eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Read our guide on privilege escalation attacks next to learn about the detection and prevention strategies for your privileged accounts and data.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. Critical application processes are at the greatest risk, including those that are running in air-gapped environments,” Gupta says.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

One of the flaws patched the IT giant is a critical issue, tracked as CVE-2020-3158 , while six vulnerabilities are rated as high-risk severity. The CVE-2020-3158 flaw is related to the presence of a system account that has a default and static password in the Smart Software Manager tool.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. The alert urges organizations to review internal networks and mitigate the risks posed by the above factors. “The attempt on Friday was thwarted. ” reported the Reuters.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2020

Escalate privileges from “Organization Administrator” (normally a customer account) to “System Administrator” with access to all cloud accounts (organization) as an attacker can change the hash for this account. VMware has also released a workaround to mitigate the risk of exploitation for the flaw.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Skorodumov was one of the organization’s lead systems administrators, he configured and managed the clients’ domains and IP addresses, provided technical assistance to help clients optimize their malware and botnets. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations on how to harden Kubernetes deployments and minimize the risk of hack. Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

During the workday, on the other hand, I spend a lot of time talking to systems administrators, security operations analysts, and IT professionals who do love MFA. They’ve seen it drive down incidents and help desk tickets, reduce their risks, and make compliance programs a lot easier.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Distribution of Broken Access Control vulnerabilities by risk level, 2021–2023 ( download ) Almost half of the Broken Access Control vulnerabilities carried a medium risk level, and 37%, a high risk level. High-risk vulnerabilities can cause errors in applications and affect customers’ business.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The PerSwaysion campaign proliferates with alarming rates by leveraging compromised accounts’ email data to select further targets who hold important roles in their companies and share business relations with the victims. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Inactive Accounts and Default Configurations. Hackers gained initial access by brute-forcing an existing account via “a simple, predictable password” to enroll a new device in the MFA procedures, the agencies said. MFA was automatically disabled because the account was inactive for a long period.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Privileged accounts are among an organization’s biggest cybersecurity concerns. These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? WALLIX Bastion. PAM best practices.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2022

How to Overcome Common SSH Machine Identity Risks with Automation. Collecting Risk Intelligence. Prevent breaches by automating the collection of risk intelligence required to quickly identify and respond to SSH machine identity risks, weaknesses or security events. Higher levels of automation for system administrators.

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Webroot

APRIL 2, 2024

While RDP is a powerful tool for remote administration and support, it has also become a favored vector for brute force attacks for several reasons: Widespread use: RDP is commonly used in businesses to enable remote work and system administration.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. These flaws represent a considerable risk for enterprises and government agencies, and threat actors use them regularly.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

To reduce the risks caused by these vulnerabilities, affected users should apply patches, upgrade software, and strengthen security measures as soon as possible. To mitigate the risk, apply these updates immediately. GitLab disclosed a pipeline flaw and Veeam addressed flaws exploited in active ransomware attacks. to 17.1.2).

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Security Boulevard

MAY 28, 2022

If you don’t have fake accounts, computers, and configurations that look vulnerable mixed in with your population of systems you are missing out. System administrators usually know their systems very well. No one should EVER use this account. Finally lets get to the meat of this lesson.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 12, 2022

There are a few notable exploited misconfigurations, from default built-in file sharing, and lack of password enforcement, albeit no password to multi-factor authentication (MFA), to the risks of legacy protocols and OAuth apps, that can bring a little clarity to understanding the complex landscape that is a company’s SaaS security posture.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

According to an investigation conducted by Secureworks hackers were also able to access the hackers were also able to compromise the mail servers to obtain access to admin accounts. ” “ICAO maintains no type of financial or other private information which could possibly pose risks to individual Canadians.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

Kaseya’s flagship product is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution called the Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) and is the product at the center of the current attack. When administrators noticed suspicious behavior on Friday, Kaseya shut down VSA. Managing supply chain risk. VSA server breached.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We also recognize that defenders and system administrators operate with a lot of constraints and aren’t always able to configure their environment to their ideal security posture. Be especially aware of the owner role, which is a super-admin role: it can grant admin privileges to other accounts.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And, according to eMazzanti Technologies , “Often, information technology (IT) accounts for less than 0.1% Balancing the promise against the potential of cyber risks of smart cities will be critical to realizing their potential. The surge in attacks makes clear that many cities are unprepared for cybersecurity threats.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

He writes about this in his book, "Ghost in the Wires": "I would call the company I'd targeted, ask for their computer room, make sure I was talking to a system administrator, and tell him, 'This is [whatever fictitious name popped into my head at that moment], from DEC support. A security report against my American Express account?

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

However, some of the shadow IT application has weak or no security controls – resulting the opportunities for external collaborator accounts to be compromised or have mis-managed privileges. Unacceptable levels of risk. MVISION CNAPP helps me keep my system administrators and developers accountable for what they are doing.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Her work centered on helping aerospace manufacturers manage the convergence of cyber risk across their increasingly complex business ecosystem, including IT, OT and connected products. During her first few years at Booz Allen, she supported technology, innovation and risk analysis initiatives across U.S. government clients.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M Companies need to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to combat account takeovers and tackle fraud at the front door and subsequently throughout their networks. dollars to remediate per incident.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

While we tend to associate phishing emails more with our personal accounts, attacks targeting our work identities whether through socially engineered phishing, brute force, or another form, are very common. Combined, these sectors accounted for more than 30 percent of account compromises.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Be On Your Guard with the Most Treacherous Insider Roles A paramount priority when addressing the threat is to distinguish the fundamental insider risks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

As remote desktop solutions are prevalent among IT and managed service providers (MSP), downstream clients can be at risk, as Kaseya experienced in 2021. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Reconnaissance. Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM): Best used to effectively manage cloud resource entitlements, reduce access risks, and maintain compliance. CWPP provides strong defenses against a wide range of risks such as malware , ransomware , DDoS attacks , configuration errors , insider threats, and data breaches.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It could be compromised directly or by hacking the account of someone with access to the website management. The adoption of cloud servers made life easier for cybercriminals — now, if multiple complaints resulted in the suspension of an account, moving the data to a new server was a two-minute job.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2020

The page above reveals the bottom line of this report: "This wake-up call presents us with an opportunity to right longstanding imbalances and lapses, to reorient how we view risk, redacted.We must care as much about securing our systems as we care about running them if we are to make the necessary revolutionary change.".

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In most organization system administrators can disable or change most or all SSH configurations; these settings and configurations can significantly increase or reduce SSH security risks. Disabling root account remote login - This prevents users from logging in as the root (super user) account. Related Posts.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. They shouldn’t be connected to any networks because of the risk they still pose, despite attempted patches.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. They shouldn’t be connected to any networks because of the risk they still pose, despite attempted patches.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Patches in those systems can destabilize systems and kill people, so these industries are risk averse. Dominion simply uses “role based security” instead of normal user accounts. The auditors claim account passwords must “be changed every 90 days”. Ideally, accounts wouldn’t be created until they were needed.

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