Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Here's the research paper. Hill again: They found that when a user gives Facebook a phone number for two-factor authentication or in order to receive alerts about new log-ins to a user's account, that phone number became targetable by an advertiser within a couple of weeks.

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Rocket Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

For almost every industry, multi-factor authentication can be beneficial. What is Multi-factor Authentication? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is any password that requires multiple steps or components to facilitate logging in. In an office setting, this can be done easily through a paper form. Benefits for Healthcare.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2018

LC4 performs authenticated encryption, and optional header data can be included in the authentication. This paper defines the LC4 encryption and decryption algorithms, analyzes LC4's security, and describes a simple appliance for computing LC4 by hand.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This is a really interesting paper that discusses what the authors call the Decoupling Principle: The idea is simple, yet previously not clearly articulated: to ensure privacy, information should be divided architecturally and institutionally such that each entity has only the information they need to perform their relevant function.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 30, 2023

It’s neither hard nor expensive : Unlike password authentication, which requires a direct match between what is inputted and what’s stored in a database, fingerprint authentication determines a match using a reference threshold. Research paper. Other news articles.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2023

Researchers devised an attack technique, dubbed BrutePrint Attack, that allows brute-forcing fingerprints on smartphones to bypass authentication. Researchers have devised an attack technique, dubbed BrutePrint, that allows to brute-force fingerprints on smartphones to bypass user authentication.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 15, 2020

Researchers Identify Poor Authentication Techniques for Prepaid Accounts A new Princeton University research paper finds that five major U.S. The main culprit is weak account authentication procedures that attackers can easily exploit. prepaid wireless carriers are leaving their customers open to SIM swapping attacks.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2023

How will the networks manage keys, authenticate users, and moderate content? In our latest paper, One Protocol to Rule Them All? This opens up a real Pandora’s box. How much metadata will have to be shared, and how?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Perhaps it’s time we finally push for the widespread adoption of two-factor authentication. What is two-factor authentication? This may sound complicated, but anyone with a bank card has been using two-factor authentication for years. Authentication factor examples. Why you should use two-factor authentication.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On January 28, 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper CP21/3 , “Changes to the SCA-RTS and to the guidance in ‘Payment Services and Electronic Money – Our Approach’ and the Perimeter Guidance Manual” (Consultation Paper). Authentication code. its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG).

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2021

Interesting paper: “ Shadow Attacks: Hiding and Replacing Content in Signed PDFs “: Abstract: Digitally signed PDFs are used in contracts and invoices to guarantee the authenticity and integrity of their content. This paper introduces a novel class of attacks, which we call shadow attacks. In 2019, Mladenov et al.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 19, 2023

As one example, we present a cross-protocol attack which breaks authentication in Threema and which exploits the lack of proper key separation between different sub-protocols. We provide an extensive cryptographic analysis of Threema, a Swiss-based encrypted messaging application with more than 10 million users and 7000 corporate customers.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. A March 2022 white paper on the FIDO approach is available here (PDF). A FAQ on it is here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

The truncation can lead to using less secure client authentication algorithms and deactivating specific countermeasures against keystroke timing attacks in OpenSSH 9.5.” ” The researchers published a full technical paper titled “ Terrapin Attack: Breaking SSH Channel Integrity By Sequence Number Manipulation.”

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2022

The attack shows that pointer authentication can be defeated without leaving a trace, and as it utilizes a hardware mechanism, no software patch can fix it. Research paper. It’s not obvious how to exploit this vulnerability in the wild, so I’m unsure how important this is. Another news article.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

PACMAN is a novel hardware attack technique that can allow attackers to bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC) on the Apple M1 CPU. The pointer authentication codes (PACs) allow to detect and guard against unexpected changes to pointers in memory. ” reads the research paper published by the researchers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

It is possible for an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to impersonate a previously paired/bonded device and successfully authenticate without knowing the link key. In this paper, we show that the Bluetooth specification contains vulnerabilities enabling to perform impersonation attacks during secure connection establishment.”

