Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Microsoft Corp. For a closer look at the patches released by Microsoft today and indexed by severity and other metrics, check out the always-useful Patch Tuesday roundup from the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2022

Organizations primarily use AD to perform authentication and authorization. NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is short for New Technology LAN Manager. NTLM relay attack.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

One common hurdle for systems administrators setting up new Duo Unix integrations is PAM — Pluggable Authentication Modules. We hope that the guidance below, combined with our extensive documentation , will help those setting up new integrations get their systems configured quickly and easily. What is PAM? PAM Basics.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Among those is CVE-2022-22005 , a weakness in Microsoft’s Sharepoint Server versions 2013-2019 that could be exploited by any authenticated user. “However, given the number of stolen credentials readily available on underground markets, getting authenticated could be trivial. .

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2020

Also, the resulting compromise is quite persistent and sidesteps two-factor authentication, and thus it seems likely we will see this approach exploited more frequently in the future. Apart from that, he said, it’s important for Office 365 administrators to periodically look for suspicious apps installed on their Office 365 environment.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2020

“This advisory emphasizes the importance for National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) system administrators to apply vendor-provided patches to affected VMware® identity management products and provides further details on how to detect and mitigate compromised networks.”

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2021

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2024

This approach balances automation with the need for realistic and “attacker authentic assessments.” This allows user teams to focus on testing, reporting, and remediation without additional burden on system administrators. About VECTR : VECTR™ is developed and maintained by Security Risk Advisors.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

. “Beyond its legitimate uses, TeamViewer allows cyber actors to exercise remote control over computer systems and drop files onto victim computers, making it functionally similar to Remote Access Trojans (RATs),” the FBI said.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Taiwanese company urges its customers to enable multi-factor authentication where available, enable auto block and account protection, and to use string administrative credentials, . System administrators that have noticed suspicious activity on their devices should report it to Synology technical support.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

Its solution includes hardware encryption, software-based multi-factor authentication, and AI-driven anomaly detection within the storage itself, Hansen noted. For starters the ring is aimed at system administrators and senior executives, but could eventually go mainstream.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2022

Therefore, system administrators are being advised to put the connected UPS devices behind a virtual private network (VPN) and use them with a multifactor authentication in place. Note – All internet connected devices must and should be placed behind a VPN and enabled with a multi-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

Spurred into action by the invasion of Ukraine, Spielerkid89 decided to investigate whether he could find Russian IPs with disabled authentication to fool with. By using the Shodan search engine, Spielerkid89 soon discovered an open virtual network computing (VNC) port with disabled authentication.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2020

The vulnerability could potentially allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to corporate network, access to sensitive data, and control private clouds within an entire infrastructure. “An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 24, 2021

Many of them also use Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for their authentication needs. For example, PKI is used for certificate based authentication, securing web servers (SSL) , and in digital signatures for documents. Countless organizations around the world use Windows Server as the base for their IT infrastructure. Mitigation.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Various businesses and organizations rely on these systems. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. As such, should there be a severe mismatch in time, users would not be able to authenticate and gain access to systems.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Hackers are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP, an endpoint management tool used by managed service providers (MSPs). ManageEngine is a division of business software developer Zoho that's focused on IT management software.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. In a recent survey, 93% of respondents admitted to knowingly increasing their companys cybersecurity risks.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

XZ backdoor to bypass SSH authentication What happened? User data was stolen from Cisco Duo, a service that provides organizations with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) network access, as a consequence of a phishing attack targeting an employee of a third-party telephony provider.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 2, 2021

Thus, in a joint statement released by Department of Defense, National Security Systems, Defense Industrial Base of United States, companies are urged to review their indicators of compromise respectively and take necessary measures to mitigate risks.

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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. The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Microsoft is taking another step in its aggressive campaign to get enterprises to adopt multifactor authentication (MFA) by rolling out Conditional Access policies requiring the tool for system administrator access into Entra and other cloud environments.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2021

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass the authentication process. The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM and write arbitrary files. The targeted computer is forced to initiate an authentication procedure and share its authentication details via NTLM.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. It works by issuing digital certificates to verify the authenticity of the servers ingesting the data trickling in from our smartphones, Internet of Things sensors and the like. This creates exposure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

Add Multi-factor Authentication Customers can add Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) for CipherTrust Encryption (CTE), to get an additional layer of protection at the folder/file level. It supports integrations with multiple authentication providers including Thales’ SafeNet Trusted Access , Okta and Keycloak.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The attacks began last week, the systems administrator Marco Hofmann first detailed them. In case the DTLS interface could not be disabled it is possible to force the device to authenticate incoming DTLS connections. I found these source IP addresses of the attackers in my nstraces: 45.200.42.0/24 24 220.167.109.0/24

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Or, if you’re using an external API for authentication, then your authentication token could be stolen by an attacker who has gained access to the server hosting that external service via some other means such as social engineering or brute force attacks on their account credentials (e.g., password guessing). API Security Tools.

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Webroot

APRIL 2, 2024

This brute force capability poses a significant threat to systems protected by weak or commonly used passwords. It underscores the necessity for robust password policies and advanced security measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and encryption methods resilient against GPU-powered attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2024

Today, although null sessions still exist and are enabled by default on domain controllers (most likely for compatibility purposes), most system administrators close this capability by hardening the security policies and monitoring domain controller activities, including anonymous access through SMB.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a sort of session token that represents a user’s valid authenticated session on a website. The expert used the JWT to access the GSPIMS portal and after gaining access to the platform he discovered an account with system administrator privileges. “Checking the managers of the managers, etc.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Supporting OIDC allows us to protect more of the applications that our customers are adopting as we all move towards a mobile-first world and integrate stronger and modern authentication methods (e.g. protocol adding Authentication to what has historically been used for Authorization purposes. biometrics). What is OIDC?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

It guides system administrators and developers of National Security Systems on how to deploy Kubernetes with example configurations for the recommended hardening measures and mitigations. Use strong authentication and authorization to limit user and administrator access as well as to limit the attack surface.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

CISA reports that the Lazarus Group has been sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies—often working in system administration or software development/IT operations (DevOps) roles—using a variety of communication platforms and social media. Educate users on social engineering attacks like spearphishing.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model. An XSS attack against the application’s clients can be used for obtaining user authentication information, such as cookies, phishing or spreading malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

. “Beyond its legitimate uses, TeamViewer allows cyber actors to exercise remote control over computer systems and drop files onto victim computers, making it functionally similar to Remote Access Trojans (RATs),” states the FBI’s PIN alert. Use multiple-factor authentication. Windows 10).

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