CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Note- In September 2020, many of the hospitals and healthcare firms operating in United States were infected by RYUK ransomware. And prima facie revealed that an email phishing campaign led to the spread of Emotet Trojan that then paved way for TrickBot, leading to the download of RYUK. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2020

Ensuring anti-virus, spam filters, and firewalls are up to date, properly configured, and secure.” “Increased compromises have been observed in the healthcare industry when an operating system has achieved end of life status. “Upgrading operating systems to the latest supported version. ” continues the PIN.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Then it verifies user identity with advanced multi-factor authentication (MFA). Untrusted remote users need a secure way to navigate the internet and corporate firewalls to establish trust and gain access. No more firewall, no more AAA or whatsoever complicated thing. Why do I need DNG? How does DNG for SMB work?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The attackers that savaged Jon’s company managed to phish credentials and a multi-factor authentication token for some tools the company used to support customers, and in short order they’d seized control over the servers and backups for a healthcare provider customer.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

Expanded Scope The original version of NIS identified only healthcare, transport, digital infrastructure, water supply, banking, financial market infrastructure, and energy as essential sectors. Multi-factor authentication or continuous authentication solutions. It also provides for more robust enforcement.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. Of course healthcare providers have plenty of company in their vulnerable state. The world-wide numbers will be even worse.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. In 2011, researcher Ang Cui showed how updates to common laser printers were not signed or otherwise authenticated, meaning that you might think you’re doing the right thing by applying an update when in reality you might be unintentionally installing malware. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. In 2011, researcher Ang Cui showed how updates to common laser printers were not signed or otherwise authenticated, meaning that you might think you’re doing the right thing by applying an update when in reality you might be unintentionally installing malware. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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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. Due to the RaaS model there are several methods in use to gain initial access. Mitigation.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted. “Patch your #Fortigate.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Authentication guarantees that users are who they say they are, typically through usernames and passwords or multi-factor authentication (MFA). Authorization governs what activities users are permitted to take after being authenticated. healthcare, finance) that impose strict security standards.

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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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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

“There are primarily three ways you can authenticate someone: with their username and password, with two-factor authentication, and with a company-supplied device that you can trace. HIPAA compliance in healthcare or PCI compliance in retail), organizations need to ensure that only managed devices are authorized to access.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

ExtremeControl is popular with education, entertainment, hospitality and healthcare customers and can scale to 200,000 endpoints. This solution is popular among education and healthcare in part due to its focus on maintaining regulatory compliance. Extreme Networks ExtremeControl. Get an in-depth look at Auconet BICS.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. Only store personal patient data on internal systems that are protected by firewalls, and ensure extensive backups are available if data is ever compromised.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Category Case Study The healthcare industry is facing an ever-growing cyber threat that has doubled in the last five years. Ransomware attacks are among the most common methods used to target healthcare systems, resulting in millions of people’s personal information being compromised and costing the healthcare systems millions of dollars.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Helping increase resistance to phishing attacks and improve user experience through frictionless access using Duo Passwordless , which is now generally available with support for Duo Mobile as a passwordless authenticator. Secure Firewall 3100 Series. Cloud Application Security.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

The software has been heavily used in the healthcare industry as well as thousands of IT departments in financial services and government sectors. Once the malicious webshell is installed, it creates a random 36 characters long password which later is used for the authentication purpose.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

Instead, what it did was allow anyone with a usps.com account to modify a wildcard search without authentication permissions. Because companies can’t protect APIs with traditional means, like firewalls, they must find other ways to secure them. Big white elephant. Dooley argued that some type of continuous discovery loop is needed.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

So … the EDR missed an indicator of compromise, and while it may have compensated for it later, the firewall should have stopped inbound/outbound traffic but failed to do so.” Lace Tempest (Storm-0950, overlaps w/ FIN11, TA505) authenticates as the user with the highest privileges to exfiltrate files,” Microsoft notes.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW).

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 2, 2023

The security bulletin states: “a SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an un-authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer's database. As such it has a large userbase in the healthcare industry and many others.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 13, 2020

Unfortunately, hardships also make them prime targets for cybercriminals, who tend to seek out vulnerable organization — it's part of the reason the healthcare industry has also struggled against cyberattacks during COVID-19. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

From healthcare and insurance to manufacturing and telecommunications, cybercriminals spared no industry from their schemes, with a few key verticals bearing the brunt of this year’s attacks. Lack of Appropriate Authentication/Credentials for Sensitive Data. When reflecting on 2019, it’s clear why that is.

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SC Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

flaw, which is caused by improper authentication. Further, the Redis server operates on a remote host but is not protected by password authentication. Administrators should locate control system networks and remote devices, place them behind firewalls, and isolate the devices from the enterprise network.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Cloudflare’s bot management solution is integrated with its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and web application firewall , which allows for more comprehensive protection against bot attacks. The company also offers a range of additional cybersecurity solutions, including DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and DNS services.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Some organizations such as financial services firms and healthcare organizations, have regulatory concerns in addition to business concerns that need to be addressed in a cybersecurity risk management system. Maintaining Regulatory Compliance. Different organizations have different technology infrastructures and different potential risks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Targeting key sectors The healthcare sector and local governments carry a huge burden and must communicate extensively and exhaustively to get us clear of COVID-19. It’s already happening.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Further, many authentication protocols will simply request the hash itself, “making it no better than a password.”. While there are many that believe hashing hard-coded passwords prior to storage protects data from adversaries, researchers explained that many hashes are reversible or vulnerable to brute-force attacks.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

Ransomware has targeted schools, local governments, and, during this pandemic, even hospitals and healthcare providers…An estimated three out of every four victims of ransomware is a small business.” Estimates on the amount of ransoms paid in 2020 run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. ” Senator Chuck Grassley.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

The vulnerabilities associated with PACS systems range from known default passwords, hardcoded credentials and lack of authentication within third-party software.”. Further, admins must also ensure the internet-connected traffic between the entity and providers or patients is encrypted through the use of HTTPS and placed behind a firewall.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What authentication methods does the provider support? Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. What are the results of the provider’s most recent penetration tests?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Most network security vendors focus on providing hardware and software solutions to deliver technical controls that use applications to authorize, authenticate, facilitate, protect, and monitor networking traffic.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Implementing 2FA adds an extra layer of authentication beyond traditional usernames and passwords.

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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. Manage access controls: Implement strong user authentication measures. Encrypt data: Ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit.

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