Accountability, Authentication and Whitepaper

SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. Authentication: Can I trust the identity of the sender of the SMS that I receive?

Mobile

Mobile Identity Theft Authentication Encryption

The evolution of ransomware in 2019: attackers think bigger, go deeper and grow more advanced

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The findings come as highlights of Group-IB whitepaper titled “ Ransomware Uncovered: Attackers’ Latest Methods ,” closely examining the evolution of the ransomware operators’ strategies over the past year, issued today. More recommendations can be found in the relevant section of the whitepaper. . Big Game Hunting. How it all began.

Ransomware

Ransomware Phishing Advertising Encryption

Russia-linked Cozy Bear uses evasive techniques to target Microsoft 365 users

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

Russia-linked APT group Cozy Bear continues to target Microsoft 365 accounts in NATO countries for cyberespionage purposes. Mandiant researchers reported that the Russia-linked Cozy Bear cyberespionage group (aka AP T29, CozyDuke, and Nobelium ), has targeted Microsoft 365 accounts in espionage campaigns. ” continues the report.

Accountability

Accountability Passwords VPN Authentication

Have I Been Pwned is Now Partnering With 1Password

Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

I even shutdown accounts I no longer wanted / needed. verified subscribers has an account in a data breach (albeit without the 3rd step encouraging them to subscribe to notifications, for obvious reasons). Thanks for all your work! — Dan Blank (@danblank000) March 20, 2018. Same again when one of the 1.9M

Password Management

Password Management Passwords Data breaches Retail

Researchers found flaws in MEGA that allowed to decrypt of user data

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

. “Additionally, the integrity of user data is damaged to the extent that an attacker can insert malicious files of their choice which pass all authenticity checks of the client,” reads the paper published by ETH Zurich’s researchers.

Encryption

Encryption Accountability Passwords Authentication

Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools.

Malware

Malware Social Engineering Passwords Spyware

Six existential threats posed by the future of 5G (Part One)

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2021

To mitigate this threat, strong encryption of data – and accurate authentication of those given access to it, must be guaranteed by telecom operators, even in the most demanding, performance intensive environments. Estimations from the GSMA predict that by 2025, 5G will account for 21% of total mobile connections , with around 1.8

IoT

IoT Mobile Risk Telecommunications

A Spectre proof-of-concept for a Spectre-proof web

Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

In 2019, the team responsible for V8, Chrome’s JavaScript engine, published a blog post and whitepaper concluding that such attacks can’t be reliably mitigated at the software level. Cross-Origin Embedder Policy (COEP) ensures that any authenticated resources requested by the application have explicitly opted in to being loaded.

Engineering

Engineering Architecture Software Firmware

To Achieve Zero Trust Security, Trust The Human Element

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

As such, this year’s World Password Day is in fact a timely reminder for businesses to drop passwords forever, and instead rollout access management solutions such as passwordless authentication. The system needs to also take into account user trends and shifting requirements, rather than looking solely at least privilege access.

Social Engineering

Social Engineering Authentication Passwords Technology

Identity Security Is the Missing Link To Combatting Advanced OT Threats

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

With legacy OT systems often lacking detailed logging or monitoring of user activities, attackers target over-privileged accounts to perform critical actions like modifying system configurations, disabling security controls or accessing sensitive data using legitimate permissions.

IoT

IoT Accountability Risk CISO

LRQA Nettitude’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence

LRQA Nettitude Labs

JULY 5, 2023

Future Regulations Amongst the numerous challenges facing regulators, LRQA Nettitude anticipate that the initial focus will revolve around: Accountability : Determine who is accountable for compliance with existing regulation and the principles.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Data privacy Social Engineering Risk

At Nearly $1 Billion Global Impact, the Best Cloud Security Couldn’t Stop This Hybrid Attack Path. Lesson: Map and Close Viable Attack Paths Before Breaches Begin.

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Combined with the use of sophisticated authentication exploits, [the SolarWinds breach] also leveraged vulnerabilities and major authentication protocols, basically granting the intruder the keys to the kingdom, allowing them to deftly move across both on-premises and cloud-based services, all while avoiding detection.” — Senator Mark R.

Risk

Risk IoT Authentication Data breaches

The importance of implementing security controls

NopSec

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Then Burger King admitted that its Twitter account was hacked (see picture above) and its logo was substituted with that of McDonald’s. Organizations should perform periodic vulnerability management, scanning all their assets for vulnerabilities in both unauthenticated and authenticated fashion.

Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Government Hacking

Protecting Your Cryptocurrency from Cyber Attacks

Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

You will learn how to: Prevent hacking and phishing attacks by using secure wallets and enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on all accounts is another critical strategy.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Scams

Koh: The Token Stealer

Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2022

Specifically, they wanted to be able to automatically “harvest” tokens on a host as people connected, keeping the tokens usable for operators even after the associated account logged off. First, a bit of background on tokens, logon sessions, authentication packages, and credentials. Before September 2016 they were (probably?

Accountability

Accountability Social Engineering Authentication Engineering

Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Weak access and permissions, therefore, may cause data breaches through: Inadequate authentication – weak verifications can result in data breaches by unauthorized employees in the organization. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts.

Data breaches

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services

Cyber Security Informer

SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

The evolution of ransomware in 2019: attackers think bigger, go deeper and grow more advanced

Trending Sources

Russia-linked Cozy Bear uses evasive techniques to target Microsoft 365 users

Have I Been Pwned is Now Partnering With 1Password

Researchers found flaws in MEGA that allowed to decrypt of user data

Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

Six existential threats posed by the future of 5G (Part One)

A Spectre proof-of-concept for a Spectre-proof web

To Achieve Zero Trust Security, Trust The Human Element

Identity Security Is the Missing Link To Combatting Advanced OT Threats

LRQA Nettitude’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence

At Nearly $1 Billion Global Impact, the Best Cloud Security Couldn’t Stop This Hybrid Attack Path. Lesson: Map and Close Viable Attack Paths Before Breaches Begin.

The importance of implementing security controls

Protecting Your Cryptocurrency from Cyber Attacks

Koh: The Token Stealer

Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

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