Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is an excerpt from a longer paper. We can and should get the benefits of the cloud while taking security back into our own hands. These ideas, which we’ll refer to in the aggregate as “decoupling,” allow us to rethink both security and privacy. In security this is called Least Privilege.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2018

It is also using contact information you handed over for security purposes and contact information you didn't hand over at all, but that was collected from other people's contact books, a hidden layer of details Facebook has about you that I've come to call "shadow contact information." Here's the research paper.

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Rocket Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Depending on what industry you’re in, your approach to security may be very different. For some sectors, like finance, security and data protection are top of mind for everything that is done. Financial services organizations typically experience the most data breaches and hacks, which makes security a priority.

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The Texas Record

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Both local governments and state agencies want to know if they ‘go paperless’ — if they digitize their essential records — can they get rid of the original paper or film copies? for electronic records in general) You have an electronic records security program ( Sec. Adequate technical documentation is kept ( Sec.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll often see the terms cyber security and information security used interchangeably. In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. What is information security? This is cyber security.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

As a data-driven, security-focused company, we’ve rounded up our top tips inspired by World Password Day to help you improve your password game. But, unfortunately, we live in a world of constant hacking attempts and security breaches. Password management software also comes in handy when you need a secure way to share passwords.

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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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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. But Bellovin said much depends on how securely such cloud systems are administered.

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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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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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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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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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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi security protocol: The design flaws we discovered can be divided in two categories. The discovered flaws can be abused to recover the password of the Wi-Fi network, launch resource consumption attacks, and force devices into using weaker security groups. News article.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2022

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, however, have created a novel hardware attack, which combines memory corruption and speculative execution attacks to sidestep the security feature. Research paper. Also, I don’t know if it also applies to Apple’s new M2 chip.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Boffins disclosed a security flaw in Bluetooth, dubbed BIAS, that could potentially be exploited by an attacker to spoof a remotely paired device. It is possible for an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to impersonate a previously paired/bonded device and successfully authenticate without knowing the link key.

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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.

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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). its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG). Transaction risk analysis.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Researchers from the security firm Oxeye discovered a critical Remote Code Execution in Spotify’s Backstage (CVSS Score of 9.8). “In an earlier research paper, Oxeye found a vm2 sandbox escape vulnerability that results in remote code execution (RCE) on the hosting machine.” ” continues the advisory.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2021

When It Comes to Software Supply Chain Security, Good Enough Just Isn’t Enough. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) found this to be such a threat that they issued an Emergency Directive ordering federal departments and agencies to disconnect affected devices. Beware of “Good Enough” Software Security.

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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. Those procedures are used during pairing and secure connection establishment to prevent impersonation attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 21, 2018

The paper examines the regulation’s security standards and the capabilities security teams need to comply withthose standards in the face of more hybrid IT environments that encompass both on-premises and multiple cloud services. They are covered in more depth in our White Paper. Internal and External Authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 30, 2019

Data security is a complex subject, and, unfortunately, microservices only add to the complexity. So, in this and my next few blogs, I will share some questions you might want to ask as you go about securing your data in a microservices environment. Data security. Network security. Authentication. Authorization.

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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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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Postal Service, the credit bureaus or the Social Security Administration, it’s a good idea to do so for several reasons. 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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

Security researchers devised a technique, dubbed GhostTouch, to remotely control touchscreens using electromagnetic signals. ” reads the research paper published by the academics. ” concludes the paper. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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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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Info Source

JUNE 29, 2023

Without implementing the appropriate network security measures, there is a possibility that copied or scanned information can be surreptitiously extracted. Will scanners require the same security measures that MFPs have evolved? If the MFP is accessible from the Internet, it could become a potential target for hackers.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It can also be a challenge for security and IT pros even to know everything they own — a vulnerable device may have been forgotten — so asset management is an increasingly important part of vulnerability management. allow for authentication bypass and gain root access to systems. Read More: What Is API Security?

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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-advised resource development : Using LLMs in tool development, tool modifications, and strategic operational planning.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Paper Copy. Hackers bypassed vein based authentication with a fake hand. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 195 – News of the week appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2017

New research found that many banks offer certificate pinning as a security feature, but fail to authenticate the hostname. From the paper : Abstract : Certificate verification is a crucial stage in the establishment of a TLS connection. In security-sensitive applications, the usage of certificate pinning is on the rise.

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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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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

The price is € 250 + €500 secure deposit. As security deposit needs to be added ,discount needs to be applied please follow the airbnb link” (which goes to the fake Airbnb page). According to twofactorauth.org , Airbnb currently does not support any type of multi-factor authentication that users can enable. co.uk , airbnb.pt-anuncio[.]com

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