Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An investigation into indexed information from internet-connected devices provided a list of universities with compromised website security. For a more detailed analysis, a deeper penetration testing would be required,” Cybernews researchers noted. Researchers were able to confirm the entries were accurate.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The analysis of the experts revealed 2,000 to 4,000 servers accessible from the Internet. The attacks analyzed by the researchers aimed at deploying Netcat, Cobalt Strike beacon, RAT-el (open-source penetration testing tool) and others on the target systems. and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND ALL COMPANY THAT IF YOU PUT DATA ON INTERNET WHERE DATA IS NOT PROTECT DO NOT BLAME US FOR PENETRATION TESTING SERVICE. By May 31, Rapid7 experts discovered approximately 2,500 instances of MOVEit Transfer publicly accessible on the internet, with a significant portion located in the United States.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Exposed Technical Issues & Other Consequences No clear information on the specific entry or the specific systems infected, so we can’t speculate about the potential breach or cause. This betrays a lack of preparation for disaster recovery and ineffective penetration testing of systems. Ascension lost $2.66

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers found multiple backdoors in popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) appliance made by the German manufacturer Auerswald. Researchers from RedTeam Pentesting discovered multiple backdoors in a popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) appliance made by the German manufacturer Auerswald. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

By scanning a range of IP addresses, they can identify potential targets that have SMB services exposed to the internet. The image below shows prebuilt EternalBlue exploits Cybernews screenshot Shodan and Similar Tools: Shodan is a search engine that scans and indexes internet-connected devices, including vulnerable systems.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

The researchers identified over 8,500 installations of Veritas Backup Exec instances that are currently exposed to the internet, some of which may still be vulnerable. The exploitation of these flaws can be easy by using a penetration testing framework like METASPLOIT which has a specific module to target these issues since September 2022.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2023

By May 31, Rapid7 experts discovered approximately 2,500 instances of MOVEit Transfer publicly accessible on the internet, with a significant portion located in the United States. WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND ALL COMPANY THAT IF YOU PUT DATA ON INTERNET WHERE DATA IS NOT PROTECT DO NOT BLAME US FOR PENETRATION TESTING SERVICE.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND ALL COMPANY THAT IF YOU PUT DATA ON INTERNET WHERE DATA IS NOT PROTECT DO NOT BLAME US FOR PENETRATION TESTING SERVICE. ALL MEDIA SPEAKING ABOUT THIS ARE DO WHAT ALWAYS THEY DO. PROVIDE LITTLE TRUTH IN A BIG LIE. WE ARE ONLY FINANCIAL MOTIVATED AND DO NOT CARE ANYTHING ABOUT POLITICS.

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Notice Bored

APRIL 10, 2021

If capacity is insufficient and/or performance drops, that obviously affects the availability of information. but it can harm the quality/ integrity and may lead to changes that compromise confidentiality , making this an information security issue. How does this relate to penetration testing, incident management and assurance?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2022

In the final stage of the attack chain, PowerTrash Loader injects the penetration testing framework Core Impact into memory. “VMWare customers should also review their VMware architecture to ensure the affected components are not accidentally published on the internet, which dramatically increases the exploitation risks.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Hackers are constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities in software, so it’s important to make sure you have the latest security patches installed. When you access the internet through a VPN, your data is encrypted and routed through a secure tunnel. Audits and penetration testing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Security experts warned it was a matter of time before threat actors will start exploiting it in the wild and now it is happening. osum0x0 announced to have has developed a module for the popular Metasploit penetration testing framework to exploit the critical BlueKeep flaw. The researcher Z??osum0x0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Route – A path for sending packets through the internet network to an address on another network. Certutil – Microsoft Windows utility that can be used for various malicious purposes, such as to decode information, to download files, and to install browser root certificates. NBTscan – Open-source command-line NetBIOS scanner.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Also, it is crucial to protect sensitive information by hosting it on servers that accept connections only from trusted internet protocol (IP) addresses. The company states that vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT test) was scheduled for January 2, which would have detected the security issues.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

