Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this case, that secret is her password and, well, just read it: My staff log onto my computer on my desk with my login everyday. To be fair to Nadine, she's certainly not the only one handing her password out to other people. In fact I often forget my password and have to ask my staff what it is. No one else has access.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The post No Password Microsoft Accounts, Facebook Smart Glasses, Security.txt Internet Standard appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post No Password Microsoft Accounts, Facebook Smart Glasses, Security.txt Internet Standard appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2021

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. Not visible to user.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Captivating stuff, apart from infosec, you really feel as though you’ve been taken on a journey with Troy through the years of living in paradise a.k.a. Great to see a book deliver this authenticity - we're all only human after all! I haven't been able to put the book down. This book has it all.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy. The world has changed tremendously since then, as has authentication. Stronger authentication is a good first step.

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Pentester Academy

MARCH 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — Moodle SpellChecker Path Authenticated RCE [CVE-2021–21809] In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. Also, to access the upgrade.txt file, we do not need any authentication. set USERNAME moodle set PASSWORD moodle_123321 check The target appears to be vulnerable.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 8, 2019

Also: we continue our series on life after the password by speaking to Ian Paterson, the CEO of behavioral authentication vendor Plurilock. Also: we continue our series on life after the password by speaking to Ian Paterson, the CEO of behavioral authentication vendor Plurilock. The Persistence of Passwords.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I asked for technical detail so I could validated the authenticity of his claim and the info duly arrived. The account takeover all began with the Grindr password reset page: I entered Scott's address, solved a Captcha and then received the following response: I've popped open the dev tools because the reset token in the response is key.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. Since then, teams have had years to adjust to this new reality, yet the attackers have as well.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

x firmware, which malicious actors exploited in a cyberattack against the infosec firm last month. . Those who do upgrade the firmware are advised to “reset the passwords for any users who may have logged in to the device via the web interface” as well as enable multi-factor authentication. 31 and Feb.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

The user had enabled password syncing via Google Chrome and had stored their Cisco credentials in their browser, enabling that information to synchronize to their Google account.” cybersecurity #infosec #ransomware pic.twitter.com/kwrfjbwbkT — CyberKnow (@Cyberknow20) August 10, 2022.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

False authentication protocols Another example of non-vetted AI results includes how some online content inaccurately describes authentication, creating misinformation that continues to confuse students. For instance, some AI LLM results describe Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as an authentication type.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Records of 45 Million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia Leaked on #Darkweb (Blog Link) [link] #infosec #leaks #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/zHOujQ8CMm — Cyble (@AuCyble) July 12, 2020. The huge trove of data was discovered by the researchers during their regular Deepweb and Darkweb monitoring activity.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Non-encrypted data, insecure protocols and poor user authentication mechanisms are among the security issues that leave seismological networks open to breaches, the authors note.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

These guidelines should include the following: Set up a Strong Password Policy. One of the most common ways by which malicious actors perpetrate account takeover (ATO) fraud is via password brute forcing attacks. Infosec personnel should also help employees store those passwords safely such as via the use of a password manager.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2021

Most home users have their computer configuration set to allow full access to everything once a password is entered. Every information security professional has been on the receiving end of a frustrated person who does not understand the reasons for password complexity. The InfoSec Perspective. Beyond The Yes And No.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. How to screen for natural infosec talent: Ask for a worst case scenario for any common situation. Street is an industry-respected speaker and analyst and currently is the VP of InfoSec for SphereNY.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

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. CISAgov added #CVE -2020-5741 & CVE-2021-39144 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. in May 2020.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

Read First: Configure a Temporary Access Pass in Azure AD to register Passwordless authentication methods - Microsoft Entra Microsoft identity platform and OAuth2.0 On our red team engagements and penetration tests, conditional access policies (CAP) often hinder our ability to directly authenticate as a target user.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

The vulnerabilities have been reported to HP by the infosec researchers Nick Bloor, an attacker could chain the three issues to achieve SYSTEM privileges on targeted devices and potentially take over them. The issue does not impact customers who use Active Directory authenticated accounts. ” reads the HP’s advisory.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

