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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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Invest in a strong VPN. A VPN can provide access to a remote company server, as well as other systems, tools, and software. But while VPNs can be extremely useful for businesses, they can also present issues if they are not managed effectively. Test your own system.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Today’s columnist, Mark Wilson of BMC Mainframe Services, writes about how the pandemic has finally shifted the culture and remote pen tests on mainframes are now acceptable. Until recently, mainframe penetration testing was performed onsite for no other reason than “it’s a mainframe.” Agiorgio CreativeCommons CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is not enforced. Remote services—such as a virtual private network (VPN)—lack sufficient controls to prevent unauthorized access. A poorly-designed workplace VPN may be easily accessed by an attacker, and could also help mask exploration and exploitation of the network.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

” For some environments, this can unfold as easily as a compromised username and password being used to infiltrate a virtual private network (VPN) to access network resources. Leverage penetration testing and security assessments to ensure all production environments are secured and hardened.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

In this case, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) can be used to create a secure communication network through the Internet, which is by definition not secure. Basically, after an authentication phase, the encapsulated network packets, which travel along a virtual tunnel, are encrypted and decrypted at both ends of the VPN network.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Threat actors also often gain access by exploiting virtual private networks (VPNs) or using compromised credentials. Implement phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all services, particularly for email, VPNs, and accounts that access critical systems. Anomalous VPN device logins or other suspicious logins.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

These pivots remain “extremely valuable to both state-sponsored and low-skilled attackers” as well as legitimate security research and penetration testing activities, the report noted. Rapid7 flagged another 14 critical and widespread weaknesses that have already been patched but “are likely to stalk unpatched systems well into 2021.”

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NopSec

JULY 18, 2017

CSC7 – Email and Web Browsers Protections How Unified VRM Helps: Either with native scan or import, by performing authenticated scans or by performing configuration module scans, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations are reported for both email and web browsers, including patch and configuration management gaps.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Mimikatz is not malware per-se and can be useful for penetration testing and red team activities. There are several threats involved in information stealing that appear repeatedly in CTIR engagements over the last few quarters.? . Perhaps the most notorious is Mimikatz—a tool used to pull credentials from operating systems.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

Issues can be used in various ways; for instance, I have seen them used as a way to track individual tasks, IT help tickets, and even findings and security issues discovered in past penetration test reports.? They’d have to be on the VPN to access it”). Try running the tool without the -c or  — cookie flag.

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NopSec

JULY 2, 2013

A wireless client with improper authentication configured. A wireless access point with improper authentication configured. Wireless probes are placed in the enterprise and communicate with the Unified VRM cloud instance via VPN tunnels. Testing of wireless connected devices for latest security vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Encryption Product Guides Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products 15 Best Encryption Software & Tools Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions share some similarities with vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Starting with penetration testing, ending up with incident response and forensics, so pretty much everything that is important for various customers all around the world. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that. So what led Paula into forensics?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

We will group these technical controls into: User Access Controls Asset Discovery Controls Traffic Monitoring Controls Resilience, Maintenance & Testing Controls These tools rely heavily on the effective determination of administrative controls that define and determine the policies that will be implemented through the technical controls.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The backdoors were discovered as part of penetration testing, they allow attackers to gain full administrative access to the impacted devices. However, it turns out that this information is not so secret after all, but can be retrieved without authentication from the path /about_state” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Logins without multi-factor authentication. terminal services, virtual private networks (VPNs), and remote desktops—often use weak passwords and do not require MFA. Enable multi-factor authentication. Administrators who access IT management interfaces—e.g., Inventory all management interfaces of internet-facing assets—e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Access Control Access controls add additional authentication and authorization controls to verify users, systems, and applications to define their access. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Uses at least two (2FA) or more methods to authenticate a user, such as biometrics, device certificates, or authenticator apps.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

And network users don’t just need to be authorized — they need to be authenticated, too. Businesses need to use authentication to verify the identity of the user, and that’s where access controls come in. To mitigate VPN vulnerabilities, implement least privilege access management across your infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS communicates in plain text and, without modification, DNS assumes that all information it receives is accurate, authentic, and authoritative. To protect the protocol, best practices will add additional protocols to the process that encrypt the DNS communication and authenticate the results. MFA methods should be carefully selected.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed. Cryptographers versed in the latest encryption methods help cybersecurity companies , software developers, and national security agencies secure assets.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Another common problem is the discovery of weak authentication schemes such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 Applications and websites can be hardened using application security tools or penetration tests to probe for vulnerabilities or coding oversights. that may remain enabled. Harden Applications.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Perimeter81 VPN and zero trust 2020 Private Wiz Cloud security 2020 Private OneTrust Privacy management 2019 Private Darktrace AI network security 2017 Private Recorded Future Threat intelligence 2017 Acquired: Insight Thycotic Access management 2015 Private Checkmarx Application security 2015 Acquired: P.E.

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