CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2024

The hacker was able to infiltrate the water treatment plant because its computers were running on an outdated operating system, shared the same password for remote access and were connected to the internet without a firewall. For example, ransomware could permanently encrypt Internet of Things (IoT) traffic lights, making them unusable.

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Architecture Internet Internet Risk 113

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections.

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Wireless Encryption Passwords IoT 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Wireless Encryption Authentication IoT 98

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Servers are encrypted with “ locked” file extensions on files. You look for your cold replica in your DR site, but like your production servers, it has also been encrypted by ransomware. Your backups, the backup server, and all the backup storage — all encrypted by ransomware. Ransom notes are on the desktops.

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Architecture Ransomware Backups Firewall 111

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Financial Services 83

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. Xiongmai hereinafter) that are open to hack. The “P2P Cloud” feature bypasses firewalls and effectively allows remote connections into private networks.

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Surveillance Hacking Firmware Manufacturing 80

Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. What encryption standards are currently implemented for your RF communications, and how do they compare to the latest industry-recommended protocols, such as WPA3 for Wi-Fi?

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Encryption Firmware Surveillance Technology 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Turn off SSH and other network device management interfaces such as Telnet, Winbox, and HTTP for wide area networks (WANs) and secure with strong passwords and encryption when enabled. Secure PII/PHI at collection points and encrypt the data at rest and in transit by using technologies such as Transport Layer Security (TPS).

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Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 65

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

VPNs and RDP both enable remote access that can put an intruder deep inside the firewall. VPNs then open an encrypted tunnel from the user’s device directly into the company network. Many more VPN and RDP hacks today are being carried out in support of ransomware extortion. Unspooling capabilities.

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VPN Firewall Encryption Accountability 214

SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

The FBI says that since May 2021, North Korea threat actors have used Maui to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services, such as electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. The only required argument is a folder path, which Maui will parse and encrypt identified files.".

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Healthcare Ransomware Encryption Government 75

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FBI). Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS IoT Internet Internet 106

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The Windows version of MATA is composed of a loader used to load an encrypted next-stage payload and the orchestrator module (“lsass.exe”). MATA is also able to target Linux-based diskless network devices, including such as routers, firewalls, or IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mata malware platform).

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Malware Ransomware Advertising Encryption 99

Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

Network Segmentation Create firewalls around each aspect of your organization’s data. Coding firewalls around your organization’s digital storage makes it more difficult for a hacker to access your internal networks, and can simplify your entire cybersecurity system because of the inaccessibility of your most important data.

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Architecture Firewall IoT Cyber Attacks 59

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come. API hacking escapades. Over the past couple of years, good-guy researchers and malicious hackers alike have steadily scaled up their hacking activities to flush them out.

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Big data Digital transformation Accountability Software 240

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4. Complete Guide & Steps.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Wireless Engineering 122

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’m looking at the client, which could be an IoT device, or a mobile app or a single page web app (SPA) or it could be an API. So now I have this IoT hardware that’s talking to a server over an API running on Lambda – boom I’ve got my full stack attack surface: hardware, software, API and cloud all within a single attack.

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IoT Engineering Software Digital transformation 203

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Instead, cars are directly connected devices that we must treat the same way we do our laptops, tablets, phones, and IoT devices. . If malicious cybercriminals can hack a connected vehicle , they can potentially gain access to financial or personal data or even gain control over the vehicle’s functions. CENTRI Technology. Digital.ai .

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Cyber Attacks Wireless IoT Mobile 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The huge trove of data was discovered by Bob Diachenko from cybersecurity firm Hacken, most of the records were encrypted, but 689,272 records were stored in plaintext. The expert located the database by using IoT search engines such as Shodan and BinaryEdge.io. The archive included 2,332,115 records containing encrypted data (i.e.

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Encryption Data breaches Advertising Engineering 80

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Unlike other printer management protocols, the IPP protocol supports multiple security features, including authentication and encryption, but evidently organizations don’t use them. “Obviously, these counts only represent devices that are not firewalled and allow direct querying over the IPv4 Internet.”

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Internet Internet Firmware Advertising 93

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. The Security Risks of IoT Devices Every piece of hardware and software that you use and is connected to the internet has the potential to be accessed by cybercriminals.

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Internet Internet Risk Computers and Electronics 40

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet.

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Ransomware Cyber Insurance Backups Insurance 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

I was just reviewing last year’s trip report and thinking about how it was full of “IoT”, “Blockchain”, and of course “Digital Transformation”. Just to double check that my perception wasn’t false, I just did a search on “IoT” and only two Gartner sessions had that term in the title. Two gizmos they showed off were amazing.

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Risk Digital transformation IoT Firewall 59

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Zero Trust.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A network firewall. Two-way firewall. Encryption. Microsoft Defender offers virus and threat protection, firewall and network protection, app and browser control, plus family controls too. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks. Multi-layer ransomware protection. Virtual private network ( VPN ).

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Antivirus Software Malware Marketing 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

All the php files were encrypted using IONCube which has a known public decoder and given the version used was an old one, decoding the files didn’t take long. ExpressVPN and NordVPN both use AES 256-bit encryption and will secure all your data. Part One: XXE. We will update this article as a patch becomes available.

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Firmware IoT VPN Authentication 58

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Read Also: The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices. Amending firewall rules to allow sensitive, outgoing protocols. The build process is on trial, from vulnerabilities in the supply chain for IoT devices to the Solorigate breach. Also Read: IoT Security: It’s All About the Process. Encryption.

Software 60

Software Malware Authentication Penetration Testing 60

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Really, never roll your own encryption.

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Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Really, never roll your own encryption.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52