Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As reported earlier this week , the Oldsmar water treatment systems were remotely accessed by an unknown threat actor via TeamViewer, the popular software tool designed for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, and file transfer between computers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.”

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. Internal hygiene is critical, and that includes ensuring that system level usernames and passwords are not hard-coded.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Some software solutions let users define custom rules according to a specific use case. It’s a packer scanner (or sniffer) you can find in Kali Linux, but you can also install it as a standalone software or package in most operating systems. Best Password Crackers. Rich interface with lots of panels and removable tabs.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Microsoft, supplier of the Windows operating system used ubiquitously in enterprise networks, recently disclosed that fully 70% of all security bugs pivot off what the software giant refers to as “memory safety issues.”. One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The diagram below, for example, shows that application-level controls are Microsoft’s responsibility with software as a service (SaaS) models, but it is the customer’s responsibility in IaaS deployments. Some third-party cloud and traditional software companies offer encryption options as well. Source: Microsoft.

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Kali Linux

JANUARY 29, 2018

While most of this may seem like basic Linux system administration, the fact is that Kali is really a killer secure base OS and each of these skills is important for building a strong foundational knowledge of Kali.

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