SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2025

It's not about brute-forcing passwords; it's about brute-forcing human weakness at exactly the right time. Even insider threats are easier to cultivate when burnout hits critical mass. Staff stop caring about strong passwords, following device protocols, maintaining cloud security posture , or reporting suspicious behavior.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this situation, we can assume that they have either phished users’ first factor credentials (their password), or are crawling user accounts with weak, guessable passwords. Also, the patterns seen here were cataloged for further development of threat detection mechanisms that will enhance our customers' security.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

For consumers: Stay alert to potential phishing attacks or scams related to global events. Whether it’s during an election, the holiday season, a big sporting event, or a major business transaction, cybercriminals wait for the right moment to maximize damage. Use a password manager to create and store strong passwords.

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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. This includes firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and monitoring tools.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 13, 2022

For example: IMPACT : An SSH server which supports password authentication is susceptible to brute-forcing attacks. Look for “keyboard-interactive” and “password” methods. The second story comes from machine detections. Wait, what is the baseline, and how was it violated in this particular security event?”

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2024

July 30, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Amid rising breaches including Snowflake, the platform helps security teams proactively detect and respond to identity-centric threats in business-critical SaaS applications. Las Vegas, Nev., The recent Snowflake breach served as a wake-up call for the SaaS industry.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

By identifying deviations from normal patterns, AI can detect potential security incidents before they escalate into serious threats. AI’s impact on cybersecurity is transformative, providing significant advantages such as enhanced threat detection and response. What is the Impact of AI in Cybersecurity?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

The AlienApp for Cisco Secure Endpoint enables you to automate threat detection and response activities between USM Anywhere and Cisco Secure Endpoint. In addition, it allows you to collect hourly events from Cisco Secure Endpoint through the USM Anywhere Job Scheduler. New Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) Integrations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

MITRE ATT&CK® is an invaluable resource for IT security teams, who can leverage the framework to enhance their cyber threat intelligence, improve threat detection capabilities , plan penetration testing scenarios, and assess cyber threat defenses for gaps in coverage. Threat Detection & Analytics.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 12, 2022

There are a few notable exploited misconfigurations, from default built-in file sharing, and lack of password enforcement, albeit no password to multi-factor authentication (MFA), to the risks of legacy protocols and OAuth apps, that can bring a little clarity to understanding the complex landscape that is a company’s SaaS security posture.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Attackers often exploit current events or emergency situations to elicit emotional responses and induce victims to act hastily without carefully evaluating the legitimacy of the communications. This significantly increases the likelihood that victims will fall into phishing traps.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Similarly, businesses with small IT teams or complex environments may need security information and event management (SIEM) software integration. Other features like artificial intelligence (AI)-based automation and user behavior analytics are ideal, too, for ease of management and detecting anomalous behavior.

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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. Users can also look up Intrusion Events by CVE reference. Read more here.

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Responsible Cyber

MARCH 2, 2025

This means you cant mandate 2FA for all users, increasing the risk of unauthorized access, especially if employees use weak passwords or share accounts. You can export these logs for compliance purposes, but theres no native integration with SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems for real-time monitoring.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

Figure 2: BreachForums user shares vulnerable Zabbix accounts found using an infostealer and automated scripts To protect your networks from infostealers and IABs, we strongly advise you: Disable password saving in browsers to prevent theft. Create an allowlist of approved external users and block communications from users not on the list.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 8, 2025

These threat actors employ basic intrusion techniques, but due to poor cyber hygiene and exposed assets, their actions can lead to significant consequences, including defacement, configuration changes, operational disruptions, and, in severe cases, physical damage. Change default passwords to unique and strong ones.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Confirmation of a security event: The criteria and method for confirming and validating the occurrence of a security event.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Otherwise, check ‘No’ if any aspect is missing or not entirely fulfilled.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As we analyze the events of 2022, we must profess that we have entered an era where the most significant changes in the threat landscape for industrial enterprises and OT infrastructures are mostly determined by geopolitical trends and the related macroeconomic factors. Exploiting configuration errors in security solutions.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

Apart from the usual security awareness, which must focus on how the actual technology does not provide multiple error messages the users must restart their authentication, trigger a password reset, and change account security questions, when flooded with requests, no matter how bothersome they are.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

For consumers: Stay alert to potential phishing attacks or scams related to global events. Whether it’s during an election, the holiday season, a big sporting event, or a major business transaction, cybercriminals wait for the right moment to maximize damage. Use a password manager to create and store strong passwords.

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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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Proactive defense mechanisms such as real-time threat monitoring, multi-factor authentication, and AI-driven threat detection can prevent attacks before they lead to costly consequences. Learn more about banks’ threats and the best practices to mitigate them in this detailed piece on network security threats.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

In addition to boosting visibility and control over cloud workloads, utilizing a CWPP enables enterprises to strengthen their security posture and lower the risk of data breaches and other security events. Real time threat detection. per server per month.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The zero trust approach still authenticates users based on passwords, among other traditional security procedures. By implementing this additional layer of security, retailers can greatly limit culpability in the event of a data breach or cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2021

.” Most authentication schemes use a set of credentials made up of a username and password to authenticate someone’s identity. Authorization comes after authentication.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2023

Compromised detections: RDP attacks and Mirai botnets Cybercriminals typically conduct reconnaissance on the target port before using what are called dictionary attacks, entering and trying out known usernames and passwords to see if any of the combinations grant access. This excludes the following network ranges: 10.0.0.0/8

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Authentication and password management. Passwords are one of the least safe user authentication methods, yet they are also frequently used for web applications for safeguarding online data. OWASP recommends the following methods: Implement monitoring to identify attacks against multiple user accounts, utilizing the same password.

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SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

The overlay section is typically used for legitimate software functionality, such as displaying graphical interfaces or handling certain input events. However, they may be useful for retrospective threat detection. com bot-detection-v1.b-cdn[.]net Binance, Ethereum) and associated browser extensions (e.g., net human-test.b-cdn[.]net

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

To improve security and prevent unwanted access, best practices include limiting access to authorized users, enforcing strong password restrictions, and utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA). Secure your storage methods: Encrypt and hash passwords and other authentication data to ensure their security.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

It involves verifying credentials such as usernames and passwords, before granting access to applications. Logging: Logs are records of events and activities within an application or resource that helps with monitoring and audits to identify common and unusual patterns of user behavior. The tougher to steal, the better.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2024

Additionally, it uses regular backups and disaster recovery strategies to assure data availability in the event of deletion, corruption, or cyber-attacks. Periodically test backup restoration procedures to maintain data integrity and availability in the event of data loss or corruption.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Here are seven best practices for cybersecurity in small businesses: Employee Education and Training: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to your employees, teaching them about common threats such as phishing emails, social engineering, and the importance of strong passwords. WPA2 or WPA3).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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. Issues such as data commingling in multicloud systems, data privacy influencing log analysis, and disparities in defining what constitutes an event can all provide difficulties.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

During the operation, Dutch National Police acquired a database used by Emotet operators containing stolen email addresses, usernames and passwords, and Dutch authorities have set up a website that lets visitors check if their email address was among those compromised. “It’s

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