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Preservica

JUNE 25, 2019

In particular, I was struck by the keynote from DAM industry analyst Theresa Regli that focused on “Traceability and Trust,” and the importance of brand authenticity. This underpins authenticity by preserving original meaning and context using robust archival metadata and technology to demonstrate provenance. Brand protection.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. PKI is the framework by which digital certificates get issued to authenticate the identity of users; and it is also the plumbing for encrypting data moving across the Internet. Achieving high assurance.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

” reads the research paper. Authentication to the terminal: All transactions accepted by the terminal are authenticated by the card and, if authorized online, the bank. Authentication to the bank: All the transactions accepted by the bank are authenticated by the card and the terminal. a mobile phone).”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“In an earlier research paper, Oxeye found a vm2 sandbox escape vulnerability that results in remote code execution (RCE) on the hosting machine.” The experts noticed that Backstage is deployed by default without an authentication mechanism or an authorization mechanism, which allows guest access. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. Passwordless Authentication 101. The Problem with Passwords. MFA Basics.

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The Texas Record

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Maintain descriptive and technical metadata required for electronic state records to be fully understandable by the appropriate designated community, including metadata necessary to adequately support the authenticity, integrity, reliability, and usability as well as the preservation of a record.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 26, 2020

The Bluetooth standard includes a legacy authentication procedure and a secure authentication procedure, allowing devices to authenticate to each other using a long term key. Such vulnerabilities include the lack of mandatory mutual authentication, overly permissive role switching, and an authentication procedure downgrade.

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National Archives Records Express

JULY 23, 2021

Like an email printed to a piece of paper, the PDF may be useful for knowing what the author said. However, it will likely lack sufficient metadata and the interactive features provided by an email client to serve as an authentic representation of the original. And message threads and the connections to attachments are often broken.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

Although it’s tempting, you should never record passwords on paper or in plain sight somewhere on your desktop (such as on a notes app). Additionally, it’s not very difficult to lose, misplace, or throw away passwords that you store on paper. Use multi-factor authentication.

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AIIM

MARCH 4, 2021

Note that this can include scanning in, or otherwise digitizing, paper and other physical documents. Records must be trustworthy, reliable, and authentic and a key consideration for that is to capture the record in its context as close to the event it documents as possible. The vast majority of the time, we are not creating records.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2019

I don't think the medical device industry has thought at all about data integrity and authentication issues. Research paper. The results easily fool radiologists. In a world where sensor data of all kinds is undetectably manipulatable, they're going to have to start. Slashdot thread.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

” reads the research paper published by the academics. ” concludes the paper. We show the real-world impact of the GhostTouch attacks in a few proof-of-concept scenarios, including answering an eavesdropping phone call, pressing the button, swiping up to unlock, and entering a password.”

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Interesting : Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are vulnerable to attacks that use lasers to inject inaudible­ -- and sometimes invisible­ -- commands into the devices and surreptitiously cause them to unlock doors, visit websites, and locate, unlock, and start vehicles, researchers report in a research paper published on Monday.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The paper noted that since partial prints are not as distinctive as complete prints, the chances of one partial print getting matched with another is high. It also opens a new chapter in the arms race between biometric authentication systems and fake biometrics that can fool them. Research paper. Slashdot thread.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is an excerpt from a longer paper. Identifiers used to authenticate users, for example, should be kept separate from identifiers used to connect their devices to the network. You can read the whole thing (complete with sidebars and illustrations) here. Our message is simple: it is possible to get the best of both worlds.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) at these various providers (where available) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access. Your best option is to reduce your overall reliance on your phone number for added authentication at any online service. YOUR GOVERNMENT.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. ” concludes the research paper. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The problem: Unpatched Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances allow attackers to retrieve authentication session cookies and other information stored in buffers. allow for authentication bypass and gain root access to systems. account”) failed to verify secret tokens received for authentication before making API requests.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

LLM-directed security feature bypass : Using LLMs to find ways to circumvent security features, such as two-factor authentication, CAPTCHA, or other access controls. LLM-enhanced anomaly detection evasion : Leveraging LLMs to develop methods that help malicious activities blend in with normal behavior or traffic to evade detection systems.

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AIIM

APRIL 6, 2021

This may already the reality for some leading companies, but for most organizations, forms, contracts, agreements, and signoffs are still rooted in wet ink on paper. Just think of how efficiency increases when the paper is removed! It’s this simple distinction that unlocks the true power of Digital Signatures.

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