Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

This is according to Verizon’s latest 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ). Without strong, secure passwords or two-factor authentication ( 2FA ) enabled in an organization or startup, it becomes easy for attackers to access stolen credentials on their web and email servers. Authentication bypass.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Dashlane Password Manager provides companies with everything they need to onboard new employees, manage permissions and monitor security issues all from one place. A static single sign-on (SSO) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) product isn’t going to cut it at the enterprise level, where the cost of a breach is high.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11. The product has been originally emerged at XSS underground forum, and later received positive feedback on other well-established communities including Exploit.

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NSTIC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Today’s blog will jumpstart NIST’s celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022! We have a lot in store for October and are looking forward to sharing our work, progress, events, and news with you.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

On July 12, 2024, AT&T disclosed a data security incident that occurred in 2022. RELATED: Snowflake Data Breach Rocks Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and Others ] "Companies using Snowflake should immediately implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance security and protect sensitive data.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to BleepingComputer , federal agencies that may be affected by CVE-2022-35405 have until October 13 to ensure they're patched and their networks are protected from attacks leveraging this vulnerability. CVE-2022-35405 is a critical vulnerability. Researcher Vinicius Pereira first flagged this vulnerability in June 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. It is often implemented along with multi-factor authentication (MFA) , wherein more than one factor of authentication is needed to authenticate the user. Increasingly.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

With credential phishing and stuffing attacks on the rise—and the fact that countless passwords have already been exposed through data breaches—the need for users to step up password management practices at work and home has never been more urgent. Improving password best practices matters.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

Virtually every website and app uses passwords as a means of authenticating its users,” investigators wrote in the report. Users – forced to contend with an ever-expanding number of online accounts they must manage – tend to reuse the same passwords across multiple online services. Hackers Use Multiple IP Addresses.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Before we can discuss passkeys, we need to lay some groundwork and discuss authentication, Passwordless and WebAuthn. What is authentication? Authentication is the process of verifying your online identity. We started with usernames and passwords – something you know. What is passwordless? It is MFA Phishing Resistant.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2024

Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The Password management solution LastPass revealed that the threat actors had access to its systems for four days during the August hack. Password management solution LastPass shared more details about the security breach that the company suffered in August 2022. the developer?had ” continues the notice.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

Password management and password generator to keep all passwords safe in the cloud. Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed including pre-boot authentication. The post Best Encryption Software for 2022 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. Encrypts and decrypts both on desktop and mobile.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. million users. ” SEPTEMBER. A report commissioned by Sen.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2023

The password management company LastPasss notified customers in late December about a recent security incident. The notice was posted as an update of the security incident previously reported in August of 2022, which also was updated and covered on November 30, 2022. It also generates strong passwords.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 21, 2024

After they looked at the files, BleepingComputer concluded that they had been stolen or at least created on December 25, 2022. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Acting Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the US Department of Health & Human Services Melanie Fontes Rainer said about 140 million people were affected by large breaches in 2023, up from 51 million in 2022. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

These tools, like the iOS app Permission Slip , released by Consumer Reports in 2022, show users what types of information companies are collecting about them, and give user the opportunity to request that such data be deleted. Let’s first talk about unique passwords.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

Users of multiple Zoho ManageEngine products are under urgent advice to install the patch issued October 27, 2022. The vulnerability, listed under CVE-2022-47966 , is described as an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. Zoho used Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) to simplify the authentication process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 1, 2024

Redefining Security: The Power of Passwordless Authentication josh.pearson@t… Tue, 07/02/2024 - 07:01 In the face of rapidly evolving cyber threats, the traditional method of securing sensitive information through passwords has become alarmingly vulnerable. Pervasive MFA - Pervasive MFA is another mandate that introduces complexity.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

Slack announced that it is resetting passwords for about 0.5% of its users after a bug exposed salted password hashes when creating or revoking shared invitation links for workspaces. This issue was reported by an independent security researcher and disclosed to Slack on 17 July 2022.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Do you hate having to punch in a password on your login screen every time you open your laptop? Are you sick of firing up the password manager, or grabbing your phone to confirm a login, or to grab an MFA code? Use rate limiting to limit and lock out authentication if too many push requests come through. Or 100 requests?

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2024

Redefining Security: The Power of Passwordless Authentication josh.pearson@t… Tue, 07/02/2024 - 07:01 In the face of rapidly evolving cyber threats, the traditional method of securing sensitive information through passwords has become alarmingly vulnerable. Pervasive MFA - Pervasive MFA is another mandate that introduces complexity.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Talks of passkeys, passphrases, and even password less all point in one direction: eroding faith in the previously trusty password tucked under your keyboard. Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

Royal Ransomware gang has been active since September 2022 and demands a sum ranging between $1m to $11 million that needs to be paid in Bitcoins. The NCSC of the United Kingdom opposes Twitter’s decision to forgo multi-factor authentication in the coming weeks.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 23, 2023

A nasty security flaw is leaving users of the KeePass password manager vulnerable to exploitation—namely, the ability to recover the master password in cleartext from those affected. However, it's crucial to note that this particular vulnerability does not reflect the inherent weaknesses of all password managers.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

Research done by TheMarkup in June of 2022 showed that Meta’s pixel showed up on the websites of 33 of the top 100 hospitals in America. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With two high-profile breaches this year, Okta, a leader in identity and access management (IAM) , made the kind of headlines that security vendors would rather avoid. Signin with password will issue MFA through a phone call or authentication app. Also read: MFA Advantages and Weaknesses. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2024

Keeper and Bitwarden are password manager products that help your business manage its application credentials across all platforms. Bitwarden is great for mid-sized businesses and teams that want to self-host a password manager. Keeper is a strong solution for both small businesses and large enterprises.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2022

Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:11. With the proper validation, you can authenticate a user (human or machine) and authorize them to access privileged services, accounts, and applications. With the proper validation, you can authenticate a user (human or machine) and authorize them to access privileged services, accounts, and applications.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Moving Away from the Password. Multi-Factor Authentication. A critical feature offered by most services today for combatting password attacks is the ever-encouraged two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Passwordless Authentication. Password Salting.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But despite warnings from security experts, individuals continue to use weak and breached passwords that leave them vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. But despite warnings from security experts, individuals continue to use weak and breached passwords that leave them vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.

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BH Consulting

MAY 10, 2022

On May 5th, 2022, we marked World Password Day (for the tenth year running). But cheap jokes and 20/20 hindsight aside, there are signs that passwords are slowly being overtaken. Evidence has found that using two-factor authentication (2FA) increases account safety by half, according to Google. So that went well.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

— OpenSea Support (@opensea_support) May 6, 2022. pic.twitter.com/rbmFVlMnTW — HttpPwnHub (@Http_PwnHub) May 6, 2022. link] pic.twitter.com/rjqMpTnpjW — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) May 6, 2022. Use 2FA and a password manager. art is the phishing site. Do *NOT* fall prey to it!

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2024

Password manager vendor LastPass, beset by high-profile data breaches from 2022 that affected millions of users, is strengthening the security requirements for its customers, including requiring all of them to use a minimum of 12 characters for their master passwords.

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