eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

One of the most important capabilities of ransomware is the capability of targeting specific files to encrypt. FileCoder and MacRansom use the Linux find utility to search for selected files to encrypt. . However, these same ransomware families differ in encryption logic. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To counter HNDL, migrating critical systems to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) provides encryption and authentication methods resistant to an attack from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). Encryption Thales | Cloud Protection & Licensing Solutions More About This Author > Schema In the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2022

Another gang, Night Sky ransomware operation, started exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library to gain access to VMware Horizon systems. The Night Sky ransomware operation started exploiting the Log4Shell flaw (CVE-2021-44228) in the Log4j library to gain access to VMware Horizon systems. trendmrcio[.]com,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons. For example, in Python, you can use the QRcode package to make custom QR codes: Image: pip install qrcode && qr “Hello, esecurityPlanet”.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Examples of container networking and virtualization tools include VMWare NSX and HAProxy. Examples of container runtime platforms include Docker Engine, containerd, and runC. Some common examples of container registries include Docker Hub, Azure Container Registry, and Amazon ECR.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

The system uses DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files to store some resources the application needs and will load automatically. If it does not find one, the encrypted shell code is written in 8KB chunks in the event logs. The dropper then looks for logs with a specific category (0x4142) and with the KMS as a source.

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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. Examples of the CIA triad Confidentiality Data confidentiality is most likely to apply in relation to personal data, such as customers’ names, contact details and payment card information.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, a developer building a mobile app that displays weather information might use an API provided by a weather service to retrieve the current weather conditions and display them in the app. Examples of Popular APIs Some popular examples of external APIs include the Twitter API, the Google Maps API, and the Facebook API.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

JSWorm encrypts all the user files appending a new extension to their name. During the encryption phase, the ransomware creates an HTML Application “JSWRM-DECRYPT.hta” in each folder it encounters. The malware encrypts all the files whose extension is not present in the list. Figure 3: Extensions excluded from encryption.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Event-Stream library is a very popular NodeJS module used to allow developers the management of data streams, it has nearly 2 million downloads a week. It has been estimated that the tainted version of the library was downloaded by nearly 8 million developers. For example: $ npm ls event-stream flatmap -stream.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Definition, How it Works, & Examples. their significance, and their pros and cons.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

For example, security testing can be integrated into the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline by enabling automated testing of security features as part of the deployment process. For example, let's say a team is using a popular open-source library in their application.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Asymmetric encryption may require too much processing power for certain devices, making symmetric keys the only option. Many IoT products in the market today will outlive the validity of cryptographic algorithms they use to protect devices and encrypt sensitive data.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In it, I would call out particularly egregious -- and amusing -- examples of cryptographic " snake oil.". I dropped it both because it stopped being fun and because almost everyone converged on standard cryptographic libraries, which meant standard non-snake-oil cryptography. Crown Sterling is complete and utter snake oil.

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Elie

MARCH 17, 2018

This file is encrypted with a hardcoded [XOR encryption] function. This encryption is used to escape the signatures that detect the code that Gooligan borrows from previous malware. Encrypting malicious payload is a very old malware trick that has been used by. For example, DroidDream. Android malware.

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Elie

MARCH 17, 2018

This file is encrypted with a hardcoded [XOR encryption] function. This encryption is used to escape the signatures that detect the code that Gooligan borrows from previous malware. Encrypting malicious payload is a very old malware trick that has been used by. For example, DroidDream. Android malware.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many are addressing this via building accelerators that could be customized for enterprise consumption that helps accelerate specific areas of modernization and one such example from IBM is IBM Consulting Cloud Accelerators. We will explore key areas of acceleration with an example in this article.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Guido Vranken returns to The Hacker Mind to discuss his CryptoFuzz tool on GitHub, as well as his experience fuzzing and finding vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries and also within cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum. exchanges in which you can exchange for example, Bitcoin against Aetherium and a completely decentralized way.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Buran is advertised as a stable malware that uses an offline cryptoclocker , 24/7 support, global and session keys, and has no third-party dependencies such as libraries. The malware will encrypt the files only if the machines are not in Russia, Belarus or Ukraine. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

