Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Be On Your Guard with the Most Treacherous Insider Roles A paramount priority when addressing the threat is to distinguish the fundamental insider risks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

It covers seven security domains: security operations and administration; access controls ; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; cryptography ; network and communications security; and systems and application security. An online review course and practice quiz are available.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. This then drops a PowerShell script into the memory of the host computer. This is where PowerShell comes back into play.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks. Perhaps most importantly, cloud security training should help employees understand the inherent risk of shadow IT. What is cloud security?

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NopSec

OCTOBER 19, 2015

When I started my career as a penetration tester, the name of the game was all about breaching the external perimeter: finding open ports in the firewall, mapping ports and listening services, and trying to find vulnerabilities and available exploits to penetrate that layer of defense. How times have changed.

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NopSec

MARCH 16, 2020

Once you understand which systems form your telework attack surface ask yourself which vulnerabilities and misconfigurations they have. First of all, ask yourself whether all your remote working systems and related directory services they are tapping into have adequate password length policy, password expiration,and username randomization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

He is also looking for opportunities to collect additional access parameters (usernames and passwords), elevate privileges, or use already existing compromised accounts for unauthorized access to systems, applications, and data. Attackers may use the following methods to obtain administrator privileges: Compromised passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

As remote desktop solutions are prevalent among IT and managed service providers (MSP), downstream clients can be at risk, as Kaseya experienced in 2021. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Reconnaissance. Check Point.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

Kaseya’s flagship product is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution called the Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) and is the product at the center of the current attack. When administrators noticed suspicious behavior on Friday, Kaseya shut down VSA. Managing supply chain risk. VSA server breached.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. Denial-of-Suez attack.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

It could be a system administrator who has access to sensitive defense information and recently just met an attractive fitness influencer on social media (hello, Iran !). A compromised customer account might use business email compromise tactics to phish everyone in that customer’s circle.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Patches in those systems can destabilize systems and kill people, so these industries are risk averse. They prefer to mitigate the threat in other ways, such as with firewalls and air gaps. The auditors claim account passwords must “be changed every 90 days”. Yes, this approach is controversial. This is absurd.

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Errata Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Patches in those systems can destabilize systems and kill people, so these industries are risk averse. They prefer to mitigate the threat in other ways, such as with firewalls and air gaps. The auditors claim account passwords must “be changed every 90 days”. Yes, this approach is controversial. This is absurd.

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