Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Change these default settings to something difficult for others to guess, and don’t re-use passwords from other accounts.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The post Episode 195: Cyber Monday Super Deals Carry Cyber Risk appeared first. Read the whole entry. » » Related Stories TV Maker TCL Denies Back Door, Promises Better Process Security Holes Opened Back Door To TCL Android Smart TVs Episode 188: Crowdsourcing Surveillance with Flock Safety.

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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. Cyber risks from third-party vendors further complicate the situation.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Gary McGraw On LLM Insecurity Episode 254: Dennis Giese’s Revolutionary Robot Vacuum Liberation Movement Malicious Python Packages Target Crypto Wallet Recovery Passwords In this Spotlight episode of the Security Ledger podcast, I interview Jim Broome, the President and CTO of the managed security service provider DirectDefense.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

First, there’s a tool called the Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard. NormShield, the Vienna, VA-based, cybersecurity firm that supplies this service, recently ran scores for all of the 26 declared presidential candidates — and found the average cyber risk score to be B+. Talk more soon.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Even events like the World Cup are being used by cyber criminals to target unsuspecting victims through things like fake streaming sites designed to steal private information. ReasonLabs’ RAV VPN enables users to confidentially and securely browse the internet anywhere in the world.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Somehow SMBs must keep pace competitively, while also tamping down the rising risk of suffering a catastrophic network breach. Password concierge.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Related Stories Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy. This was all pretty straight forward.

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Adam Levin

JULY 24, 2020

A compromised login and password combination provides an easy point of entry into business networks and emails if two-factor authentication is not in place, creating the potential for larger scale spear-phishing or ransomware attacks, and, of course, financial account attacks of every stripe. Typosquatting relies on an attention deficit.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

Devolutions is a Montreal, Canada-based company that provides remote connection in addition to password and privileged access management (PAM) solutions to SMBs. Productivity is also a concern, with multiple tools requiring passwords. Lemay As Lemay explains, “You forget there’s a need for a password. That’s our goal.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports. Rapid 7 estimates that there are upwards of 1.5

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

Learning about how hackers were able to intercept drone feed video from CIA observation drones during the war in Iraq, for instance, tells us a lot about how tenuous sophisticated surveillance technology really can be, out in the Internet wild. LW: You’re not the first security expert to advocate eliminating passwords.

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Adam Levin

JULY 23, 2020

A compromised login and password combination provides an easy point of entry into business networks and emails if two-factor authentication is not in place, creating the potential for larger scale spear-phishing or ransomware attacks, and, of course, financial account attacks of every stripe. Typosquatting relies on an attention deficit.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

We first read about an embarrassing incident involving the social network giant that asked some newly-registered users to provide the passwords to their email accounts to confirm their identity … this is absurd. Definitively I can tell you that this is an awful period for Facebook and its users.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

CVE-2022-2141 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Improper authentication allows a user to send some SMS commands to the GPS tracker without a password. Experts found a sixth issued that has yet to receive a CVE (CVSS score: 8.1) – all devices ship preconfigured with the default password 123456, as does the mobile interface.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 1, 2021

Here is the start of the list: "Use of unsupported (or end-of-life) software in service of Critical Infrastructure and National Critical Functions is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These images could be accessed without a username or password. Shodan, an open source search engine for searching many Internet of Things devices (IoT), displays 134,031 results on port 104 and 11112. The result was approximately 3,092 real DICOM devices were found to be communicating over the internet. IoT search engine Shodan.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill.

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

The Internet seems to be the indispensable medium in which we live, and at the same time, it has become an extension of our mind. Our internet-enabled devices are much more than gadgets or pieces of hardware. However, the increased exposure to cyber risks is not limited just to the remote-working population.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

Unfortunately, most service providers rely on a single username and password across all systems, granting access to both current and former employees. This transition from traditional airgapped systems to hyperconnected environments augments cybersecurity risks. Addressing this significant gap is imperative." More from Col.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

State-sponsored cyber-warriors working from a secure command post? ” Chances are good, your version of cyber risk involves one of the above “types” hunched over a keyboard deploying massively sophisticated malware on the networks of unsuspecting businesses and government agencies.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 11, 2020

. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob Spiger Episode 177: The Power and Pitfalls of Threat Intelligence Spotlight Podcast: The Demise of the Password may be closer than you think! Business leaders talk about Industry 4.0 , Internet of Things and, increasingly, Digital Transformation.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

Many legacy IoT devices have poor security settings, and some healthcare departments let these vulnerabilities slip by not segmenting network access or not changing default passwords, which are common among many IoT devices, and are very easy to find. Change all default passwords. Weak PKI Implementation is a Major Cyber Risk.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 1, 2021

Here is the start of the list: "Use of unsupported (or end-of-life) software in service of Critical Infrastructure and National Critical Functions is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Isolating OT operations from public networks like the internet had once been considered best practice. Convergence of the two in the industrial internet of things (IIoT) makes for better communication and access to online data and processes, but it also flings the door wide open for nefarious activity by cyber criminals.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies. The report goes on to describe how a group of state-sponsored hackers, referred to as Elfin or APT33 , carried out extensive “password-spraying” attacks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The below industries are at particularly heightened risk—but it is important for all global organizations to prepare their defense and response to such attacks: Figure 1: Industries Targeted (Credit: CISA). The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange uses the principles of zero trust to protect your organization from cyber risks.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Episode 159: Deep Fakes and Election (in)Security with ZeroFOX Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy. If you believe the headlines, the first known disruptive cyber attack against the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With new guidelines on the way, the biggest takeaway from this year is that cyber risk is finally being considered a serious priority issue for businesses. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) noted that 75 ransomware attacks across the country were reported by its 11,000 members between Jan. The prevalence of portable devices again exacerbates cyber risks. 1 and June 4.

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Vipre

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Even prior to the pandemic, a 2019 survey revealed that only 14 percent of SMBs rated their ability to prevent and properly address cyber risks and vulnerabilities as useful. . There are a number of reasons that SMBs find themselves at risk for security breaches. How SMBs can improve security.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Weak passwords and developer misconfigurations consistently lead to source code leaks from third-party repositories, even at large companies with robust security programs, such as Nissan North America. Good practitioners also know to begin rotating all cryptographic keys, passwords and API keys, an undertaking which can take days to months.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Scott Register, VP of Security Solutions at Keysight Technologies, discusses this trend: "Deepfake technology to date has resulted in political confusion, internet chatter, and some amusing mashup videos, but expect this to change in the near term.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

and connected industrial equipment Vulnerable password practices Unauthorized access levels Unauthorized data disclosure Insufficient system maintenance Non-protected computer stations Insecure internal network applications When Should You Do an Internal Vulnerability Scan? Why then should we run both kinds of scans?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Hackers can now generate accurate password lists automatically and even customize them according to a specific set of data (e.g., Indeed, it’s best if you can train your model offline, as attackers can potentially mess with ML systems connected to the Internet, misleading them with wrong inputs, for example.

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