Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

CISA (the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has issued a cybersecurity advisory after the discovery of documents containing host and user information of a state government organization’s network environment—including metadata—on a dark web brokerage site. Restrict the use of multiple administrator accounts for one user.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Set access privileges and internal controls. Monitor team member access through audit trails. Your accounting technology should be equipped with an audit trail that logs every change made to your data, including user data and the workstation from which the user has made the change.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Sample DLP Policy customization and deployment from ManageEngine’s dashboard Choose the Right DLP Solution To choose the best DLP solution, conduct extensive research on providers to determine their capabilities and compatibility with your organization’s requirements.

Backups 118

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The leaked information includes a staggering amount of sensitive personal details, making users susceptible to identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Identity Theft Risk Cybersecurity 108

IT Security Guru

APRIL 19, 2022

Gartner created the SaaS Security Posture Management ( SSPM ) category for solutions that continuously assess security risk and manage the SaaS applications’ security posture. The security team is burdened with knowing every app, user and configuration and ensuring they are all compliant with industry and company policy.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Identity and access management (IAM) in enterprise IT is about defining and managing the roles and access privileges of individual network entities (users and devices) to a variety of cloud and on-premises applications. Find out how IAM solutions from CA and Oracle compare. | IAM Definition.

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CSO 121

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s a scalable and cost-effective storage solution for businesses offered through a subscription service. When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities. Recurring exploits have targeted similar companies, so monitor the recent vulnerability news to remain up to date on the latest threats. CVE-2024-21725 is most likely to be exploited.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

As cloud computing evolves, so has cloud security, and buyers in the market for cloud security solutions may find themselves facing a dizzying array of acronyms, like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM, and CIEM. In 2012, Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) began to emerge to monitor user access of cloud services.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2023

Fortinet addressed a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, affecting FortiNAC solution. It enables network administrators to define and enforce security policies, authenticate and authorize devices, and monitor network activity. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 25, 2023

In a security notification , APC has warned home and corporate users about critical vulnerabilities in the software used to monitor and control their UPS systems online. The company offers a range of UPS solutions, from home users to industrial control applications. CVE-2023-29413 CVSS score 7.5

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Software Authentication Firewall Risk 74

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Because organizations trust their pipelines too much, compromising these channels is usually a good path for hackers, as they would likely gain unauthorized access to critical data and even elevate their privileges to perform further attacks. Third-party Solutions Make CI/CD Pipelines Vulnerable. CI/CD Approaches Create Risk.

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Software Risk Marketing Encryption 132

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

and CVE-2023-36802 , an elevation of privilege flaw in Microsoft Streaming Service with a CVSS score of 7.8 that could provide an attacker with system privileges. “When a user previews or opens such a document in the Preview Pane, malicious code can be executed, leading to potential compromise of the system.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Using misconfigured multi-factor authentication (MFA) and an unpatched Windows vulnerability, Russian state-sponsored hackers were able to breach a non-governmental organization (NGO) and escalate privileges, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI revealed last week. PrintNightmare Remains a Struggle.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2021

Simultaneously, end-users with years of expertise on the old system must suddenly learn a new one. Between potential downtime and retraining an entire organization on new workflows, processes, and user interface, productivity is at risk, and with it, the bottom line. Consider solutions that work with you, not against you.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Top 8 IaaS Security Risks & Issues Each of these IaaS security risks and issues highlights the importance of a comprehensive security strategy, including ongoing monitoring, regular audits, and user education to mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities in the cloud environment. Are There Security Benefits to IaaS?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Also, Apple has also quashed a pair of zero-day bugs affecting certain macOS and iOS users, and released iOS 16 , which offers a new privacy and security feature called “ Lockdown Mode.” privilege escalation vulnerabilities are often highly sought after by cyber attackers,” Breen said.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. To mitigate these risks, users must promptly apply vendor-provided software patches and updates, as well as exercise vigilance when using online services and apps. are vulnerable.

