Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

This Tech Short Take is a bit heavy on security-related links, but there’s still some additional content in a number of other areas, so you should be able to find something useful—or at least interesting—in here. I also enjoyed Ivan’s realistic take on rollbacks in a network automation environment. (TL;DR:

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CTOvision

MARCH 17, 2015

Last year, Enterprise IT was dramatically shaped by the influx of security breaches, data leaks and a new wave of hackers. This year, two of 2014’s biggest stories will intersect as security and Windows 10 prepare to re-shape the Enterprise. Security Spending. Windows 10. and is finally giving Enterprises exactly what they need.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Nature is now providing engineers with the missing link that can help with the most vexing challenge of our age: enabling both security and functionality in our interconnected IT systems. Security solutions are run on end devices, in networks, on servers, in the cloud and everywhere in between.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One-third of high-risk vulnerabilities impacted network devices and web applications. According to the report: "Of the 206 high-risk vulnerabilities we tracked, more than 50 percent of those were either leveraged by threat actors, ransomware, or malware to compromise systems. 115 exploited by named threat actors.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2021

The recent SolarWinds incident has highlighted the importance of securing critical infrastructure in the U.S., and what should be done to ensure its security in the future. How do hackers gain access to industrial control systems? including the electricity grid. RELATED: How a Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City ].

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications. As with all technology introductions, it’s important to have clear security policies, tools, processes, and training. Watch on-demand here. How is the cloud being attacked and why?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Threat actors tend to abuse legitimate advertising networks or websites to disseminate their malicious content that may appear as banners, pop-ups, or embedded scripts on trusted web pages. These security checks often fail to identify black hat schemes, though. How does a malvertising attack unfold?

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 24, 2024

As we navigate through the details of this incident, questions about online security and data protection come to the fore. million customers confirmed Subway launches investigation According to Security Week , Subway’s response was swift but shrouded in uncertainty. FNF data breach that affected 1.3

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the fast-evolving world of finance, data security is of paramount importance. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a crucial framework to which financial institutions must adhere. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a crucial framework to which financial institutions must adhere.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 31, 2017

Most aren’t the laptops, tablets, and phones we think of as using the internet: they’re appliances like routers, fridges, cameras, and a million others, each of which is equipped with storage space, an operating system, and a connection to the internet. All of which would be fine if the Internet of Things was secure, but it isn’t.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Vulnerability scanning is an important part of security as it can help organizations identify and fix vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by attackers. Vulnerability scanning can also help organizations comply with regulatory requirements for security. Authenticated Scans. Network vulnerability scan.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2019

Microsoft took the rare step of issuing security fixes for both the server and desktop versions of Windows that are long out of support, so you know this is serious. CVE-2019-0708 is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction, meaning any future malware could self-propagate from one vulnerable machine to another.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Cyber hygiene encompasses a set of practices and steps that computer and device users can easily incorporate into their daily routines to ensure the health of their digital systems and enhance online security. Just as personal hygiene ensures good health, cyber hygiene promotes a safe and secure digital environment.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2022

However, employees working outside the corporate firewall and other network protections pose some big security challenges, especially for large enterprises. CIOs and CSOs still have to ensure that employees outside of the corporate firewall can do their work securely. IT admins cannot secure assets that they can’t see.

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Network World

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Many of these flaws can be exploited remotely without authentication to compromise the affected components. In total, Oracle's October Critical Patch Update (CPU) contains 253 security fixes across hundreds of products including database servers, networking components, operating systems, application servers and ERP systems.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2021

Troy Hunt and the FBI provided some recommendations for anyone that finds themselves in this collection of data: "Keep security software such as antivirus up to date with current definitions. Turn on 2-factor authentication wherever available. Keep operating systems and software patched.". What was Emotet?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Without proper planning and preparation, schools may be unable to continue classes and administrative operations. Here are some recommendations for best network practices: "Patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as manufacturers release updates. Use multi-factor authentication where possible.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