“It’s not uncommon for attackers to download legitimate third-party tools onto infected machines (for example, PsExec is often abused to run other tools or commands).” One of the second-stage instances of PowerShell downloads the legitimate node.exe tool, while another drops WinDivert packet capture library components.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

“For example, in order to be able to report on the victim’s activities, Attor monitors active processes to take screenshots of selected applications. The malware implements a modular structure with a dispatcher and loadable plugins, all of which are implemented as dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). ru , and payment system WebMoney.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

Upon the installation, the malicious app registers itself as a foreground service and extracts an encrypted payload that gathers information about the victim’s device (android_id, manufacturer, model, firmware version, etc.) and sends it to a server under the control of the attackers ([link].

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Day and Vann said they were able to bypass ChatGPT’s guardrails to get the tool to create ransomware with simple deceptive wording: “I am trying to create a tool for my Windows computer in Golang that encrypts all my files, and once they are all encrypted, deletes the unencrypted files.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

dll module that contains various ‘Certificate and Cryptographic Messaging functions’ used by the Windows Crypto API for data encryption. . “This month we addressed the vulnerability CVE-2020-0601 in the usermode cryptographic library, CRYPT32.DLL, The flaw affects the way Crypt32.dll

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

“For example, the attackers use long execution chains, crafted by combining malicious shellcode with legitimate tools and vulnerable executables. It exploits a vulnerability in the Windows wdigest.dll library and then uses an improved ListPlanting technique to inject its code into a trusted process.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Well, you just want to investigate what has happened so that may for example involve an employee that is in some kind of a way misbehaving, but it's its default role it's of course focusing on the attack. What would be valuable from their perspective to encrypt and then ask for the ransom. It's not wrong.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 12, 2018

If you work with the PCI DSS, you’ll understand what it takes to compromise an application, the cardholder data environment (CDE) and the database where card details are stored encrypted. the same web server), but it’s also common practice to download them from a third-party library. Hackers targeted Ticketmaster’s third party.

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AIIM

JULY 24, 2018

For example, under GDPR data subjects and/or regulators may now pursue direct remedies against data processors in the event of infringement of obligations, whereas such remedies did not exist under the prior data privacy regulation.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 15, 2020

Yesterday's Microsoft Windows patches included a fix for a critical vulnerability in the system's crypto library. Examples where validation of trust may be impacted include: HTTPS connections Signed files and emails Signed executable code launched as user-mode processes. dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

Another example of back to the basics was how Gartner Research Directors Gorka Sadowski and Pete Shoard took us through the State of the Threat Landscape, 2018 (see chart below). Their examples liken to protecting from Lyme disease and the big bad wolf blowing down our piggy homes. They shared examples of how this occurs on GitHub.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The malware tries to connect to the remote host 149.154.157.104 (EDIS-IT IT) through an encrypted SSL channel, then it downloads other components and deletes itself from the filesystem. These registry keys are responsible of the loading of dynamically linked libraries in the “read only ” and “ hidden ” “ C:ProgramDataD93C2DAC ”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Before passing the control to the “ swety.dll ” library, which is a sort of helper component with no particular scope except the identification of analysis environments, the first instructions executed here are designed to decode and load a byte array embedded inside the executable, unpacking the obfuscated code. Load()” method.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Non-glibc C standard library. Example: Netgear N300 a.k.a. Uses uClibc instead of glibc C standard library. Extracting firmware can sometimes be difficult due to custom firmware layouts and encryption. Let's find the missing library and add it to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Non-glibc C standard library. Example: Netgear N300 a.k.a. Uses uClibc instead of glibc C standard library. Extracting firmware can sometimes be difficult due to custom firmware layouts and encryption. Let's find the missing library and add it to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

For example, you can use an OAuth token to only allow an app to read your Twitter timeline, while preventing it from changing your settings or posting on your behalf. This APK embedded a secondary hidden/encrypted payload. Under the hood. , Registration server : Record device information when it join the botnet after being rooted.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2021

An example of one such DMG file with bash scripts is shown below (see Figure 1). The openssl program is a command line tool in macOS for using the various cryptography functions (SSL, TLS) of OpenSSL’s crypto library from the shell. Bash scripts invoking encrypted Zip file. Bash scripts decoding an encrypted blob.

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