Tag: authentication

The OT security time bomb: Why legacy industrial systems are the biggest cyber risk nobody wants to fix

Mar 10, 2026 12:47 PM

Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firewall, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, ISO-27001, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, office, phishing, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, stuxnet, supply-chain, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day

Why everyone knows it’s burning, but nobody pulls the fire alarm: When I talk to OT managers, production leads or plant engineers, I rarely hear, “We didn’t know we had a problem.” Far more often, it’s, “We know it’s critical, but we can’t just shut it down.” This gap between awareness and action is the…
Why access decisions are becoming the weakest link in identity security

Mar 10, 2026 10:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, ciso, control, credentials, data, finance, governance, group, iam, identity, least-privilege, login, okta, radius, risk, saas, service, technology, tool

The SSO fallacy: Why authentication is not a guarantee: I’m often asked by business and technology leaders, “If we have SSO enabled, why do we still need to worry about granular access controls?” The underlying assumption is that once a user is authenticated through a central, secure portal, the hard work is done.In practice, SSO…
When AI safety constrains defenders more than attackers

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, business, chatgpt, ciso, control, defense, detection, email, exploit, framework, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, offense, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, phishing, RedTeam, service, social-engineering, spear-phishing, strategy, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability

The attacker advantage: Threat actors operate under no such constraints. They simply use jailbroken models, locally hosted open-source alternatives, or purpose-built malicious tools that have proliferated across underground markets.WormGPT, originally shut down in 2023, has reappeared largely as a recycled brand name for uncensored AI tools. New variants posted on underground marketplace BreachForums between October…
When AI safety constrains defenders more than attackers

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, business, chatgpt, ciso, control, defense, detection, email, exploit, framework, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, offense, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, phishing, RedTeam, service, social-engineering, spear-phishing, strategy, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability

The attacker advantage: Threat actors operate under no such constraints. They simply use jailbroken models, locally hosted open-source alternatives, or purpose-built malicious tools that have proliferated across underground markets.WormGPT, originally shut down in 2023, has reappeared largely as a recycled brand name for uncensored AI tools. New variants posted on underground marketplace BreachForums between October…
Hacker FreeAll Over Cisco SD-WAN Flaw

Mar 9, 2026 9:47 PM

Tags: authentication, cisco, cybersecurity, flaw, hacker, network, software, zero-day

Three-Year Old Zero-Day Under Mass Attack. A flaw in Cisco Software-defined network management software has become a hacker free-for-all, warn cybersecurity experts. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on the affected system. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hacker-free-for-all-over-cisco-sd-wan-flaw-a-30946
Critical Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 exposes server backups

Mar 8, 2026 9:48 PM

Tags: authentication, backup, cve, data, flaw, risk, vulnerability

Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 lets attackers download and decrypt server backups without authentication, exposing sensitive data on public management interfaces. A critical vulnerability in Nginx UI, tracked as CVE-2026-27944 (CVSS score of 9.8), allows attackers to download and decrypt full server backups without authentication. The flaw poses a serious risk to organizations exposing the management…
The Developer’s Practical Guide to Passwordless Authentication in 2026

Mar 8, 2026 10:48 AM

Tags: authentication, guide

The Developer’s Practical Guide to Passwordless Authentication in 2026 First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-developers-practical-guide-to-passwordless-authentication-in-2026/
Middle East Conflict Fuels Opportunistic Cyber Attacks

Mar 6, 2026 9:47 PM

Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, best-practice, breach, browser, business, chrome, cloud, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, fraud, google, government, identity, infection, Internet, iran, iraq, malicious, malware, mfa, middle-east, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, PurpleTeam, radius, risk, risk-assessment, scam, service, software, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

IntroductionThreat actors often take advantage of major global events to fuel interest in their malicious activities. Zscaler ThreatLabz is diligently tracking a surge in cybercriminal activity that capitalizes on the elevated political climate in the Middle East. This increased malicious activity includes discoveries that are directly tied to the ongoing conflict, alongside other related findings. ThreatLabz…
Auth0 Vendor Evaluation: Authentication, SSO, Access Management CIAM Analysis (2026)

Mar 6, 2026 8:46 PM

Tags: access, authentication, risk

A detailed Auth0 vendor evaluation covering authentication, SSO, authorization, and CIAM capabilities. Learn about Auth0 pricing, scalability, strengths, risks, and how it compares with modern alternatives like SSOJet. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/auth0-vendor-evaluation-authentication-sso-access-management-ciam-analysis-2026/
Cleaning Up Active Directory Before Enabling SAML-Based SSO: A Technical Playbook

Mar 6, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: authentication, identity

Learn how to clean up Active Directory before enabling SAML-based SSO to ensure secure authentication, accurate user mapping, and smooth identity integration. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/cleaning-up-active-directory-before-enabling-saml-based-sso-a-technical-playbook/
Cleaning Up Active Directory Before Enabling SAML-Based SSO: A Technical Playbook

