Security Through Education

JUNE 7, 2023

In fact, taking this one step further…you could say that Survivor is in essence, a social engineering experiment. As a professional social engineer , I’ve come to appreciate the power of the social game even more and have analyzed how good players use it to their advantage. At its core, Survivor is a social experiment.

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Google Security

AUGUST 3, 2021

Posted by Kees Cook, Software Engineer, Google Open Source Security Team To borrow from an excellent analogy between the modern computer ecosystem and the US automotive industry of the 1960s, the Linux kernel runs well: when driving down the highway, you're not sprayed in the face with oil and gasoline, and you quickly get where you want to go.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons). Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. An Office 365 retail pack.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

“Historically, ransomware has been delivered via email attachments or, more recently, using direct network access obtained through things like unsecure VPN accounts for software vulnerabilities,” Crane Hassold, director of threat intelligence at Abnormal Security, wrote in a blog post. Evolving Ransomware Scene. But this is just the start.”.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Natalie Silva, lead cyber security engineer at Immersive Labs, told eSecurity Planet that the Word vulnerability in particular poses a high risk, noting that the Preview Pane is a potential attack vector. ” Exploiting the vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of Net-NTLMv2 hashes, she added.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Google’s Dataproc security issues could be exploited not just through the analytics engine but through Google Compute Engine, too. Before your IT and security teams log off for the holidays, make sure to check for any outstanding updates or patches.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Here is a brief review of the 2021 Email Security Recommendations: Spam and Unwanted Email Detection: For most organizations, spam & unwanted email volumes are running in the low 80% of their entire email volume. Email Attachments: One of two main methods to penetrate security defenses with malicious content by email.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

In his blog post , Kelley shared a video from CanadianKingpin12 that suggests DarkBERT will go well beyond the social engineering capabilities of the earlier tools with new “concerning capabilities.” Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Immersive Labs principal security engineer Rob Reeves told eSecurity Planet that the attack doesn’t require credentials or authentication in order to execute code on the system. Immersive Labs lead cyber security engineer Natalie Silva told eSecurity Planet that the HTTP/2 attack exploits a weakness in the protocol.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2023

. “Care should be taken to determine if any hosts running ICS are present in networks that have grown over time and steps taken to either disable the service if not required or patch as soon as possible if ICS is required,” Immersive Labs principal cyber security engineer Rob Reeves advised by email.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

” Zero trust is a critical tool in the security defense arsenal, especially as more companies shift to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering. These kinds of insider threats cost businesses an average of $2.79

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 2, 2024

The fix: Google recommends manually upgrading your instance of Google Kubernetes Engine to one of the following or later: 1.25.16-gke.1020000 The fix: SonicWall recommends that all Apache OfBiz users update their software to version 18.12.11. 1020000 1.26.10-gke.1235000 1235000 1.27.7-gke.1293000 1293000 1.28.4-gke.1083000

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Authentication Software Engineering Security Defenses 113

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

It allows crooks to generate a malicious payload for social-engineering spam campaigns, the author was offering it as a service for a three-month license of $120. The macro might also purposely attempt to bypass endpoint security defenses. .

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2024

The problem: Some versions of Docker Engine have a critical authorization vulnerability. Docker Engine has a standard all-or-nothing authorization method by default, according to the vendor’s security notice , but plugins like AuthZ are available to improve authorization security.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

With the right security protocols and technology, employees can become the company’s greatest security defense. Phishing attacks continue to rise, with cybercriminals employing highly convincing tactics and social engineering tools to target individuals and organizations. People get hacked.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Getting Vulnerability Protection Right Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices. The critical Outlook flaw, Barnett added, presents less of a threat. score is 7.5, Read next: What is Patch Management?

