Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. “If governments fail to prioritize this source of threat, violence originating from the Internet will affect regular people.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sharing is caring… but on the internet, sharing can also be tricky! Your phone number(s): Many social media networks let you look up friends through your contact book or by their phone number, and many other legitimate websites will use simple verification of your phone number as a way to prove your identity.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites. A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Delaler Leads, a car dealer marketing firm exposed 198 Million records online.

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Errata Security

APRIL 1, 2020

Many home ISPs block such connections to the Internet, such as Comcast , AT&T , Cox , Verizon Wireless, and others. Alternatively, you can configure Windows to only follow such links internal to your home network, but not to the Internet. I put them in a copy of the book Catcher in the Rye on my bookshelf.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

And this positive upswing could be reinforced by stricter adherence to, not just the letter, but the spirit of data security laws already on the books in several nations. Two meaningful steps every person can take, right now, is to begin routinely using a password manager and encrypted browsers. Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. We should drive the adoption of multi factor auth but also recognise its limitations (particularly for the less technically adept), and we should provide those who have a harder time with technology viable alternative such as password books.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

In the book The Art of Invisibility , I challenged my co author Kevin Mitnick to document the steps needed to become invisible online. However, on the internet, nothing is truly deleted. This was before the commercial internet when it was easier to forge documents to create new identities today. There are a lot. It's crazy.

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Spinone

JANUARY 21, 2015

Here is the annual list of the 25 most frequently passwords found on the Internet appearing to be the Worst Passwords, that will expose anybody to being hacked or having their identities stolen. SplashData has released its annual list of the most common passwords compiled from more than 3.3

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” Instead, create complex passwords that include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. Additionally, consider using a password manager to securely store and manage your passwords. Regularly conduct cybersecurity training sessions to reinforce good security habits.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Riccardi engagingly chronicles how company leaders raced down the path of Internet-centric operations, and then cloud-centric operations, paying far too little attention to unintended data security consequences. LW: You discuss password management and MFA; how big a bang for the buck is adopting best practices in these areas?

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

In that piece I wanted to link to some safe internet practices—which some used to call Safe Hex—but I couldn’t find anything newer than nine years old. Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For about two years’ worth of evenings, I read all the CISSP books I could get my hands on. I used (ISC) 2 CBK, SANS training, and lots of books. I also discovered several security vulnerabilities in LastPass Password Manager. I took a week off before the test to spend all day in a last push. I was so happy when I passed.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. Security Awareness Training from Advisera Advisera offers lots of tools like books, courses, and guidelines for those who want to know more about compliance standards and become security-aware. The list will save your time and make a choice easier.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

The same anonymity model is used (neither 1Password nor HIBP ever see your actual password) and it enables bulk checking all in one go. Get a Password Manager You have too many passwords to remember, you know they're not meant to be predictable and you also know they're not meant to be reused across different services.

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Webroot

JUNE 25, 2021

Here is an example of a password that would meets the requirements of most websites: Example1234! This would be considered “secure” in most cases because it meets the most common internet standard for password creation. The idea that a password should be one word is outdated and retiring it would benefit user security greatly.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

A lot of people are thinking about the security of their home network right now, and as one of the project leaders on the OWASP Internet of Things Security Project , I wanted to provide three levels of security you can do at home. Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

And I remember calling Symantec and reporting a serious bug in an early version of their password manager. ” Why indeed, the fact of the matter is that it opened the password manager without any password so anyone could see in clear text its content. note book@cosmos.com or something like that.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

When he’s not working, you’ll find Morten playing with his son, reading philosophy and science fiction, talking to people about the internet and how it shapes our society, and wearing out his shoes on the ballroom dance floor. To make a long story short, my blog posts somehow led to a book deal about Expression Web.

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