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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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What the Common Vulnerability Scoring System is, how to use it, limitations and alternatives, and key changes in CVSS v4.0 Previously, we’ve interviewed Leon about secure remote working and what the best VPN (virtual private network) solutions are. For example, if a vulnerability is identified and has a score of, say, 4.2,

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There has never been a better time to get into cyber security, with growing demand for experts promising increased salaries and job opportunities. In this blog, we provide tips for getting your cyber security career started no matter your background. Where can you learn about the cyber security industry?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

In order to identify CAKETAP running on a Solaris system, administrators can check for the presence of a hook installed in the ipcl_get_next_conn hook function. Below is an example command to identify a hooked ipcl_get_next_conn function: root@solaris:~# echo ‘ipcl_get_next_conn::dis -n 0 ; ::quit’ | mdb -k.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

A new form of agile cryptography must get established in order to robustly preserve privacy and security as all this raw data gets put to commercial use. This arrangement has gotten us this far – but it is too brittle, from a security perspective, to carry us forward. Consider the example of an elderly couple relying on smart services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Security vendor Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls, including a Remote Code Execution flaw. Two example PoCs: 1⃣ /error3?msg=30&data=';alert('xss');// ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

Spielerkid89, who wished to remain anonymous, did not intend to harm the organization and left its systems intact. However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. Ideally, VNC should be used only with authenticated users, such as system administrators.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Each module focuses on a unique task, for example, downloading and executing Metasploit meterpreter, escalating privileges on the targeted systems, and maintaining persistence. AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions.

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IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

Insider threats are one of the most difficult security challenges that organisations face. Staying safe isn’t simply about stopping criminal hackers from breaking into your systems, because the vulnerabilities already inside your organisation. Within this dyad, insider threats can be further divided into three types.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And in between all that one security company shared a BlackMatter decryption tool , which might have helped to hasten the group’s demise. Take the example of FIN7 – which, along with BlackMatter, deploys the Darkside ransomware used in the Colonial Pipeline attack and also manages Darkside ransomware as a service.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 9, 2017

On August 4, 2017, the FTC published the third blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

For example, the government found the men leased some of their IP address ranges from a Dutch company that’s been tied to a scandal involving more than four million addresses siphoned from the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the nonprofit responsible for overseeing IP address allocation for African organizations.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 23, 2019

First commercially introduced in 2013, Cisco Trust Anchor module (TAm) is a proprietary hardware security module used in a wide range of Cisco products, including enterprise routers, switches and firewalls. TAm is the root of trust that underpins all other Cisco security and trustworthy computing mechanisms in these devices.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2020

Still, this phishing tactic is worth highlighting because recent examples of it received relatively little press coverage. “Even employees who are trained on security are trained to make sure it’s a legitimate site before entering their credentials.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Security agencies belonging to Five Eyes (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) have released a joint report that details some popular hacking tools. “The individual tools we cover in this report are limited examples of the types of tools used by threat actors. Credential Stealer: Mimikatz.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Global GPS giant Garmin and leading camera-maker Canon are two recent examples of ransomware attacks on large businesses. For example, the average cost to remediate a ransomware attack costs US$1,448,458 and US$732,520 for those that did not pay the ransom. What is the secure escrow procedure followed for these keys? Encryption.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2018

SB 315 faced opposition from both private companies and information security researchers. Security researchers also voiced concerns. Organizations have employed bug bounty programs in an effort to encourage researchers to report security flaws in their systems. The incident and Uber’s response prompted the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. A Top Priority for Security Teams. IT asset management tools have become critical security tools, with their ability to discover installed products you may have forgotten about.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The goal is to assess a network’s security to improve it and thus prevent exploits by real threat actors by fixing vulnerabilities. There are a number of complementary technologies often used by organizations to address security holes. Nmap Free Security Scanner. Vulnerability Scanning Guide: What It Is and How to Do It Right.