This is the biggest leak of Telnet passwords even reported. The list includes the IP address, username and password for the Telnet service for each device. The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. ” reported ZDNet. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Typically, that post-breach recovery relies on surface level fixes: “rotating the KRBTGT password twice”, “increasing the available RID pool”, etc. The Local Security Authority Server Service (LSASS) handles the authentication of users within a domain. password hashes) from Active Directory. PsExec.exe -s accepteula dc1.asgard.corp

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

Some easily accessible breaches are over a decade old and hold passwords which are no longer in use, were invalid at time of capture, or have been incorrectly cross referenced to accounts that the users have no knowledge of. A grand day out We really enjoyed working with Alexis.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

“The IDRM Linux virtual appliance was analysed and it was found to contain four vulnerabilities, three critical risk and one high risk: Authentication Bypass Command Injection Insecure Default Password Arbitrary File Download. The latest version Agile InfoSec has access to is 2.0.3, ” the expert wrote on GitHub.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

infosec #cybersecurity #threatintel #cyber #NFL pic.twitter.com/tl7OWM2Aqf — CyberKnow (@Cyberknow20) February 12, 2022. The BlackByte ransomware gang has already claimed responsibility for the attack by leaking a small number of files it claims to have been stolen. Smart marketing tbh.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 31, 2022

Randy is a CISSP and is active in the Central Missouri InfoSec community. Answer: Use multi-factor authentication everywhere (preferably better than what we have now). Randy is a proponent of risk-based, layered security measures that utilize both preventative and detective approaches to achieve the right solution for the organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 8, 2022

When InfoSec people refer to the CIA of cybersecurity, they’re usually talking about the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the data we work to protect and not the three-letter government entity. Those steps can become overwhelming for small businesses with staff shortages, small budgets or limited time.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I seem to be doing most of that activity now on Mastodon , which appears to have absorbed most of the infosec refugees from Twitter, and in any case is proving to be a far more useful, civil and constructive place to post such things. For a variety of reasons, I will no longer be sharing these updates on Twitter. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

rows of email addresses and passwords in total, but only 1.6B Incidentally, Lorenzo who wrote that Motherboard piece is a top-notch infosec journo I've worked with many times before and he reported accurately in that piece.) The exposed data included email addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. There were 2.7B

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SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, the VA would be granted one year’s time to establish its own pilot program for former members of the armed forces looking to become credentialed in cyber and transition to a professional infosec career. is the site of the VA’s National IT Training Academy. Veterans Affairs).

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Godzilla vs. Kong may be an epic match-up, but it’s nothing compared to the ongoing battle between infosec professionals and emerging cloud-based threats. If they can pass this authentication process, then they don’t even need a password to log in. Kong and other popular films such as The Dark Knight and Jurassic World.

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Pentester Academy

APRIL 5, 2023

In this lab, we will learn how to exploit the authenticated remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2021–44967 ) in the LimeSurvey application by uploading a malicious plugin containing arbitrary PHP code. References LimeSurvey NVD: CVE-2021–44967 CVE Mitre: CVE-2021–44967 LimeSurvey Authenticated RCE Try this exploit for yourself!

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency , lists the following 4 steps to protect yourself: Implement multi-factor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you’ll get hacked. Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

This vulnerability allows for unauthenticated attackers, or authenticated users, with network access to the TMUI, through the BIG-IP management port and/or Self IPs, to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, disable services, and/or execute arbitrary Java code.” reads the advisory published by F5.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Obviously, the work I've been doing with Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has given me a heap of insight into this specific area of infosec over the last 4 years and the folks from DC felt my views on things might be helpful. That was all great and I was happy to share my thoughts from the other side of the world.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Also like humans, machines must be authenticated to be trusted. Once authenticated using their identity, the machine can then be authorized to access data or resources. Authentication to determine trustworthiness of a machine identity. Machines are like humans in that each one must have a unique identity (2). What’s new here?

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