Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The data shows security leaders are focusing on multilayered defenses, including multifactor authentication, threat intelligence, and incident response.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Captivating stuff, apart from infosec, you really feel as though you’ve been taken on a journey with Troy through the years of living in paradise a.k.a. Great to see a book deliver this authenticity - we're all only human after all! I haven't been able to put the book down.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 21, 2022

The post Multi-Factor Authentication Fatigue Attack, Signal Account Twilio Hack, Facebook and Instagram In-App Browser appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Multi-Factor Authentication Fatigue Attack, Signal Account Twilio Hack, Facebook and Instagram In-App Browser appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Training for employees (awareness). Privacy training, specifically.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 21, 2021

The post DEF CON 29 Main Stage – Jenko Hwong’s ‘New Phishing Attacks Exploiting OAuth Authentication Flows’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON Conference Main Stage Videos on the groups' YouTube channel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 22, 2021

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Veridium , a leading developer of frictionless, passwordless authentication solutions, is proud to announce that it’s won the 2021 Global InfoSec Award in the category of Next-Gen in Passwordless Authentication. “We Veridium is thrilled to be a member of this coveted group of winners.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I asked for technical detail so I could validated the authenticity of his claim and the info duly arrived. Here's how they responded when approached by infosec journo Zack Whittaker : We are grateful for the researcher who identified a vulnerability. The reported issue has been fixed.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2021

Nearly a decade ago, the cyber industry was toiling over how to enable access for users between applications and grant access to specific information about the user for authentication and authorization purposes. and authentication-focused OpenID Connect (OIDC). Also Read: Passwordless Authentication 101. Not visible to user.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To counter HNDL, migrating critical systems to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) provides encryption and authentication methods resistant to an attack from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC).

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Records of 45 Million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia Leaked on #Darkweb (Blog Link) [link] #infosec #leaks #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/zHOujQ8CMm — Cyble (@AuCyble) July 12, 2020. The huge trove of data was discovered by the researchers during their regular Deepweb and Darkweb monitoring activity.

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SC Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

Infosec’s Choose Your Own Adventure training game “Deep Space Danger” tests employees on their knowledge of social engineering. One of our jobs is to make sure the brand stays true to its zeitgeist, its character, and [Infosec] really had it down right from the beginning.”. Infosec’s Jack Koziol.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 30, 2023

Permalink The post USENIX Enigma 2023 – Ian Haken – ‘Adventures in Authentication and Authorization’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Obviously, the work I've been doing with Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has given me a heap of insight into this specific area of infosec over the last 4 years and the folks from DC felt my views on things might be helpful. That was all great and I was happy to share my thoughts from the other side of the world.

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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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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Last year, two high severity, easily exploitable Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities dubbed ProxyLogon and ProxyShell made waves in the infosec sphere.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. Since then, teams have had years to adjust to this new reality, yet the attackers have as well.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2023

Next, we dive into a case where a photographer tried to get his photos removed from an AI dataset, only to receive an invoice instead of having his photos taken […] The post Juice Jacking Debunked, Photographer vs. AI Dataset, Google Authenticator Risks appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 17, 2021

We accelerate the pillars of your Identity program in Governance & Administration, Privileged Access Management, and User Authentication. . About CDM InfoSec Awards . This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s ninth year of honoring global InfoSec innovators. Join a webinar at [link] and realize that infosec knowledge is power.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

As the rules were authorized in late 2023, we shared what we see as the implications for infosec leaders. Implementing zero trust means continuously verifying each user and device that attempts to access company resources, ensuring strict authentication, authorization and validation throughout the user session.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

“The IDRM Linux virtual appliance was analysed and it was found to contain four vulnerabilities, three critical risk and one high risk: Authentication Bypass Command Injection Insecure Default Password Arbitrary File Download. The latest version Agile InfoSec has access to is 2.0.3, ” the expert wrote on GitHub.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

” The attacker conducted a series of sophisticated voice phishing attacks under the guise of various trusted organizations attempting to convince the victim to accept multi-factor authentication (MFA) push notifications initiated by the attacker. .” ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Non-encrypted data, insecure protocols and poor user authentication mechanisms are among the security issues that leave seismological networks open to breaches, the authors note.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ransomfeed #security #infosec #energychina pic.twitter.com/deRRximVPd — Ransomfeed (@ransomfeed) November 25, 2023 The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) is a state-owned company in China that operates in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Energy China [link] TL;DR That's huuuge!

