eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2021

Cloudflare last month fought off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by a botnet that was bombarding 17.2 million requests per second (rps) at one of the internet infrastructure company’s customers in the financial services space. That prediction proved correct. Mirai Still on the Loose.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

In other words, bad actors glean lists of breached usernames and passwords and run them against desired logins until they find some that work. And, there remains general bad hygiene surrounding the creation of usernames and passwords, with many being reused over multiple websites. Good password hygiene and password managers. “If

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The challenge of the moment is that many companies already have their hands full trying to improve their security posture as they migrate their legacy, on premises, IT systems to the cloud. The operating systems of home IoT devices today typically get shipped with minimal logon security. This is a sign of IoT attacks to come.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This strategy addresses security concerns related to intellectual property and sensitive data in large language models (LLMs). This enhances data privacy and security and allows for greater control and efficiency in AI application deployment within the enterprise. This necessitates a shift in cybersecurity strategies.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

This includes security, help desk, networking, and application performance. The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. It provides controls for managing security from all angles. Cloud Security Plus.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense , whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. “We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Staff Awareness. Spam Filter.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

This will help in the drive to move away from passwords and remove friction by requiring fewer steps to log into websites. In it, I discuss open banking and secure remote commerce. In the meantime, you can also check out Thales eSecurity’s financial services page or follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digital Onboarding: Convenience Meets Security in Banking madhav Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:34 What onboarding in consumer banking was five years ago, where it stands today, and where it's heading is a business-critical change worth both understanding and optimizing. Passkeys, replacing passwords, emerge as the superior authentication choice.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The conference features a variety of topics and sessions regarding all aspects of financial services, from cryptocurrency to banking. This model enables interoperability among authentication devices and eliminates user frustration caused by creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. Blockchain.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Once released, the PoC starts the clock for active attacks, especially for security tools, as demonstrated in active attacks on Palo Alto’s PAN-OS vulnerability fixed the week before. Unless major security players [adopt] secure-by-design architectures, this trend will only accelerate due to platformization and consolidation.”

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Is there something more secure? Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

I had a chance to discuss this with Doug Dooley, COO of Data Theorem , a Silicon Valley-based application security startup helping companies deal with these growing API exposures. With DevOps and API advances steamrolling forward, no one has thought to establish the practice of requiring passwords to authenticate users at the API level.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cripple an organization, a network, or even an entire country, and they show no sign of slowing down. DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. Amazon Web Services. Cloudflare. Key Differentiators.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Remember after last month’s relatively serene cyber security scene we said this wasn’t the beginning of the GDPRevolution ? Hackers steal names and Social Security numbers from Maryland Department of Labour (78,000). Philadelphia Federal Credit Union confirms security breach (unknown). Libraries in Onondaga Co., Data breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. This is stunning: phishing attacks soared in 2018, rising 250% between January and December, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report.

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. Notifications to DFS.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Related: Applying ‘zero trust’ to managed security services. Fortunately, the identity management space has attracted and inspired some of the best and brightest tech security innovators and entrepreneurs. Efforts to balance security and productivity sometimes backfired. It’s not for lack of trying.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Under their Security Suite products, OpenText provides industry-renowned EnCase. Magnet Forensics. Paraben Corporation.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Two months later, on July 19, 2021, the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and FBI assessed that People’s Republic of China state-sponsored malicious cyber activity is a major threat to U.S. and Allied cyberspace assets. supply chain attacks). More recently, on Feb.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. With evolving attack methodologies due to machine learning, quantum computing, and sophisticated nation-state hackers, security startups are receiving record funding.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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