Tag: authentication
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Ivanti warns of critical Neurons for ITSM auth bypass flaw
Ivanti has released security updates for its Neurons for ITSM IT service management solution that mitigate a critical authentication bypass vulnerability. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-of-critical-neurons-for-itsm-auth-bypass-flaw/
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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IAM 2025: Diese 10 Trends entscheiden über Ihre Sicherheitsstrategie
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, best-practice, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, credentials, crypto, cryptography, detection, dora, framework, governance, iam, identity, iot, kritis, login, mfa, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, service, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trustDie Kernaussage der EIC Conference 2025: IAM ist ein ganzheitlicher Architekturansatz und kein Toolset. Identity & Access Management (IAM) ist nicht länger eine Frage der Tool-Auswahl, sondern der Architektur. Diese Kernaussage prägte die European Identity and Cloud Conference 2025, die vom 6. bis 9. Mai in Berlin stattfand. Mit über 1.500 Teilnehmern, 300 Rednern und…
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Deepfake attacks are inevitable. CISOs can’t prepare soon enough.
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, blockchain, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, espionage, finance, fraud, governance, grc, identity, incident response, jobs, law, mfa, north-korea, password, privacy, resilience, risk, scam, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, updateReal-world fabrications: Even security vendors have been victimized. Last year, the governance risk and compliance (GRC) lead at cybersecurity company Exabeam was hiring for an analyst, and human resources (HR) qualified a candidate that looked very good on paper with a few minor concerns, says Kevin Kirkwood, CISO.”There were gaps in how the education represented…
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Passwordless authentication: Where security meets productivity
Say goodbye to password fatigue. Say hello to a more secure, efficient future. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/passwordless-authentication-where-security-meets-productivity/747656/
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Hackers Exploit Legacy Protocols in Microsoft Entra ID to Bypass MFA and Conditional Access
A sophisticated and highly coordinated cyberattack campaign came to light, as tracked by Guardz Research. This operation zeroed in on legacy authentication protocols within Microsoft Entra ID, exploiting outdated methods to sidestep modern security measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Conditional Access. At the heart of this assault was BAV2ROPC (Basic Authentication Version 2, Resource…
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Building IDP Resilience
In today’s digital economy, identity is more than just an authentication checkpoint”, it’s the backbone of user access, security, and continuity. And as CISOs and IAM architects work to modernize their identity systems, one imperative has moved from the sidelines to center stage: IDP resilience. When identity becomes a single point of failure Most enterprises…
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FBI warns that end of life devices are being actively targeted by threat actors
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, botnet, china, cisco, control, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, firmware, Hardware, identity, infection, intelligence, Internet, malware, network, password, router, sans, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLinksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610NCradlepoint E100Cisco M10Threat actors, notably Chinese state-sponsored actors, are successfully exploiting known vulnerabilities in routers exposed to the web through pre-installed remote management software, according to the FBI. They then install malware, set up a botnet, and sell proxy services or launch coordinated attacks.”The…
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Elastic Kibana Prototype Contamination Leads to Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25014)
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Elastic issued a security bulletin to fix the arbitrary code execution vulnerability caused by Elastic Kibana prototype contamination (CVE-2025-25014); Due to the prototype contamination problem in Kibana, an attacker with specific role privileges can bypass the authentication mechanism by constructing specially crafted file uploads and specific HTTP requests to…The…
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SonicWall SMA 100 Series Critical Post-Authentication Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32819, CVE-2025-32820, CVE-2025-32821)
Summary On May 7, 2025, SonicWall and Rapid7 disclosed three vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series appliances, including models 200, 210, 400, First seen on research.kudelskisecurity.com Jump to article: research.kudelskisecurity.com/2025/05/09/sonicwall-sma-100-series-critical-post-authentication-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32819-cve-2025-32820-cve-2025-32821/
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How to capture forensic evidence for Microsoft 365
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, cloud, compliance, control, data, firewall, microsoft, network, risk, risk-management, windowsA Microsoft 365 E5 license (E5, E5 Compliance, or E5 Insider Risk Management)Workstations that run Windows 11 Enterprise with Microsoft 365 applicationsDevices joined via Microsoft Entra with certain Defender antivirus versions and application versions on boardOnly organizations that meet those criteria will be able to run Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management to get the forensic…