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

As part of ChargePoint’s commitment to customer security, the company encourages researchers to collaborate with ChargePoint InfoSec to identify potential new vulnerabilities in its products or environment. For more information, please email the InfoSec team at: infosec@chargepoint.com.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

– Authentication and Security : APIs may require authentication for access control. Without proper authentication, authorization, and security measures, sensitive data can be exposed, leading to data breaches and privacy violations. Authentication and Authorization : APIs frequently employ token-based authentication (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

Link : [link] #iot #hacking #malware #infosec @newskysecurity pic.twitter.com/0Lg7q8G0Kq — Ankit Anubhav (@ankit_anubhav) August 24, 2017. admin:admin, root:root, or no authentication required). In August 2017, security researchers Ankit Anubhav found a list of more than 1,700 valid Telnet credentials for IoT devices online.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 31, 2021

From third-party suppliers to contractors and customers, many of these external users require authentication and authorization within your enterprise network. Why Traditional IAM and Authentication Doesn’t Make the Cut Today. Understanding when and where the organization’s data and network are being accessed.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

The post BSides Berlin 2021 – Harsh Bothra’s ‘Exploiting Vulnerabilities In Cookie Based Authentication’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Berlin for publishing their tremendous videos from the BSides Berlin 2021 Conference on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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Threatpost

MAY 13, 2021

Tony Lauro, director of security technology and strategy at Akamai, discusses hardware security dongles and using phones to act as surrogates for them.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

The vulnerabilities have been reported to HP by the infosec researchers Nick Bloor, an attacker could chain the three issues to achieve SYSTEM privileges on targeted devices and potentially take over them. The issue does not impact customers who use Active Directory authenticated accounts. ” reads the HP’s advisory.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

optus #auspol #infosec #OptusHack pic.twitter.com/1eCINue2oZ / Twitter". optus #auspol #infosec #OptusHack pic.twitter.com/1eCINue2oZ. Are all these paths following uniform authenticated and authorized controls? Otherwise, they say they will sell it in parcels. Someone is claiming to have the stolen Optus account data for 11.2

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For one, they often lack control over user access and authentication, leaving the door open for anyone to join group conversationsor worse, impersonate someone else. This risk is even greater with the rise of synthetic media (deepfakes), which are now frighteningly real and easily accessible.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

x firmware, which malicious actors exploited in a cyberattack against the infosec firm last month. . Those who do upgrade the firmware are advised to “reset the passwords for any users who may have logged in to the device via the web interface” as well as enable multi-factor authentication. 22, researchers with the NCC Group on Jan.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

False authentication protocols Another example of non-vetted AI results includes how some online content inaccurately describes authentication, creating misinformation that continues to confuse students. For instance, some AI LLM results describe Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as an authentication type.

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Webroot

AUGUST 18, 2021

The infosec researcher Matt Tait, who spoke at this year’s Black Hat on the topic of supply chain attacks, called the Codecov compromise an instance of high-volume disruption based on indiscriminate targeting. Mandating two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible. Monitor for anomalous web traffic.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

This vulnerability allows for unauthenticated attackers, or authenticated users, with network access to the TMUI, through the BIG-IP management port and/or Self IPs, to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, disable services, and/or execute arbitrary Java code.” reads the advisory published by F5.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

” This one, as far as infosec stories go, had me leaning and muttering like never before. But fortunately these days many people make use of 2 factor authentication to protect against account takeover attacks where the adversary knows the password. nZNQcqsEYki", Oh wow!

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