Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Since the internet, especially the "internet of things," is expected to rely heavily on 5G infrastructure, potential Chinese infiltration is a serious national security threat. To be sure, there are significant security improvements in 5G over 4G­in encryption, authentication, integrity protection, privacy, and network availability.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Seismic monitoring devices linked to the internet are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt data collection and processing, according to Michael Samios of the National Observatory of Athens and his fellow colleagues who put together a new study published in Seismological Research Letters.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 3, 2021

Every move you make on the internet can be seen by your internet service provider, or ISP. Discover why your ISP is tracking you, what they can see, and how you can get more privacy while browsing the internet. What Data Do ISPs Track? Once you connect to the internet, your ISP assigns an IP address to your connection.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2024

Use a secure (encrypted) email provider Which secure email provider should you use? Understanding browsers At its core, a browser is software used to easily access the internet. Modern browsers do more than just chaining together requests and render web pages and allowing easy access to the internet.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. These devices interweave with each other, creating an essential fabric in our data collection methods, manufacturing operations, and much more. Encrypt sensitive data in the cloud.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. Encryption. Internet Of Things.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Using web shells, they attacked weak internet servers, specifically a Houston port. Despite initial suspicions, encrypted communications with specific keys linked the attacks to the previous ones, indicating an organized effort. In November 2021, the FBI disclosed a FatPipe VPN exploit that enabled backdoor access via web shells.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We no longer rely on the Internet just for entertainment or chatting with friends. Governments in many countries push for easier identification of Internet users to fight cybercrime, as well as “traditional” crime coordinated online. Machine learning is sure great, but we are going to hear more about machine unlearning.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

Password management software takes some of the brunt out of remembering the many different combinations you use around the internet. Many password managers also encrypt passwords to create an additional layer of protection. Generally, a password manager requires the creation of one master password.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2024

This agent gathers data about the user's actions, such as keystrokes, mouse clicks, application usage, and internet activity. Managers can access this data through a console, reviewing reports, live feeds from employee screens, screenshots, video recordings of desktop activity, and intercepted files or messages.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. Earlier this month I spoke at a cybersecurity conference in Albany, N.Y. National Security Agency.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The vast majority (84%) of enterprises are now using, or planning to use, digitally transformative technologies – such as big data, containers, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). The picture looks rather different, when we look at evolving threats in the context of big data. Blockchain.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very crowded. billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 2. Maintaining the privacy of sensitive data is imperative in most industries. Protecting the integrity and confidentiality of data collected by all connected devices. Connected devices outnumber people.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet?

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your digital footprint is the trail of data you leave behind when you use the internet and digital devices. Secure Your Devices To help secure your digital footprint, you must secure the devices you use to access the internet. Many websites and services allow you to opt out of their data collection procedures.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 1, 2023

The leaking/capture of metadata is just as privacy invasive as directly reading message contents in many cases, despite the downplaying by the entities who rely on data collection via metadata. Photos from your iDevice may be automatically synced with Apple’s iCloud servers and while stored encrypted, Apple has the keys for decryption.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. The malware executable file is placed in /tmp directory with a random name. 8, 10.0.0.0/8, 8, 100.64.0.0/10,

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

54112" Krong is a proxy that encrypts the data transmitted through it using the XOR function. Code snippet for deciphering received data This allows Krong to hide the contents of the traffic to evade detection. It protects data with the current user’s password and a special encryption master key.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 14, 2024

Enhanced Support for NIST Frameworks Integration Stakeholders need improved support in integrating NIST frameworks and resources, particularly in privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Cybersecurity measures focus on safeguarding digital systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Google, Facebook and Amazon have gotten filthy rich doing one thing extremely well: fixating on every move each one of us makes when we use our Internet-connected computing devices. We’re talking about things like consumer data collection, data management platforms and retargeting enablement systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2021

On the connected medical devices side, the personal data these devices hold is a valuable target to malicious actors. Indeed, this is highlighted by a recent study which found 82% of organisations that have deployed medical devices with Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities have experienced a cyberattack.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key. Encryption ensures that data remains confidential and secure, even if intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This is the most precious source of intelligence as it provides unique and reliable data from trusted systems and technologies. Kaspersky’s private Threat Intelligence Portal (TIP), which is available to customers as a service, offers limited access to such in-house technical data. How does GReAT consume IOCs? 5] NIST.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

Period-tracking app users scrambled to find the most secure app online , and one period-tracking app maker promised to encrypt user data so that, even if law enforcement made a request for their data, the data would be unintelligible. Those promises, one investigation found, were shaky.)

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

“A near-future event could cause a massive depopulation of internet-connected devices. ” Also read: Homomorphic Encryption Makes Real-World Gains, Pushed by Google, IBM, Microsoft. . ” Also read: Homomorphic Encryption Makes Real-World Gains, Pushed by Google, IBM, Microsoft.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

For example, data collected by an entity may not be associated with an individual but could identify a household. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities that both collect and process the PI Information of California residents and do business in the State of California, without a physical presence in California being a requirement.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 25, 2024

Ensuring Compliance: Compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards is critical, ensuring adherence to specific security policies and procedures to protect sensitive data and maintain stakeholder trust. Collect Evidence Early On An effective strategy for excelling in external audits is to collect evidence early in the process.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From banking to personal data collection, schools must ensure that their systems come with security features and that their employees comply with those security features. Attackers distribute this ransomware as an email attachment or try to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers and other services exposed to the internet.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The loader starts its activities by loading an encrypted payload from another file that should be present in the same directory. The loaded data are then decoded using XOR, where the XOR key is generated using an unusual technique. The code is similar to the standard loader – variant VLC A. SCRIPT_NAME%.ps1 dev/collector/3.0/

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Data Loss Prevention (DLP): DLP tools monitor and manage data flows in order to avoid illegal sharing or leaking of sensitive data.

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SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor(s) use(s) similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with Shadowpad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with using RC4 encryption to hide the payload and to evade detectionlibssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

When millions of people around the world were sent home to work at the onset of the global COVD-19 pandemic, they left behind not only empty offices but also a host of Internet of Things (IoT) devices – from smartwatches to networked printers – that were still connected to corporate networks and cranking away.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2020

“Looking at the data collected, the pattern of visits are highest on Monday and Friday, and the lowest visit count is on the weekend. Our data shows that there were virtually no customer hits on COVID-related domains prior to February 23.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Meanwhile, OT staff are used to working with legacy technologies, many of which pre-date the internet era. These often use proprietary network protocols and lack basic security controls like authentication or encryption. • Enterprise visibility to ensure that all data collected integrates to a single pane of glass.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., For starters, the hackers gained access to such a vast number Verkada cameras networks through a compromised “Super Admin” account, whose credentials Kottmann says were found publicly exposed on the internet.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With ransomware, attackers encrypt an organization's data and hold it hostage until a ransom is paid. Once attackers receive payment, they are supposed to share a decryption key, enabling victims to recover their data. You could do that, then unleash a ransomware attack to encrypt all the evidence. Ransomware is not new.

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