Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2021

The experts explained how the UNC2452 and other threat actors breached the infrastructure and moved laterally from on-premises networks to the Microsoft 365 cloud. Cybersecurity firm FireEye has released a report that sheds the light on the SolarWinds attack and the way hackers breached its networks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

10, tracked as CVE-2023-34048 , affects a huge range of vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation products. The fix: VMware urges immediate patching of affected versions of VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x The problem: An out-of-bounds write weakness with a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

Paper Copy. Cloud Hosting Provider DataResolution.net hit by the Ryuk ransomware?. wget utility potential leaked password via extended filesystem attributes. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

With so much at stake, it’s a marvel that AD disaster recovery protocol traditionally has been based on a 60-page white paper that needs to be manually followed. They went back in, recovered the system again, but this time changed the passwords for every privileged account in the AD.

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2021

Attackers often use keylogging software to track information as it’s being entered into a computer, giving them access to employees’ passwords. Any processes that can be performed manually (using pen and paper, for example) can continue, albeit slower than usual. The mistake may be even more basic than this.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This might be the case, for example, if a power cut knocks out an organisation’s servers or if a Cloud hosting provider’s systems are disrupted. This might mean password-protecting files or setting up access controls. This free green paper explains how you can complete the risk assessment process in line with best-practice advice.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

Enhanced Access Security : Update your password policies to align with stronger standards. Download our comprehensive paper for a complete list of the requirements and how Thales data protection solutions can help you accelerate your time to compliance to meet both deadlines.

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Armstrong Archives

APRIL 30, 2019

The process of creating this filing system will be unique to each company but will likely involve an element of physical paper file storage and technology-enabled digital file storage. Cloud Storage Means Less Physical Storage Space. Quick Access to Documents. Pursue Digital Scanning Options Today.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2021

Tenable first disclosed the persistent vulnerability in a white paper, noting that it was seen in routers provided by at least 13 internet service providers (ISPs) in 11 countries. Most bad actors will use compromised devices to perform distributed vulnerability scanning, exploitation, password guessing or DDoS.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In large organizations, some potential incidents, such as a misconfigured cloud data bucket exposed to the internet, may fall between departments. For example, assign the cloud team to initially respond to incidents involving cloud assets with the cybersecurity team providing backup resources. Document contingencies.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2018

For example, there are systems that include central management of security keys and operating system updates; scanning of content, like your e-mails, for advertising purposes; simulcast of messages to multiple destinations at once; and key recovery when a user forgets the password to decrypt a laptop.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 5, 2018

The research papers are here and here.). Cloud services, which often share machines amongst several customers, are especially vulnerable. Cloud services, which often share machines amongst several customers, are especially vulnerable. This means that a malicious app on your phone could steal data from your other apps.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There's new research on the security of password managers, speficially 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass, and Lastpass. This work specifically looks at password leakage on the host computer. That is, does the password manager accidentally leave plaintext copies of password lying around memory?

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Elie

MARCH 31, 2019

Password Checkup. Password checkup allows users to check, in a privacy-preserving manner, whether their username and password matches one of the more than 4B+ credentials exposed by third-party data breaches of which Google is aware. Password Checkup help users mitigate this threat through a one-click, install and forget.

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Positively RIM

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Of course, accessibility is one of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles [see the Limericks of GARP in the archives of this Blog] and if you follow best practices, you should be in reasonably good shape, for paper records. We defer to IT to deflect virus attacks, unauthorized downloads, and password or encryption hacks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

The hospital’s deputy director, Aline Gilet-Caubere, explained that although no data had been stolen, staff were unable to access patient data stored digitally, and were forced to keep paper records. Within a few minutes, the Cloud computing provider Fastly acknowledged that it was responsible for the problem.

