The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2020

As a result, the way in which they connect and authorize communication makes them a primary security risk for organizations. The humans use usernames and passwords to identify themselves to machines. The machine don’t use usernames and passwords; they use machine identities. We see, everyday, what they’re up against.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Backdoors.

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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. Vamosi: For example, let's say you're a large retail organization with a number of physical locations. In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication.

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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. Vamosi: For example, let's say you're a large retail organization with a number of physical locations. In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It offers a single solution for management of all device types, including desktops, mobile, rugged, wearables, and IoT, and across all use cases along with single sign-on (SSO) access, a consistent user workspace, DEX management, risk analytics, and plenty of features for workspace security. UEM Trends. UEM is a hot area of IT.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Again, I should say, most abuse is far more mundane that it's just like stock where most abuse is far more mundane, even if it seems technical it's often not particularly technical, but the IoT abuse does happen and it's something that we should be aware of, and I think IoT manufacturers should be aware of. There are legitimate apps for that.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

The websites attempt to steal credentials before directing the users to legitimate retail websites, which generates referral rewards for the scammers. The sooner your users learn how to spot these types of attacks, the less risk your organization could face. One-Time Passwords (OTPs), passwords, or credit card numbers).

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Troy Hunt

JULY 24, 2020

Condenser mics can be at risk of picking up more ambient noise than dynamic mics ( and there's a whole bunch of other things I wasn't expecting to have to learn in the process ) but there's a richness to the voice that (apparently) trumps a dynamic so long as you have a quiet enough environment. And it does sound superb! End result?

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