The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

From having to deal with patching, firewalls, network zone segmentation of accumulated security debt. Passwords are a great example of a security control that has outlived its useful life. The Progression to Passwordless Authentication Let’s look at the natural progression of life. I often draw the analogy with the house key.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

alerted customers to the incident, disabling security questions and forcing them to take a mulligan on their passwords—requiring a reset of passwords for all accounts. and action required in relation to your account password with our Callaway, Odyssey, Ogio, and/or Callaway Golf Preowned sites.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set up firewalls.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2023

Cloud providers implement access controls through authentication and authorization. Authentication is the process of verifying a user’s identity, while authorization is the process of granting or denying access based on the user’s identity and privileges.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. Strengthen authentication. This means using longer passwords — at least 16 characters , as recommended by experts — in a random string of upper and lower letters, numbers, and symbols. Train staff regularly.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The credentials that are being leaked are valid Windows domain credentials used to authenticate to Microsoft Exchange servers. There is also no attempt on the client’s side to check if the resource is available, or even exists on the server, before sending an authenticated request. What is Autodiscover? How can it be abused?

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Cisco has sounded the alarm on a widespread increase in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since March 18, 2024. The attacks appear to originate from TOR exit nodes and other anonymizing tunnels and proxies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Password Security: Investigate different password security techniques, such as password hashing algorithms, two-factor authentication (2FA), and biometric authentication. Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Better Network and Firewall Protection: By routing an employee’s internet traffic through your company network, you can provide the same firewalls and network-level protection that they’d have working at an office with robust cybersecurity defenses. Here are five ways VPNs can keep remote employees secure.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

SonicWall fixed multiple critical vulnerabilities impacting its GMS firewall management and Analytics management and reporting engine. SonicWall addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Global Management System (GMS) firewall management and Analytics network management and reporting engine. R7 and before ● Analytics 2.5.2

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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. Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories. Broken Access Control 2.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 22, 2022

You could find yourself unable to access important information, passwords, and others. 3 Enable multi-factor authentication. If you have ever had to sign in to your email and then insert a code sent to your phone to verify your identity, you are already familiar with multi-factor authentication. 5 Make use of windows firewall.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Password leaks are commonplace. Employees often reuse passwords between other services and accounts.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

Change passwords Since pinpointing the exact password an attacker used to break into your site is pretty much a shot in the dark, it is best to reset all your passwords. Ensure all admin and standard user accounts have new passwords. So, instead of panicking, relax and focus on fixing your hacked WordPress site.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2024

Super User’s password. Credential stuffing is a special type of password attack that exploits password reuse by using username and password combinations found on one service to log in to other, unrelated services. Secure accounts with two-factor authentication ( 2FA ). Use a Web Application Firewall (WAF).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Exploiting this flaw allows threat actors to hijack legitimate user sessions, bypassing authentication protocols such as passwords and multi-factor authentication. Mandiant emphasized the need for organizations to rely on web application firewalls (WAF) and network appliances recording HTTP/S requests for detection.

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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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Keys, such as strong passwords, unique codes, or biometric scans, can be given to trusted individuals to access your resources from a distance. The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls. Avoid using default or simple-to-guess passwords.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Avoid sending sensitive information like tax forms, credit card numbers, bank account information, or passwords via email. Enable two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication prompts a user to verify their identity by sending a code via text message or email. They work best when they’re kept up to date.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A map showing the distribution of some 2 million iLinkP2P-enabled devices that are vulnerable to eavesdropping, password theft and possibly remote compromise, according to new research. Many IoT devices can punch holes in firewalls using a feature built into hardware-based routers called Universal Plug and Play (UPnP).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2024

Cisco warns customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services of Cisco Secure Firewall devices. Cisco is warning customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The FBI alert, obtained by ZDNet , draws attention to out-of-date Windows 7 systems, poor passwords, and desktop sharing software TeamViewer. The attacker tried to poison the water supply by increasing the sodium hydroxide content from 100 to 11,100 parts per million.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. This danger emphasizes the significance of having strong authentication mechanisms and upgrading access controls on a regular basis.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

“An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.” ” reads the advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

The new guidance is significantly more comprehensive and in-depth, addressing network architecture, maintenance, authentication, routing, ports, remote logging, monitoring and administration. Use centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) servers to manage administrative access to devices.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The typical username and password for Wi-Fi routers is “admin” for both, but you may need to search online or contact your ISP if that doesn’t work. And while you’re in there, update that password to something a little less hackable, possibly saving the new one in a password manager.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

APIs have unique threat implications that aren’t fully solved by web application firewalls or identity and access management solutions. Broken Object Level Authentication (BOLA). APIs with broken object level authentication allow attackers to easily exploit API endpoints by manipulating the ID of an object sent within an API request.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At its core, phishing is a deceptive technique employed by cybercriminals to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal information like usernames, passwords, credit card details, or other confidential data. Lack of Contact Details: An official email should always provide authentic contact details. What Is Phishing?

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 22, 2021

Passwords – your first line of defence. PSN Code of Connection (CoCo) compliance requires you to demonstrate that you have systems in place to secure password protected entry points. Authentication and access control, these include: Ensuring all passwords are changed from defaults. Stopping password/account sharing.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CSA mentions RDP exploitation , SonicWall firewall exploits, and phishing campaigns. Authentication. Require all accounts with password logins to meet the required standards for developing and managing password policies. Store passwords using industry best practice password hashing functions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

Remote Desktop Vulnerabilities: Cybercriminals can gain administrative access to an endpoint/server using a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service, using a brute-force method trying to guess passwords, or by using stolen credentials purchased on the Dark Web. MFA for CTE is available for the Windows platform.

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