eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

How can a hospital protect an MRI machine with an unchangeable password and still connect it to the network? Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. These are not uncommon risks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

The US agency provides the following recommendations to the administrators: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

It also eliminates the need for full VPN and avoids exposing those applications directly to the internet. Untrusted remote users need a secure way to navigate the internet and corporate firewalls to establish trust and gain access. No more firewall, no more AAA or whatsoever complicated thing. How does DNG for SMB work?

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015. There are several reasons why the Internet of Things is such a threat to our digital security.

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Hackology

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The bedrock of these controls is enforcing password complexity requirements, ensuring that all users have unique, hard-to-crack passwords. While ensuring the set conditions are not so stringent that users start making sequential passwords which are even easier to brute-force. Yet, password measures alone may not suffice.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Siemens issued a notice that the RUGGEDCOM APE 1808, an industrial platform hardened for harsh physical environments, could come pre-installed with Palo Alto next generation firewalls vulnerable to the Pan-OS vulnerability. Broadcom Patches Brocade SANnav Flaw 19 Months After Discovery Type of vulnerability: Password storage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. Passwords can be found in p roduct documentation and compiled lists available on the Internet.”

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

It also has a list of recommended mitigations for handling Hidden Cobra threats: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Another interesting trend we discovered is that even though attacks are on the rise, search engines are blacklisting 4% fewer websites. Unnecessary blacklisting has drawn the ire of website owners in the past, which has probably motivated search engines to take a slightly more cautious approach.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In a perfect world, the firewalls of our servers would only allow web traffic in from trusted ports. With the Cloud Snooper malware, however, untrusted web traffic sneaks past firewalls and enters right into Linux servers — a big no-no. Specifically, they noticed some servers were receiving some anomalous inbound traffic. How it works.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 18, 2022

It’s often not possible to remove or retrieve assets that have been exposed on hacking forums, dark web, or the internet. Teams can focus on strengthening security controls, changing emails and passwords that have been leaked, adding new security tools, and fixing errors such as misconfigured tools. Many of whom never recover.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

Once the malicious webshell is installed, it creates a random 36 characters long password which later is used for the authentication purpose. The value of the custom header contains the password generated during the installation of the malicious webshell.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

The dashboard is designed for the biomedical engineering departments within the hospital environment. The cryptographic key is within a hard-coded string value that is compared to the password. Further, many authentication protocols will simply request the hash itself, “making it no better than a password.”.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The nonstop intensity of these attacks is vividly illustrated by the fact that malicious bot communications now account for one-third of total Internet traffic. Established web application firewall (WAF) suppliers like Imperva, F5 and Akamai are hustling to strengthen their respective platforms. Shifting security challenge.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. It’s already happening.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The benefits of using digital banking are numerous: ❯ No need to visit a physical bank branch or wait in line; ❯ Customers access 24/7 from any device with an internet connection; ❯ Remote check deposits using smartphones; and ❯ Peer-to-peer transfers and payments.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. Also referred to as the "evil twin," the phony wireless network provides a would-be victim with an internet connection, possibly with a stronger signal than the original, with no heads-up visible to the naked eye. And for good reason.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. Disconnect from the Internet Malware often relies on the internet to spread or communicate with its control server.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

CISA reports provide the following recommendations to users and administrators to strengthen the security posture of their organization’s systems: • Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. the extension matches the file header).

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Consider employing password-less MFA that replace passwords with two or more verification factors (e.g., Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network. a fingerprint, facial recognition, device pin, or a cryptographic key).

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

please elaborate on that ; The dark web, also known as the deep web or darknet, is a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and can only be accessed using specialized software such as Tor. Here is a blog about the dark web I had written.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The malware is able to steal sensitive information (a variety of credentials, including FTP credentials, stored email passwords, passwords stored in the browser, as well as a whole host of other credentials) . Below the list of mitigations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Enforce a strong password policy.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2020

CISA includes some mitigation best practices in the report: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Among other key findings in WatchGuard’s report was that malware detections originating from such scripting engines as PowerShell reached 80 percent of last year’s total in only the first six months of 2021. Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. PowerShell, Ransomware Threats Grow.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You use a firewall, so that you can deny access to hackers and malware that constantly stalk the internet looking for vulnerable computers like yours. You use strong passwords that are hard to guess, you change those passwords frequently, and you guard them well. You practice computer hygiene.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Brute Force Attacks Brute force attacks involve systematically trying all possible combinations of passwords until the correct one is found. Hackers use automated tools to rapidly attempt multiple password combinations, exploiting weak or easily guessable passwords.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 13, 2020

Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations that is configured to deny unsolicited connection requests.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The wargaming site I patronize had its forums compromised and the notification on the site described the, granted, low-level information compromised, though further compromise through password reuse was discussed. If you’re a site owner, put a web application firewall in place as soon as possible to stem breaches on your site.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CIS Security Controls, published by SANS and the Center for Internet Security (SIS) and formerly known as the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls , are prioritized mitigation steps that your organization can use to improve cybersecurity. They are usually the only way to determine whether the host has been compromised.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

The devices continue to leak the information even when their firewall is turned on. The expert used the Binary Edge IoT search engine to find vulnerable devices, earlier this week he discovered 25,617 routers that were leaking a total of 756,565 unique MAC addresses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Yes, one lapse on a spam email, one inadequate password, one abandoned account, or a malfunctioning asset can cause havoc. . Hackers, for instance, are widely recognized for using phishing emails plus social engineering techniques to acquire access to classified data. Control the cost and reporting of software assets. . Source . .

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Your first line of defense is to make life hard for hackers by ensuring you: Use strong, unique passwords; keep your systems patched with security updates; install advanced antivirus protection that defends your computer against malicious software; enable the firewalls on your Internet router and computers.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2019

It is not clear how long data were left exposed online, according to the Shodan search engine, the server had been publicly open since at least November 30, 2018. Another data leak made the headlines, a huge trove of data belonging to the Oklahoma Department of Securities (ODS) was left unsecured on a server for at least a week.

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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? So, what's the right approach?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the world of security breaches it seems like a lifetime ago, but it was less than three months ago that a company called Hold Security reported finding a stash of more than a billion usernames and passwords, along with half a billion email addresses, on the servers of Russian hackers.

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