The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

An analysis of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline found that the hackers were able to access the company’s network using a compromised VPN password, Bloomberg reported. The password was discovered among a batch of passwords leaked on the dark web, Bloomberg reported. The hack led to a ransomware payout of $4.4

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This time around, attackers accessed “a small number of” customers’ accounts, according to documents posted by The T-Mo Report. According to the report, customers either fell victim to a SIM swapping attack (which could allow someone to bypass SMS-powered two-factor authentication), had personal plan information exposed, or both.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

billion devices reported in 2023. In this article, we’ll explore the risks associated with IoT and OT connectivity and the measures that organizations need to take to safeguard enterprise networks. Their vulnerabilities can serve as gateways into the enterprise network for malicious actors.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Exploiting this flaw allows threat actors to hijack legitimate user sessions, bypassing authentication protocols such as passwords and multi-factor authentication. Mandiant emphasized the need for organizations to rely on web application firewalls (WAF) and network appliances recording HTTP/S requests for detection.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This is becoming clearer as new reports clarify information obfuscated by technical jargon in early incident reports last week. On Monday, the New York Times reported that “[t]he Russian hackers who penetrated United States government agencies broke into the email system used by the Treasury Department’s most senior leadership.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Network Segmentation : Separate the network into smaller, more secure subnetworks to prevent attacks from spreading. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) : Use an additional layer of authentication, such as a fingerprint or one-time code, to verify user identities. Adopt the use of passphrases instead of passwords.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If you’re not familiar, Visible is a cell service owned and operated by Verizon that pitches itself as a less expensive, “all-digital” network, meaning there aren’t any physical stores like you’d get with a traditional carrier.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Unfortunately, every time a breach like this is reported, the security community is bombarded with pseudo-silver bullets claiming how the compromise could have been averted if only a particular solution had been deployed. In this recent OKTA breach, no reports suggest major incidents so far.

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Network World

AUGUST 2, 2016

According to Symantec ’s annual Internet Security Threat Report , up to 80 percent of breaches could be eliminated with strong authentication. With data breaches and information theft on the rise, it’s becoming even more crucial to protect your data from unwanted third parties.

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Spearline Testing

AUGUST 29, 2019

The execution of VoIP , playing around with the idea of cognitive networks , the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), using enhanced features like A.I. There are new demands on network resources which will inevitably change the way the telecoms providers view, manage and develop the network. The network is key.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

But ahead of that, there’s a new tool that will let anybody make their own Bluetooth tracking tag to use with the Find My network so they can track its location. Once registered on Apple’s Find My network, the OpenHaystack app will be able to report the tag’s location just like Apple’s Find My app works for iPhones and other Apple devices.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 2, 2024

The MRC 2023 Global E-commerce Payments and Fraud report revealed that almost half the merchants surveyed (46%) aimed primarily at reducing fraud and chargebacks. The report showed a significant increase in phishing, pharming, and whaling attacks on e-commerce businesses globally. The report states 34% of merchants faced this in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2021

Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, Electricity Grid Cybersecurity , detailing concerns with the cybersecurity of the grid in the U.S. The GAO report notes that the distribution systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks, but the scale of potential impacts remains unclear.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Networked security cameras are the most likely to have vulnerabilities when it comes to securing Internet of Things devices in the enterprise, according to a new report by Zscaler. "I Researchers found that the camera communicated with the parent company in plain text and without authentication tokens.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

Let HP manage ongoing maintenance, monitoring, security, and reporting. Empower people to work in the way that best suits their needs, with authentication, job accounting, and pull-print solutions. HP Wolf Enterprise Security defends your network with layer after layer of hardened security atop the world’s most secure printers.1

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 22, 2024

The key types of exposures, in order of prevalence, include web framework takeover, remote access services, IT and networking infrastructure, file sharing, and database exposures and vulnerabilities. Implement strong authentication methods for key internet-facing systems, such as multi-factor authentication.

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TechEmpower - Information Technology

JULY 24, 2023

Registration Do you plan to support Google Sign-In, Facebook Connect, or similar 3rd-party authentication? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Reporting can be endless!

