eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

To protect your devices, update and patch your software frequently, use strong passwords, install intrusion detection systems, and watch for any suspicious activity. September 9, 2024 RAMBO Attack Exploits Radio Signals to Steal Sensitive Data Type of vulnerability: Side-channel attack.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 19, 2024 Microsoft Exchange Servers Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks Type of vulnerability: Critical severity privilege escalation vulnerability. The problem: CVE-2024-21410 allows remote attackers to carry out NTLM relay attacks on Microsoft Exchange Servers, providing them with privileged access.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Without access to confidential information and essential systems, staff can’t perform their roles. The way Damian Garcia [our head of GRC consultancy] put it to me was: “an unhappy receptionist poses a vastly different threat to cyber or information security compared to an unhappy system administrator”. It depends.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2024

Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of data breaches involved a “non-malicious human element”, such as human error or falling for social engineering. The other problem is that you’re more likely to trust an insider – they’re supposed to have access to confidential systems and information.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2024

Related: Digital identity best practices We’re gullible – and we can’t get away from relying on usernames and passwords. As Black Hat USA 2024 gets underway here this week, a start-up called Token is getting a step closer to rolling out a new hardware solution – a ring with a biometric sensor – that is designed to shore up this exposure.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. Constella finds the same password tied to webmaster@stairwell.ru (225948) was used by the email address 3k@xakep.ru , which Intel 471 says was registered to more than a dozen NeroWolfe accounts across just as many Russian cybercrime forums between 2011 and 2015. and admin@stairwell.ru The code is written in C.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

In these attack scenarios, the attackers send out repeated targeted phishing attacks to employees until someone gets tired of the notifications and gives up their credentials and the one-time password token. The OMB mandate also has a deadline – all federal agencies should implement phishing-resistant MFA by the end of the fiscal year 2024.

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