CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One of the most vulnerable areas that hackers use to infiltrate a company’s system is the network. The Internet network is vulnerable as cybercriminals are lurking online, waiting to intercept loopholes for hacking systems. Let your staff know about the significance of maintaining strong and unique passwords.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

. “ our research has uncovered new vulnerabilities, which we collectively dubbed USBAnywhere , in the baseboard management controllers (BMCs) of Supermicro servers, which can allow an attacker to easily connect to a server and virtually mount any USB device of their choosing to the server, remotely over any network including the Internet.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc. Only version 1.890 is affected also in the default configuration.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

The gang leverages exposed remote administration services and internet-facing vulnerabilities to gain and maintain access to victim networks. Their operations are based on the human operator ransomware practice where most of the intrusion is handled by hands-on keyboard criminals, even in the encryption stage.

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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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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Secure Shell uses encryption algorithms. Also, remember how users can use keys rather than a password to login? So, imagine Susan is a system admin and she has access to several servers. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 10:55. Most common SSH vulnerabilities. These algorithms change and as they age, they become more vulnerable. Very useful.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. Pin was active on Opensc around March 2012, and authored 13 posts that mostly concerned data encryption issues, or how to fix bugs in code. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. Another domain registered to that phone number was stairwell[.]ru and admin@stairwell.ru

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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

MARCH 25, 2022

Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management. Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. Reconnaissance. Defending Against RDP Attacks: Best Practices. Check Point.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

Kaseya’s flagship product is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution called the Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) and is the product at the center of the current attack. When administrators noticed suspicious behavior on Friday, Kaseya shut down VSA. Establishing Standards for Secure Systems.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Ask your school system administrators to provide you their written cybersecurity policies and procedures concerning proposed remote learning capabilities. Ask your school system administrators to provide a copy of their incident response policies and plans. School Systems and Educators. So, what to do?

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter's system administrators. These DMs are not end-to-end encrypted, meaning that they are unencrypted inside Twitter's network and could have been available to the hackers. Or to escalate an international dispute.

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