SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

Leighton, who will present the closing keynote, "Cyber World on Fire: A Look at Internet Security in Today's Age of Conflict," at SecureWorld Chicago on June 8, said the targeting of Guam should be viewed as a key threat. Then by using tools present in the environment, they are aiming to remain persistent and evasive.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

The development of the Internet and the distributed processing of information over shared lines has certainly made security a necessary duty. Network communication on the Internet follows a layered approach, where each layer adds to the activity of the previous layer according to the TCP/IP implementation paradigm.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model. Compared to Broken Access Control, Sensitive Data Exposure contained a greater number of low-risk vulnerabilities, but high-risk ones were present as well.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

Once the malicious webshell is installed, it creates a random 36 characters long password which later is used for the authentication purpose. As of 7 June 2023, there were roughly 2,500 instances of MOVEit Transfer exposed to the public internet. This ASPX file stages an SQL database account to be used for further access.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 17, 2021

To defend its web applications, the bank chose to go with an open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF), called ModSecurity, along with an open-source Apache web server. Twenty years ago it was deemed sufficient to erect a robust firewall and keep antivirus software updated. Hunting vulnerabilities. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At present the scheme is running against v3.2.1. Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

See the top Patch and Vulnerability Management products August 29, 2023 Juniper Vulnerabilities Expose Network Devices to Remote Attacks A critical vulnerability in Juniper EX switches and SRX firewalls is being tracked as CVE-2023-36844 , CVE-2023-36845 , CVE-2023-36846 , and CVE-2023-36847.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

Authentication. To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). The authorization and/or authentication of your APIs should be delegated. API Firewalling. Encryption. Just be cryptic.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet? So, what's the right approach?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

For IT professionals and facility administrators, it is a term that governs the common features, technology, consumables, and security present in an office environment. Dynamic authentication and authorization are strictly enforced before granting access to any resource. COE stands for Common Office Environment.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

August 12 , 2023 Ford Auto’s TI Wi-Fi Vulnerability The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand and become a threat to connected businesses. While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2018

The experts will present their findings this week at the 27th USENIX Security Symposium, meantime they have released a research paper. We exploit a Bleichenbacher oracle in an IKEv1 mode, where RSA encrypted nonces are used for authentication.” According to the Huawei’s advisory , its firewall products are affected by the flaw.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

. “ CVE-2019-10149 , which was first discovered on June 5, is now being used as the vulnerability for a widespread campaign to attack exim servers and propagate across the Internet.” In case OpenSSH is not present, it will install it and start it to gain root logins via SSH using a private/public RSA key for authentication.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It was the week before Christmas, the time when the Christmas feeling really kicks in, the weather cooled on cue, and presents began to populate the area beneath our Charlie Brown fake Christmas tree. If you’re a site owner, put a web application firewall in place as soon as possible to stem breaches on your site.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

This year’s hybrid event included cybersecurity experts delivering insightful presentations addressing some of today’s top industry challenges. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) has proven to be a godsend to the cyber security community and both Matt and Wendy raved about the technology during their chat.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The prospect of new products, audiences, territories, and competition presents an abundance of opportunities for businesses to thrive, but it is not all sunshine and rainbows. If you can mandate strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for systems and data, you'll work wonders in preserving valuable data in transit.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For example, even with training and a strong security culture, sensitive information can leave an organization simply by accident, such as data stored in hidden rows in spreadsheets or included in notes within employee presentations or long email threads. Also read : Thousands of Data Center Management Apps Exposed to Internet.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Role-based access controls, multi-factor authentication, and adherence to standard screening checklists are essential to securing the cloud environment. Understanding that people serve as the human firewall against threats, prioritizing continuous employee awareness and training is mission critical.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Web application scanners simulate many attack scenarios to discover common vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting ( XSS ), SQL injection , cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and weak authentication systems. It also examines network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls , and other devices.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to the latest Cisco Annual Internet report , there will be 29.3 Using this list as a backdrop the following best practices are presented as a call to action to help organizations take a proactive approach at addressing API security risk. Use strong authentication and authorization. billion networked devices by 2023.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Web application firewalls (WAF) serve as a barrier to protect applications from various security threats.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2018

Related article: Taking a ‘zero-trust’ approach to authentication. This presents a convoluted matrix to access the company network — and an acute exposure going largely unaddressed in many organizations. The concept of the firewall has changed,” Foust maintains. Unified access.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Authentication bypass. Insecure deserialization bugs are often very critical vulnerabilities: an insecure deserialization bug will often result in authentication bypass, denial of service, or even arbitrary code execution. Using LDAP injection, attackers can bypass authentication and mess with the data stored in the directory.

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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. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

IaaS involves virtualized computing resources over the internet, with users responsible for securing the operating system, applications, data, and networks. SaaS providers deliver software applications over the internet, with users focusing on using the software without managing the underlying infrastructure or platform.

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Encryption Data breaches Data privacy Risk 103

SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

With that in mind, educational districts – and organizations in other industry sectors for that matter – could learn a thing or two from the presenters who already went through an attack scenario. A couple of days later, computers weren’t communicating properly with the internet. Rockingham County, North Carolina. 2,” said Sensenich.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

Employees using their personally-owned smartphones to upload cool new apps presented a nightmare for security teams. Unmanaged smartphones and laptops, misconfigured Software as a Service (SaaS) apps, unsecured Internet access present more of an enterprise risk than ever. Fast forward to today. See, assess, mitigate.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Its capabilities include smart brute-forcing by analyzing the initial request for authentication data it receives from a Telnet service. The most commonly used preemptive tactic is adding firewall rules that block incoming connection attempts. Less frequently, remote device management services will be shut down.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections Public Internet Threats If your enterprise network is connected to the public internet, every single threat on the internet can render your business vulnerable too. These threaten enterprise networks because malicious traffic from the internet can travel between networks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

These adware strains often present themselves as a video, banner, full screen, or otherwise pop-up nuisance. 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. with no internet.

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2024

In this report, we present a series of insightful statistical and analytical snapshots relating to the trends in the emergence of new vulnerabilities and exploits, as well as the most prevalent vulnerabilities being used by attackers. Below are the vulnerabilities that APT groups leveraged the most in 2023 and Q1 2024.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

From the telemarketer’s perspective, the TCPA can present something of a legal minefield in certain situations, such as when a phone number belonging to someone who’d previously given consent gets reassigned to another subscriber. “Our Litigation Firewall isolates the infection and protects you from harm.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We carefully surveyed the field and present below our recommendations for the top CASB vendors and industry-wide wisdom for buyers. Deployment routes like endpoints , agentless, web, proxy chaining, and unified authentication. ” Security features included in CASB solutions include: Authentication, authorization, and SSO.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Reconnaissance. Calling into Robinhood.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Instead, if you can detect one or more malicious events present in most kill chains before the attackers meet their objective, then you can prevent ransomware attacks. An attacker can easily scan the internet for websites that haven’t patched a vulnerability for which the attacker has an exploit. Enable multi-factor authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Together these practices — which include multi-factor authentication (MFA), restricting administrative privileges and daily backups — provide a clear framework for businesses anywhere that are looking to improve their foundational security footing , as we’ve previously noted on the Duo Blog.

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