IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Private keys might be shared either through a previously established secure communication channel like a private courier or secured line or, more practically, a secure key exchange method like the Diffie-Hellman key agreement. Consider the security vulnerability of a database of stored bank account passwords.

Encryption 100

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Private keys might be shared either through a previously established secure communication channel like a private courier or secured line or, more practically, a secure key exchange method like the Diffie-Hellman key agreement. Consider the security vulnerability of a database of stored bank account passwords.

Encryption 79

Encryption Passwords Authentication Communications 79

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Communication is critical, with response teams keeping everyone informed, including management, IT staff, victims, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders. Password attacks: These involve various methods to obtain or crack passwords, including brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, or credential stuffing.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Passwords Data breaches Access 98

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It was being sold for 5 Bitcoins: That's over US$80k in today's money but back then, it was only a couple of grand (which actually, seems like pretty good value for 167 million accounts and passwords stored as unsalted SHA1 hashes). Then there's bounties run by the government. across the internet.

Data breaches 47

Data breaches Marketing Mining IT 47

KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

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Phishing 80

Phishing Security awareness Passwords Computer and Electronics 80

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this case, that secret is her password and, well, just read it: My staff log onto my computer on my desk with my login everyday. To be fair to Nadine, she's certainly not the only one handing her password out to other people. In fact I often forget my password and have to ask my staff what it is. No one else has access.

Passwords 82

Passwords Access Risk Security 82

The Last Watchdog

JULY 20, 2020

Twitter was caught storing plaintext passwords in logfiles two years ago. I’d rather see them temporarily limit communication than see a flood of potentially very dangerous spoofed tweets. A major portion of password attacks over the last few years have involved attacks against APIs. Karthik Krishnan, CEO, Concentric.ai

Passwords 259

Passwords Phishing Authentication Access 259

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The last bit is particularly important as I logon and would firstly, like my password not to be eavesdropped on and secondly, would also like to keep my financial information on the website secure. But as Scott said earlier on, having privacy on your traffic doesn't mean you're communicating with someone you actually want to.

Privacy 143

Privacy Phishing Encryption Security 143

ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

And I thought the smart meters are communicating like what if you could build little pagers that will communicate over the network that the same smart meters have essentially established? Because what's the odds that they would black out a whole city and to stop communication? So it was just purely like a thought experiment?

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics IT Communications 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121

ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

A colleague of mine used to travel around to sans training conferences across the country. You go through different levels of stages and basis and Jalon as you play the game and the thing from network security, password cracking, digital forensics, things of that nature. So we have that dual channel communication with them.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Military IT Security 52

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And just a side-note before I jump into those fundamentals: I had a quick flick through the government's eSafety guidance for children under 5 whilst on the plane and it has a bunch of really good stuff. And importantly, teaching them how to use secure passwords with @1Password ??

Privacy 140

Privacy Access IT Education 140

Adam Levin

MAY 13, 2019

It’s the main communication tool for 95% of businesses. Because email isn’t deleted from most servers by default, this target-rich digital information environment is often accessible to anyone with a login and password–something that is regularly served up to hackers by the billio ns.

IT 45

IT Communications Phishing Cybersecurity 45

Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Imagine a government using this sort of attack against another government, coordinating a series of fake tweets from hundreds of politicians and other public figures the day before a major election, to affect the outcome. Internet communications platforms -- such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube -- are crucial in today's society.

Authentication 123

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