Those flaws have been exploited through unattended exposure through a company’s branch internet gateway. Threat Actor Brief LockBit is a well-known ransomware affiliation program started back in September 2019, where the developers use third parties to spread the ransomware by hiring unethical penetration testing teams.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

But what might they offer the front-facing information security officer – someone with a ten-year plan, wondering what to prepare for down the line? The Project assumes that consumers will access information with technologies designed for more and more immediacy, and less and less effort. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

The use of “IT Department” elsewhere in this policy refers to the Vulnerability Management Authority, the [IT Security Department], and delegated representatives. Testing must be performed to verify that resources have been installed, configured, integrated, and secured without error or gap in security.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Internet of Things (IoT) security: Encompasses a variety of tools and techniques to secure IoT, operations technology (OT), and other similar categories of endpoints.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

By ensuring that only people with appropriate access permissions may use the system, remote access security guards against threats and illegal access. As the internet has enabled us to access work, data, and equipment from any location, remote access security has become increasingly crucial.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By Alfredo Hickman, head of information security, Obsidian Security. DNS subdomain scanning is a useful tactic to discover internet-exposed SaaS application portals and their APIs. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to speak before a group of CISOs about the topic of attack surface management (ASM).

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CIS Security Controls, published by SANS and the Center for Internet Security (SIS) and formerly known as the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls , are prioritized mitigation steps that your organization can use to improve cybersecurity. The controls advocate for the use of automated information security software.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The records inside the database were publicly accessible to anyone with an internet connection. We publish our findings for educational purposes and to raise awareness of cyber security and best practices. Upon discovering the exposure, I sent a responsible disclosure notice and received a reply thanking me for the notification.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

Security experts believe it is a matter of time before threat actors will start exploiting it in the wild. osum0x0 announced to have has developed a module for the popular Metasploit penetration testing framework to exploit the critical BlueKeep flaw. A few hours ago, th e esecurity researcher Z??osum0x0

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. UK Cyber Security Law forcing Energy Companies to Report Hacks not Followed.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 14, 2024

Obtaining PCI DSS certification is not impossible and usually takes companies between one day and two weeks to complete, depending on the complexity of payments within the company and the state of information security. Another aspect of PCI DSS certification are scans, via an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and penetration test results.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Key features of application security: Code review and vulnerability scanning Use of secure coding practices Implementation of secure authentication and authorization mechanisms Regular security testing and update 3. It includes various security measures such as access control, encryption, and backups.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In addition, he runs operations during penetration tests and exercises with clients, as well as managing client relationships. The targets provided us with answers to the flags that the teens would then search the internet for, collecting points along the way. His topic was “SE Team vs. Red Team.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

According to Paul Boghossian (Fear of Knowledge, Against Relativism and Constructivism), Luciano Floridi ( The Fourth Information Revolution and its Ethical and Policy Implications) and the internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy we might divide knowledge into 4 separate categories. The information that I had.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

The initial version of the Tsunami tool already includes modules to detect the following security issues: Exposed sensitive UIs: Applications such as Jenkins , Jupyter , and Hadoop Yarn ship with UIs that allow a user to schedule workloads or to execute system commands.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Pictured: a Dome Series security camera from Verkada. A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., granting them access to live and archived video feeds across multiple organizations, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals, schools, police departments and prisons.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

.” Microsoft confirmed that attackers are leveraging an exploit module released for the Metasploit penetration testing platform. “These attacks were likely initiated as port scans for machines with vulnerable internet-facing RDP services. ” concludes Microsoft.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 1, 2023

MSSPs or managed IT security service providers focus specifically on network security outsourcing, from the replacement of entire IT security departments or specific services such as email security , penetration testing , or incident response.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. We have an NGFW, do we need a WAF?" or "Why do we need WAF?"

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2019

OFFSEC as a discipline serves the interests of security. Offensive Security Tools (OSTs) aid OFFSEC in serving the interests of security. OST release on the public internet is not the best way to do it.

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