Mar 6, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: authentication, identity

Learn how to clean up Active Directory before enabling SAML-based SSO to ensure secure authentication, accurate user mapping, and smooth identity integration. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/cleaning-up-active-directory-before-enabling-saml-based-sso-a-technical-playbook/
Cisco Patches 48 Firewall Vulnerabilities with Two CVSS 10 Flaws

Mar 6, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: authentication, cisco, cvss, firewall, flaw, vulnerability

Cisco patches 48 vulnerabilities in Secure Firewall products, including two critical CVSS 10 flaws that could allow authentication bypass and remote code execution. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cisco-patches-firewall-vulnerabilities-cvss-10-flaws/
Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026

Mar 6, 2026 10:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, awareness, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, framework, group, identity, intelligence, leak, mobile, network, service, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, training

Hazel DÃez (Banco Santander), Roberto Lara (Vodafone), Marijus Briedis (NordVPN), Ãlvaro FernÃ¡ndez (Sophos), and Ãngel Ortiz (Cisco). Banco Santander, Vodafone, NordVPN, Sophos y Cisco. Montaje: Foundry Against this backdrop, Cisco defines AI as “the fundamental technology that will set the cybersecurity agenda in 2026,” in the words of Ortiz, who refers to the company’s Integrated…
Hikvision and Rockwell Automation CVSS 9.8 Flaws Added to CISA KEV Catalog

Mar 6, 2026 9:48 AM

Tags: authentication, automation, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below -CVE-2017-7921 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability affecting First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/03/hikvision-and-rockwell-automation-cvss.html
WordPress Membership Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Create Admin Accounts

Mar 6, 2026 7:46 AM

Tags: authentication, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, vulnerability, wordpress

A critical security vulnerability in the popular WordPress User Registration & Membership plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to easily create administrator accounts. The severe flaw, officially tracked as CVE-2026-1492, currently affects all plugin versions up to and including 5.1.2. Because it requires no prior authentication or user interaction to exploit, the vulnerability carries a maximum critical…
Was Unternehmen jetzt zur digitalen Verifizierung wissen müssen Identitätsbetrug als Geschäftsrisiko

Mar 6, 2026 6:47 AM

Tags: ai, authentication, fraud

Identitätsbetrug zählt heute zu den am schnellsten wachsenden Bedrohungen für Unternehmen. Besonders deutsche Firmen sind betroffen und stehen vor der Herausforderung, Sicherheit und Nutzerfreundlichkeit in Einklang zu bringen. Moderne Technologien wie biometrische Authentifizierung und KI-gestützte Verfahren eröffnen neue Wege, um Betrug frühzeitig zu erkennen und Vertrauen als Wettbewerbsfaktor zu stärken. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump…
Europa im Visier von Cyber-Identitätsdieben

Mar 6, 2026 5:47 AM

Tags: ai, authentication, china, cloud, cve, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, germany, google, korea, lazarus, mail, malware, mfa, microsoft, phishing, ransomware, saas, sap, service, strategy, threat, vpn, vulnerability

Deutsche Unternehmen müssen sich warm anziehen: Sowohl staatliche als auch ‘private” Akteure haben es auf sie abgesehen.ShutterstockWie die Experten von Darktrace in ihrem aktuellen Threat Report 2026 darstellen, bleiben Cloud- und E-Mail-Konten das Einfallstor Nummer Eins in Europa. Dem Bericht zufolge begannen im vergangenen Jahr in Europa 58 Prozent der Attacken mit kompromittierten Cloud-Accounts oder…
Strengthening California’s Cyber Defenses: Apply Now for FFY 2024 SLCGP Grants

Mar 6, 2026 12:47 AM

Tags: access, authentication, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, email, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, mfa, mitigation, office, resilience, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerability

Cal OES offers up to $250,000 to help California’s state, local, and tribal agencies strengthen their digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats. Organizations must submit their applications by March 13, 2026. Key takeaways Significant competitive funding: Cal OES is distributing $9.7 million for local and tribal governments and $1.8 million for state agencies, with individual…
Tycoon 2FA Goes Boom as Europol, Vendors Bust Phishing Platform

Mar 5, 2026 11:46 PM

Tags: 2fa, authentication, cyber, phishing, service, threat

The phishing-as-a-service platform was popular among cyber threat actors because of its ability to bypass multifactor authentication defenses. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tycoon-2fa-europol-vendors-bust-phishing-platform
Passwordless Authentication for WooCommerce with Adaptive MFA

Mar 5, 2026 7:47 PM

Tags: authentication, infrastructure, login, mfa

Secure WooCommerce stores with passwordless login, adaptive MFA, and scalable authentication infrastructure for modern ecommerce applications. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/passwordless-authentication-for-woocommerce-with-adaptive-mfa/
EasyIntegrate Passwordless Authentication for Shopify with Adaptive MFA and Private Instances

