Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2023

Voice authentication is back in the news with another tale of how easy it might be to compromise. Voice authentication is becoming increasingly popular for crucial services we make use of on a daily basis. The absolute last thing we want to see is easily crackable voice authentication, and yet that’s exactly what we have seen.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. Which are the challenges of user authentication? In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. User authentication seems easy, but there are inherent challenges to be aware of. User Authentication.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been around for many years now, but few enterprises have fully embraced it. In fact, according to Microsoft’s inaugural “ Cyber Signals ” report, only 22 percent of all its Azure Active Directory (AD) enterprise clients have adopted two-factor authentication (2FA), a form of MFA.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

One new tactic hackers have been using is to steal cookies from current or recent web sessions to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even cloud infrastructures rely on cookies to authenticate their users. Browsers allow users to maintain authentication, remember passwords and autofill forms. How Hackers Steal Cookies.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2023

The CVE assigned to this vulnerability is: CVE-2023-35078 ( CVSS score 10 out of 10): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), formerly MobileIron Core, allows remote attackers to obtain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) , add an administrative account, and change the configuration because of an authentication bypass, as exploited in the wild.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

However, while these chatbots offer numerous benefits, there are also significant security risks that enterprises must be aware of. One of the main risks associated with ChatGPT is the potential for data breaches. Another risk associated with ChatGPT is the potential for social engineering attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Once you’ve done that though, a critical next step is answering this question: Once you remove the password, what exactly are users going to use to authenticate? Evaluating your authentication options Duo has always focused on providing a variety of authentication options for end users.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

It’s a way to understand if, 1) a vulnerability is present, and 2) Can an attacker actually get to it. It is impossible to manage security posture without considering two key factors in any potential vulnerability or security flaw: reachability and risk. In general, without reachability, there is less risk.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Security fatigue is a major risk for businesses. Overworked admins, who may be managing many thousands of identities and privileges, are often forced to give blanket permissions, which can lead to over-privileged or unauthorized access – an enormous risk in any organization. However, overcomplicating security can be just as damaging.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

However, critical security risks and threats inherent in cloud environments come alongside the myriad benefits. This blog aims to dissect the nuances of cloud security risks , shedding light on the challenges commonly faced when securing digital assets in the cloud. Who’s Responsible for Security in the Cloud?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 12, 2023

Understanding AI threats Mitigating AI threats risks requires a comprehensive approach to AI security, including careful design and testing of AI models, robust data protection measures, continuous monitoring for suspicious activity, and the use of secure, reliable infrastructure. This Zero Trust Architecture encompasses several strategies.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. This targeting can occur in at least one of two ways. “This is where we’re going,” Cardinal said.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

The Progression to Passwordless Authentication Let’s look at the natural progression of life. Now we jump forward to the present day and we see that the criminal element has rolled that skill set into a massive monetary enterprise in its own right. The next step is the move into multi-factor authentication (MFA ).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2021

The Global Year in Breach 2021 highlighted the risks of supporting a remote or hybrid workforce and how to beat them. The post Lessons Learned from the Global Year in Breach: Remote Workforce Security Presents Challenges appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The presentation at last week’s Black Hat security conference by NCC’s Iain Smart and Viktor Gazdag, titled “RCE-as-a-Service: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Real-World CI/CD Pipeline Compromise,” builds on previous work NCC researchers have done on compromised CI/CD pipelines. CI/CD Approaches Create Risk.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

According to the advisory published by Broadcom, Brocade SANnav doesn’t have access to remote Docker registries, and knowledge of the keys is a minimal risk as SANnav is prevented from communicating with Docker registries. then) and confirmed that all the previously rejected vulnerabilities were still present in the version 2.2.2

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

According to researchers, the leak revealed an authentication server with login details and information on Liquipedia’s users along with authentication details for Liquipedia admins. Alongside user information, administrator-level details were also present in the “clients” collection.