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Network World

OCTOBER 27, 2016

For many security professionals, passwords are the scourge of the authentication world, and their death can't come soon enough. According to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 63% of confirmed data breaches involve the use of weak, default or stolen passwords.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Several employees told The Verge they resorted to talking through their work-provided Outlook email accounts since Facebook mainly runs on an internal version of the social network that is currently not accessible. Employees who were already authenticated with non-Facebook tools like Google Docs before the outage began still had access.

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Vox

MAY 6, 2021

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator might seem intimidating, but they’re easy to use and safer than texts. If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. And you always use two-factor authentication, or 2FA. How to choose and use an authenticator app. No, “Passw0rd!”

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This and many other vulnerabilities pose a significant risk, as they not only permit unauthorized access to individual devices but also enable hackers to infiltrate huge hospital networks and cause mass disruption through malicious software. They often exploit this information by demanding ransom or selling it on the Dark Web.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

1Password, a widely used password manager for both individuals and businesses, has brought attention to a troubling security breach related to Okta, a prominent identity and authentication service provider. Inside these files were sensitive authentication cookies and session tokens, which, in the wrong hands, could be used for impersonation.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The news was first reported by cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground, which posted screenshots of data purportedly stolen from the company. It reported that hackers gained access to Activision's network by successfully phishing a privileged user on the network on December 4, 2022.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Hence, it’s important to protect the cloud and its various connections across various cloud environments, not just those that directly tie back to the on-premise network. In many cases, organizations adopt legacy network security solutions and architectures to secure these cloud workloads that often fail to provide complete security coverage.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These thoughtful and reflective experiences allowed me to develop a statement of purpose about the life that I’d like to live, namely, to live a full and authentic life by personally and continually striving, learning, and growing, and by helping others flourish,” he says. The CAO asked him how he was going to fix it. “I

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 30, 2022

Malicious threat actors have been known to take advantage of holidays and weekends to disrupt the critical networks and systems of organizations, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative and remote-access accounts. RELATED: The Holiday Hacker Case Study ].

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

There’s a newly discovered attack on SMS messaging that’s almost invisible to victims, and seemingly sanctioned by the telecom industry, uncovered in a report by Motherboard. Joseph Cox, the Motherboard reporter, had someone successfully carry out the attack on his number, and it only cost the attacker $16.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

New episodes of Some Good News will stream exclusively on ViacomCBS’s streaming service, CBS All Access, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After the episodes stream on All Access, they’ll “move to a number of the company’s linear networks,” according to the Reporter. Krasinski said, according to the Reporter.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

This breach ranks among the largest ever reported for a healthcare provider or health plan in the U.S. Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Don’t log in to WiFi networks you don’t trust. Double check.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) provided information about the techniques BlackMatter is using to hold organization networks for ransom. Go a step further by regularly updating your passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Fowler stumbled upon the exposed database and promptly reported his findings to Website Planet. The database, astonishingly lacking password protection, contained a wealth of information pertaining to Cigna Health and its vast network of healthcare providers. terabytes of data. Operating in all 50 U.S. Operating in all 50 U.S.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 17, 2024

LinkedIn is now well-positioned to capitalize on current shifts occurring across other social networks and search engines, where advertising rules and misinformation are prevalent. Reports from March highlight a 25% increase in Premium subscription revenue, reaching $1.7 billion in 2023. Featured image credit: Greg Bulla/Unsplash

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Network World

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In November, researchers from cybersecurity firm Invincea reported a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to infect Belkin WeMo smart plugs with malware. The flaw was located in a configuration protocol that worked over the local area network and didn't require any authentication.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] Zero Trust network security offers cybersecurity benefits vs. traditional perimeter-based network security models.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2022

New research shows there are more than 9,000 exposed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) servers that are being used without authentication, some of which belong to organizations in critical infrastructure. It relays graphical screen changes while transmitting mouse and keyboard inputs from one machine to another via a network.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) security team (the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center or HC3) released a report detailing how Royal ransomware has been used to target the healthcare sector. After compromising a network, Royal follows a typical pattern seen from other groups.

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