eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators. A red team’s activity can extend beyond cybersecurity attacks and vulnerability scanning to include phishing , social engineering , and physical compromise campaigns lasting weeks or more.

Social Engineering 107

Social Engineering Penetration Testing Engineering Risk 107

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

In March, Joshua Schulte , a former CIA software engineer that was accused of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks, was convicted of only minor charges. Schulte was identified a few days after WikiLeaks started leaking the precious dumps.

Hacking 112

Hacking Engineering Data breaches Advertising 112

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems. The four-hour exam includes 106 questions.

Cybersecurity 117

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing System Administration Cyber Attacks 117

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

During her first few years at Booz Allen, she supported technology, innovation and risk analysis initiatives across U.S. in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University. government clients. Alexandra holds a B.S. in Foreign Service with an Honors Certificate in International Business Diplomacy, and a M.A.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Architecture Cloud Migration Retail 93

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

The recent social engineering MFA bombing attacks (or push bombing as defined by CISA, the US Cyber Infrastructure Security Agency) have raised concerns about which MFA method businesses should select. CISA strongly urges system administrators and other high-value targeted users (attorneys, HR Staff, Top Management.)

Phishing 118

Phishing Authentication Mobile Marketing 118

Anton on Security

JULY 21, 2021

In the SOC context, this is about detection engineering, detection as code and related concepts. I’m pretty sure that Windows NT system administrators of the 1990s also did not want to become part of DevOps… Next, what about the other part of the SOC, namely the “C”?

System Administration 113

System Administration Engineering CISO Technology 113

Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Every time I click the button I am filled with joy.” – Iain McMullen, Director of Technology, Birmingham Consulting In the Early Access release of Duo SSO support for OIDC, we will support two grant types: OIDC Authorization Code and OAuth 2.0 Here is one of our customers sharing their experience. OIDC has been phenomenal. OIDC and OAuth 2.0

B2C 92

B2C B2B Authentication Mobile 92

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Last Watchdog recently sat down with Satya Gupta, founder and CTO of Virsec , a San Jose-based supplier of advanced data protection systems. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion.

Hacking 212

Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As modern organizations become more dependent on APIs to achieve their goals, their API security strategy must be up-to-date and in line with recent developments in technology. They’re used extensively to foster more rapid application development, and without proper security measures, sensitive data can easily get into the wrong hands.

DDOS 114

DDOS Authentication Architecture Social Engineering 114

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A group of teenagers used social engineering to breach Twitter's network and take over the accounts of a whole bunch of A-listers. As a teenager, he discovered that social engineering was a trick that worked. "I With the person sufficiently scared, I'd say, 'We can patch your system without interfering with your operations.'

Social Engineering 97

Social Engineering Media Scams Financial Services 97

The Security Ledger

MARCH 19, 2019

In this exclusive podcast interview with Security Ledger, Reuters investigative technology journalist Joseph Menn talks about his upcoming book on the iconic hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow and his discovery that U.S. Joseph Menn is an investigative technology reporter at Reuters. The post Podcast Episode 138: Hacker President?

System Administration 40

System Administration Technology Hacking IoT 40

SiteLock

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Providers think customers are not going to learn the cloud technology from A to Z and that they need only to have features readily available, operating flawlessly, and offering acceptable security levels. However, this narrative is true as long as the clients operate at the SME level. David runs MacSecurity.net.

System Administration 52

System Administration Insurance Penetration Testing Social Engineering 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 16, 2023

False positives are problematic because they add to the "noise" that engineers have to sort through when responding to security problems. They cause engineers to waste time investigating non-existent security problems, which leaves them with less time to address actual security concerns.

Software 53

Software Risk System Administration Engineering 53

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Cloud security consists of all the technologies and processes that ensure an organization’s cloud infrastructure is protected against internal and external cybersecurity threats. They also need to lay out the specific security technologies that employees must use to protect data and applications in the cloud.

