Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2023

NortonLifeLock is warning customers their passwords are loose. The post Another Password Manager Breach: NortonLifeLock Apes LastPass appeared first on Security Boulevard. First LastPass, now this?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Businesses are striving to create better customer experiences, but reliance on password-based authentication is holding them back. The post Are Passwords Killing Your Customer Experience? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

Trend Micro fixed some flaws in Trend Micro Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Trend Micro fixed three vulnerabilities in Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication.

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Hackology

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In an era of escalating cyber threats, enhancing network security is paramount. This article explores a comprehensive approach to network protection, encompassing network scanning, vulnerability and patch management, user access controls, network segmentation, and employee training.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2024

Password manager vendor LastPass, beset by high-profile data breaches from 2022 that affected millions of users, is strengthening the security requirements for its customers, including requiring all of them to use a minimum of 12 characters for their master passwords.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The dynamic security landscape presents significant challenges for organizations, especially in multi-cloud environments. The key to combating these growing threats is network security automation. Myth 7: Security Orchestration and Security Automation Are Twins (Not Quite.)

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2024

Securing these accounts with strong passwords is critical. However, a recent spike in brute force attack emphasizes the need for even stronger security measures. A recent report warns of a significant increase in […] The post Is Your Password Strong Enough? The post Is Your Password Strong Enough?

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 31, 2021

On the 11th of January, the networking equipment and Internet of Things (IoT) devices provider started to send out emails to customers informing them of a recent security breach, and asking them to change their passwords and to enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

The post 2024 Digital Resolutions: Use Stronger Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard. Nearly a quarter of participants highlighted cybersecurity as a priority for 2024, according to a study conducted by Kaspersky on New Year's digital resolutions.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Network security solutions provider Fortinet confirmed that a malicious actor had unauthorizedly disclosed VPN login names and passwords associated with 87,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN devices. These credentials were obtained from systems that remained unpatched against CVE-2018-13379 at the time of the actor's scan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Problems arise for businesses when they base their access management programs entirely around passwords, however. Such programs overlook the burden that passwords can cause to users as well as to IT and security teams. Passwords: An unsustainable business cost. Users have too many passwords to remember on their own.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2023

Poor password practices continue to put businesses at risk, with nearly 90% of passwords used in successful attacks consisting of 12 characters or less, indicating additional security measures are required to protect access to sensitive data. The report.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2024

GitLab is releasing a patch to fix a vulnerability in its email verification process that bad actors can exploit to reset user passwords and take over accounts. in which a change was made that allowed users to reset their password through a secondary email. The flaw, CVE-2023-7028, was introduced in May 2023 in GitLab 16.1.0,

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The network security vendor said the credentials were stolen from systems that remain unpatched against a two-year-old vulnerability – CVE-2018-13379 – or from users who patched that vulnerability but failed to change passwords. How to Defend Common IT Security Vulnerabilities. Passwordless Authentication 101.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Remote access software maker AnyDesk has revoked all security-related certificates and is urging users to change their passwords in the wake of a cyberattack that compromised some of its systems. The post AnyDesk Revokes Certificates, Urges Password Changes After Attack appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2022

Since 2017, if you’ve invited anyone to a Slack workspace, your password has leaked. The post Slack App Leaked Hashed User Passwords for 5 YEARS appeared first on Security Boulevard. How could this have happened?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. Improving password best practices matters.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Employing a zero trust model instead, Jain said, ensures that endpoints only get network access post-authentication – and recognizes that most traffic will likely be to the Internet or a private data center, limiting lateral movement within the network via default deny policies (with exceptions for printers, conferencing, etc.).

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

this week launched a password manager that relies on an alternative approach that stores encrypted credentials locally on user devices and then synchronizes vaults between devices via servers in the cloud. The post JumpCloud Adds Decentralized Password Manager to Portfolio appeared first on Security Boulevard. JumpCloud Inc.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Single sign-on (SSO) paves the way for a smooth authentication experience that improves overall business performance without multiple passwords. The post Overcoming Password Fatigue With Single Sign-On Solutions appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 15, 2023

Enterprises are developing strategies now to protect identities from being stolen and abused even as a true passwordless future is slowly coming into view, according to Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and advisory CISO at privileged access manager (PAM) vendor Delinea.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 31, 2023

John the Ripper is a popular password cracking tool that can be used to perform brute-force attacks using different encryption technologies and helpful wordlists. It’s often what pen-testers and ethical hackers use to find the true passwords behind hashes. For our example, we won’t need a powerful machine. Or at least a good GPU.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 8, 2021

There’s a t-shirt that reads, “My password is the last 20 digits of Pi.” but every single password generator would flag that password as “weak.” There are no letters or symbols, and that would create a password without all the necessary criteria. It’s funny – who would ever guess that? – This is only one.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Can you think of an online service that doesn’t require a password? Everything on the internet requires a password. However, constantly creating and remembering new and ever more complex passwords is no small task. Taking steps to make passwords easier to remember can also make them easier for hackers to guess.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The post The Next Year in Cybersecurity: Quantum, Generative AI and LLMs & Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybersecurity professionals will finally have the chance to harness AI for good, and more efficiently and effectively than attackers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

US DoD Server Had no Password — 3TB of Sensitive Data Leaked appeared first on Security Boulevard. Sensitive military data found on unprotected Microsoft Azure server. Defense Department email store left insecure for at least 11 days. The post Surprise!

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Passwords in the workplace aren’t going away anytime soon, despite ongoing efforts from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Apple to push corporations to adopt other authentication methods like passkeys and biometrics. The post The Move Away From Passwords Will Be Gradual, Delinea Survey Finds appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A report published this week by Cisco’s Duo Security unit found the use of both multifactor authentication (MFA) and biometric authentication is on the rise as alternatives to passwords. The post Cisco Report Shows Shift Away from Traditional Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But conventional protection solutions, like password security, fall short when it comes to efficacy. That’s why many tech companies are turning to passkeys as a more secure and convenient replacement. This will allow them to sign in to their Apple ID sign-in pages with Face ID or Touch ID instead of their password.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2022

Windows to Block Password Guessing — by Default appeared first on Security Boulevard. Brute-force guessing of Windows credentials is a common entry point for hackers. After 27 years, Microsoft is finally fixing the dumb default that allows it. The post Finally!

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Remote password changes on company-issued workstations can sometimes yield chaotic results. The post 10 best practices for Windows workstation password changes over a VPN appeared first on TechRepublic. Follow these best practices to help ensure you keep working.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2022

Teleport announced the latest version of its IT infrastructure access platform supports the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance web authentication standard to eliminate the need for usernames, passwords, private keys and other secrets to ensure security.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2022

Phishing remains the most common method used by threat actors; stolen passwords and session cookies allow them to hijack people’s accounts. The post The Fall of Passwords and the Rise of Analytics appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2024

Threat actors are targeting Check Point Remote Access VPN devices in an ongoing campaign to breach enterprise networks, the company has warned in a new advisory. We have recently witnessed compromised VPN solutions, including various cyber security vendors.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

House Oversight and Homeland Security committees last week, SolarWinds’s former and current CEOs blamed an intern for creating a weak FTP server password and leaking it on GitHub – an act which may or may not have contributed to a supply chain hack that impacted users of the tech firm’s Orion IT performance monitoring platform.

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