eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

The problem: Ivanti announced two vulnerabilities that affect Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Ivanti Policy Secure products. Potential results of the exploits include authentication bypass and command injection. According to Bitdefender, the thermostat does not validate the authenticity of a new firmware update. Versions 9.x

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

OpenFire vulnerability persists Open-source chat server OpenFire has been affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-32315) since May. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

These affect EPM versions 2024, 2022 SU5, and prior. The fix: To mitigate the risks, users must upgrade to EPM 2024 SU1 or 2022 SU6. The problem: Attackers use two serious SQL injection flaws ( CVE-2024-6670 , CVE-2024-6671 ) in Progress Software’s WhatsUp Gold to retrieve encrypted credentials without authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level See the Best Container & Kubernetes Security Solutions & Tools Oct.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

OpenFire vulnerability persists Open-source chat server OpenFire has been affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-32315) since May. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022. The significant increase in organizations requiring integrated ransomware defensive methods indicates heightened cybersecurity threat awareness.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

Unfortunately, bad actors will weaponize deepfake technology for fraud as biometric-based authentication solutions are widely adopted. Secure and manage AI to prevent malfunctions. Enterprises must implement standards for how AI applications are trained, secured and managed to avoid system hacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published an analysis of the top 12 vulnerabilities exploited in 2022. In June, Mandiant disclosed active exploitation of the zero-day vulnerability ( CVE-2023-2868 ) linked to highly-skilled Chinese attackers that occurred as early as October 10, 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2024

5 Security: 4.4/5 5 Keeper is an enterprise password manager with plenty of basic features, as well as add-on modules for businesses that want advanced security functionality. Its core features include basic two-factor authentication, shared team folders, and activity reporting. 5 Pricing: 4.2/5 5 Core features: 4.3/5

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. was released on March 31, 2022, and before we know it, businesses will face the compliance deadline of March 31, 2024.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These attacks have proliferated to such a degree that there were 493 million ransomware attacks in 2022 alone, and 19% of all data breaches were the result of stolen or compromised login credentials. In turn, this has left organizations and individuals far behind in the race to secure defenses appropriately.

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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. The RSA algorithm remains the most popular public key cryptographic system today and introduced the concept of digital signatures for authentication outside of academia.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-42793 , can give unauthenticated attackers remote code execution (RCE) abilities without requiring user input by exploiting an authentication bypass flaw. The issue affects all TeamCity versions prior to the patched release in on-premises servers running Windows, Linux, macOS, or Docker.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Table of Contents Toggle Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches 5 Key Cybersecurity Management Lessons to Learn Bottom Line: Learn Healthcare’s Lessons Before Suffering Pain Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches Large breaches affected over 88 million individuals in the USA in 2023, a 60% increase from 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Read next: Network Protection: How to Secure a Network Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 25, 2023 – Flaws in Apple Devices, DevOps Tools and More Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Banks can minimize the financial risks associated with cybercrime by investing in advanced cyber security solutions. Proactive defense mechanisms such as real-time threat monitoring, multi-factor authentication, and AI-driven threat detection can prevent attacks before they lead to costly consequences.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Our security overview for the week includes Veeam and ServiceNow flaws and a vulnerability within the web browser Arc. Also, we get some more information on related macOS vulnerabilities fixed in 2022 and 2023. The fix: Both vulnerabilities, CVE-2022–46723 and CVE-2023–40434 , have been fixed by Apple in previous years.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

The Standalone Security vulnerability affects versions 9.17.0, The vulnerability allows authenticated remote users to perform file writes to the Ivanti Neurons for ITSM server. If a threat actor had successfully exploited the vulnerability, they’d be able to force their victims to authenticate their session. and 9.19.0,

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Password manager : Stores passwords securely, enforces quality, permits safe internal and external sharing, and ties into HR software for effective off-boarding of users. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 27, 2024

With data spread across numerous cloud environments and accessed from a variety of devices, a cloud-native security solution guarantees strong protection while promoting flexible innovation and compliance with regulations. The effectiveness of cloud data security is heavily dependent on the skills and efforts of these security teams.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

IntelBroker Active since October 2022, IntelBroker is a highly active and financially driven threat actor, who serves as the administrator of the prominent English-language cybercriminal forum BreachForums. In November 2022, IntelBroker reportedly used Endurance to target the US Federal Government.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

These include firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), identification and authentication mechanisms, password management, and encryption. Endpoint security defenses are an important part of this. Physical Access Controls: For example, security guards, perimeter security, video cameras, locks, limited access.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Example: “The policy includes measures such as encryption for sensitive data, access management tools, and network security protocols.” ” Data protection standards include encrypting data in transit and at rest, implementing two-factor/multi-factor authentication (2FA/MFA), and conducting frequent network segmentation evaluations.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

IntelBroker Active since October 2022, IntelBroker is a highly active and financially driven threat actor, who serves as the administrator of the prominent English-language cybercriminal forum BreachForums. In November 2022, IntelBroker reportedly used Endurance to target the US Federal Government.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu , expects “a significant shift towards adopting models based on passwordless architectures like Google Passkeys as the dominant authentication method to combat phishing and scam campaigns. Influence operations in Latin America in 2022-2023 demonstrate this evolution.

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