Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting. To nominate, please visit:?.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “This is worse because the CVE calls for an authenticated user,” Holden said. “This was not.”

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 9, 2017

On August 4, 2017, the FTC published the third blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. For example, a staff member in charge of payroll should have password protected access to a database of employee information. The FTC’s next blog post, to be published Friday, August 11, will focus on secure passwords and authentication.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

According to the complaint, over a period of 19 days, hackers were able to infiltrate the Company’s computer systems. represented in its privacy policy that the Company used encryption and authentication tools to protect information but failed to encrypt the data (at rest) on its computer systems.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

Blog post with screen shots and links: [link] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger A. Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? Join Roger A.

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CGI

MAY 21, 2018

A system administrator did not apply a patch. You never reset the password from the manufacturer’s default setting, which is publicly available on the Internet. Chief among these are: Controlling access through strong identification and authentication. Blog moderation guidelines and term of use. Add new comment.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Blog post with links: [link] Warren Buffet just commented on AI too, he likens AI to the atomic bomb in that "we won't be able to un-invent it" Link at Fortune Magazine: [link] WIRED Magazine published: "These ChatGPT Rivals Are Designed to Play With Your Emotions."

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