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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. 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. I must have the password.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

So what if you accidentally forget the password? So Reich decided he wanted to cash out, but his friend had lost the paper where he’d written the PIN and couldn’t remember the digits. We’ve all been there-- locked out of some account because we can’t remember the clever password we used. Yeah, like that.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And those four hundred and ninety six characters probably included recently used encryption keys, passwords, social security numbers, and other PII. The paper, and so forth. And some of those are going to be commercial tools, and then probably some are going to be cloud based solutions because, well, cloud is good.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And those four hundred and ninety six characters probably included recently used encryption keys, passwords, social security numbers, and other PII. The paper, and so forth. And some of those are going to be commercial tools, and then probably some are going to be cloud based solutions because, well, cloud is good.

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IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, this could happen if an insider damages the organisation’s server or deletes information from its Cloud systems. The Cloud security firm Inky found  that scammers sent 1,157 phishing emails originating from NHS mail between October 2021 and March 2022. million (about £900,000) in damages.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For the sake of brevity, passwords are not going to be examined, given the industry consent that nowadays passwords are more a vulnerability than an authentication mechanism. Instead push-based one-time password (OTP) by sending a code to a mobile device via an authenticator app is to be used to avoid risks like SIM swapping attacks.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And those four hundred and ninety six characters probably included recently used encryption keys, passwords, social security numbers, and other PII. The paper, and so forth. And some of those are going to be commercial tools, and then probably some are going to be cloud based solutions because, well, cloud is good.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 6, 2020

Implement effective access controls (such as multi-factor authentication and strong passwords) and encryption to restrict access to the device. 3 Cloud and Network Access. If not already in place, roll out organisational rules and procedures on cloud or network access, login and data sharing and train workers on them.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers. They don’t want to face those ethical conundrums. Better to simply not see that stuff.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

I’ll touch on the security model here, and it is covered in depth in the Vormetric Application Encryption Architecture white paper. Please see the white paper for more details on these roles. On the DSM, keys are assigned to key groups and identities, composed of usernames and passwords. Securing a Security Product.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It shed light on how we got to this era of companies struggling to secure highly complex networks, housed on-premises and in overlapping public and private clouds, while at the same time striving to optimize the productivity of employees and – increasingly — third-party suppliers and contractors.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. Study goal That being said, this blog post is meant to be a conversation starter and raise awareness, rather than a full-blown research paper. Finally, while there are. a lot of studies. HOTP was standardized in the. in 2005 and TOTP in. in 2011 almost 10 years ago.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Business applications have also seen transitions from client-server model applications to those utilizing the web, smart devices, cloud, and Robotic Process Automation. Inheriting the fi Series legacy of high-speed, consistent paper feeding, the fi-7300NX boasts a speed of 60 ppm/120 ipm for letter size documents* ( 4 ).

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IT Governance

AUGUST 29, 2019

Internet hosting provider Hostinger resets users’ passwords after security breach (14 million). Idaho’s Nampa School District resorts to pen and paper after suspected ransomware attack (unknown). Imperva discloses security incident impacting Cloud firewall users (unknown). Virginia’s New Kent Co. Financial information.

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Elie

AUGUST 17, 2019

Protecting accounts from credential stuffing attacks remains burdensome due to an asymmetry of knowledge: attackers have wide-scale access to billions of stolen usernames and passwords, while users and identity providers remain in the dark as to which accounts require remediation.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And that's what I was that then I decided to read if there are papers on that then I never heard anyone talking about that. Now you've just installed your malware on 1000s and 1000s of devices worldwide, but you're not done. Darki: So imagine malware is something like a Swiss knife.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The statement says that for “potentially affected accounts, the stolen user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using MD5) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.”. The first mistake is to not recommend a password manager.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Unfortunately, many are not secure because they are protected by nothing more than manufacturer default passwords readily available online. Some states continue to use machines that leave no paper trail. The cloud will leak. In 2020 there will be somewhere around 20 billion IoT devices in use around the world.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2020

We also explain how fraudsters impersonated Google Cloud Platform in a PDF download scam, and issue a warning to anyone who has recently received an email supposedly from Microsoft about an update to its terms of use. Fraudsters imitate Google Cloud Platform. Celebrity Twitter accounts compromised in spear phishing attack.

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