Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The experts at Tenable Research presented the technique on October 7 at DerbyCon 8.0 The Chimay Red hacking tool leverages 2 exploits, the Winbox Any Directory File Read (CVE-2018-14847) and Webfig Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. “All of these vulnerabilities require authentication (essentially legitimate credentials).

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. Support for DMARC To implement BIMI, companies must embrace DMARC , which stands for “domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance.” It can be cumbersome to set up and so adoption has been sluggish.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DigiCert’s survey presents hard evidence that trust can be the basis of a winning business model. For its part, DigiCert has continued to advance it’s DigiCert ONE platform of tools and services to help companies manage their digital certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI.) But what about the laggards?

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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. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.”

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 20, 2018

Sounds like a really good idea, but Andreas Gutmann points out an application where this could become a vulnerability: when authenticating transactions: Transaction authentication, as opposed to user authentication, is used to attest the correctness of the intention of an action rather than just the identity of a user.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

The perpetrators of the Solar Winds breach , for instance, tampered with a build system of the widely-used Orion network management tool. They then were able to trick some 18,000 companies into deploying an authentically-signed Orion update carrying a heavily-obfuscated backdoor.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Crooks created a new tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) for creating fraudulent invoices used for wire fraud and BEC. Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. billion on organizations.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) has raised the bar, but MFA alone is not enough to slow, much less stop, moderately-skilled bad actors. This is where advanced identity and access management (IAM) tools and practices comes into play. about the role of advanced wearable authentication devices, going forward.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2022

“As CISA makes clear, this presents an unacceptable level of risk.” ” Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools Top IT Asset Management (ITAM) Tools for Security. DoD Contractors Lacking Security Too. Issues like these reach far beyond the Fortune 500. A separate CyberSheath survey of 300 U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The vulnerability resides in the software templates tools that allow developers to create components in Backstage. The experts noticed that Backstage is deployed by default without an authentication mechanism or an authorization mechanism, which allows guest access. ” reads the advisory published by Oxeye.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The show presenter asked Tobac to target an unsuspecting colleague. They called the employee using an AI-powered app to mimic the voice of the show presenter and asked for her passport number. Tobac used a call spoofing tool to call the employee masquerading as the presenter. It took me about five minutes,” said Tobac.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) has raised the bar, but MFA alone is not enough to slow, much less stop, moderately-skilled bad actors. This is where advanced identity and access management (IAM) tools and practices comes into play. about the role of advanced wearable authentication devices, going forward.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2023

Easterly It’s clear that the present situation underscores the need for robust cybersecurity measures to shield our digital infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated threats. Hovhannisyan advocates focused use of email authentication tools such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. “No

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

” You’ll find Thales on stand 152, level Daghilev, and don’t miss our workshop at 3pm on October 11th as Didier Espinet, Chief Information Security Officer, Thales DIS and Laini Cultier, IAM expert at Thales will present a session entitled “Trust and Security: The Keys to Success in the Public Cloud”. Our event booth number is H25-C70.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It is pivotal for defining access policies and rules and determining permissions, authenticating, and authorizing users. FICAM architecture ICAM segment architecture delineates how organizations should identify, authenticate, and authorize individuals from different segments, enabling trustworthy and interoperable access to resources.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Customers can access a Salesforce Community website in two ways: Authenticated access (requiring login), and guest user access (no login required). But after being presented with a document including the Social Security number of a health professional in D.C. ” . ”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Underlying all of this optimism, however, is the ever-present threat of cyberattack. Throughout this period, the risk level of the acquirer is much higher than the acquired company, creating a major cybersecurity gap as they merge their tech stack and security tools together. They can be divided into two categories: Pre-Close Risks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

“VMware Tools contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module.” “A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.” ” concludes the report.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

7, 2020, the NSA said “Russian state-sponsored malicious cyber actors are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware Access and VMware Identity Manager products, allowing the actors access to protected data and abusing federated authentication.” 3, and said it learned about the flaw from the NSA. ” Indeed, the NSA’s Dec.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Breaking Authentication Attackers can get unauthorized access to the IaaS environment by exploiting weak authentication systems or weaknesses in the authentication process. This danger emphasizes the significance of having strong authentication mechanisms and upgrading access controls on a regular basis.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 11, 2020

A domain controller is a server that responds to security authentication requests in a Windows environment, and a compromised domain controller can give attackers the keys to the kingdom inside a corporate network. “What’s worse is that there is not a full fix available.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 17, 2024

Cloud maturity models are a useful tool for addressing these concerns, grounding organizational cloud strategy and proceeding confidently in cloud adoption with a plan. An examination of cloud capabilities and maturity is a key component of this digital transformation and cloud adoption presents tremendous upside.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

The Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) standard for email authentication is adopted by all U.S. DMARC addresses weaknesses in other email authentication standards to check for misleading “From” fields in emails and to improve tracking of potential spoofing campaigns. How Does DMARC Work?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

The three vulnerabilities addressed by the security vendor are: CVE-2021-20021 : Email Security Pre-Authentication Administrative Account Creation: A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x CVE-2021-20022 : Email Security Post-Authentication Arbitrary File Creation: SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

Additional authentication is also needed in case potential complications are indicated. These kinds of attacks are configured to evade most detection control measures and compromise critical systems by taking advantage of the approved software and platform tools found within the corporate network. All too many vectors.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Today, Zyxel acknowledged the same flaw is present in many of its firewall products. The zero-day sales thread first flagged by Holden also hinted at the presence of post-authentication exploits in many Zyxel products, but the company did not address those claims in its security advisories. If you can’t patch it, pitch it.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Customer service is one area that presents immediate opportunities for AI to truly transform your customer experience. AI tools uplevel your customer insights to ensure tailored services based on their unique needs and circumstances. These customers are using AI in some remarkable ways to gain a competitive advantage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity. Packet sniffing isn’t always illegal – IT departments use it to maintain security but it’s also a favorite tool for cybercriminals looking to steal passwords and other sensitive information.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

While solutions are available to augment the authentication of an entity through MFA and credential-centric tools, there is a key component missing – authorization. ZSP is the most important and proactive IAM measure an organization can implement to mitigate real and present threats.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2020

is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Image: Hold Security. This targeting can occur in at least one of two ways.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

Holden said the 2015 vulnerability was present on Kaseya’s customer portal until Saturday afternoon, allowing him to download the site’s “web.config” file , a server component that often contains sensitive information such as usernames and passwords and the locations of key databases. “This was not.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into various types of vulnerability scans, explore their benefits, outline the ideal scenarios for running each type, and list the best vulnerability scanning tool to use for each type of scan. These features make Nmap a popular port scanning tool among network administrators, security experts, and amateurs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Incorporate personal security best practices, such as two-factor authentication and encryption, in all your online interactions. Today, our mobile devices serve not just as communication tools but also as gatekeepers to our digital identities, especially with the rise of mobile-based multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The presentation at last week’s Black Hat security conference by NCC’s Iain Smart and Viktor Gazdag, titled “RCE-as-a-Service: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Real-World CI/CD Pipeline Compromise,” builds on previous work NCC researchers have done on compromised CI/CD pipelines. CI/CD Approaches Create Risk.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybercrime gang FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. Those from the former were supposedly gift vouchers, while the latter claimed to include new COVID guidelines.

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