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US Feds arrested two men involved in the Warzone RAT operation

Security Affairs

The Justice Department announced the seizure of internet domains used to sell the remote access Trojan Warzone RAT (www.warzone[.]ws). He is suspected of aiding cybercriminals in deploying Remote Access Trojans (RATs) for malicious purposes and selling instructional tools, including an eBook.

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Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Despite solid cybersecurity defenses within her enterprise, the reliance on age-old passwords left it vulnerable. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily. But while passwords have served their purpose, they have outlived their usefulness.

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Uncovering & Remediating Dormant Account Risk

Duo's Security Blog

If you don’t trust us, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) also recommends maintaining an accurate inventory of devices and users to ensure that only authorized users have access to the system. For example, it is often the case that during an incident, employees across an organization are forced to do a password reset.

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Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Security Boulevard

Either way, this ransomware-for-hire has been around far longer (in internet terms) than the bulletin may have some believe, having been first seen in September 2021. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Implement the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication

Security Boulevard

Despite solid cybersecurity defenses within her enterprise, the reliance on age-old passwords left it vulnerable. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily. But while passwords have served their purpose, they have outlived their usefulness.

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Creating Secure Software Requires More Than Just Motivation

CyberSecurity Insiders

Patrick Eulogius Yau relates an experience in which he discovered a “system password (root with super user access privileges) was not encrypted, stored in a plain text file, and installed on a person’s computer. When speaking with software security professionals, stories about poor password handling are ever-present.

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Security resilience: 4 ways to achieve company-wide buy-in

Cisco Security

For example, who has the authority to say we’re going to shut off the internet? Are we are going to do an entire enterprise password reset, and what does that involve?”. You can check out more in our eBook, Building Security Resilience: Stories and Advice from Cybersecurity Leaders. That’s a pretty big call.

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