SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Use the administrator account only for maintenance, software installation, or firmware updates. Opt for strong, hard-to-crack passwords. Consider using dedicated password manager apps. Attention should be paid to protecting routers and updating their firmware. Fully utilize firewall capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

And while you’re in there, update that password to something a little less hackable, possibly saving the new one in a password manager. As long as you’re in there, you should take address any security warnings; perhaps your firewall security setting is too low, for example.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

So … the EDR missed an indicator of compromise, and while it may have compensated for it later, the firewall should have stopped inbound/outbound traffic but failed to do so.” Password Policies: Enforce NIST password policy requirements, such as lengthier passwords and the use of password managers.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CSA mentions RDP exploitation , SonicWall firewall exploits, and phishing campaigns. Use long passwords (CISA says 8 characters, we say you can do better than that) and password managers. Store passwords using industry best practice password hashing functions. Implement password rate limits and lockouts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If a manufacturer hardcodes a master password within the device’s firmware, the device becomes extremely vulnerable from a security perspective, especially if an attacker is able to locate and download the password to access the device.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. need to be managed both at the application level as well as the network level.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

For example, the popular Heimdal Security provides patch and asset management for Microsoft and Linux systems for more than 120 third-party applications as well as any application that can support silent installation commands. firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.), Kubernetes instances, websites, applications, and more.

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