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FBI Issues Private Industry Notification in Light of Florida Water Plant Hack

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. “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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FBI’s alert warns about using Windows 7 and TeamViewer

Security Affairs

. “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. Audit network configurations and isolate computer systems that cannot be updated.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion.

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Story of the Year: global IT outages and supply chain attacks

SecureList

This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. It is a critical tool in various fields, including system administration, development, and cybersecurity. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened? Why does it matter?

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

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. Check Point.

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Privileged account management challenges: comparing PIM, PUM and PAM

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

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.