Penetration Testing 131

Penetration Testing Encryption Risk Technology 131

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

There are a number of complementary technologies often used by organizations to address security holes. Password cracking consists of retrieving passwords stored in computer systems. System administrators and security teams (and hackers) can use them to spot weak passwords. Useful links. Download and install Amass.

Penetration Testing 117

Penetration Testing Wireless Passwords Social Engineering 117

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

We found the loader for this file so interesting that we decided to base one of the tracks of our Targeted Malware Reverse Engineering course on it. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the victim machine to its operators. PuzzleMaker. Other malware. Evolution of JSWorm ransomware.

Ransomware 138

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 138

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Andrea Pierini (@ decoder_it ) “Andrea is an IT Architect & Security Manager with long-term experience and in-depth knowledge covering all aspects of IT: from SW development to systems administration; networking administration and IT security. He likes writing and speaking about IT security and bug hunting.

Mobile 70

Mobile Advertising System Administration Engineering 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 9, 2018

Privileged users today can include a multitude of people from system administrators, network engineers, and database administrators, to data center operators, upper management, and security personnel. Privileged Users. They’re generally either inside or under contract to the enterprise.

Encryption 48

Encryption Accountability System Administration Engineering 48

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Cybersecurity Engineer. Dorian Martin, a technology writer and editor at GetGoodGrade.com , spoke on the topic recently: “Job candidates place emphasis on the job title and whether or not it’s something they can use in their resumes later on. Firewall administration and maintenance. System administration and maintenance.

B2B 70

B2B Cybersecurity Education Small Business 70

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

RaaS offers one example of threat actors successfully adopting technology to spread malicious code, but the shift to cloud services introduced other dangers. This technique lets attackers deliver malicious code to thousands of systems through a vector that security measures routinely ignore?—?a a trusted vendor.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

McAfee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Principal Engineer, Ismael Valenzuela about how his heritage played a role in who he is today, advice for future generations and more. Tell us about your journey to a career in technology and how your heritage played a role to where you are today? I spoke with Sr. Read our conversation below.

InfoSec 83

InfoSec System Administration Cybersecurity Engineering 83

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Attackers may use the following methods to obtain administrator privileges: Compromised passwords. Social engineering. It is possible to manage many different elevated access levels: basic user, power user, user with basic admin rights, database administrator, system administrator, etc. Security vulnerabilities.

Accountability 133

Accountability Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 133

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Retrieves various system information, namely: Local network IP addresses. Available privileges (SYSTEM, administrator or normal user). PluginDestory [sic]. Shuts down the framework. GetSystemInfo. Network protocol used for C2 communication (hardcoded to Tcpv4 in all discovered samples).

Malware 92

Malware Encryption Social Engineering System Administration 92

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Furthermore, whether developing software for portable gadgets, desktop systems, or servers, secure coding is critical for modern software development. According to the Software Engineering Institute, software architecture or coding flaws are responsible for up to 90% of security problems. Database security. File management.

Authentication 79

Authentication Passwords Software Accountability 79

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

To automatically identify assets inside the target environment, these technologies make use of a variety of methodologies, including network scanning, IP range scanning, or interaction with asset management systems. Some suggested mitigations may increase the risk of operational failure or conflict with current systems or requirements.

Authentication 74

Authentication Penetration Testing Risk Software 74

Spinone

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These are words that no system administrator or business leader wants to hear from anyone using a computer on their network. Let’s take a look at current ransomware variants that have shown they can attack your data in the cloud and by means of cloud-based technologies.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Malware Backups 52

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

This is not uncommon on, say, Windows: There are entire websites dedicated to large scale, long term, differential reverse engineering, that tell you what new functions appeared in what version of Windows, how their relationship with other functions has changed, how internal data structures have evolved etc.

Firmware 144

Firmware Architecture Risk Engineering 144

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Being a system administrator, a patch could contain a security update to stop a vulnerability. With technology, trends change. In infosec, trends change as technology changes, software stacks change, attack surface changes, and defenses improve. Who knows what’s next!

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52