Networking. Ivan Velichko has been publishing some great articles on container-focused networking concepts; the latest (that I’d seen as of the writing of this article) is this one on publishing the port of a running container. Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

The content this time around seems to be a bit more security-focused, but I’ve still managed to include a few links in other areas. Networking. Rory McCune points out that Kubernetes is a router , and users should not rely on the fact that pods are not accessible from the outside by default as any form of a security barrier.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Networking. Along those lines, one of their latest articles discusses how to achieve identity-based mutual authentication leveraging eBPF. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

Networking. Daniel Dib has a great article on how network engineers need to evolve. The network isn’t going away, it’s just changing. I referenced part 1 of Ajay Chenampara’s series on the Ansible network-engine command parser back in Technology Short Take 102 (July of last year). Go check out part 2.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Networking. The first is a post on Cilium and F5 load balancer integration , while the second discusses implementing Kubernetes network policies with Cilium and Linkerd. The first is a post on Cilium and F5 load balancer integration , while the second discusses implementing Kubernetes network policies with Cilium and Linkerd.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2020

In my last post , I pointed to an attack against an internal device apparently originating from other internal device, none of which had any—nor had they ever had—connections from outside the deception network. The thing that jumps out at me is the operating system because there is no VoIP running on our test network.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2020

When the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) all work together on something, you know the subject is serious. Security best practices for tackling Taidoor. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just detected a new cyber threat from North Korea. The FBI believes that variants like Blindingcan are being used alongside proxy servers, maintaining a presence on victim networks. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. New North Korea remote access trojan.

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Phil Windley

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The exchange of DIDs to form a connection with another party gives both parties a relationship that is self-certifying and mutually authenticated. Further, the connection forms a secure messaging channel called DID Communication or DIDComm. Once Bob's agent receives the message, it authenticates that it came from Alice and decrypts it.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Affecting a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, or a network server, malware interrupts computing operations, hijacks networks, or access systems. Acting as purposely malignant, malware is disguised as an authentic application available from an apparently trustworthy source.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

While large and active Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs like Conti, LockBit, and BlackCat always make headlines with their operations, it's important to learn about smaller ransomware families, as they can provide insight and help us understand more about cybercrime gangs as a whole. The report was published on June 7, 2022.

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Linux Academy

MARCH 28, 2019

To ensure ongoing security site reliability engineers must work hand-in-hand with the CISO’s (Chief Information Security Officer) office to implement Kubernetes security. Vulnerabilities at the operating system level may be exploited by rogue container workloads if not hardened. Server Hardening. Implement RBAC.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Networking. Troy Hunt has a good article on security measures other than just passwords , explaining some of the differences between multi-factor authentication and multi-step authentication (for example). Operating Systems/Applications. ” Servers/Hardware. Highly recommended reading.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

Deloitte researchers believe that Ryuk is sold as a tool kit to groups of cybercriminals, so there could hypothetically be as many variants as there are criminal groups that buy the code, according to the French National Cyber Security Agency (ANSSI). Ryuk variant has 'worm-like characteristics'. The new version of Ryuk ransomware.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. At least, I hope so.)

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Networking. Bruce Schneier writes about how some Chinese hackers are bypassing RSA software token authentication (the title is a bit more broad, implying other forms of two-factor authentication are affected, but the article focuses on attacks against the use of RSA software tokens). Operating Systems/Applications.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Social Engineering According to Carnegie Mellon University’s Information Security Office , “Social engineering is the tactic of manipulating, influencing, or deceiving a victim in order to gain control over a computer system, or to steal personal and financial information.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Networking. Part 2 of Stark and Wayne’s container-to-container networking for Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes dig deep into CNI workings. Milind Gunjan shares some tips for troubleshooting Linux bridged networking on a KVM host. Milind Gunjan shares some tips for troubleshooting Linux bridged networking on a KVM host.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Networking. Said van de Klundert has a post on screen scraping basics for network engineers. For network engineers just getting started with network automation, I suspect that the information shared here may prove quite useful. For readers who may be new to networking, Daniel Wray has a write-up on network cabling.

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