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Privileged account management challenges: comparing PIM, PUM and PAM

CyberSecurity Insiders

Numerous articles, vulnerability reports, and analytical materials prove this fact. This can be carried out directly or using a shadow payload or using a phishing attack aimed at compromising the user's system. Cybercriminals may also perform some destructive actions aimed at data or systems. Native vs. acquired.

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Malvertiser copies PC news site to deliver infostealer

Malwarebytes

This type of website is often visited by geeks and system administrators to read the latest computer reviews, learn some tips and download software utilities. Anyone clicking on the ad and who’s not the intended victim will see a standard blog with a number of articles. info/account/hdr.jpg ivcgroup[.]in/temp/Citrix-x64.msix

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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

In a revision of KnowledgeBase article KB5005413 , Microsoft has provided more elaborate mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attacks that were disclosed a week ago. The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. PetitPotam.

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Lessons from a real-life ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

It isn’t anyone’s fault, necessarily, since news articles about ransomware attacks often focus on the attack, the suspected threat actors, the ransomware type, and, well, not much else. Further, when recovering from a ransomware attack, there will almost always be what Kacaroski called a “system admin chokepoint.”.

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Top 10 web application vulnerabilities in 2021–2023

SecureList

During one of the projects, an SQL injection into an application that was open to signup by any internet user let us obtain the credentials of an internal system administrator. One-Time Passwords and authentication against various resources, such as accounts or file systems, were some of the mechanisms we found to be vulnerable.

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Windows Privileges Escalation Using Runas Command

Hacker's King

By exploiting weaknesses in a system, an attacker can elevate their privileges, gaining unauthorized access to restricted areas. In this article, we’ll explore how the Runas command is leveraged to escalate privileges and how defenders can protect their systems from such attacks.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Defending Against RDP Attacks: Best Practices.

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