eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Public cloud security refers to protections put in place to secure data and resources in cloud environments shared by multiple users or organizations. Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Use strong passwords. Tangible changes and measures, like the use of phishing resilient MFA and strong passwords, are considered of great importance as they can mitigate future data breach risks and improve data security drastically.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Cloud security builds off of the same IT infrastructure and security stack principles of a local data center. However, a cloud vendor offering provides a pre-packaged solution that absorbs some operational and security responsibilities from the customer. Also read: CNAP Platforms: The Next Evolution of Cloud Security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Wiz Research Team recently discovered a supply chain vulnerability in IBM Cloud that they say is the first to impact a cloud provider’s infrastructure. The security issues were reported to IBM Cloud in late August, and were patched in early September. Network Access to IBM Cloud Build Servers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Portnox Cloud offers network access control (NAC) as a cloud-hosted SaaS solution that enables rapid deployment of basic NAC capabilities. Although the capabilities are more limited than some NAC competitors, the quick deployment and reduced IT labor costs make Portnox Cloud an attractive solution for many.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Users are strongly recommended to quickly upgrade their Bricks Builder Theme installations to this current version to reduce the risk of exploitation. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk. The fix: To prevent risks, urgently update on-premise servers to version 23.9.8.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Public-facing cloud storage buckets are a data privacy nightmare, according to a study released today. ” Also read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management. Also read: Cloud Security: The Shared Responsibility Model. ” Also read: CNAP Platforms: The Next Evolution of Cloud Security. A Pervasive Privacy Problem.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

The file contained PostgreSQL and Redis databases credentials, including host, port, username, and password. Among leaked credentials, researchers also found the host, username, and password for Mailgun email services used by the company. env) hosted on the official Neho’s website.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2019

says it will soon force all Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) that help companies manage their Office365 accounts to use multi-factor authentication. KrebsOnSecurity pinged Microsoft this week to inquire whether there was anything the company could be doing to better explain this risk to customers and CSP partners.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2018

More businesses than ever before are choosing to move their IT infrastructure and systems to cloud solutions such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. There are many reasons to choose a cloud solution including increased flexibility and scalability, as well as reduced cost. Take password security seriousl. Limit access.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 23, 2022

I have been, and still remain, a massive proponent of "the cloud" I built Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) as a cloud-first service that took advantage of modern cloud paradigms such as Azure Table Storage to massively drive down costs at crazy levels of performance I never could have achieved before. Something else?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

How can a hospital protect an MRI machine with an unchangeable password and still connect it to the network? These are not uncommon risks. The devices themselves can’t be secured, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use basic IT techniques to reduce our security risks. The Scope of the Unfixable Device Problem.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cloud security is an essential part of today’s cyber security landscape. With hybrid working now the norm, many organisations are relying on Cloud services to access data from home or the office. But whenever organisations adopt technological solutions such as this, they must acknowledge the risks that come with it.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Secure home router.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

Devolutions is a Montreal, Canada-based company that provides remote connection in addition to password and privileged access management (PAM) solutions to SMBs. Productivity is also a concern, with multiple tools requiring passwords. Lemay As Lemay explains, “You forget there’s a need for a password. That’s our goal.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This year, IBM Cloud introduced projects and deployable architectures. A deployable architecture is a cloud automation for deploying a common architectural pattern that combines one or more cloud resources that are designed for easy deployment, scalability and modularity.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Incorporating an effective attack surface management tool into your security strategy can significantly help you mitigate the risks of data breaches. Because hackers don’t limit their reconnaissance efforts to what’s in your inventory, these unknown assets put you at risk.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For IT leaders, passwords no longer cut it. Every new account you sign up for, application you download, or device you purchase requires a password. Every new account you sign up for, application you download, or device you purchase requires a password. Lowering password use. So why are they still around?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

As organizations move to the cloud and implement virtualized infrastructure, IT and security teams need to scan those assets for vulnerabilities. Cloud & Kubernetes Specialist: Wiz Wiz developed their cloud-native Cloud Infrastructure Security Platform to focus on the needs of virtualized infrastructure, containers, and the cloud.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

Thought experiment story of someone of someone who lost everything in a house fire, and now can’t log into anything: But to get into my cloud, I need my password and 2FA. To get my passwords, I need my 2FA. To get my 2FA, I need my passwords. So which is the bigger risk? I am in cyclic dependency hell.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The movement to the cloud means access to data anywhere, enhanced data recovery, flexibility for collaboration, and less of a burden on IT staff. But, while cloud providers boast that their storage services — or “buckets” — offer added application security , they have also consistently proven vulnerable.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

The Stats: Why Identity Management Is Crucial Marco Polo's most significant risk might have been a hostile tribe or a sandstorm. Identity Management Day is about acknowledging the risks and actively choosing a different path. Who wants to wait in line, fumble for passwords, or answer endless security questions? The key takeaway?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 24, 2024

Compliance and Residency Are Key The study revealed that although risk is volatile and cyber regulations constantly change, nearly half (43%) of businesses did not pass a compliance audit in the past year. They indicated that up to 16% of those accessing corporate cloud, network, and device resources could be customers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In a previous blog post ( [link] ) we explored the relationship between GPDR and applications in the cloud. This mitigated risk in many ways, because the identity of the person themselves was verified by a physical or logical access point. Today, Zero Trust, is a tech buzz word heard often, but what is the thought process behind it?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

supports weak cryptography, which is a security risk as there are tools available to decrypt packets with weak cryptography. The client uses password hash to encrypt the challenge and sends it back to the domain controller as a “response.” There are several disadvantages associated with the TLS 1.1

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” The use of default passwords represents a serious problem also for the Chinese vendor.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. To boost productivity, they must leverage cloud infrastructure and participate in agile software development. Remote desktop risks. That’s no small task.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cybersecurity experts at Resecurity have highlighted the escalating risks stemming from the Dark Web, where malicious actors may exploit compromised credentials of ISP/Telco engineers, Data-Center Technicians, Network Engineers, IT Infrastructure Managers, and Outsourcing companies that manage networks for their enterprise clients.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Our team quickly triaged the report and determined the risk to partners to be minimal,” said Patrick Beggs , ConnectWise’s chief information security officer. “Nevertheless, the mitigation was simple and presented no risk to partner experience, so we put it into the then-stable 22.8

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. Years of stealing user names and passwords, and poor password practices add to this mix.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nonprofits are equally at risk, and often lack cybersecurity measures. Given the risk involved, small businesses and nonprofits must consider prioritizing cybersecurity policies and practices to stay protected, retain customers, and remain successful. The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Security experts working for Website Planet discovered that the Spanish software firm failed to password-protect an AWS S3 bucket that held the personal details of hotel guests dating back to 2013. The error puts millions of people at risk from fraud and online attacks. In total, 24.4 What does this mean?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

See the Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools. CI/CD Approaches Create Risk. Again, configurations that are too permissive allow any user with rights to commit code to access passwords and secrets, for example, when the data is stored in plain text in environment variables.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 18, 2023

In this blog post, we explore the practical implementation of utilizing Terraform on IBM Cloud to create and manage secrets by seamlessly integrating your IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service with IBM Cloud Secrets Manager. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service fetches the Secrets Manager secret via the CRN.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

While many organizations have implemented AI, the need to keep a competitive edge and foster business growth demands new approaches: simultaneously evolving AI strategies, showcasing their value, enhancing risk postures and adopting new engineering capabilities. Otherwise, the risks become too significant.

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