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Microsoft fixed Azure AD bug that led to Bing.com results manipulation and account takeover

Security Affairs

’ The shared responsibility model allows application owners to add an authentication function by simply clicking a button. The researchers detailed a case study on the “Bing Trivia” application, which they have called “#BingBang,” which demonstrates how the misconfiguration impacts Microsoft.

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Protecting Against the Risks and Managing the Complexities of a Quantum World with Thales and IBM Consulting

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Read the customer case study from a large leading financial institution. At Thales, we’ve been hearing many customers express their concern of such risks and looked for help in how to mitigate these risks and navigate their Quantum Readiness strategy. Is the threat from Quantum Computing only Harvest Now, Decrypt Later?

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Netsparker Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Authentication support Yes Yes Yes. Netsparker case studies. Education: Oakland University. Custom integrations No No Yes. Compliance reports Yes Yes Yes. Netsparker customers span a range of industries. These include: IT & Telecom: OpenCart. Government: South Dakota Bureau of Information & Telecommunications.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Questions to Answer Consider these questions to verify your organization’s data security and threat detection strategies: Are multi-factor authentication techniques required for user access?

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ROUNDTABLE: Experts react to President Biden’s exec order in the aftermath of Colonial Pipeline hack

The Last Watchdog

While some of the measures stipulated in the order are considered table stakes like multi-factor authentication, the fact that the order exists will help to raise the collective security posture of products and services. Colonial pipeline is a really good case study for the whole critical infrastructure industry.

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SamSam Ransomware operators earned more than US$5.9 Million since late 2015

Security Affairs

The security experts from Sophos have published a report on the multimillion-dollar black market business for crooks, they analyzed the SamSam ransomware case as a case study. Since its discovery, the SamSam ransomware targeted large organizations, including hospitals and educational institutions. Million since late 2015.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. Spy trojan.

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