Mar 5, 2026 7:47 PM

Tags: authentication, guide, login, mfa, passkey

how to implement passwordless authentication for Shopify apps using OTP, magic links, and passkeys with adaptive MFA and private authentication infrastructure.Secure Shopify applications with passwordless authentication, adaptive MFA, and private instances. A developer guide for implementing secure login infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/easy-to-integrate-passwordless-authentication-for-shopify-with-adaptive-mfa-and-private-instances/
Microsoft, Europol disrupt global phishing platform Tycoon 2FA

Mar 5, 2026 5:47 PM

Tags: 2fa, authentication, business, cybercrime, email, microsoft, phishing, service

The service helped cybercriminals bypass multifactor authentication and led to business email compromise and ransomware. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-europol-disrupt-phishing-tycoon-2fa/813904/
Should Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure?

Mar 5, 2026 2:46 PM

Tags: access, authentication, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, encryption, fido, finance, framework, governance, Hardware, healthcare, identity, incident, infrastructure, mfa, network, nis-2, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology

Should Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure? madhav Thu, 03/05/2026 – 09:53 Over the past few years, large-scale cloud outages have demonstrated just how deeply digital services are woven into the fabric of modern society. When widely used cloud platforms experience disruption, the impact extends far beyond individual applications; banking services stall, transport systems falter,…
Okta vs Microsoft Entra ID: Which Enterprise SSO Platform Is Better?

Mar 5, 2026 12:47 PM

Tags: authentication, identity, microsoft, okta, saas

Compare Okta vs Microsoft Entra ID for enterprise SSO. Learn differences in authentication, security, and identity management for SaaS and enterprise platforms. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/okta-vs-microsoft-entra-id-which-enterprise-sso-platform-is-better/
Next Gen Spotlights: Preparing for a Post-Quantum World QA with Cavero Quantum

Mar 5, 2026 12:47 PM

Tags: authentication, ceo, computing, cryptography, infrastructure

As quantum computing edges closer to reality, the pressure on organisations to future-proof their security infrastructure is mounting. Cavero Quantum, a spin-out from the University of Leeds, is tackling this challenge head-on with post-quantum cryptography and authentication designed for even the most constrained devices. The Gurus spoke to James Trenholme, Co-Founder and CEO of Cavero…
Critical pac4j-jwt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Impersonate Any User

Mar 5, 2026 12:47 PM

Tags: authentication, cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, tool, vulnerability

A critical security flaw in the popular Java authentication library pac4j-jwt allows attackers to completely bypass authentication and impersonate any user, including administrators. Tracked as CVE-2026-29000, this vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and requires nothing more than the server’s public RSA key to successfully exploit.”‹ Their automated tools and security engineers found…
Where Multi-Factor Authentication Stops and Credential Abuse Starts

Mar 5, 2026 12:47 PM

Tags: access, authentication, breach, credentials, identity, mfa, microsoft, network, okta, password, windows

Organizations typically roll out multi-factor authentication (MFA) and assume stolen passwords are no longer enough to access systems. In Windows environments, that assumption is often wrong. Attackers still compromise networks every day using valid credentials. The issue is not MFA itself, but coverage. Enforced through an identity provider (IdP) such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta,…
14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash

Mar 5, 2026 8:46 AM

Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, communications, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, dns, dos, encryption, exploit, flaw, hacker, Hardware, infosec, infrastructure, Internet, kaspersky, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, nist, open-source, password, programming, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, stuxnet, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

Age: 30 yearsDate introduced: 1995Date fixed: February 2026Researchers unearthed a legacy flaw in the widely used libpng open-source library that had existed since the technology was first released more than 30 years ago.The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25646) meant that applications using the flawed software would crash when presented with a maliciously constructed PNG raster…
14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash

Mar 5, 2026 8:46 AM

Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, communications, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, dns, dos, encryption, exploit, flaw, hacker, Hardware, infosec, infrastructure, Internet, kaspersky, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, nist, open-source, password, programming, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, stuxnet, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

Age: 30 yearsDate introduced: 1995Date fixed: February 2026Researchers unearthed a legacy flaw in the widely used libpng open-source library that had existed since the technology was first released more than 30 years ago.The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25646) meant that applications using the flawed software would crash when presented with a maliciously constructed PNG raster…
Cisco Secure Firewall Vulnerability Exposes Networks to Authentication Bypass Attacks

Mar 5, 2026 8:46 AM

Tags: access, attack, authentication, cisco, cvss, cyber, firewall, flaw, network, software, vulnerability

Cisco recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) Software that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain complete root access to affected devices. Holding a maximum severity CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw demands immediate attention from network administrators. Discovered during internal security testing by Cisco researcher Brandon Sakai, the vulnerability…