eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This breach has exposed residents to potential risks like identity theft and financial fraud, compounding the urgency for more robust cybersecurity measures in the public sector. Businesses that handle customer data or interact with city networks are now faced with heightened risks.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

With the continued evolution of these risks, IT leaders must adapt by implementing a multi-layered approach to security, staying one step ahead of attackers. Resolution #2: Take a Quantum Leap in Security As quantum computing improves, organizations must prepare today to address the security risk posed by this emerging technology.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted. “Patch your #Fortigate.”

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

government is sounding the alarm on a growing cybersecurity risk for critical infrastructureinternet-exposed Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs). Failure to do so could allow malicious actors to disrupt operations, alter critical processes, and endanger public health and safety What Are HMIs and Why Are They at Risk?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Step 1: Rethink your security architecture Zero Trust requires securing every layer—network, applications, identity, and access—while enforcing least privilege. Google moved away from VPNs, instead using device-based authentication and continuous access verification, ensuring that each access request is authenticated.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When someone is told that passwords are going away in favor of a new, “password-less” authentication method, a healthy dose of skepticism is not unwarranted. Passwordless authentication refers to a system that does not require the use of passwords at all. What is WebAuthn?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Going beyond the hype, passwordless authentication is now a reality. Cisco Duo’s passwordless authentication is now generally available across all Duo Editions. “ Cisco Duo simplifies the passwordless journey for organizations that want to implement phishing-resistant authentication and adopt a zero trust security strategy.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. Organizations must work closely with their suppliers to ensure a long-term operations and risk mitigation plan."

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

SASE architectures must be validated end to end—from users and branches, through SASE points of presence, to cloud application servers. Additionally, performance needs to be profiled across all networks and SASE behavior measured across all architectures—virtualized, containerized, and bare metal Jeyaretnam Test for the real world.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be enhanced with AI-driven behavioral analysis to detect fraudulent activity. From the report: "AI-driven access controls allow organizations to dynamically adjust permissions based on real-time risk assessments, reducing the attack surface."

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Ellis identifies three key strategies for mitigating risks associated with AI-powered cyber threats: Behavioral detection over static signatures Traditional signature-based malware detection methods are increasingly ineffective against AI-generated threats.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2025

demands a structured approach to implementation and preparation. demands a structured approach to implementation and preparation. Each step, from initial technical review to mock assessments, is designed to build upon the previous, ensuring a seamless path to CMMC certification.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Tools like ChatGPT and Bard, powered by large language models, showcase how generative AI transforms business processesbut they also pose new risks. In a recent survey, 93% of respondents admitted to knowingly increasing their companys cybersecurity risks. The challenge? Securing these AI models and the data they generate.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2025

Stricter requirements for identity verification and authentication across all patient touchpoints. Robust Authentication Offers phishing-resistant MFA options (e.g., Supports passwordless authentication for enhanced security without compromising user convenience. Mandatory encryption of all ePHI.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 4, 2021

With the increasing threat landscape and recent workplace shifts to support remote users, many companies are deploying a Zero Trust security model to mitigate, detect, and respond to cyber risks across their environment. Instead of security enforcement at the network perimeter, Zero Trust focuses on protecting applications and surface areas.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Technical components: Website architecture must be reconfigured to ensure that search engines see multiple language versions of your website properlyas different subsets, not as duplicates. Although some of the risks of localization for cybersecurity are unpredictable emergent occurrences, most of them can be tackled preemptively.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When we talk about the superpower of this microservice architecture, we should not forget- ‘great power comes with great responsibility’ – this holds true for API security. Of course, there are common vulnerabilities between APIs and web applications, like buffer overflows, SQL injections, and broken authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Access controls are the nexus of security and the expanding perimeter, and zero trust is the architecture that encompasses it. Zero trust is an all-inclusive security and privacy architecture. The network security perimeter is dynamically created and policy-based, and must be guarded by secure and highly managed access controls.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace. Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 12, 2023

Understanding AI threats Mitigating AI threats risks requires a comprehensive approach to AI security, including careful design and testing of AI models, robust data protection measures, continuous monitoring for suspicious activity, and the use of secure, reliable infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

While quantum power poses risks to traditional encryption, it also opens the door to revolutionary cybersecurity advancements that could redefine how we protect data, detect threats, and secure critical infrastructure. A Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA) will enhance security by enforcing strict verification and continuous authentication.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

These rules , which mandate that all public companies disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days and detail their risk management strategies, highlight that cybersecurity is a board-level risk management concern. Tenable CEO Amit Yoran had a clear point of view when he wrote about the rules as they took effect.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture. Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 18, 2022

Actually, pretty much all software uses this library written in Java, so it’s a very widespread risk and concern. They tried to use the most realistic processes and cloud architectures to demonstrate the severity of the threat. ” The researchers deliberately used common cloud-based architecture, storage systems (e.g.,

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. TLS functions as the confidentiality and authenticity cornerstone of digital commerce.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

Despite Oracle's denial of any breach, cybersecurity experts and researchers from CloudSEK and other firms have raised serious concerns, pointing to potential vulnerabilities in Oracle's authentication systems and the broader implications for cloud-based supply chains. oraclecloud.com. The published credentials are not for the Oracle Cloud.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Single sign-on” (SSO) is an authentication method that allows users to enter one set of authentication credentials to access multiple websites, applications, and services. The goal of SSO is to streamline the authentication process by eliminating the need to enter different usernames and passwords for each resource.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Josh Shaul, CEO, Allure Security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. Everyone can agree that implementing a Zero Trust Architecture can stop data breaches. The Zero Trust journey. Implementing Zero Trust.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2024

In the advisory , Check Point says the attackers are targeting security gateways with old local accounts using insecure password-only authentication, which should be used with certificate authentication to prevent breaches. "We Switching from weak authentication to stronger authentication has multiple benefits.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Experts suggest focusing on: Understand the IT environment’s routine activity and architecture by establishing a baseline; Review data logs; Employ intrusion prevention systems and automated security alerting systems; Deploy honeytokens. Using multi-factor authentication. ” reads the joint alert. Updating OS and software.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is why governments and organizations around the world are implementing a zero trust security framework to reduce the risk of attacks while protecting resources and data. Zero Trust , will join us and discuss the current state of zero trust.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

However, their integration raises new challenges around security, privacy and the reliability of underlying systems that a business utilises, which, in turn, requires the support of strong cybersecurity architecture. The risk of suffering a data breach is especially pertinent with more firms using third-party platforms to store data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. The only limitation on how to carry out a Zerologon attack is that the attacker must have access to the target network.

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