SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) continues to be one of the riskiest moves by organizations: "Unfortunately, many organisations still use RDP instead of the more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) for remote access. Another significant finding is that nearly half of organizations that get hit are now paying hacker ransoms.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

I’ve been following the Monero mining pool address used in the Ngrok campaign and regularly checking for other research references on the internet. The attacking IP address is consistently hidden behind a VPN service. I named the campaign Ngrok after the inventive reverse proxy used to hide the C2 infrastructure. Docker on port 2375.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. The three innovators and MIT patented the RSA algorithm, a proprietary system available through RSA Security until its public release in 2000.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2000, Forescout entered the security market as an NAC provider and then expanded capabilities to encompass more security and asset control features. Hybrid, or mixed local/cloud networks require virtual private network (VPN) infrastructure between environments. Who is Forescout?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Since the web server runs as a non-root user and it had no sudo rights then it was found that the REST API makes calls to a local daemon named oe-spd , which runs on port 2000 bound to 127.0.0.1. If you are using one of the above devices and they are connected on the WAN, make sure to remove your device from the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Founded in 2000, Fortinet began producing physical firewall appliances and soon expanded into other security categories. FortiSASE Thin Branch Secure Internet Access When neither agent-based or agentless solutions are appropriate, customers can install a Thin Branch appliance. Who is Fortinet?

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The threat actor also made use of the server utility (VPN Server) from the SoftEther VPN package for tunneling. If the script detects that it’s running on Windows 2000, XP, 2003 or Vista, it shuts down. The attackers transferred files to the target host via SMB using shared folders.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Check Out Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN & VDI. In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D. Healthy employees tend to be sharper and more productive; so the benefits in encouraging healthy activity can be great for a business. Does Employee Monitoring Increase Productivity?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2019

The initial vulnerability that we discovered in October 2012 was related to the “Internet Key Exchange and Authenticated Internet Protocol Keying Modules”. Those modules are used for authentication and key exchange in Internet Protocol security. The problem was that they try to load a DLL which doesn’t exist. Happy planting!

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McAfee

JULY 29, 2021

Architected for the cloud-first and remote-first deployments, MVISION Cloud Firewall secures access to applications and resources on the internet, accessed from every remote site and location, through a cloud-native service model. Significant cost savings by eliminating hardware installation at remote branch offices.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The three innovators and MIT patented the RSA algorithm, a proprietary system available through RSA Security until its public release in 2000. Internet protocol security (IPSec) provides encryption at the IP packet level and creates a secure tunnel for packets belonging to multiple users and hosts.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. VPN : I do recommend a VPN, especially if you’re using a hotel Wi-Fi system. TOR : If you’re really paranoid, then you can add The Onion Router to your internet connection, but it’s not necessary.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. VPN : I do recommend a VPN, especially if you’re using a hotel Wi-Fi system. TOR : If you’re really paranoid, then you can add The Onion Router to your internet connection, but it’s not necessary.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Is that going to be public on the internet. Can anyone just jump in and play Do you need to have a VPN or something where they can actually join that there are a lot of things to kind of consider in that realm. Same thing with attacking defense. Vamosi: This is sounding like a lot of work, particularly if it’s your first time.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Is that going to be public on the internet. Can anyone just jump in and play Do you need to have a VPN or something where they can actually join that there are a lot of things to kind of consider in that realm. Same thing with attacking defense. Vamosi: This is sounding like a lot of work, particularly if it’s your first time.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

We can generally interpret these definitions as encouragement to treat all resources as if they are fully exposed to the internet and as if all users are attacking. Defense in Depth 2000 vs 2020. VPN access replacement makes a great place to start a transition to a zero trust architecture.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In mid-November, Palo Alto Networks confirmed it had observed threat activity exploiting an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability against a limited number of firewall management interfaces which are exposed to the Internet. ” reads the report published by Palo Alto. 173.239.218[.]251 251 216.73.162[.]*

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