Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. CVSS score, and they all concern a widely-deployed component called the Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM), which is used for delivering multicast data — such as video streaming or online gaming.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “This is worse because the CVE calls for an authenticated user,” Holden said. “This was not.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. It works by issuing digital certificates to verify the authenticity of the servers ingesting the data trickling in from our smartphones, Internet of Things sensors and the like. This creates exposure. ABE is on the cusp of wider productization.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s time to patch again the Cisco Webex video conferencing software of your organization to avoid ugly surprise. The vulnerability could be exploited by an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user. when running on a Microsoft Windows end-user system. and later prior to 33.0.5,

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? Previously, these schemes involved coerced or stolen digital material, but now some criminals are using technology to create explicit content from innocent images or videos found online. And why are you and your end-users continually aggravated by them?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication phone numbers exposed: After prompting users to provide phone numbers to secure their accounts, Facebook allows anyone to look up their account by using them. Denying anything happened gives system administrators more time to identify and patch newly discovered vulnerabilities.

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