The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

Highlights of what I learned: Coding level The continual monitoring and hardening of business software as it is being rapidly developed, tested and deployed in the field has become a foundational best practice. AppSec technology security-hardens software at the coding level. San Jose, Calif.-based

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SecureList

APRIL 29, 2025

Number of Outlaw victims by month, September 2024March 2025 ( download ) Recommendations Since Outlaw exploits weak or default SSH passwords, we recommend that system administrators adopt a proactive approach to hardening their servers. Even simple practices, such as using key-based authentication, can be highly effective.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A software update in April caused problems in a number of distributions, such as Red Hat, Debian and Rocky. Linux is the operating system used by many key infrastructure and security facilities. XZ backdoor to bypass SSH authentication What happened? Why does it matter? Cisco Duo supply chain data breach What happened?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2020

Also, the resulting compromise is quite persistent and sidesteps two-factor authentication, and thus it seems likely we will see this approach exploited more frequently in the future. Apart from that, he said, it’s important for Office 365 administrators to periodically look for suspicious apps installed on their Office 365 environment.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As reported earlier this week , the Oldsmar water treatment systems were remotely accessed by an unknown threat actor via TeamViewer, the popular software tool designed for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, and file transfer between computers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

” At present, Synology PSIRT has seen no indication of the malware exploiting any software vulnerabilities.” The Taiwanese company urges its customers to enable multi-factor authentication where available, enable auto block and account protection, and to use string administrative credentials, .

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Hackers are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP, an endpoint management tool used by managed service providers (MSPs). ManageEngine is a division of business software developer Zoho that's focused on IT management software.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Among notable techniques in Q4, attackers leveraged undocumented RPC interfaces and targeted the Windows authentication mechanism. Total number of registered vulnerabilities and number of critical ones, Q4 2023 vs. Q4 2024 ( download ) In Q4 2024, the trend of documenting software flaws that create vulnerabilities continued to gain momentum.

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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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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. Mitigation.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Still, in the wrong hands, RDP attacks and vulnerabilities related to remote desktop software are a severe threat. Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

This results in the malware (binary) to run as a process on the victim’s end user system (endpoint) or server. Exploit Software Vulnerabilities: Cybercriminals can take advantage of security weaknesses in widely used software to gain access to a victim’s system and deploy ransomware.

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SC Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

The second vulnerability is caused by a third-party software component from Redis. flaw, which is caused by improper authentication. If a user claims to have a given identity within the Vue platform, the Redis software does not prove or insufficiently proves the users’ claims are correct.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

CISA reports that the Lazarus Group has been sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies—often working in system administration or software development/IT operations (DevOps) roles—using a variety of communication platforms and social media. Use endpoint protection to detect exploits and stop malware.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

The majority of incidents involved malicious threat actors exploiting vulnerabilities in several software and systems. To reduce the risks caused by these vulnerabilities, affected users should apply patches, upgrade software, and strengthen security measures as soon as possible. Microsoft patched 143 vulnerabilities.

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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. Also read: Best Patch Management Software.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. It works by issuing digital certificates to verify the authenticity of the servers ingesting the data trickling in from our smartphones, Internet of Things sensors and the like. This creates exposure.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. To boost productivity, they must leverage cloud infrastructure and participate in agile software development. The software giant’s intent was to make it more convenient and efficient for system administrators to perform Windows upkeep.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 15, 2022

A code signing certificate is used to authenticate the identity of a software developer or publisher, and it provides cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Code signing is used by Windows and macOS to ensure that users only run software from trusted sources.

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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.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model. An XSS attack against the application’s clients can be used for obtaining user authentication information, such as cookies, phishing or spreading malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

In many cases, the web interface can be accessed without authentication. “They all come with a default username and “1234” as the default password, which is rarely changed by system administrators.” ” reads the analysis published by Safety Detective.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Chinese hackers employed open-source tools for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning, according to the government experts, they have utilized open-source router specific software frameworks, RouterSploit and RouterScan [ T1595.002 ], to identify vulnerable devices to target. ” reads the advisory published by the US agencies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s time to patch again the Cisco Webex video conferencing software of your organization to avoid ugly surprise. The vulnerability could be exploited by an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user. when running on a Microsoft Windows end-user system. and later prior to 33.0.5,

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 21, 2021

Cybersecurity sleuths Mandiant report that they are tracking “12 malware families associated with the exploitation of Pulse Secure VPN devices” operated by groups using a set of related techniques to bypass both single and multi-factor authentication. CVE-2020-8243 a vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The script init2 kills any previous versions of the miner software that might be running, and installs itself. System administrators need to employ security best practices with the systems they manage.” firefoxcatche (sic) doesn’t exist. It gain s persistence by adding entries to crontab.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The CVE-2018-15442 vulnerability could be exploited by an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user. Cisco advisory reveals that the vulnerability could be also exploited remotely by leveraging the operating system remote management tools. when running on a Microsoft Windows end-user system.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Notable events last week include the RAMBO attack, command injection problems in Progress Software’s LoadMaster, and several zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft products that may cause privilege escalation and RCE. Progress Software Fixes Flaws in LoadMaster & Multi-Tenant Hypervisor Type of vulnerability: Command injection.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

RPCBIND is software that provides client programs with the information they need about server programs available on a network. At the time of the discovery, the expert queried Shodan and found that there were nearly 2.6 million servers running RPCBIND on the Internet. The multiplication of this exploit in a 2.6

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

script deploys a Monero miner and also a port scanning software, which will scan for other vulnerable Docker Engine installs. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has a reference that can help system administrators and security teams establish a benchmark to secure their Docker engine. Run the script (auto.sh).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Implement network segmentation , “such that all machines on your network are not accessible from every other machine” Update antivirus software on all hosts and enable real-time detection. Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This includes the ability to install software, change its settings, manage backup operations, and more. The presence of such rights for a user does not mean that he becomes an administrator. The concept of PIM, in contrast to PAM, is aimed at managing existing accounts: administrator, root, etc. Authentication without PAM.

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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. Once you know those systems are clean, force a password change a week or two out from the holiday, so any guessed or stolen credentials are rendered useless.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Privilege escalation is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw, or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user. The vulnerability was disclosed in March by researchers at VUSec. The critical vulnerabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Modern organizations rely heavily on software and systems. Secure coding standards are significant, as they give some assurance that software installed on the organization’s system is protected from security flaws. When the user inputs data, software must encode it before output. Input validation.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The diagram below, for example, shows that application-level controls are Microsoft’s responsibility with software as a service (SaaS) models, but it is the customer’s responsibility in IaaS deployments. What authentication methods does the provider support? Read more: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021.

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