The Last Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2021

Penetration tests are one way of mitigating the security risks that arise and make sure that we are not endangering users, their data, and the trust they inherently place in technology. Penetration tests can be defined as the testing of a system to find security flaws in it. Protecting critical systems.

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NetSpi Technical

OCTOBER 12, 2023

NetSPI has performed multiple Mainframe Penetration Tests where the base account was locked down enough to prevent them from doing any real damage. From an adversarial perspective this makes enumerating users and conducted password sprays or targeted attacks very easy. In a vacuum, that’s fine. Although, that’s not 100% true.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

A mainstay of business-centric attacks, everything from spear phishing to CEO fraud and Business Email Compromise (BEC) lies in wait for unwary admins. These may be obtained by phishing, social engineering, insider threats, or carelessly handed data. Use of vendor-supplied default configurations or default usernames and passwords.

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NopSec

JULY 25, 2017

Make sure your business email password is “Password123.” Penetration Testing is the active exploitation of risk in applications, network devices, and systems. As it happens, the easiest way to actively exploit a system is to have the password or key. Starting with password guessing. So how do you get a user list?

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Understanding these methods is essential for implementing effective cybersecurity measures.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Among the passwords exposed, 72 percent of users were found to be still using already-compromised passwords. Turn on Multifactor Authentication Even strong, secure passwords can be exposed by attackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

Employees should be trained on basic security hygiene such as strong password management, phishing awareness, and secure data handling practices. This means that everyone, not just the security team, should be aware of the risks and their role in preventing them.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Recent reporting indicates cyber criminals will continue targeting healthcare payment processors through a variety of techniques, such as phishing campaigns and social engineering, to spoof support centers and obtain user access.” ” reads the alert. In one case, the victim reported having lost approximately $1.5

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Such security audits require various techniques and tools to simulate classic steps of an attack, such as information gathering (reconnaissance), phishing, or privilege escalation. BeEF , or Browser Exploitation Framework, makes classic tasks such as enumeration, phishing, or social engineering seamless. Vulnerability scanning tools.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

For example, electronic health records (EHRs) give patients remote access to their data, but users may fall for phishing scams. Phishing is one of the fastest-rising cybersecurity threats , so employees should know how to spot these attacks. Penetration Test Regularly.

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NetSpi Technical

JANUARY 18, 2024

Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) is a common two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism used across the internet. While TOTP was once an advancement in authorizing secure access, today it’s become a dated security measure that allows persistent threat actors to find exploitable gaps.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data. This makes it much more difficult for hackers to gain access to your data, as they would need to have both your password and the second factor. Use strong passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. The other issue with APIs is that once one is compromised, it’s likely that all of your accounts are affected because whoever does gain access will just use your username and password to log in to other sites, apps, etc.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Any organization with a well-guarded security perimeter is low-hanging fruit as long as its employees fall for phishing hoaxes. Let's try to break bad and gain insights into the things that set the most successful phishing attacks apart from mediocre ones. Urgency is a scammer's best ally, too.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If you can mandate strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for systems and data, you'll work wonders in preserving valuable data in transit. Consult with third-party experts for professional penetration testing exercises to probe your incumbent cyber defenses as an attacker would.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS said given the entities compromised — and that only a handful of known compromises occurred outside of France — there’s a strong possibility this was the result of an orchestrated phishing campaign targeting French infrastructure firms. to for a user named “ fatal.001.” ”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For a more detailed analysis, a deeper penetration testing would be required,” Cybernews researchers noted. Attackers could use these for a website takeover, redirects to malicious servers, phishing from an official communication channel, and accessing user information. What did website administrators miss?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2023

Mastodon, whose main selling point is lots of separate communities living on different servers yet still able to communicate, was notified of the flaws by auditors from a penetration testing company. Back in November of last year, someone discovered a way to steal passwords through an HTML injection vulnerability.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2022

