Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The credentials provided by the recipient are sent to an attacker-controlled URL, however, after the recipient enters their password, the phishing page redirects to a benign document that contains the interview questions, or an RFI that includes information of interest for the victims.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” “At this moment in time, it looks like no emails, passwords, or any personal data were accessed, but we do suggest resetting your password and activate 2FA security,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This week, we discuss the NCSC’s warning to senior civil servants, the poor password habits of MPs, and a bug in the patch Apple rushed out last week. That’s why staff education is a core component of a best-practice approach to information security – you can have all the policies you like, but if no one follows them, they’re useless.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The crooks were able to falsify official documents of the victims and use them to trick telephone store employees into providing them a duplicate of SIM cards. Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They may even ask the victim to take action by transferring funds, emailing confidential work-related documents, or providing details about their employer. Organizations must educate users to help them recognize vishing attacks and report them. How to prevent vishing attacks A vishing attempt is an attack that requires time.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

Expand the definition of a breach to include login credentials, meaning “a consumer’s user name or e-mail address, in combination with a password or an answer to a security question, that together permit access to an online account.” The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

” This is not the first time Instagram has come for his accounts: As documented in this story in The Atlantic , some of his accounts totaling more than 1 million followers were axed in late 2018 when the platform took down 500 usernames that were stolen, resold, and used for posting memes. WHAT YOU CAN DO.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The intercepted CLOP communication seen by KrebsOnSecurity shows the group bragged about twice having success infiltrating new victims in the healthcare industry by sending them infected files disguised as ultrasound images or other medical documents for a patient seeking a remote consultation. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The ZIP file, titled “Changes to the vacation schedule”, contains a malicious link masquerading as a PDF document hosted on a SharePoint site. According to Fortinet, the document is sent as an attachment, which is presented as “a deliberately blurred image and a counterfeit reCAPTCHA”.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

In the lead-up to the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, the NIST released two core foundational documents regarding IoT device management for agencies. In May 2020, NIST released two foundational documents that serve as a foundation for the newly created guidelines. Documentation. Education and awareness.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

As an example, the attackers can attempt to trick the recipient into opening the file by asking them to provide the documentation pertaining to the attached application or to calculate the contract value based on the attached cost estimate. The messages would be urging the recipients to open an enclosed PDF file.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

The Mirai -based Moobot botnet was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February 2021, in November 2021, it started exploiting a critical command injection flaw ( CVE-2021-36260 ) in the webserver of several Hikvision products. Moreover, some of the ShellBot variants can install other malware from their C2 server.”

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OneHub

JUNE 14, 2022

A marketing agency client portal is a digital workspace for secure online document storage and sharing—a protected digital space to communicate and collaborate with clients, who may access it by logging in through your website. Two-factor authentication, which requires an additional verification step beyond the password, is also a no-brainer.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

After SOX, executives must sign a document every year that states, under penalty of criminal prosecution if they lie, that the executives understand their financial statement. However, for compliance, the term policy actually refers to a written document that contains the goals, objectives, and minimum standards the company will enact.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a tipical network correspondence, the elements sent to the recipient are the original document in clear text and the hash value of the original document, encrypted with the private key of the signatory (digital signature). The classic method for authentication is based on the use of a pair of username and password credentials.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Change any default usernames and passwords. ” reads the joint report.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The most common of these errors are employees uploading a database to the Cloud but failing to establish password protections. One popular attack involves the scammer claiming to be a colleague, and sending a link to a document that’s stored in the Cloud. The website is simply designed to look like the real thing.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 9, 2019

Locate your document and data storage repositories. A team of dedicated indexing specialists will categorise and label your documents and data so you have a full account of your information. An educated and prepared team is the first line of defence from corporate data breaches. Upgrade Passwords. Train Your Employees.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In at least one compromise, the APT actor laterally traversed an SLTT victim network and accessed documents related to sensitive network configurations and passwords, standard operating procedures (SOP), IT instructions, such as requesting password resets, vendors and purchasing information. printing access badges.

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Archive Document Data Storage

JANUARY 2, 2018

Update Your Password Strategy. Using weak passwords makes it easy for hackers to steal your information. Combine letters, numbers and non-alphanumeric characters in your passwords and change them often. Consider using a password manager to help you remember and encrypt your passwords. Fortify Your WiFi Network.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. FBI recommends using passphrases instead of complex passwords. Data on Detection of Malicious Documents in Gmail are impressive. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Related: Defusing weaponized documents While social media on every platform has benefits, there remains risks that must be addressed so as to keep your companies’ image and data safe. Teach your employees about the need for stronger passwords, and how to make use of both password generators and password management systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UTEL is a private Mexican university for online education founded in 2008. RCE vulnerabilities, such as WSO2 Web server RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-29464) and Microsoft Exchange RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-21529), are documented and require manual or automatic patching or updating of the Microsoft Exchange server.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

We also give ransomware its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Other significant contributors to 2022’s total were the technology (115), education (95), professional services (63) and retail (62) sectors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. Poor credentials. What does this mean? Vicious insider.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2022

Meanwhile, other defences are simply a matter of education and effective management. Password security, another issue that respondents said they struggled with, can be addressed with staff awareness and password managers, such as 1Password and LastPass. Cyber threats in 2022.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The most common ways SMEs are hacked are by phishing, poor passwords and IT vulnerabilities. Passwords are vital for ensuring the security of your data. If a password is easy to guess or used for multiple platforms, it becomes less secure and easier to hack. Passwords should be unique and complex, and should never be shared.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. It was followed by the public sector (47 incidents), and between them they account for almost half of all incidents that we documented.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

After all, the GDPR’s requirements include the need to document how you are staying secure. Password policies. There is so much advice on creating strong passwords , and so many warnings about the perils of weak ones, that there is simply no excuse for employees to use combinations such as “password1” or “0123456”.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

According to Ormandy , Grammarly’s Chrome extension was exposing authentication tokens, potentially allowing anyone to log in to anyone else’s account and access all of their documents – and other data. Thank you to @taviso and the team for finding and educating the community about the complexities of this bug. That’s not all, though.

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OneHub

JULY 18, 2019

This feature lets you sign up for notifications whenever someone accesses your cloud storage, views a preview, downloads a file, or prints a document. A secure cloud service provider should also provide the option to require two-factor authentication so that even with a correct username and password, hackers can’t gain access to your data.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Data breaches.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 2, 2015

On June 30, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced its new “Start With Security” business education initiative, which will provide businesses with information on data security and how to protect consumer information.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

It means physically securing servers and user devices, managing and controlling access, application security and patching, maintaining thoroughly tested, usable data backups and educating employees. Require strong passwords. Strong passwords are your company’s first defense in protecting data and customer information.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This sensitive stage — a confusing flurry of representatives, documentation and planning — represents an attractive target for con artists with ill intentions. These measures include a frequent change in passwords, using mismatched and uncommon characters to avoid predictability. They should also consider the following advice.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

I am in the process of documenting the business financial impact to request a ‘credit’ at the same time as planning on bringing the system in house.” Educate users that ransomware very often succeeds only when a user opens Office file attachment sent via email and manually enables Macros.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 16, 2019

Failing to identify sensitive documents or material can lead to it being leaked accidentally, or just as bad, destroyed when compliance regulations mandate it be kept on hand. In one case, 59% chose to throw a password hint left in public view in the trash rather than destroy it in a shredder.

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