Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The UK media outlet The Telegraph has leaked 10 TB of subscriber data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. The UK newspaper The Telegraph’, one of the UK’s largest newspapers and online media outlets, has leaked 10 TB of data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. ” wrote Diachenko.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In June security firms Bitdefender and Barracuda discovered new IPStorm versions that are able to target also Android, Linux, and Mac. The experts from both security firms reported that IPStorm was infecting Android systems with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) port exposed online. ” reads the Intezer’s report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky have published an interesting report on the new trends in the IoT threat landscape. The researchers set up a honeypot to collect data on infected IoT devices, the way threat actors infect IoT devices and what families of malware are involved. Security Affairs – IoT devices, hacking ).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Security experts discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet dubbed Roboto that is targeting Linux servers running unpatched Webmin installs. In October one of the honeypots of the company captured the bot, its downloader , and some bot modules. ” reads the analysis published by 360 Netlab. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Security experts from Netscout Asert discovered more than ten Mirai bot variants attempting to exploit a recently disclosed flaw in Hadoop YARN on Intel servers. “ASERT has been monitoring exploit attempts for the Hadoop YARN vulnerability in our honeypot network and found a familiar, but surprising payload – Mirai.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Cybereason’s researchers recently set up a honeypot environment with a network architecture that replicated that of “typical power substation” and waited. Only two days after the honeypot was launched, it was attacked by a black-market seller, who installed backdoors that would allow anyone to access it, even if admin passwords were changed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Fake Honeypots. The fake honeypots are quite similar to the fake Wi-Fi access points, but the only difference is that the honeypot is set in a more sophisticated manner. Imagine connecting to an airport’s Wi-Fi network where you saw two options with similar names and even passwords. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data. Looking for an alternative method for secure remote access?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Ankit Anubhav, a principal researcher at NewSky Security, discovered a vulnerability in some models of Huawei routers that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have default credentials or not, without connecting to them. By analyzing this value it is possible to determine if the device has the defailt password.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Attackers are already attempting to exploit the recently fixed bug in F5 Networks BIG-IP product, security experts warn. Researchers Rich Warren from NCC Group told ZDNet that hackers are attempting to exploit the flaw to steal administrator passwords from the hacked devices. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, F5).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The researchers revealed that one of his honeypots was hit by this IoT malware that targets Intel machines running Linux. System administrators need to employ security best practices with the systems they manage.” “I suspect it’s probably a derivate of other IoT crypto mining botnets,” Cashdollar told The Register.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2019

The analysis of the logs and traffic data coming to and from the honeypot , revealed that the attackers used a container from a public Docker Hub repository named zoolu2. The same malicious campaign was also analyzed by the Alibaba Cloud Security team that tracked it as Xulu. shodanhq or @achillean please dm me. We can shut it down.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Security experts from Sophos Labs have spotted a new piece of IoT malware tracked as Chalubo that is attempting to recruit devices into a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks. These types of simple attacks on our honeypots are quite common, but what made this stand out was the libsdes sample.” ” continues the analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

The main purpose of bot protection is to ensure the security and integrity of online systems as well as to prevent unfair or harmful activities such as spamming, click fraud, scraping, and credential stuffing. Cloudflare offers a range of security and performance solutions, including DDoS protection and website optimization.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems. This guide covers the major categories of internet security suites and includes a few of the top options for each. Types of Internet Security Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Also read: What is Network Security?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow. Also read: What is Network Security?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Networks and network security comes in a wide range of complexity to fit the wide range of needs. For a more general overview consider reading: What is Network Security?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2018

For years identity management has relied on three factors for authentication: What one knows (passwords). The 2018 Data Threat Report commissioned by Thales and conducted by 451 Research revealed 99% of respondents (a sample of 1,200 senior security executives from around the globe) are using or planning to use big data.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

Akamai security researcher Larry Cashdollar discovered the campaign after his honeypot was hit by the malware. Once the malicious code has guessed the admin password, Stealthworker installs and deletes various components. In addition, there was now a good deal of traffic between my honeypot and the internet.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

Searching for useful information, we found that it has appeared on several honeypots since 2012, the scripts are similar in styles and in techniques implemented. We suggest to harden and update your SSH server configuring authentication with authorized keys and disabling passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

APRIL 11, 2022

Security vendors and startups use deception techniques to confuse and befuddle attackers. By masking high-value assets in a sea of fake attack surfaces, attackers are disoriented and attack a fake asset, in the process alerting security teams to their presence. But it can work the other way. What is Deception Technology?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

To prevent APTs requires a strong foundation of basic security techniques combined with effective security monitoring. However, some additional security techniques can improve the odds against APTs even more. See the Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions. National Security Agency (NSA). Use strong passwords.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

James Campbell, CEO of Cado Security , shares his experience with traditional incident response, and how the cloud, with its elastic structure, able to spin up and spin down instances, is changing incident response. MUSIC] VAMOSI: If you haven’t been paying attention, cloud security is critical right now. What is this like magic?

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Krebs on Security. we published earlier this year at USENIX Security and cover the following topics: Mirai Genesis. Krebs on Security attack. Krebs on Security. the blog of a famous security journalist and. Krebs on Security. via massive. distributed Denial of service attacks (DDoS). It is based on the.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

Norse’s attack map was everywhere for several years, and even became a common sight in the “brains” of corporate security operations centers worldwide. By 2014 it was throwing lavish parties at top Internet security conferences. A snapshot of Norse’s semi-live attack map, circa Jan.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

You had to figure out how to configure Kermit, get passwords to get on. All those exercises, the honeypot or honeynet challenges I think that's what they were called in. And so, myself and another individual named Rob Farrell, we were brought in to start a security team. Hacker was more about the pursuit of knowledge.

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