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Password Managers Under Attack, Shady Reward Apps on Google Play, Meta Account Center 2FA Bypass

Security Boulevard

The attacks on password managers and their users continue as Bitwarden and 1Password users have reported seeing paid ads for phishing sites in Google search results for the official login page of the password management vendors.

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OAuth: Your Guide to Industry Authorization and Authentication

eSecurity Planet

Nearly a decade ago, the cyber industry was toiling over how to enable access for users between applications and grant access to specific information about the user for authentication and authorization purposes. and authentication-focused OpenID Connect (OIDC). Also Read: Passwordless Authentication 101. Manages permissions.

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CISA adds Plex Media Server bug, exploited in LastPass attack, to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Security Affairs

The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows, a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger it to execute arbitrary Python code. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm.

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Celebrate Identity Management Day by Taking Identity Security Seriously

CyberSecurity Insiders

In honor of the day coming up on April 12, I spoke to the below industry experts on how both individuals and organizations can strengthen identity management all year round. Those steps can become overwhelming for small businesses with staff shortages, small budgets or limited time.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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Episode 145: Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal and Life After Passwords with Plurilock

The Security Ledger

In this week’s episode, #145 Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal joins us to talk about the early days of the information security industry with L0pht and securing software supply chains. Also: we continue our series on life after the password by speaking to Ian Paterson, the CEO of behavioral authentication vendor Plurilock.

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Evolving Identity: Why Legacy IAM May Not Be Fit for Purpose

CyberSecurity Insiders

Multi-factor authentication is great for security, but can still be a chore for the average person to use. In some cases, people will choose weak passwords, relying on the security of the multi-factor process as the extra safety mechanism. Fingerprint readers for mobile devices – this removes the requirement of remembering a password.

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