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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

Various businesses and organizations rely on these systems. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. As such, should there be a severe mismatch in time, users would not be able to authenticate and gain access to systems. Mitigation.

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Defending Against Misconfigured MFA & PrintNightmare Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Using misconfigured multi-factor authentication (MFA) and an unpatched Windows vulnerability, Russian state-sponsored hackers were able to breach a non-governmental organization (NGO) and escalate privileges, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI revealed last week. Also read: Best Patch Management Software.

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USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack

Security Affairs

Researchers at firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered multiple vulnerabilities referred as USBAnywhere that could be exploited to potentially allow an attacker to take over the baseboard management controller (BMC) for three different models of Supermicro server boards: the X9, X10, and X11. ” continues the analysis.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Implement network segmentation , “such that all machines on your network are not accessible from every other machine” Update antivirus software on all hosts and enable real-time detection. Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

The key requirements for any IoT security solution are: Device and data security, including authentication of devices and confidentiality and integrity of data. Strong IoT device authentication is required to ensure connected devices on the IoT can be trusted to be what they purport to be. Meeting compliance requirements.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

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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macOS 11’s hidden security improvements

Malwarebytes

When a new release of an operating system comes out, normal people find out what’s new by attending developer conferences, reading release notes, changelogs, reviews. Me, I download the software development kit (SDK) for the new version, and diff it with the current version. Why you probably shouldn’t use NO_SMT.

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