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Firewall VPN Software Risk 93

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

Experts warn of an automated scanning activity for servers affected by vulnerabilities in SAP software, attackers started probing the systems after the release of an exploit for the critical CVE-2020-6207 flaw in SAP Solution Manager (SolMan), version 7.2. . “SAP Solution Manager (User Experience Monitoring), version- 7.2,

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Authentication Education Software Risk 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

Training based on the Need-to-Know and Least Privilege. Face-to-face knowledge sharing with lab demo leveraging on the concept of Need-to-Know and Least Privilege would be most impactful and secured as it ascertains that employees are trained with granularity only what they need to know and do their jobs securely.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cloud identity and access management solutions provider Okta warns nearly 5,000 employees that their personal information was exposed due to a data breach suffered by the third-party vendor Rightway Healthcare. Okta warns approximately 5,000 employees that their personal information was compromised due to a third-party vendor data breach.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Establish and continuously maintain baselines of network, user, administrative, and application activity and least privilege restrictions. Leverage user and entity behavior analytics to identify abnormal and potentially dangerous user and device behavior. Enhance IT and OT network segmentation and monitoring.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are a couple of tools that can help you reduce your risk for some of Scattered Spider’s techniques: SIM Swaps Remove SMS and telephony authentication methods, limiting users to stronger factors like WebAuthn and Verified Duo Push. You can use these in both our standard MFA flow , as well as in our Passwordless offerings.

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Authentication Social Engineering Risk Accountability 75

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By injecting malicious code, an attacker can also compromise the integrity of software releases and impact all downstream users. And it’s even worse: With access to the build process, attackers can inject malicious code, compromising the integrity of software releases and impacting all downstream users.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

This results in the malware (binary) to run as a process on the victim’s end user system (endpoint) or server. The main challenge facing Fortune 500 companies is to safeguard business critical data from being encrypted by unauthorized processes and users on endpoints and servers. MFA for CTE is available for the Windows platform.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets authenticate a user or machine to access applications or services within an organization’s IT ecosystem. Although the human element is involved in 74% of data breaches, stolen credentials provide the necessary second step for the intruder to move laterally within the corporate network and escalate privileges.

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Data breaches Encryption Identity Theft Passwords 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Implementing the Principle of Least Privilege The principle of least privilege is a cornerstone of the zero trust security model. Implementing strict access control policies and using tools like identity and access management (IAM) solutions can further support the principle of least privilege.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Attacks like this are unfortunately frequent and even well-intentioned, well-trained, users can fall victim to a clever attack. The end-user remains the “weakest link” within an organization; proper training, assessment, and reinforcement are an essential part of any security and compliance strategy. Brad Mackenzie, CEO, Clear Skies .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 12, 2023

Instead, it assumes that any device or user, regardless of their location within or outside the network, should be considered a threat. This shift in thinking demands strict access controls, comprehensive visibility, and continuous monitoring across the IT ecosystem. Businesses need to consider the following risks when implementing AI.

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Risk Architecture Data privacy Encryption 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2023

While Kubernetes presents a promising solution for addressing these challenges, service providers and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) need to mitigate the data security challenges that arise from using Kubernetes for 5G deployments. However, several risks are threatening the security of data and apps within Kubernetes: Privileged user abuse.

Encryption 62

Encryption Risk Software Architecture 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

The shared responsibility model necessitates collaboration between cloud service providers and users to secure data, manage access controls, and protect against unauthorized breaches. Employing encryption, multi-factor authentication, and continuous monitoring are some essential steps to safeguard cloud environments.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

Apple fixed a vulnerability discovered by Microsoft researchers that lets attackers with root privileges bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). Researchers from Microsoft discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-32369 and dubbed Migraine, that can allow attackers with root privileges to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

Here are four key ways to identify insider threats: Monitor Third parties are the risk outliers that, unfortunately, lead to data compromise all too often. Monitoring and controlling third-party access is crucial to identifying insider threats, as contractors and partners with access to your networks can quickly become doorways to your data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

CISA has recently advised public and private companies to install network defenders, provide social engineering and phishing training to employees, deploy anti-malware solutions, enforce multi-factor authentication, disable unnecessary privileged access to workstations and servers, monitor web traffic and block users from accessing risky websites, (..)

Malware 122

Malware Social Engineering Banking Phishing 122

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If monitoring is enabled, you can check the membership of privileged groups by monitoring them. If you discover a member who belongs to a privileged group but is not on the list of designated admins, you can either remove the admin or investigate how that user came to be a member of the privileged group.

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Accountability Marketing Cybersecurity Security Defenses 92

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2021

Argus, a Cybersecurity solutions provider for connected cars aka automated vehicles has announced that it is collaborating with Tech Giant Microsoft to assist automotive manufacturers in mitigating risks associated with connected cars.

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