Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. The operation reversibly modified the routers’ firewall rules to block remote management access to the devices.

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Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 102

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CSA mentions RDP exploitation , SonicWall firewall exploits, and phishing campaigns. Authentication. Require multifactor authentication wherever you can—particularly for webmail, VPNs, and critical systems. Use anti-malware software , and keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date. Mitigation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Zeppelin actors request ransom payments in Bitcoin, they range from several thousand dollars to over a million dollars.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The exact method for doing this may vary depending on your router manufacturer. As long as you’re in there, you should take address any security warnings; perhaps your firewall security setting is too low, for example. If this option is not available, you may need to upgrade the router firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

28 NSA-CISA document (PDF download) urges buyers to use standards-based VPNs from vendors with a track record of swiftly addressing known vulnerabilities and using strong authentication credentials. Examine whether a product offers strong authentication credentials and protocols by default, as opposed to weak credentials and protocols.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. What are the common firmware and software vulnerabilities in RF devices that can be exploited? Keeping firmware up to date is essential for security.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Unauthenticated vulnerability scans should be conducted to view the systems from the perspective of an external hacker and authenticated vulnerability scans should be conducted to view systems from the perspective of a hacker with stolen credentials. Related systems, software, and processes should also be noted for the vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of critical flaws affecting access control systems manufactured by Prima Systems. The vulnerability could be exploited by a remote authenticated attacker to upload and execute malicious applications within the application’s web root with root privileges. .

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

When you consider that IoT devices are controlling autonomous vehicles, drug pumps, manufacturing operations, and even the camera on your virtual assistant, you begin to realize security is important. Staying current with firmware patches and updates is also key to enabling robust security. . Don’t Forget the Application Layer.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As if that were not enough, many IoT devices have unalterable main passwords set by manufacturers. Its capabilities include smart brute-forcing by analyzing the initial request for authentication data it receives from a Telnet service. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged. BTC to recover the data.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

These smart devices include cars, household appliances, building systems such as lighting and heating, televisions, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, and many other types of systems used both in a consumer and industrial setting. In 2020, this number is expected to grow to a staggering 20.8

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions. Who is Fortinet?

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IoT Firewall Wireless Mobile 96

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. Backdoors.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities. Use web application firewalls to protect exposed web apps.

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 106

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.

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