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AIIM

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The source and target system administrators should be involved as well. This phase would include the following steps: Take Inventory of the Source System: This means identifying the information in the system, its metadata, how it is categorized and classified, any relevant business rules or workflows, security settings, etc.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

For example, the indictment alleges that the Bugat malware allowed computer intruders to hijack a computer session and present a fake online banking webpage to trick a user into entering personal and financial information.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

For many years, Dye was a system administrator for Optinrealbig , a Colorado company that relentlessly pimped all manner of junk email, from mortgage leads and adult-related services to counterfeit products and Viagra. This individual, Daniel Dye , has a history of working with others to hijack IP addresses for use by spammers.

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Robert's Db2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Because in that case there are important security-related things that can ONLY be done by someone with SECADM authority; for example: Create, alter, activate or deactivate a column mask or a row permission. not accessing the system through the distributed data facility)? We'll call it SECROLE.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients. Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks. Table of Contents.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Are you considering a career in cyber security? CompTIA Security+. The CompTIA Security+ qualification is widely considered to be one of the best introductions to the cyber security industry. The CompTIA Security+ qualification is widely considered to be one of the best introductions to the cyber security industry.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. Firewall rules are ordered differently, too, so the network automatically prioritizes the most critical security restrictions and applies those rules above others.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

However, with all the benefits SD-WAN provides organizations, it also opens the door for a new set of security challenges. This article looks at the security functionality of SD-WAN solutions and how to bolster SD-WAN cybersecurity. Security Challenges to SD-WAN. Jump ahead for a technical review on SD-WAN. What is SD-WAN?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

For example, 44% of indexed sites use the Apache open source web-server -- meaning a single exploitable vulnerability in the Apache web server would have serious consequences for all of those sites. For example: Software Component Analysis tools (e.g., of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. 3,849 – 18.8%

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Robert's Db2

MARCH 9, 2022

In part 1 of this two-part blog entry on thoroughly assessing data security in a Db2 for z/OS environment, I covered four aspects of Db2 data protection: privilege management, client authentication, data encryption and column masks/row permissions. Consider, for example, the security advantage of static versus dynamic SQL statements.

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The Texas Record

AUGUST 23, 2018

Whether it’s creating and securing electronic records or establishing a process to capture records from social media sites, records managers often find themselves working closely with their Information Technology (IT) Departments. One example was, archives to records management are records of enduring value. what was discussed?

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2019

Secure software depends on people finding vulnerabilities and deploying fixes before they are exploited in the wild. This has led to a world of security researchers and bug bounties directed at finding new vulnerabilities. When I got out of undergrad, I was a computer security officer. Brumley: Yeah, absolutely. Brumley: Yeah.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

For example, 44% of indexed sites use the Apache open source web-server -- meaning a single exploitable vulnerability in the Apache web server would have serious consequences for all of those sites. For example: Software Component Analysis tools (e.g., of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. 3,849 – 18.8%

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

For example, 44% of indexed sites use the Apache open source web-server -- meaning a single exploitable vulnerability in the Apache web server would have serious consequences for all of those sites. For example: Software Component Analysis tools (e.g., of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. 3,849 – 18.8%

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ForAllSecure

MAY 23, 2023

You knew that your application was secure when you scanned it for vulnerabilities prior to deploying it into production. But was it also secure when you applied an update or made a configuration change within the production environment? Imagine, as well, that the dependency is subject to a known security vulnerability.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2019

Secure software depends on people finding vulnerabilities and deploying fixes before they are exploited in the wild. This has led to a world of security researchers and bug bounties directed at finding new vulnerabilities. When I got out of undergrad, I was a computer security officer. Brumley: Yeah, absolutely. Brumley: Yeah.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2019

Secure software depends on people finding vulnerabilities and deploying fixes before they are exploited in the wild. This has led to a world of security researchers and bug bounties directed at finding new vulnerabilities. When I got out of undergrad, I was a computer security officer. Brumley: Yeah, absolutely. Brumley: Yeah.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Our investigation revealed that this remote endpoint is associated with criminal activities dating back to 2019, indicating that these hosts were likely under the control of the same technical administration. Example of a LockBit victim showing the “WIN-LIVFRVQFMKO” hostname.

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