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Jane Frankland

MARCH 27, 2024

As we rely more on digital interactions to prove our humanity, I believe we must also recognise the importance of maintaining our individuality and authenticity in these interactions. Only then can we rebuild the trust that’s been eroded and reimagine a world where humans are, by default and by design, undeniably present at the helm.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a well-known and well-established protection that many organizations rely on. Several common authentication methods include the use of one-time passcodes (OTP). Passwordless authentication, which uses WebAuthn credentials, is another safe alternative to OTP.

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Elie

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this paper, we present the first longitudinal measurement study of the underground ecosystem fueling credential theft and assess the risk it poses to millions of users. Beyond these risk metrics, we delve into the global reach of the miscreants involved in credential theft and the blackhat tools they rely on.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Distribution of Broken Access Control vulnerabilities by risk level, 2021–2023 ( download ) Almost half of the Broken Access Control vulnerabilities carried a medium risk level, and 37%, a high risk level. Broken Access Control 2. Broken Access Control 2.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. The unfortunate result of the SIM-swap against the Kroll employee is that people who had financial ties to BlockFi, FTX, or Genesis now face increased risk of becoming targets of SIM-swapping and phishing attacks themselves.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

Red Hat Information Risk and Security and Red Hat Product Security determined that Fedora Linux 40 beta does use two versions of xz libraries – xz-libs-5.6.0-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm The malicious discovered by the researchers is obscured and is present only in the download package. rpm and xz-libs-5.6.0-2.fc40.x86_64.rpm

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Until a fully password-free environment is deployed, accepted, and adopted by all users, less secure methods of authentication will still be relied on.

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NetSpi Technical

JANUARY 18, 2024

In this article we’ll explore security risks of TOTP and an alternative 2FA method to increase security. Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) is a common two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism used across the internet. Would the app still let me authenticate? Why yes, it did.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2024

We recognize the impact these had on our customers that rely on GitHub and have improved our credential rotation procedures to reduce the risk of unplanned downtime going forward.” The issue also impacts Enterprise Server (GHES), but an authenticated user This vulnerability is also present on GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2022

. “They are recognizing the importance of comprehensive attack surface visibility and risk exposure.” “As CISA makes clear, this presents an unacceptable level of risk.” ” Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools Top IT Asset Management (ITAM) Tools for Security.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Underlying all of this optimism, however, is the ever-present threat of cyberattack. Throughout this period, the risk level of the acquirer is much higher than the acquired company, creating a major cybersecurity gap as they merge their tech stack and security tools together. They can be divided into two categories: Pre-Close Risks.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2022

John Williamson, and Norah Alotaibi, the authoring team, said: "Thermal cameras, unlike regular cameras, can reveal information without requiring the attacker to interact with the targeted victim, be present during the authentication attempt, or plant any tool that can be linked to the attacker which could potentially exposing [sic] them.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 8, 2024

Salt Security, focusing on API Posture Governance, provides an API risk management platform that seamlessly aligns with the updated NIST CSF guidelines. Govern” is also a critical piece of communication risk back to executives. What's Different in NIST CSF 2.0? Broader Inclusivity : CSF 2.0 Source: NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“In reviewing how to confine this risk, we noticed that the templating engine could be manipulated to run shell commands by using user-controlled templates with Nunjucks outside of an isolated environment. As a result, Backstage started using the vm2 JavaScript sandbox library to mitigate this risk.”

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Authentication Engineering Software Risk 108

The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Today, there are two major types of common CMS platforms: •The older “traditional” or “monolithic” CMS platforms include a content repository (usually a multimedia database), the administrative console (where content is added and categorized), the presentation system (which makes nice-looking pages), and the search engine. Gierlinger.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In partnership with the Cyentia Institute, Duo analyzed data from more than 16 billion authentications, spanning nearly 52 million different browsers, on 58 million endpoints and 21 million unique phones across regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.”

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

An authentication bypass affecting Cisco IOS X was disclosed on October 16, 2023. If either command is present, the HTTP Server feature is enabled for the system. If the request returns a hexadecimal string, the implant is present. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

They were not prepared with the basic requirements of good cybersecurity hygiene outlined in the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), the White House Executive Order and the new National Security Memorandum , which all recommend multi-factor authentication.

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