Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). The upshot won't be a surprise to any of my regular readers: they're vulnerable.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Lock things down Having a strict policy to protect your important assets with strong passwords and multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be a no-brainer. Consider making it easier for your staff by using a single-sign-on service or alternatively by providing them with a password manager.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

The attacker also obtained free encryption certificates for escrow.com from Let’s Encrypt. In cases where passwords are used, pick unique passwords and consider password managers. 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2023

LastPass parent company GoTo raised the alarm this week that, in addition to stealing encrypted backups containing customer data, hackers nicked an encryption key last November. “An The post More Details of LastPass Breach: Hackers Used Stolen Encryption Key appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

In an April 23 blog , the firm claimed to have digital evidence that Australian company ClickStudios suffered a breach, sometime between April 20 and April 22, which resulted in the attacker dropping a corrupted update to its password manager Passwordstate. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

We need secure and unique passwords to use business applications , access e-mail, and social media securely, and even watch movies on a streaming service. Password managers take some strain from generating, associating, and remembering those passwords. Table of Contents Toggle What Is a Password Manager?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

Executive Summary In February 2023, EclecticIQ researchers identified multiple KamiKakaBot malwares which are very likely used to target government entities in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. The ISO file also contains a decoy Word document that has an XOR-encrypted section.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. Among those was the encrypted messaging app Signal , which said the breach could have let attackers re-register the phone number on another device for about 1,900 users. On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments. The government of Costa Rica is forced to declare a state of emergency after a ransomware attack by Conti cripples government systems. ” SEPTEMBER. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A pivotal moment came when the FBI obtained over 7,000 decryption keys, allowing victims to unlock their encrypted data for free. Despite these setbacks, LockBit attempted to maintain its operations, quickly adapting by changing encryption methods and shifting its leak site strategy.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

Password Vaults, SSO and Virtual Private Networks. Password vaults, also described as password managers, are encrypted vaults that digitally store usernames and passwords. They are used to manage all of the passwords that an individual maintains to access software applications and websites.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2024

Mercenary spyware is used by governments to target people like journalists, political activists, and similar targets, and involves the use of sophisticated tools like Pegasus. While the NSO Group claims to only sell to “government clients,” we have no reason to take its word for it. Use a password manager.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Among many other benefits, a VPN encrypts these files and keeps the online activity private by masking a user’s real IP address. Here are the different ways in which a VPN elevates cybersecurity: Encryption. Encryption technology in VPNs helps conceal the user’s data. Wi-Fi encryption. Anti-malware/ phishing.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

No matter how many letters, numbers, or special characters you give them and no matter how many times you change them, passwords are still @N0T_FUN! Using strong passwords and a password manager 2. Regular Changes: Regularly change your passwords, especially after any suspicious activity.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

The fallout from this breach has the potential to ripple through societies globally, with far-reaching consequences for individuals, businesses, and governments alike. The implications of such massive data exposure are far-reaching, potentially impacting individuals, businesses, and governments globally.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. Precedents like Stuxnet , created by the US and Israeli governments to damage the Iranian nuclear program by targeting air-gapped centrifuges via 4 previously unknown "zero-day" flaws.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The message could appear be from a government agency, your bank, your place of worship, your gym, a colleague at work. Consider using a password manager. Or use a password manager.). It may look just like the real thing. Back Up Your Files. Prepare for a Snowstorm.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One area where best practices have evolved significantly over the past twenty years is password security best practices. government agency whose mission is to develop technical and scientific standards primarily applicable to the government. For those who don’t know, NIST is a U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Experts believe Yahoo was using outdated, easy-to-crack encryption, which led to the attack. The attack is a good reminder of how critical strong encryption is in protecting your website users. government agencies. Many government agencies and Fortune 500 companies use SolarWinds, which contributed to the severity of the attack.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

However, Angry Likho’s attacks tend to be targeted , with a more compact infrastructure, a limited range of implants, and a focus on employees of large organizations, including government agencies and their contractors. However, it is also packed and encrypted. After deobfuscating and decrypting the code, we analyzed it.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme. Cryptanalytic attacks target operating systems that purposely avoid storing passwords in plaintext – and, instead, store a cryptographic hash of the password.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

And studies have revealed that the newly developed file-encrypting malware is using an Open-source password management library for encryption and is having capabilities of remaining anonymous, ex-filtrate data, and having abilities to give control to remote servers. The third is something astonishing to read!

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2024

Additionally, compromised credentials due to phishing attacks or weak password management can allow unauthorized individuals to impersonate legitimate users and gain access to sensitive information. Implementing robust encryption and secure communication protocols is crucial to prevent data leaks. Data breaches and leaks 1.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

For example, enterprise password managers provide a single place for users to authenticate and manage their credentials. This offers credential management for each integrated resource and delivers an SSO experience to the user. Encryption protects sensitive data and ensures the information remains confidential.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. A web shell is a code, often written in typical web development programming languages (e.g.,

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

Use of password managers will increase: While it is true that passwords will continue to be mind-numbingly easy to crack, 2019 will also be the year consumer hygiene goes mainstream, so you will be hearing more conversations about password managers in the break room this year, and you’ll know more people using them.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Managed Detection and Response Product Guide Top MDR Services and Solutions Encryption Full disk encryption, sometimes called whole disk encryption, is a data encryption approach for both hardware and software that involves encrypting all disk data, including system files and programs.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

First, the identities of any two digital entities – a sensor and a control server, for instance, or even a microservice and a container — must be authenticated, and, second, the data exchanged between any two such digital instances must be encrypted. Nelson: The Japanese government, the U.K.,

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 14, 2022

UK government is busy investigating the incident and has taken the issue seriously, as it has disrupted services related to ambulance dispatching, patient referrals, appointment bookings, emergency prescriptions severely.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Let’s first look at how companies store passwords. When you set a password on a website, the company puts it through an encryption algorithm. For example, if your password was “hello” it might be stored as 2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824 and if your password was “Helloworld!”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

The passwords are said to have been protected by “weak encryption”, an absolute security no-no. Passwords that are secured using a properly configured password hashing function—such as bcrypt or scrypt —take so long to crack that they are essentially useless to attackers, even if they are leaked.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

After an unsuspecting victim opens a malicious email or visits an infected site, ransomware begins to encrypt critical files hosted on the victim’s local machine. This year, an attack on government organizations across Texas crippled important city services in 22 municipalities. Cybercriminals love ransomware because it’s profitable.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The result was that BYOD became a standard operating practice across the enterprise which required robust internal controls and safeguards for data protection and governance. Security controls, such as password security procedures, the use of encryption for stored data, and VPN usage.

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