eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Type enable and the corresponding system password initially set during system installation to enter EXEC PRIVILEGED mode. The command line prompt will be changed from > to #.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Type enable and the corresponding system password initially set during system installation to enter EXEC PRIVILEGED mode. The command line prompt will be changed from > to #.

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VPN Authentication Mobile Firewall 95

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. Because PowerShell executes in memory, it works out beautifully as a ready-made attack tool.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

According to CNA , one of its employees was able to download and execute a fake browser update after visiting a legitimate website. Attackers often use privilege escalation exploits to increase their access rights, or tools like Mimikatz that can extract passwords from a computer’s memory. Phoenix posed as a browser update.

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Ransomware Unstructured Data Accountability Consumer Protection 90

SiteLock

MAY 16, 2022

The header comment of all WordPress plugins and themes contains information about the component, including the name, the location to download it from, a description, and the author information. Plugin URIs point users to the place they can download the plugin or get support. Investigation. PHP Header. The Plugin URI. There it is.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 19, 2015

These include spear phishing attacks and drive-by downloads; vulnerabilities that should be addressed to ensure external attackers cannot compromise an internal network. A NULL session attack is something that system administrators often neglect to consider when hardening networks.

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Kali Linux

JANUARY 29, 2018

Whether you buy the (fairly-priced) physical book from retailers like Amazon , download the free PDF, or follow along with the online version of the book , you’re getting exactly the same content. In chapter three, we discuss Linux fundamentals, talk about terminology and basic commands, and touch on system logging and troubleshooting.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

It could be a system administrator who has access to sensitive defense information and recently just met an attractive fitness influencer on social media (hello, Iran !). Source: Kaspersky.com When it comes to attachments, the download doesn’t become dangerous until you click to open it, so beware.

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Phishing Accountability Social Engineering Mobile 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

The Originating Malvertising Campaign According to CTI investigation on the adversary infrastructure, we were able to identify an ongoing campaign luring system administrators to install the malicious code into their machines. After this, it downloads the payload and executes it through the “Process.Start”.NET ps1”, “debug20.ps1”,

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Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 83

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

PAM focuses on larger actions such as the bulk download or alteration of databases that might give sysadmins access to a large number of accounts or critical data. CyberArk Privileged Access Security is a robust solution that offers PEDM capabilities for Windows and Mac, as well as an On-Demand Privileges Manager (OPM) for UNIX/Linux systems.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We’ve had some restoring issues, and part of it had to do with download speeds, because everyone was trying to hit the same data centers at the same time,” Tipton told Shoer. Put passwords and disaster recovery plans on paper. Early the next morning, Northshore systems administrator Ski Kacoroski arrived on scene.

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Ransomware Backups Passwords Software 84

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

However, there are some precautions that organizations must take to avoid incidents, improve security posture and mitigate such threats: Regular Security Awareness Training : Inform staff members about the dangers of phishing and the value of avoiding clicking on dubious links and downloading files from untrusted sources. version of Superset.

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VPN Firmware Authentication Phishing 113

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

When a new release of an operating system comes out, normal people find out what’s new by attending developer conferences, reading release notes, changelogs, reviews. Me, I download the software development kit (SDK) for the new version, and diff it with the current version. This instantly disables NO_SMT system-wide.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

He writes about this in his book, "Ghost in the Wires": "I would call the company I'd targeted, ask for their computer room, make sure I was talking to a system administrator, and tell him, 'This is [whatever fictitious name popped into my head at that moment], from DEC support. Mitnick says his favorite emotional tool was fear.

Social Engineering 71

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Accountability 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

In these attack scenarios, the attackers send out repeated targeted phishing attacks to employees until someone gets tired of the notifications and gives up their credentials and the one-time password token. FIDO allows users and organizations to access their resources without a username or password using an external security key.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2020

No one enforced the use of passwords, nor insisted on strict teacher control of those lessons. To Zoom’s credit, password protection and a “waiting room” feature, which allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting, are the default settings for its free and single license paid accounts.

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