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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

After identifying a critical Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, the cyber actors gained credentials to access the underlying Structured Query Language (SQL) database [ T1078 ] and utilized SQL commands to dump the credentials [ T1555 ], which contained both cleartext and hashed passwords for user and administrative accounts.”

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Experts recommend that organizations look for an IAM solution that allows them to define and enforce access policies based on least privilege. Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks

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This could be one reason why BEC attacks have nearly doubled across the DBIR entire incident dataset, as shown in Figure 36, and now make up over 50% of incidents in this category. Law enforcement has a process to work together with banks to help recover money stolen from BEC attacks. How do hackers crack your passwords with ease?

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Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Least privilege access is at its core, requiring every single connection within a network to be authenticated and authorized before they are granted access to a system. Support for remote systems and hybrid hosting environments aren’t standard but are important for today’s workforces, so some businesses may look for these features.

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