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UK Government to Roll Out Passkeys Late This Year
FIDO-Based Authentication to Replace SMS-Based Verification, Says UK NCSC. The U.K. government is set to replace SMS-based verification systems for digital services with passkeys later this year in a bid to shore-up cyber defenses. The authentication initiative is being developed by the U.K. National Cybersecurity Center using FIDO standards. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Breaking the Password Barrier: FIDO’s Path to Seamless Security
As the digital world rapidly expands, the need for secure, seamless authentication becomes more urgent. At the forefront of this evolution is FIDO (Fast Identity Online), promoting password-less authentication that combines convenience with strong security. But FIDO’s long-term success depends not only on its security capabilities but also on achieving true interoperability across platforms and..…
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Security update causes new problem for Windows Hello for Business authentication
Tags: advisory, authentication, business, credentials, cve, flaw, identity, login, microsoft, update, vulnerability, windowsfixing vulnerabilities, of which CVE-2025-26647, the flaw addressed by the buggy fix, was serious enough to warrant immediate attention.But Windows environments are varied, and exceptions arise, especially in relation to the complex subject of authentication. In some cases, the fix for a vulnerability can cause new problems that Microsoft only detects when customers shout about…
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Harnessing AI to Create Auth and Register Pages: A Step-Wise Guide to Enhance UX
86% of users abandon websites due to poor authentication experiences. Discover how AI can transform your login and registration pages into conversion powerhouses that adapt to each user, prevent errors before they happen, and balance security with seamless UX”, all without adding complexity. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/harnessing-ai-to-create-auth-and-register-pages-a-step-wise-guide-to-enhance-ux/
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Quantum supremacy: Cybersecurity’s ultimate arms race has China way in front
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, backup, banking, breach, business, china, ciso, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, jobs, military, ml, nist, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe DeepSeek/Qwen factor: What we learned from recent AI advances, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, that caught the world by surprise is that China’s technology is much more advanced than anyone anticipated. I’d argue that this is a leading indicator that China’s quantum computing capabilities are also in absolute stealth-mode development and ahead of the…
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Critical flaw in AI agent dev tool Langflow under active exploitation
/api/v1/validate/code had missing authentication checks and passed code to the Python exec function. However, it didn’t run exec directly on functions, but on function definitions, which make functions available for execution but don’t execute their code.Because of this, the Horizon3.ai researchers had to come up with an alternative exploitation method leveraging a Python feature called…
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Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role, managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments.That prominence also First…
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RCE flaw in tool for building AI agents exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-3248)
A missing authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-3248) in Langflow, a web application for building AI-driven agents, is being exploited by attackers in the wild, CISA has … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/06/langflow-cve-2025-3248-exploited/
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Schwachstelle in SAP-Netweaver-Visual-Composer ermöglicht Cyberkriminellen die Ausführung von Remotecode
Eine kritische Schwachstelle für den Datei-Upload mit einem CVSS-Score von 10,0 betrifft die Metadaten-Uploader-Komponente des SAP-NetWeaver-Visual-Composer. Als besonders schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücke vereint die Schwachstelle CVE-2025-31324 mehrere sehr große Risikofaktoren: Sie weist den maximalen CVSS-Score auf, benötigt keine Authentifizierung, betrifft ein in vielen großen Unternehmen weit verbreitetes Produkt und wurde bereits aktiv für die Ausführung von Remotecodes…
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Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role, managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments.That prominence also First…
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Windows Deployment Services Hit by 0-Click UDP Flaw Leading to System Failures
Tags: authentication, cyber, exploit, flaw, malicious, microsoft, network, remote-code-execution, service, windowsA newly discoveredpre-authentication denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilityin Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services (WDS) exposes enterprise networks to instant system crashes via malicious UDP packets. Dubbed a “0-click” flaw, attackers can exploit it remotely without user interaction, draining server memory until critical services fail. While much attention focuses on remote code execution bugs, memory exhaustion vulnerabilities in UDP-based services like…