As a simple example, consider the idea of passwords. It was once the case that passwords were a cornerstone of the role of humans in cybersecurity. You would choose a password that only you knew, and without that password, no one could get access to your account. There is also the idea of password management software.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

ransomware, then a password argument is mandatory during the execution of the ransomware.” ransomware include remote desktop protocol (RDP) exploitation, drive-by compromise, phishing campaigns, abuse of valid accounts, and exploitation of public-facing applications. For example, LockBit 3.0 ” continues the report.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Usernames, passwords, and potentially other personal information are now in the hands of cybercriminals who may exploit them for various malicious purposes, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, identity theft, and phishing attacks. The repercussions of this breach extend beyond individual users.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

How Strong is Your Password? Millions of British people are using their pet's name as an online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers to work out, according to a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) survey. A favourite sports team accounted for 6% of passwords, while a favourite TV show accounted for 5%.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2018

The tool was developed to gather intelligence from social networks during penetration tests and are aimed at facilitating social engineering attacks. Trustwave, which provides ethical hacking services, has successfully used the tool in a number of penetration tests and red teaming engagements on behalf of clients.”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Keys, such as strong passwords, unique codes, or biometric scans, can be given to trusted individuals to access your resources from a distance. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

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Hackology

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The bedrock of these controls is enforcing password complexity requirements, ensuring that all users have unique, hard-to-crack passwords. While ensuring the set conditions are not so stringent that users start making sequential passwords which are even easier to brute-force. Yet, password measures alone may not suffice.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

credit unions, internal notes, and clients’ full names, home and email addresses, and plaintext passwords. Requirements include annual pen tests, phishing/vishing, TTX (Tabletop Exercises), vuln management, etc. CORE and CORE+ are the names of the specific regulations required by the NCUA. when the Examiner is in-house!).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

A report reveals various cyber-attacks that often target small businesses, such as malware, phishing, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. In addition, few companies can provide access to password management software or VPNs to protect their internet connection and credentials and maintain security on rogue Wi-Fi networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Although phishing scams have been around about as long as the internet, hackers like OnePercent Group still rely on social engineering to fool high level members of corporate organizations. In fact, a recent survey indicated that over 60% of executives cited phishing and ransomware as their top concerns. OnePercent Group attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Two-step phishing attacks are on the rise, with attackers using convincing emails that resemble legitimate vendor communications, often related to electronic signatures, orders, invoices, or tracking information. DarkCloud is an information stealer malware delivered through phishing emails with malicious attachments.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Could be phished credentials. Look for unusual activity on your phone and requests for password resets you’re not expecting. Could be a bad actor.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

ForrmBook is capable of key logging and capturing browser or email client passwords, but its developers continue to update the malware to exploit the latest Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVS), such as CVE-2021-40444 Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. AZORult's developers are constantly updating its capabilities.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

Providing comprehensive, client specific cybersecurity testing services, such as but not limited to penetration testing services, vulnerability analysis, phishing campaigns and red teaming exercises. Performing gap analysis of client infrastructure against platform specific technical standards.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Set up simple, accessible policies and infrastructure across all departments that support your employees in prioritizing cybersecurity and practicing good security hygiene including: Identifying and properly responding to potentially malicious activity like phishing emails that could lead to ransomware infections. Penetration Testing.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, Cloudflare Zero Trust blocks uploads and downloads of encrypted, password-protected files or files larger than 15MB by default because it cannot scan those files. Requiring user-supplied values such as passwords to access content increases the likelihood of successful payload detonation and delivery. pdf files, etc.,

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

An external vulnerability scan involves simulating attacks on your external-facing systems to identify potential weaknesses that malicious hackers could exploit, similar to an automated penetration test. Also read: Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing: An Important Difference What Are Internal Vulnerability Scans?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 20, 2021

And I worked as a corporate Chef for an organization that required very long, complex passwords that had to change every 90 days and could not match your last 6 passwords. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was not a Security Consultant. I was a Chef. I was super busy, ….

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of .

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