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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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Do you remember all the passwords to your various accounts and profiles? How many times have you forgotten your login details, attempted to reset your password, and faced the painful reminder, ‘your new password cannot be the same as previous’?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Rootkit Scanning and Removal Product Guide 5 Best Rootkit Scanners and Removers: Anti-Rootkit Tools Virtual Private Network (VPN) Virtual private networks (VPNs) have long been used to protect and regulate user traffic for private networks on public channels.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The most common type of attack being used is brute-force , wherein criminals attempt to find the username and password for the RDP connection by trying different combinations until the correct one is discovered. Whereas in the mailshots above, only a username and password were asked for, in later ones, a phone number was also requested.

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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. There are 550+ known CVEs targeting VPN today. According to Gartner , in 2022 API vulnerabilities will become the most frequent attack vector. Dor Knafo, CEO, Axis Security.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

If we eliminate the ability for easy attack proliferation and take care of the basics, like killing the password, then the low hanging fruit isn’t a problem and we can fix things from the core of the infrastructure outward. LW: You’re not the first security expert to advocate eliminating passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Insight Investments.

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