CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2022

Such devices are now on the verge of being targeted by cyber attacks, says Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of America, especially those that are being operated with the default username and passwords. Their default passwords offered by the manufacturer should be changed to something tricky, say experts. .

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2021

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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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The FBI alert, obtained by ZDNet , draws attention to out-of-date Windows 7 systems, poor passwords, and desktop sharing software TeamViewer. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.”. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a sort of session token that represents a user’s valid authenticated session on a website. The expert used the JWT to access the GSPIMS portal and after gaining access to the platform he discovered an account with system administrator privileges. “Checking the managers of the managers, etc.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 2, 2021

It is found hacking databases through brute force attacks or password spray via TOR and VPN servers. And then is seen accessing the entire network through stolen credentials and sometimes exploiting vulnerabilities in targeting systems.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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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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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Privileged accounts assigned special logon credentials to system administrators in charge of onboarding and off boarding users, updating and fixing IT systems and carrying out other network-wide tasks. In point of fact, refocusing on basic PAM hygiene can make a profound impact in today’s operating environment.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “This is worse because the CVE calls for an authenticated user,” Holden said. “This was not.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.” Windows 10).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

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. Security Best Practices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

Spurred into action by the invasion of Ukraine, Spielerkid89 decided to investigate whether he could find Russian IPs with disabled authentication to fool with. By using the Shodan search engine, Spielerkid89 soon discovered an open virtual network computing (VNC) port with disabled authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. The software giant’s intent was to make it more convenient and efficient for system administrators to perform Windows upkeep. RDC emerged as a go-to productivity tool, and similar controls swiftly emerged for Macs, IoS, Android and other operating systems in wide use.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

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.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 24, 2021

Many of them also use Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for their authentication needs. For example, PKI is used for certificate based authentication, securing web servers (SSL) , and in digital signatures for documents. Countless organizations around the world use Windows Server as the base for their IT infrastructure. Mitigation.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Type enable and the corresponding system password initially set during system installation to enter EXEC PRIVILEGED mode. The command line prompt will be changed from > to #.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2022

SSH authenticates the parties involved and allows them to exchange commands and output via multiple data manipulation techniques. Once the parties have played an equal role in generating the shared secret key, they must authenticate themselves. The most common means of authentication is via SSH asymmetric key pairs. 17965 views.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Or, if you’re using an external API for authentication, then your authentication token could be stolen by an attacker who has gained access to the server hosting that external service via some other means such as social engineering or brute force attacks on their account credentials (e.g., password guessing).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Type enable and the corresponding system password initially set during system installation to enter EXEC PRIVILEGED mode. The command line prompt will be changed from > to #.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. ” continues the analysis. ” concludes Eclypsium.

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SC Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

flaw, which is caused by improper authentication. Further, the Redis server operates on a remote host but is not protected by password authentication. The Redis component also holds the third 9.8 As such, a remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to gain access to the server. Another serious flaw ranked with CVSS 8.2

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. The flaw affects the procedure for changing expired passwords, the backdoor could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious commands with root privileges on the machine running vulnerable Webmin.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Figure 1: Passive Requirements Continuing with site system administrator requirements , if a site system installation account is not utilized, the passive site server is required to have the same administrative rights for each site system deployed in the site (Figure 2).

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Also, remember how users can use keys rather than a password to login? So, imagine Susan is a system admin and she has access to several servers. She used SSH keygen to generate keys and she now can login to the systems via Secure Shell. These algorithms change and as they age, they become more vulnerable.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

According to a 2020 case study on one of the firms, security researchers identified more than 1,500 email addresses and 6,000 passwords exposed in more than 80 data breaches. Some of the credentials belonged to company leadership, system administrators, and other employees with privileged access.".

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Zero trust is built on the principle that no person or device inside or outside of an organization's network should be granted access to connect to systems until authenticated and continuously verified. Internal hygiene is critical, and that includes ensuring that system level usernames and passwords are not hard-coded.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The lightweight application collects device health information such as Operating System (OS) version , firewall status, disk encryption status, presence of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents and password status. Administrators can set access policies based on device health.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 27, 2021

You never think you’re gonna be hit by ransomware,” says Ski Kacoroski , a system administrator with the Northshore School District in Washington state. Run a deep scan on all endpoints, servers, and interconnected systems to ensure there are no threats lurking on those systems, waiting to attack!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

System administrators need to employ security best practices with the systems they manage.” “Unsecured services with unpatched vulnerabilities or weak passwords are prime targets for exploitation and abuse. . “Criminals will continue to monetize unsecured resources in any way they can.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2023

You never think you're gonna be hit by ransomware," said Ski Kacoroski , a system administrator with the Northshore School District in Washington state, speaking on Malwarebytes' Lock & Code podcast. On the podcast, Kacoroski spoke about Northshore’s nighttime attack: "It was an early Saturday morning.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind, and use multifactor authentication.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It covers such topics as suspicious files and links, password creation, 2-step verification , software, antivirus, OS, backup , mobile security , physical security and so on. Archives, especially the ones protected with a password. Use Passphrases instead of Passwords What is a Passphrase? docm,xls /.xlsx PDF documents: pdf.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What authentication methods does the provider support? Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. What are the results of the provider’s most recent penetration tests?

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NopSec

OCTOBER 19, 2015

A NULL session attack is something that system administrators often neglect to consider when hardening networks. This can lead to disastrous results as enumeration of a null session can divulge just about every bit of useful information an attacker needs to remotely gain access to a system.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication phone numbers exposed: After prompting users to provide phone numbers to secure their accounts, Facebook allows anyone to look up their account by using them. Denying anything happened gives system administrators more time to identify and patch newly discovered vulnerabilities.

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