on the affected cloud services for data access and storage.

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Risk DDOS Data breaches Encryption 127

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks. Prevention: Businesses should set strong access controls and management , require rigorous authentication, encrypt critical data, and audit access records on a regular basis to prevent data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. Read next: What Is DMARC Email Security Technology?

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Software Phishing Mobile Threat Detection 131

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Versa Unified SASE provides carrier-grade performance and a host of deployment options expected by experienced network engineers and security professionals.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Unfortunately, while symmetric encryption is a faster method, it is also less secure because sharing the key exposes it to theft. Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME) upgrades email security.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 109

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Data exposure might occur due to insufficient access restrictions, misconfigurations, or inadequate authentication. An analytic engine is included for viewing and analyzing security occurrences. Assists in the automation of security enforcement across the supply chain.

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DDOS Encryption Risk Technology 109

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

These software solutions enforce specified security policies for users each time they access a cloud-based resource. Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks.

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Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 120

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Features Full SASE Features: centralized control, monitored user activity, inspected and decrypted traffic, controlled access, secured cloud-based assets, and monitored network status and operations control Rigorous ZTNA (aka ZTNA 2.0) Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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Artificial Intelligence Marketing DNS IoT 52

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal. Read more about how websites and application vulnerability scanners can proactively help development teams catch issues.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. He says they must tighten up security defenses and improve threat intelligence. Credit: Instatcart.

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Retail Scams Media Social Engineering 57