Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

MiCODUS is used today by 420,000 customers in multiple industries, including government, military, law enforcement agencies, and Fortune 1000 companies. CVE-2022-2141 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Improper authentication allows a user to send some SMS commands to the GPS tracker without a password. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

However, hashes can still be cracked, and other authentication data may be used in spear phishing attacks. The most significant risk is state-sponsored advanced persistent threats (APT) driven by political and military objectives such as espionage, influence, or proxy warfare.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 10, 2018

If we are destined to interact with the smart systems around us using our voice, how exactly will we manage to authenticate to those devices? If we are destined to interact with the smart systems around us using our voice, how exactly will we manage to authenticate to those devices? Authenticate me! Read the whole entry. »

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

. “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could access a user’s Net-NTLMv2 hash which could be used as a basis of an NTLM Relay attack against another service to authenticate as the user,” the company wrote. This will prevent the sending of NTLM authentication messages to remote file shares.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

So it was a natural progression for traditional PKI solution providers to extend digital certificates and PKI — the tried-and-true form of authenticating and securing digital connections – into this realm of hyperconnectivity. We understand the problem our customers need to solve,” Chauhan told me. “Our

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). The third vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-26858 , is a post-authentication arbitrary file write vulnerability in Exchange.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software. The alert pointed out that antivirus software operates with high privileges on machines and if compromised could allow an attacker to take over them.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. IoT risks have been a low-priority, subset concern. It’s Nelson’s job to help companies address IoT risks – but he also has a very personal stake. And we’re just getting started.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

It’s Testing U.S.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The amendment: Expands the definition of “personal information”; Shortens the notification deadline after discovery of a breach from 90 to 60 days; Removes the requirement to consult with law enforcement as part of a risk assessment; Deems compliant any person subject to and in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH; and.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. In modern times, cryptography has become a critical lynchpin of cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2019

encryption, two-factor authentication and key management) to protect their data from hackers. military and Apple regularly offering rewards to anyone who can find and report vulnerabilities. Implementing techniques like encryption, strong key management and multifactor authentication should be necessities.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 16, 2018

And leaving even one of these access points unaccounted for creates additive risk, disproportionately. Meanwhile, another pervasive poor practice is tolerance of lax authentication policies for employees and contractors who are busily engaged in digital transformation projects.

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The Texas Record

AUGUST 18, 2020

Near the end of the movie the Rebel Alliance infiltrates the Imperial Center of Military Research on the planet Scarif (i.e., Using his familiarity with the Imperial protocols, an Imperial ship, and an outdated Imperial authentication code, Rook convinced the controllers of the Shield Gate to let his ship full of Rebels into Scarif.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Silverfort continues to make inroads into proving the efficacy of its innovative approach to multi-factor authentication, or MFA, in corporate settings. Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Not until an employee sends a reply, runs an attachment, or fills in a form is sensitive information at risk. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, covers techniques you can implement now to minimize cybersecurity risk due to phishing and social engineering attacks. Learn how to avoid having your end users take the bait.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Silverfort continues to make inroads into proving the efficacy of its innovative approach to multi-factor authentication, or MFA, in corporate settings. Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk. Despite the plethora of cyber-risk guidance that has surfaced in recent years, however, there is no “silver bullet” for cyber incident response and prevention.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Evaluate data inventory.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Access Control Access controls add additional authentication and authorization controls to verify users, systems, and applications to define their access. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Uses at least two (2FA) or more methods to authenticate a user, such as biometrics, device certificates, or authenticator apps.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 21, 2017

However, other providers have had very concerning issues as well, and all are at risk of human error leading to data leaks and breaches. Before handing off resumes of people with top-secret clearance or military secrets to a vendor , the RFP and service-level agreements must spell out how to protect the data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. This digital transformation is creating new risks, because each environment, and each vendor within these environments, requires a unique approach to protecting data. I think it’s worth further expanding on our cloud technology findings.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In his discussion of a potential backstop, Chertoff specifically references the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. It also created the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP), a public-private system of compensation for some terrorism insurance claims. government doesn’t want to take on the risk, either.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. But this method of authentication is flawed; either hashed or hashed and salted, usernames and passwords can still be stolen and reused. Fact is, we’ve long had passwords as a credential.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

military and civilian personnel. It does appear that this is another example of attacks successfully penetrating a weak supply chain link, underscoring the importance of addressing third-party risks. Third-party risk. The OPM breach put most federal workers since the year 2000 are at risk. On Friday, Oct.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

And the World Economic Forum released its Global Risks Report 2018 , which placed cyber attacks sixth in the top ten global risks by perceived impact – behind weapons of mass destruction, extreme weather events, natural disasters, failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and water crises. 119,000 individuals were affected.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. Related: Uber hack shows DevOps risk. Bimal Gandhi, Chief Executive Officer, Uniken : .

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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. Compliance and Risk Officer Unsolicited shout out for Christina H. "Hi,

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater. Multi-factor authentication. This solution offers true two-factor authentication and impressive encryption capabilities. True two-factor authentication. Travel Mode.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On May 10, one of the hospitals detected malicious activity on its Microsoft Windows Domain Controller, a critical “keys to the kingdom” component of any Windows enterprise network that manages user authentication and network access. Still, the work to restore infected systems would take months. Now this is in itself isn’t bad.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Users can become desensitized to the potential risks bogus messages concerning IT issues carry with them. The risk obviously is that this killer app will devolve into social engineering at scale. We have verified its authenticity. APT28 is associated with Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2021

This vulnerability allows an attacker to make an untrusted connection to Exchange server port 443, allowing them to send arbitrary HTTP requests and authenticate as the Exchange server. While the tool offers no defense for Exchange Servers that attackers already have access to, it is a sensible first step to diminishing the risk of an attack.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Using older software within your own software always carries risk. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. There are’s a lot to unpack here. First, this is a supply chain issue.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Using older software within your own software always carries risk. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. There are’s a lot to unpack here. First, this is a supply chain issue.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

We've got a ton of people who had experience in law enforcement, others with military backgrounds, others who had been IT administrators, and those I would say, tend to be some of the more common backgrounds of people or people who have gotten General it experience understand maybe how networks work, understanding how things communicate online.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater. Multi-factor authentication. This solution offers true two-factor authentication and impressive encryption capabilities. True two-factor authentication. Travel Mode.

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