Adam Shostack

JULY 8, 2019

Contrary to the commonly used definition of an [minimal risk condition, (MRC)], which describes only a standstill, this publication expands the definition to also include degraded operation and takeovers by the vehicle operator. One of the “minimal risk” maneuvers listed (table 4) is an emergency stop.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

In 2018, an account belonging to an external user was compromised and used to steal approximately 500 megabytes of data from a major mission system.". NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture. A wide-ranging list of attack vectors, for sure.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Technical components: Website architecture must be reconfigured to ensure that search engines see multiple language versions of your website properlyas different subsets, not as duplicates. Although some of the risks of localization for cybersecurity are unpredictable emergent occurrences, most of them can be tackled preemptively.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

LastPass says that since 2018 it has required a twelve-character minimum for master passwords, which the company said “greatly minimizes the ability for successful brute force password guessing.” In February 2018, LastPass changed the default to 100,100 iterations. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

Palo Alto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that is targeting more processor architectures than previous ones. Mirai botnet continues to be one of the most dangerous malware in the threat landscape, experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a new variant that targets more processor architectures than before.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The agencies warn of risk to elections information housed on government networks. The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. ” continues the alert. .

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article explores the workings of the new Linux FASTCash variant, its implications for the financial sector, and how organizations can mitigate its risks. First discovered in 2018, it has been used to carry out large-scale ATM cash-out operations. Advanced tools employing AI can enhance threat detection capabilities.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In November 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government was urging its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. Huawei issued a statement on Wednesday denying any accusation, it “has never and will never covertly access telecom networks, nor do we have the capability to do so.”.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2019

Dutch intelligence shares the concerns raised by other western governments about the risks of involving the Chinese telco giant in the creation of the new 5G mobile phone infrastructure. Since 2018, US Government has invitedd its allies to exclude Huawei equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures.

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Notice Bored

JUNE 23, 2022

ISO/IEC 27003 offers a page of 'guidance on formulating an information security risk treatment plan (6.1.3 Plus there's the added question of whether even fully implemented controls are in fact effectively mitigating the risks as intended: are they in use, active, working properly, generating value for the organisation and earning their keep?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Earl Enterprises (2018-2019): The parent company of restaurant chains like Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo suffered a 10-month-long data breach affecting millions of customers. Subway U.K.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

Sophisticated attackers show a deep knowledge of the SAP architecture, they use to chain multiple vulnerabilities to target specific SAP applications to maximize the efficiency of the intrusions, in many cases experts observed the use of private exploits. ” concludes the report. ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 23, 2019

billion in 2018. Tech vendors and their enterprise customers want to leverage distributed architectures and multiple cloud platforms to the hilt. But they must also find a way to dial-in the proper amount of resiliency to cyber exposures, or risk losing public trust. billion in 2021 , up from $40.8

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The 2018 State of IoT Security study took a poll of 700 organizations in the US, UK, Germany, France and Japan and found IoT is well on its way to be to be woven into all facets of daily business operations. It bears repeating: •Review risk: Perform penetration testing to assess the risk of connected devices.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

But the NCSC warns that it is likely that Sandworm is capable of compiling the same or very similar malware for other architectures and firmware. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk. Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

Loucaides One type of common firmware vulnerability isn’t so much a coding flaw as it is an architectural soft spot, if you will. It’s encouraging to see robust technologies and best practices emerging to help companies mitigating these risks. Clearly, cybercriminals and state-adversaries can be expected to intensify firmware attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

In December 2018, the Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency warned against using the equipment manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE because they pose a threat to state security. According to the AFP press , Czech unit declared that it was in compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In November 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government was urging its allies, including Germany, to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. The US first, and many other countries after, have decided to ban network equipment manufactured by the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018. Yet, the major attack of 2018 was definitely VPNFilter, hitting over half a million devices, mostly routers, from a wide range of known vendors.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

The availability of 10KBLAZE PoC exploits for old SAP configuration issue poses a severe risk of attacks for business applications. The risk of cyber attacks against SAP systems is increased after security researchers released PoC exploits for old SAP configuration flaws. ” reads the analysis published by Onapsis.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If cybercriminals discover the environment file first, it puts the organization at risk of unauthorized access to critical data, potential data breaches, data tampering, financial losses, reputational damage, and legal and compliance issues,” Cybernews researchers write.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats. A Group-IB report “ 2018 Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Analysis of User Account Leaks ” shows a steady increase in incidents involving compromised user accounts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2020

Since November 2018, the US Government has invited its allies to exclude Chinese equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures over security concerns.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

“The risk level should be regarded as high: in some cases, an attack can be performed just by using a mobile phone. ” Between 2018 and 2019 the researchers assessed 28 telecom operators in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America and verifies the presence of the vulnerabilities in the GTP protocol. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In November 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government urged its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. Canada, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia formed the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-alliance. ” reported the AFP press.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In November 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government is urging its allies, including Germany, to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. US first, and many other countries after, have decided to ban network equipment manufactured by the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2020

Since November 2018, the US Government has invited its allies to exclude Chinese equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures over security concerns.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

congressional office said insurers “increasingly have offered policies specific to cyber risk, rather than including that risk in packages with other coverage. Cyber insurance premiums have jumped about 12 percent between the beginning of 2018 and the end of 2020. Insurers Assessing Risks. In addition, the U.S.

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Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

We've confirmed that this proof-of-concept, or its variants, function across a variety of operating systems, processor architectures, and hardware generations. Already in 2018, the V8 team shared their observation that reduced timer granularity is not sufficient to mitigate Spectre, since attackers can arbitrarily amplify timing differences.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 3, 2022

He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2018, making him uniquely positioned to lend his expertise to the M&A process. This blog is the second in a series focused on M&A cybersecurity, following Jacob Bolotin’s post on Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A. Focus on Non-Integrated Risks.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. For T-Mobile, this is the sixth major breach since 2018. At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Education is one solution to the skills gap, and more colleges are offering degrees and academic programs that cover information security management, privacy in the digital age, cybersecurity policy and governance, risk management, and cryptography. It is encouraging to see this type of adoption.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2018

The three Foreshadow vulnerabilities are: CVE-2018-3615 that affects the Intel’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX); CVE-2018-3620 that affects operating systems and System Management Mode (SMM); . CVE-2018-3646 that affects virtualization software and Virtual Machine Monitors (VMM). states the research paper.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 27, 2021

TrustZone is a key part of our security architecture for general secure processing, but the security improvements included in Google Tensor go beyond TrustZone. While necessary in certain situations, accessing 2G networks can open up additional attack vectors; this toggle helps users mitigate those risks when 2G connectivity isn’t needed.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Architecture: Identifies network resources and connectivity requirements for agents. Because third-party risk management is critical for mitigating vulnerabilities presented by vendors, bundling with vendors can help consolidate security systems in one location with a trusted partner. Bundling with the Rapid7 Insight Platform.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Already a leading SD-WAN pick, the HPE subsidiary boosted its market position with acquisitions of security vendor Cape Networks in 2018 and WAN specialist Silver Peak Systems in 2020. ATP has an extensive list of enterprise features, including threat intelligence, risk profiling , network access control, and malware sandboxing.

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Cisco Security

MAY 17, 2021

And security teams found themselves thrust into this situation with complex security architectures that were cobbled together from multiple point products and that were not equipped to deal with this distributed way of working.? . a recognized leader in risk-based vulnerability prioritization. The combination of Kenna ?and?

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