Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. The FBI provided the following mitigations to protect against ransomware attacks: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Implement network segmentation.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 13, 2020

New European medical device guidance will require manufacturers to carefully review cybersecurity and IT security requirements in relation to their devices and in their product literature. The Guidance acknowledges that even though the Regulations impose legal obligations only on the manufacturer of the device, all other actors (e.g.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2024, banks are expected to integrate passkeys, moving away from traditional password-based systems. Enterprises in these regions will adopt advanced data encryption techniques, like bring-your-own-key (BYOK) and hold-your-own-key (HYOK) systems, to meet growing demands for data sovereignty.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . ” The spam messages contain URLs to.ZIP files that serve VBS content designed to download the payload from one of six hardcoded encrypted URLs. . .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

One famous example of a digital break-in via a Smart Device is the Casino Fish Tank attack. Protecting Against Smart Device Break-Ins This story also demonstrates the sobering reality that we can no longer solely rely on Usernames/Passwords to protect our networks. The house did not win on that day!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

First, the initial access is always gained via QakBot delivered through malicious Microsoft Excel documents impersonating DocuSign-encrypted spreadsheets. Same tools and naming convention have been used as well, for example md.exe, rdp.bat, svchost.exe. Egregor’s favorite sectors are Manufacturing (28.9% Inside Egregor.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

To give some indication of the scale of the commercial issue, here are some widely reported examples of organisations affected by breaches caused by misconfiguration issues: Equifax: 146 million names, 99 million addresses, 209,000 payment cards, 38,000 drivers’ licences and 3,200 passports exposed. Secure your devices and software.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security experts from security firm SEC Consult have identified over 100 companies that buy and re-brand video surveillance equipment (surveillance cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), and network video recorders (NVRs)) manufactured by the Chinese firm Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Xiongmai hereinafter) that are open to hack.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Because of VPNs’ vulnerabilities – a recent example involved a massive leak of Fortinet users’ passwords – a number of security vendors have been pushing zero trust network access as a potential replacement for VPNs. Some VPN providers encrypt devices in such a way that fast incident response is impossible.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Another example also from Context Security was the vulnerability in CloudPets talking (and listening ) teddy bears that amounted to no auth on the Bluetooth allowing an attacker to take control of the toy. Are these examples actually risks in IoT? Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

private encryption keys, passwords, payment card credentials) and offers a separate secure environment for executing Trusted Applications. Examples of privileged OS components are DRM service, media service, and keystore. The QSEE is a sort of hardware enclave that protects sensitive information (i.e.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. An example of the importance of data privacy is in the healthcare industry, where it’s critical to protect confidential patient information for patient trust and comply with regulations. Require strong passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Encryption. Password manager. While many consumer devices today come with standard antivirus software, a growing number of internet-enabled systems, like IoT devices , are being manufactured with light security. Those protections include: AI- and behavioral-based threat detection. Email phishing filter. Ransomware protection.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The site’s security team suspected that users were being targeted in a credential-stuffing attack; this is where cyber criminals use a list of stolen usernames and passwords en masse to break into an account. Worse, they changed the email address associated with the account, preventing them from resetting their password.

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Imperial Violet

AUGUST 9, 2019

Most readers of this blog will be familiar with the traditional security key user experience: you register a token with a site then, when logging in, you enter a username and password as normal but are also required to press a security key in order for it to sign a challenge from the website. Which security keys count as “modern”?

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The recent Elite Dental Associates settlement is an example of OCR’s willingness to pursue small cases with clear messages. As OCR’s priorities change it is moving away from frequent enforcement on laptops and encryption towards enforcement for the HIPAA Right of Access and hacking cases.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. While there are hundreds of adware versions, some of the most common examples include Fireball, Appearch, DollarRevenue, Gator, and DeskAd. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

SO I only mention Ross Ulbricht in talks because I use him as an example of an Operation Security, or OpSec failure. It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. Well guess what?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The PMK is calculated from the following parameters: Passphrase– The WiFi password — hence, the part that we are really looking for. Hoorvitch used an attack technique devised by Jens “atom” Steube’s (Hashcat’s lead developer) to retrieve the PMKIDs that allowed him to derive the password. SSID – The name of the network.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door. There's a smart IoT enabled toothbrush for example, I mean, a toothbrush is a stick with bristles. Vamosi: The book Practical IoT Hacking is full of useful examples. And then there's this other example. In addition to a smart coffee mug.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door. There's a smart IoT enabled toothbrush for example, I mean, a toothbrush is a stick with bristles. Vamosi: The book Practical IoT Hacking is full of useful examples. And then there's this other example. In addition to a smart coffee mug.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. APT Examples. While APTs use various means to execute these stages, we can observe recent examples to understand the wide variety of attacks, creative techniques, and varied goals.

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Imperial Violet

JULY 22, 2023

Introduction Over more than a decade, a handful of standards have developed into passkeys—a plausible replacement for passwords. A password is the most common example of such a secret. But U2F was focused on user authentication, while cookies identify computers, so U2F was primarily trying to augment passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Broadcom also offers a location hub microcontroller and System-on-a-Chip (SoC) systems for embedded IoT security for organizations handling product manufacturing. Product developers and manufacturers can conduct IoT product testing, including incident response. What Are IoT Devices? Considerations for Choosing an IoT Security Solution.

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Imperial Violet

MARCH 26, 2018

Predictions of, and calls for, the end of passwords have been ringing through the press for many years now. None the less, the experience of most people is that passwords remain a central, albeit frustrating, feature of their online lives. Most current examples attach via USB , but NFC and Bluetooth devices also exist.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

A single neglected server that was not protected by a dual password scheme was the last line of defense standing between the hacker and the exposed data. Here’s a roundup of reaction from cybersecurity thought leaders: Gary Roboff, Senior Advisor, the Santa Fe Group: Roboff. How could a breach like this continue for four years?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

It’s worth noting, however, that securing mobile data against potential threats is not necessarily about encrypting the data on the mobile device itself. Protecting this sensitive information on a mobile device can, in these cases, become more about active management, such as having to change the password on your PC every so often.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

That's almost a cliched example to pull out these days, the point is simply that where there is sufficient will and resources, any information system can be compromised. We are rapidly approaching a "secure by default" web and the green padlock is becoming the norm ( about two thirds of all browser traffic is now encrypted ).

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

It is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files and demands a payment to release them. However, paying the ransom does not guarantee the recovery of all encrypted data. ?Staff Staff awareness is the best strategy to manage ransomware threats. DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And I remember asking questions, who were the manufacturers? There's been a few different ones that have been on eBay for different manufacturers and I bought a few of them. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

For example: On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. NOBELIUM, a group of Russia-based hackers, gained access to multiple enterprises through software code, stolen passwords, compromised on-premises servers, and minted SAML (Security Assertions Markup Language) tokens.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Supermicro has assembly facilities in California, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, but its motherboards—its core product—are nearly all manufactured by contractors in China. That example gives a whole new meaning to the term “supply chain,” doesn’t it? Many readers have asked for my take on this piece. Even if the U.S.

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KnowBe4

MAY 23, 2023

experienced solely the encryption of data and no other form of extortion It's this last data point that interests me. CyberEdge mentions threatening to publicly release data, notifying customers or media, and committing a DDoS attack as examples of additional threats mentioned by respondents.

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