SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Start small, skill up The starting line is all about building up some basic skills—networking basics, firewall configuration, system hardening, threat analysis, and access control. Dive into core cybersecurity concepts like encryption, secure password practices, endpoint protection, and incident response.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

alerted customers to the incident, disabling security questions and forcing them to take a mulligan on their passwords—requiring a reset of passwords for all accounts. and action required in relation to your account password with our Callaway, Odyssey, Ogio, and/or Callaway Golf Preowned sites.

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Pen Test Partners

MAY 21, 2025

Host-based Firewall Its not uncommon to find host-based firewalls to be missing or disabled, particularly for Windows hosts and Embedded Systems. Even when a host firewall is enabled, overly permissive firewall rules often allow unintended network access. A common example are management services such as SSH.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2025

It's not about brute-forcing passwords; it's about brute-forcing human weakness at exactly the right time. Staff stop caring about strong passwords, following device protocols, maintaining cloud security posture , or reporting suspicious behavior. It is a breach vector, as critical as any firewall misconfiguration or unpatched server.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Better Network and Firewall Protection: By routing an employee’s internet traffic through your company network, you can provide the same firewalls and network-level protection that they’d have working at an office with robust cybersecurity defenses. Here are five ways VPNs can keep remote employees secure.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 7, 2024

The annual Black Hat conference, happening this week in Las Vegas, is renowned not only for its cutting-edge presentations and workshops but also for its robust cybersecurity measures that protect the large event from malicious threat actors. Black Hat is a prime target for cybercriminals due to its status as a premier cybersecurity event.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

In addition, it allows you to collect hourly events from Cisco Secure Endpoint through the USM Anywhere Job Scheduler. The Cisco Secure Endpoint App on ServiceNow provides users with the ability to integrate event data from the Cisco Secure Endpoint into ServiceNow by creating ITSM incidents. Read more here. Read more here. Sumo Logic.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The encrypted China Chopper variant, frequently used by the attackers, employed AES encryption to evade detection by Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). First, attackers used specific keywords, such as “password” and “key,” in the payload, which WAFs typically redact in logs, obscuring the malicious content.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Reset the password and install a new OS image on the laptop at a minimum. A modification to the AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption property of each AD account, which made domain controllers store passwords in decryptable form (without using the one-way hash function). Update the incident response plan based on the findings.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

Threat actors exploited the flaw to gain remote firewall access and breach corporate networks. In light of these events, we have been monitoring attempts to gain unauthorized access to VPNs of Check Point’s customers. The vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 is a Quantum Gateway information disclosure issue.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Using the Cisco Secure Endpoint APIs, partner integrations provide analysts with rich threat information and actions on endpoint events; like retrieving endpoint information, hunting indicators on endpoints, searching events, etc. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations. Cisco Secure Firewall has several new partner integrations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

PortStarter A back door script written in Go that provides functionality for modifying firewall settings and opening ports to pre-configured command and control (C2) servers.[ wevtutil.exe A standard Windows Event Utility tool used to view event logs. wevtutil.exe A standard Windows Event Utility tool used to view event logs.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The good news is that security teams can learn to anticipate these events and know exactly what to do to stop or prevent them. Defending against DDoS attacks has long depended on traditional measures like firewalls and rate limiting. To stay ahead, organizations must turn to artificial intelligence. How can they do that?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Setting up a firewall is the first step in securing your network. A successful firewall setup and deployment requires careful design, implementation, and maintenance to effectively improve your network integrity and data security. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

Create a partnership with your local internet service provider (ISP) prior to an event and work with your ISP to control network traffic attacking your network during an event. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

These platforms make it possible for security teams to analyze consolidated threat feeds from various external alerts and log events. TIPs contextualize these threats, offering security teams more information, usually at a faster rate than vendor threat feeds.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Below some mitigations recommended by the Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Research Team to reduce risk from threats that exploit gateways and VPN vulnerabilities: Apply all available security updates for VPN and firewall configurations. Monitor and pay special attention to your remote access infrastructure.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. But recent events have worked to undermine this growing understanding.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw to perform a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via HTTP fields observed in the traffic and event logviews. ” A local attacker with command-line access can exploit the bug to perform operations on the Glassfish server directly via a hardcoded password.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

The attackers were able to send funds from hot wallets and download user names and password hashes. The threat actors also gained access to terminal event logs and scan for any instance where customers scanned private key at the ATM. “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN. ” continues the notice.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Learn about strong password creation, multi-factor authentica-tion, secure browsing habits, and data encryption. Implement Strong Password Practices: Passwords serve as the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your online accounts. Utilize a password manager to securely store and generate strong passwords.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

2:43 p.m. - [The Unauthorized User] resets the password to the production Users database. The Timehop engineer discovers that the password has been changed. The Timehop engineer discovers that the database, while still password protected, is not behind a firewall and can be accessed by anyone with the password.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Firewall status, drive encryption status, password status and whether an antivirus or anti-malware agent is running can all contribute to improved security resilience. Highlight Risky User Access Events You can establish a baseline of normal user behavior at the point of login by analyzing real-time authentication data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Keys, such as strong passwords, unique codes, or biometric scans, can be given to trusted individuals to access your resources from a distance. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

It is essential to install firewall and antivirus software on your routers and keep them up-to-date. Use Strong Passwords. Most people are comfortable with the default password of their internet connecting device and assume it to be secure. It is recommended to keep changing your device password every now and then.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

These recommendations include: Change all default passwords on PLCs and HMIs. Ensure the Unitronics PLC default password '1111' is not in use. If remote access is necessary, implement a Firewall/VPN in front of the PLC to control network access to the remote PLC. Disconnect the PLC from the open internet.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Given the speed and simultaneous actions in this event, we assess with high confidence that multiple individuals facilitated the attack. Next, the threat actor set their sights on Thycotic—a password vault housing organizational secrets (passwords), including those for privileged accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Here are some ideas IT admins can use to detect a network compromise sooner, potentially limiting the damage of an adverse cyber event. Because so much of cybersecurity relies on passive forms of protection (think firewalls, antivirus solutions, password protection, etc.), Enforce 2FA and passwords time outs.

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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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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. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Backup and Disaster Recovery: Data backup and disaster recovery plans assure data availability and business continuity in the event of data loss or service failures. Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

Fiction: Strong passwords are enough. Strong passwords are important, but passwords alone won’t keep your enterprise protected. Collecting security events from across your IT infrastructure, network, and applications, and reporting threats on a constant basis, are integral to enterprise network safety.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Implementing 2FA adds an extra layer of authentication beyond traditional usernames and passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

Raise Virtual or Physical Firewalls. We strongly recommend using a software or appliance-based web application firewall (WAF) to help filter out malicious data. . Firewalls today, including NGFW and FWaaS offerings, have both a comprehensive set of default rules and the ease to change configurations as needed.

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