Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Experts uncovered a hacking campaign that is breaching Docker clusters to deploy a new crypto-mining malware tracked as Kinsing. ” The Kinsing malware abuses the resources of the Docker installations to mine cryptocurrency, hackers exploit unprotected open Docker API port to instantiate an Ubuntu container. “The spre.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The practice of cryptology dates back to ancient times, with one of the earliest examples being attributed to Julius Caesar himself. Authentication: The identities of the sender and receiver—as well as the origin and destination of the information—are confirmed. The applications of cryptography are endless. are kept secure.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Such an approach is quite popular in the malware landscape, for example, with cryptominers. The attackers hijack the idle processing power of the targeted machines to mine cryptocurrency. And don’t expose such critical instances on the Internet without firewall protection and robust authentication. format(len(targets)).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

“Using vished credentials, cybercriminals mined the victim company databases for their customers’ personal information to leverage in other attacks. In some cases, bad actors used a SIM-Swap attack on the employees obtain the 2FA and OTP authentication code sent to the victims’ phones.

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

This can be used, for example, to steal stock market prediction models and spam filtering models, in order to use them or be able to optimize more efficiently against such models. This post explores each of these classes of attack in turn, providing concrete examples and discussing potential mitigation techniques. adversarial examples.

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

This can be used, for example, to steal stock market prediction models and spam filtering models, in order to use them or be able to optimize more efficiently against such models. This post explores each of these classes of attack in turn, providing concrete examples and discussing potential mitigation techniques. adversarial examples.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 14, 2018

In this blog, and in an accompanying one by my Thales colleague Juan Asenjo, we will discuss the subject of big data analytics, and how it is enabling a new behavior-based authentication evolution for easier and more robust identity management. Synthetic identity fraud is another example.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The partners aim to combine fingerprint and facial data to more effectively authenticate employees in workplace settings. It’s now commonplace for high-resolution video cams to feed endless streams of image data into increasingly intelligent data mining software. The partnering of SureID and Robbie.AI

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

We foresee regulations expanding beyond authentication and data privacy, and into more detailed requirements of network security and visibility into device bills of materials. not located behind routers or firewalls) to conduct future DDoS attacks on data centers and cloud services or for crypto currency mining purposes.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.” For example, IBM, Amazon Web Service, Microsoft, and Google offer AIaaS.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

My congressional testimony in the US was a very public example of that, less so are the dozens of conversations I've had in all sorts of settings including during conferences, workshops and over coffees and beers. For example, the UK government can query any.gov.uk This post talks about how I'm addressing that. domain on demand.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Another example also from Context Security was the vulnerability in CloudPets talking (and listening ) teddy bears that amounted to no auth on the Bluetooth allowing an attacker to take control of the toy. Are these examples actually risks in IoT? Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet?

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

Enable two-factor authentication (2FA): Enable 2FA wherever possible since it adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second verification step, which is often transmitted to your mobile device or an authenticator app, such as the FNB Apps for FNB customers.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. There, denizens with computer rigs that are built primarily for mining virtual currencies can set to work using those systems to crack passwords. Urgency should be a giant red flag.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The practice of cryptology dates back to ancient times, with one of the earliest examples being attributed to Julius Caesar himself. Authentication: The identities of the sender and receiver—as well as the origin and destination of the information—are confirmed. The applications of cryptography are endless. are kept secure.

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Robert's Db2

JUNE 6, 2013

For several reasons, however, the RACF IDs that you use are different in form from the network IDs that the end users utilize for client-side authentication. Mike Kearney, a colleague of mine who's a z/OS security expert, leads workshops that cover, among other things, enterprise identity mapping.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 16, 2024

Hijacked compute: Repurposes expensive AI compute power for attackers’ needs, primarily cryptojacking, which mines for cryptocurrencies on stolen resources. A healthy dose of cynicism needs to be applied to the process to motivate tracking the authenticity, validity, and appropriate use of AI-influencing data.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 7, 2018

No, of course we shouldn't trust it and it's a perfect example of where a positive visual indicator is, in fact, misleading. I saw another perfect example of this just the other day, this time by way of a Spotify phish: Ouch, can think of a lot of people who would fall for this. It has a padlock! The Value of Negative Indicators.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For example, another important default setting in LastPass is the number of “iterations,” or how many times your master password is run through the company’s encryption routines. .”

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Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

Their intent is to find technological exploits that allow them to access private and confidential data and information so that they can then use this information for personal gains—blackmailing you for money is an apt example of personal gain. Avoid downloading files from sites whose authenticity you cannot verify.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 18, 2019

I highlighted 3 really important attributes at the time of launch: There is no authentication. I was always really hesitant to do this, but when 90% of the API traffic was suddenly coming from a country in West Africa, for example, that was a pretty quick win. There is no rate limiting. There is no cost.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For example, the researchers said their methodology identified a recent multi-million dollar crypto heist victim as an employee at Chainalysis , a blockchain analysis firm that works closely with law enforcement agencies to help track down cybercriminals and money launderers. .

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For example, Experian’s 2021 Global Identity and Fraud Report stated that 82% of surveyed businesses had adopted customer recognition strategies. They’re also useful for background checks, data analytics, and data mining. 52% of companies with more than $10 billion in revenue were hit with fraud.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 29, 2018

The environment that I see is one which is probably good for lawyers, because at least at firms like mine, companies are coming to us saying they really haven’t grappled with the disposition of legacy data. Where are mining operations? Who’s doing the mining? Who’s doing the mining? How do the algorithms work?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

Widely derided as the consummate example of inefficiency, government agencies around the world are transforming their services and ultimately its perception by the public with the adoption of new technology and platforms. Big transformation of big government. Transformation goes on overdrive with COVID-19.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2021

A classic example of this type of intrusion is the Capital One data breach. The 33-year-old Amazon Web Services (AWS) software engineer was also accused of stealing cloud computer power on Capital One’s account to “mine” cryptocurrency for her own benefit, a practice known as “cryptojacking.”.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 16, 2019

Three recent examples illustrate this seemingly endless stream of vulnerabilities that attackers can leverage in a containerized environment: the Dirty Cow exploit, the Linux Stack Clash vulnerability, and the even more recently discovered CVE-2018-1002105 vulnerability in Kubernetes. Best Practices. Extend container security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2022

For perspective on what this might mean consider the following examples: AWS Offers an add-on service: Amazon Macie. For example, if a social security number or personal information related to a European Union (EU) citizen is located, what happens next?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2020

PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. For example, when you click to Amazon.com, two different cryptographic keys are used: a public key and a private key. For example, when you click to Amazon.com, two different cryptographic keys are used: a public key and a private key.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

" because I had no expectation at all of any of that data being publicly available (note: phone number is optional, I chose to add mine). But fortunately these days many people make use of 2 factor authentication to protect against account takeover attacks where the adversary knows the password. nZNQcqsEYki", Oh wow!

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Troy Hunt

MAY 27, 2021

For example, they recently made headlines for their role in taking down the Emotet botnet in conjunction with their law enforcement counterparts in other parts of the world. It is another example of how important public/private partnerships are in the fight against cybercrime. It's wins all round.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Related: The case for a microservices firewall Netflix and Airbnb are prime examples of companies moving to single-page applications, or SPAs , in order to make their browser webpages as responsive as their mobile apps. Microservices are little snippets of modular code of which smart apps are made of.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Vamosi: The war dialing example at the beginning, hanging up when the other end answers would be more like a Surface Scan or a port scan, where you just check to see if the port is open. For example, for the IAS research I mentioned before scanning port 80 was sufficient because like most IIS servers will listen on port 80.

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