The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

Criminal hackers recognized the golden opportunity presented by hundreds of millions employees suddenly using a company VPN to work from home and remotely connect to an array of business apps. VPNs and RDP both enable remote access that can put an intruder deep inside the firewall. RPD presents a similar exposure.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The warning, with its black background and red writing, says: “SITE ENCRYPTED { Countdown } FOR RESTORE SEND 0.1 In this case, it looks as if files were added into the directory of an already present plugin. So this CMS hijack may be a work in progress that aims to do some actual encryption at one point. Removing the infection.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The lightweight application collects device health information such as Operating System (OS) version , firewall status, disk encryption status, presence of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents and password status. Administrators can set access policies based on device health.

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.”

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The prospect of new products, audiences, territories, and competition presents an abundance of opportunities for businesses to thrive, but it is not all sunshine and rainbows. If you can mandate strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for systems and data, you'll work wonders in preserving valuable data in transit.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At present the scheme is running against v3.2.1. Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Disk level encryption is no longer permitted for protection unless it is a form of removeable media (e.g., This means no more ‘your password is incorrect’.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key). Encryption. OAuth is a magical mechanism which prevents you from having to remember 10,000 passwords. API Firewalling. Just be cryptic.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 27, 2023

He learned the art of cybersecurity, To keep his treasures safe from prying eyes, Firewalls, encryption, and passwords galore, Protected his secrets forevermore. Corian Kennedy, Founder of SecKC, will present "The Dark Side of AI: Unleashing the Power of HackGPT—Your Worst Nightmare Come to Life."

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services. A successful password cracking enables hackers to execute arbitrary commands on a device and inject malware. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 22, 2021

At present, the OneLogin survey also revealed that as many as 26% of respondents are sharing their work computer with others and 23% have admitted to downloading personal applications. Each account should also be protected with a strong password and businesses should provide users with anti-malware and anti-virus software. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Upon executing the fake installers, they execute the following pieces of malware on the victim’s system: A password stealer called RedLine Stealer. The backdoor allows access to infected systems, even when behind a firewall. The json string is encrypted. The installer has many different file names. exe, wechat-35355.exe,

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. An SSL can secure credit card transactions, usernames and passwords from being stolen by hackers. Joe can use a web application firewall (WAF ) to help protect his blog from bad bots and other malicious traffic.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Within an office environment, workers have a number of protections, such as the company firewall and regularly updated infrastructure. But while VPNs can be extremely useful for businesses, they can also present issues if they are not managed effectively. Without these protections, remote staff can potentially be vulnerable.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I can't blame this on the teddy bears themselves, rather the fact that the MongoDB holding all the collected data was left publicly facing without a password. To my point about @GerryD's tweet earlier, firewalling off devices still remains a problem even when running open source custom firmware. So, what's the right approach?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2019

In the past, for example, companies could get away with using a default password, and depend on firewalls and other internal security tools to provide protection. The cloud presents a dual risk. Everything they need is there. The security challenge, however, is now much more pronounced. Deepening services.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

The MOVEit encrypts files and uses secure File Transfer Protocols to transfer data with automation, analytics and failover options. Once the malicious webshell is installed, it creates a random 36 characters long password which later is used for the authentication purpose. The Zscaler platform is not susceptible to this vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Penetration testers will try to bypass firewalls , test routers, evade intrusion detection and prevention systems ( IPS/IDS ), scan for ports and proxy services, and look for all types of network vulnerabilities. This presents several challenges. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Storing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or social security numbers in cookies is discouraged due to the potential risk of exposure.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi. Ford notes that the vehicles are safe to drive and that drivers concerned about the vulnerability can turn off the system until patches are available.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It must be paired with other activity within the network or cloud to understand what a true abnormal alert is, like correlating alerts of activity between an EDR and other log sources within a SIEM, like activity from a firewall, email security, proxy, etc. Remediation for endpoints can be taken, but it has to be done manually.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2021

As stated by Santosh Kumar, “In general, the myth has been that having a firewall would address both the infrastructure and application/product lifecycle security. Tim Reisch shared a similar experience, discovering “hard coded, backdoor passwords on control systems that could be accessed via the internet, by anyone.”

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

Using this list as a backdrop the following best practices are presented as a call to action to help organizations take a proactive approach at addressing API security risk. Use short-lived access tokens, proper password storage, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and always authenticate your apps. Maps API1 and API5. Maps to API7.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Encryption vulnerabilities. Together, web templates and template engines allow developers to separate server-side application logic from client-side presentation code during web development. This happens when the session state is communicated in the cookie and the cookie is not properly signed or encrypted. Mass assignment.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We here at eSecurity Planet have our own views and methodology on this much-debated issue, and present to you our reviews of the Best Antivirus Software of 2021. A network firewall. Two-way firewall. Encryption. Password manager. Top 4 antivirus software. Bitdefender. Other AV contenders. Privacy protections.

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Zigrin Security

JUNE 28, 2023

password and confirm_password: The desired password and its confirmation. Additionally, there are several other measures you can take to enhance your web application security: Use a Web Application Firewall (WAF): A WAF can help detect and block potential XSS attacks, providing an additional layer of protection.

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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 !!!

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Managers need to secure their organization’s remote access by adding endpoint protection, using good password hygiene, installing network firewalls, and most important, continuously monitoring their remote activity. It appears that almost none of this was done at Oldsmar.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Managers need to secure their organization’s remote access by adding endpoint protection, using good password hygiene, installing network firewalls, and most important, continuously monitoring their remote activity. It appears that almost none of this was done at Oldsmar.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Encryption vulnerabilities. Together, web templates and template engines allow developers to separate server-side application logic from client-side presentation code during web development. This happens when session state is communicated in the cookie and the cookie is not properly signed or encrypted. Authentication bypass.

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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. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

We use passwords to authenticate our users, run antivirus to keep malware off our endpoints , monitor our networks, and implement firewalls so we can have multiple defenses against attackers. All these technologies can present security challenges, which makes zero trust principles important in any remote access solution.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

Credential theft and password spraying to Cobalt Strike. This adversary starts with obtaining usernames and passwords of their victim from previous breaches. These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. A shortcut to generating one is to simply run wpa_passphrase SSID PASSWORD where SSID is the name of the wireless network, and PASSWORD is the passphrase (aka PSK) for the network.

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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 main differences are the location and the filename of the encrypted file: %CommonApplicationData%Localuser.key and the decryption scheme used to obtain the final payload.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Also read: Best DevOps, Website, and Application Vulnerability Scanning Tools Top Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Network Vulnerability Scans Network vulnerability scanners detect vulnerabilities by scanning for known flaws, incorrect settings, and out-of-date software versions. Reduced false positives are critical for avoiding time waste.

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