Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Today, Zyxel acknowledged the same flaw is present in many of its firewall products. ” The updated security advisory from Zyxel states the exploit works against its UTM, ATP, and VPN firewalls running firmware version ZLD V4.35 “Do not leave the product directly exposed to the internet. Patch 0 through ZLD V4.35

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Webroot

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The user can access their company’s files and documents as if they were physically present at their office. The most popular options include virtual private network (VPN) or remote desktop protocol (RDP). VPN works by initiating a secure connection over the internet through data encryption. Two-factor authentication.

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NopSec

JUNE 30, 2023

Leading this month’s advisories we have a duo of pre-auth RCE vulnerabilities that impact Fortinet’s Fortigate SSL VPN and VMWare’s VRealize Network Insight. It’s not a pre-auth vuln, but it does enable admin authentication bypass, so it’s apples-to-apples from the attackers perspective. In a surprise (sad?)

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

million RDP servers are exposed to the internet alone.?The As a result of the ever-growing threat that RDP presents, it becomes crucial to ensure secure connections to hosts that are being accessed via RDP. End users do not have to launch a VPN client as the traditional extra step when gating access to RDP hosts.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

It uses specific methods for each browser to exfiltrate the data stored in the target browsers: Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge. The malware also plans to steal saved VPN/dial up credentials from the AppdataMicrosoftNetworkConnectionsPbkrasphone.pbk and Pbkrasphone.pbk phonebooks if present.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

SSO allows users to access multiple applications, and the underlying data, without having to re-authenticate to access each application. Each time a user logs onto the application, the password vault retrieves the correct credential and presents it to the application. Five Benefits of Single Sign-on. Conclusion.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Over the past year, the firm noted a substantial increase in the number of initial access listings for sale on the dark web in 2020, particularly those for VPN access which “flourished off the back of increased remote working trends.” . VPNs are also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

As Duo’s default configuration settings allow for the re-enrollment of a new device for dormant accounts, the actors were able to enroll a new device for this account, complete the authentication requirements, and obtain access to the victim network.” ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the analysis.

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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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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Zero Trust requires that all users are authenticated, authorized, and continuously assessed for risk to access corporate applications and data. Legacy VPN, and related technologies, aren’t just slow, they’re characteristic of technologies that rely on implicit trust. Cerillium CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2023

Keyloggers are used for many different things – from tracking employees’ activity to monitoring children’s internet use – but their proliferation has led to an epidemic of cybercrime affecting millions of people every year. Plus, IdentityIQ plans allow you to add antivirus and VPN protection.

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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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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

While the digital landscape offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also presents many risks. Your digital footprint is the trail of data you leave behind when you use the internet and digital devices. Whenever possible, it is best to add an extra layer of protection by enabling two-factor authentication.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This is why the holidays present a perfect storm of factors that make individuals more susceptible to identity theft. If possible, wait to submit your payment information until you can access a secured private network or use a virtual private network (VPN) for an extra layer of security.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This short guide presents some quick measures you can take to protect your privacy and keep your personal info safe. Ideally, your online accounts should be equipped with two-step factor authentication. They can guarantee privacy from your internet service provider and limit IP address-based tracking substantially.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2022

Software supply chain attacks present an increasingly worrying threat. “Make sure that your VCS, your Git repo, doesn’t have weaknesses – like is it exposed to the public Internet? ” Finally, there should be an additional check prior to deployment. “And then the final stage is, things go into production.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

BSides presentation ?for Some exceptions and noteworthy older vulnerabilities that resurfaced include: Fortinet SSL VPN vulnerability (CVE-2018-13379) resurfaced in Q2 due to ‘Cring’ ransomware being deployed via unpatched Fortinet VPNs. A Showdan search reported thousands of vCenter Server exposed to the internet.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

At a time of year when many security professionals are putting the finishing touches to budget proposals, the latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) has outlined the key risks facing organisations in Europe. STOP PRESS: BH Consulting’s Valerie Lyons to present at RSA Conference 2022.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Over the past year, the firm noted a substantial increase in the number of initial access listings for sale on the dark web in 2020, particularly those for VPN access which “flourished off the back of increased remote working trends.”. Access to VPNs is also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices provide load balancing, traffic management, and VPN services for enterprise networks. This basically results in authentication bypass. Apache ActiveMQ RCE CVE-2023-46604 Apache recently released a patch to address a critical vulnerability present in ActiveMQ. I love this exploit chain.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Card skimmers may not always be present in the form of a magnetic stripe scanner. Use only WiFi with proper authentication and encryption methods, or purchase a cellular data plan from your carrier while traveling. Use an encrypted VPN service. Avoid insecure WiFi. Different browsers may show the icon differently.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. Unfortunately, at that moment, there were over 300,000 of those cameras connected to the internet. Nowadays, malware is an indispensable part of the internet (even if we do not like it).

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

You can’t access that app someone mentioned, so you ask them and they tell you to “just use the VPN.” And why can you access the app after using the VPN, but you couldn’t before? A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a technology that allows you to connect your device to another IT network. This is where a VPN comes in.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2022

If a vulnerability can be exploited remotely, it get a higher score than a vulnerability that can only be exploited when physically present. If high-level authentication is required, it will receive a low score compared to no authentication at all. Security – assess the security protocols in place to mitigate potential attacks.

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Cytelligence

JULY 28, 2020

A Virtual Private Network ( VPN) is a remote access tool used by most organization s to allow employees, vendors/partners and other stakeholders access to their company’s corporate networks and resources. When configured and deployed correctly, a VPN can help ensure that access is secure.

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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They stated that this vulnerability can be abused to bypass authentication and lead to remote code execution (RCE) in R1Soft server software and its connected backup agents. On 9 December 2022, proof-of-concept exploits started to appear on the internet for this vulnerability [4] [5] [6]. curl [link] -F "file=@/var/tmp/[REDACTED].txt"

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But it also presents an opportunity for scammers to exploit. While these products may look authentic, they are often ploys designed to trick you into revealing your payment information. Too-good-to-be-true offers: Unrealistically attractive deals are rarely authentic, if ever.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services. After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gartner has projected that by 2025, more than 60% of organizations will move away from VPN and rely on ZTNA. RELATED: Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy ] VPNs have notably higher operating costs and lower scalability when using device-based architecture. In this case, CISOs must manage the risks due to the technology debt.

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Cytelligence

JULY 30, 2020

In almost all cases , some form of RDP/RDG or VPN was utilized to allow access to corporate resources. However, Cytelligence found that in many cases security best practices were either only partially implemented or entirely overlooked , resulting in failures. . when exposed directly to the internet.

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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.

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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. Malware that arrives late to the party will search for certain process names, scan ports, and analyze the device memory for malicious patterns to suppress infections already present on the device.

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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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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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