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VPN Security Defenses Cybersecurity Engineering 98

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

There’s no shortage of reasons why an SMB might use Linux to run their business: There are plenty of distros to choose from, it’s (generally) free, and perhaps above all — it’s secure. But unfortunately, there’s more to Linux security than just leaning back in your chair and sipping piña coladas. Learn more about Malwarebytes EDR.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2022

She is an award-winning innovator with decades of experience pursuing advanced security defenses and next generation security solutions She also tells venture capitalists where to invest billions, helps non-profits pro bono, and ran DevSecOps at Intuit. Aaron’s LinkedIn photo illustrates chaos engineering in action.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. The top three brands impersonated in phishing attacks are Microsoft, PayPal, and Amazon.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc. Improved Data Security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2024

It can not only harm the website’s reputation but also endanger the security of its visitors. Hackers might inject spammy content into the website in an attempt to manipulate search engine rankings, making the website appear irrelevant to its intended audience and negatively impacting its organic search visibility.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Strengthening employee training: Companies are improving internal cybersecurity training for employees to reduce the risks of phishing and social engineering attacks, which are often the entry points for hackers. Learn network security best practices to strengthen your security measures further and avoid such breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BreachLock offers a wide range of services covering cloud , network , application , API , mobile, social engineering and third-party partner tests, and can help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 regulatory requirements too. Like BreachLock, ScienceSoft also offers a mix of manual and automated testing.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The split tunneling feature will remain inactive until ExpressVPN engineers have time to research and mitigate the issue, according to the vendor. The vulnerability exists in ExpressVPN Version 12 for Windows. ExpressVPN temporarily disabled split tunneling on that platform.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The dissemination phase consists of active processing and dissemination of the processed data for the purpose of communicating the actionable intelligence for the purpose of ensuring that an organizations defense is actively aware of the threats facing its infrastructure and security defense mechanisms.

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Webroot

APRIL 15, 2021

However, in the MSP community, the Blue Teams are usually the technicians responsible for establishing the layered security defenses and then verifying their effectiveness. Blue Teams can be anyone inside or outside the organization. These are true hackers starting from nothing.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.). Number of people: If an organization decides to pursue social engineering tests, the organization may be charged by the number of people in the organization (unless flat-rate or hourly charges are used).

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It employs three interconnected layerscontinuous, automated validation; integration and automation; and detection engineeringthat collectively provide a comprehensive view of your security posture. Leverage automated breach-and-attack simulations (BAS) to run scheduled tests that provide a consistent, up-to-date view of your security posture.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

9 Security Flaws Discovered in Schweitzer Power Management Products Type of attack: The security threats associated with the flaws in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) power management devices include remote code execution, arbitrary code execution, access to administrator rights, and watering hole attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

This can occur due to data leakage through faulty apps or systems, by laptops or portable storage devices being lost, by malicious actors breaking through security defenses, by social engineering attacks, or by data being intercepted in man-in-the-middle attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In a proof of concept published by Rhino Security , a specially crafted application programming interface (API) command allows system commands without authentication and permits full compromise of the Flowmon server with root permissions.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

AI-based attacks: Bot-based attacks are getting better at mimicking user activity, more easily breaching the low-security defenses of many IoT devices. Deepfakes in access controls: There are now ways to brute-force even the fingerprint biometrics on your phone.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 16, 2022

That investment requires shifting attitudes from general awareness of security, which most workers already have, to genuinely caring about it and seeing themselves as a true part of their company’s security defenses. How does security impact what they care about and what their job is focused on? What are their goals?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

The fix: Bishop Fox provides a test script that engineers can use to determine if their firewall instance is vulnerable. The code occurs in a different place and was discovered at a different time, so it’s considered a separate vulnerability. In their analysis, the researchers also gave examples of vulnerable code versus safe code.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks. It is critical to keep software and systems up to date with security fixes. Employee training in recognizing and resisting phishing and other social engineering efforts is also important.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Google Reveals Actively Exploited Chrome Flaw in V8 Engine Type of vulnerability: Inappropriate implementation bug. The problem: Google addressed an actively exploited security flaw in its Chrome browser, known as CVE-2024-7965. Victims of social engineering risked compromised systems and probable data theft.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2024

The problem: A bug in the V8 JavaScript and Web Assembly engine affects Google Chrome on personal computers. I recommend using a comprehensive vulnerability scanning product to find issues that must be fixed quickly. August 21, 2024 Upgrade Chrome As Soon As Possible Type of vulnerability: Type confusion.

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