Duo's Security Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The lightweight application collects device health information such as Operating System (OS) version , firewall status, disk encryption status, presence of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents and password status. Administrators can set access policies based on device health.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. August 25, 2023 Exploit publicly released for Juniper Networks OS vulnerability A number of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks’ Junos OS affects both the SRX and EX firewall series.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. August 25, 2023 Exploit publicly released for Juniper Networks OS vulnerability A number of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks’ Junos OS affects both the SRX and EX firewall series.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through social engineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks. Calling into Robinhood.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is tough to do without a dedicated team and security solutions like firewalls, intrusion detection, antiviruses and more. Attackers may use the following methods to obtain administrator privileges: Compromised passwords. Social engineering. Security vulnerabilities. Configuration flaws. Malicious code.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Comprehensive training should include basic security knowledge like how to create a strong password and identify possible social engineering attacks as well as more advanced topics like risk management. Perhaps most importantly, cloud security training should help employees understand the inherent risk of shadow IT. Enable security logs.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 14, 2024

This article is a complete guide to starting a career in cybersecurity: Choosing a Career Path : Explore different routes within cybersecurity, including leadership and operations or engineering. Knowledge of Security Protocols: Familiarity with encryption, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and other security technologies.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Network control measures like firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL), and data loss prevention (DLP) tools sought to outmaneuver malicious code rather than directly combat it. This technique lets attackers deliver malicious code to thousands of systems through a vector that security measures routinely ignore?—?a a trusted vendor.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Cybersecurity Engineer. Firewall administration and maintenance. System administration and maintenance. You can either write the job title upfront or wait and write it after you’ve listed all of the duties you expect the professional to fill. Database Cybersecurity Specialist. Information Security Officer.

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Kali Linux

JANUARY 29, 2018

As we roll into chapter seven, we’ll dig into security topics and cover firewall and log configuration and monitoring, package auditing and several host-based intrusion detection tools. Each of these utilities has powerful functionality and we get in deep so we can get into some powerful features in the following chapters.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

Rather than -- I need a firewall -- maybe ATT&CK suggests a specific type of firewall. And maybe it’s not the firewall you currently have. But once they get in, how do they operate, and a lot of them just use the same tools that your system administrators would use to move around the environment.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2024

A few highlights include analysts, engineering roles in networking, IT system administration, pentesting, and leadership roles. Network Engineer Network engineers and software engineers focused mainly on networking are responsible for the operations of a business network, as well as securing them.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

The social engineering aspect around phishing works because humans want to be helpful, informed, paid well, get stuff for free sometimes, and generally not end up on the wrong side of management. Unfortunately, aspects of really good social engineering prey on one or more of these human traits (or faults).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. Disable File and Printer sharing services. the extension matches the file header).

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SecureList

APRIL 4, 2025

Then we’ll analyze the security of the MS-NRPC interface using two approaches: theoretical insight and reverse engineering to gain a deeper understanding. WMI as DCOM object Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for managing data and operations on Windows-based operating systems.

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