Tag: authentication
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Five Cyber Agencies Sound Alarm About Active Directory Attacks: Beyond the Basics
Tags: access, attack, authentication, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, framework, iam, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, password, risk, service, software, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityA landmark global report emphasizes 17 attack techniques against Microsoft Active Directory and cautions organizations to step up protections. In the second of our two-part series, we take you beyond the basics to highlight three key areas to focus on. The landmark report Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises, released in September by cybersecurity agencies…
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Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker
The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/microsoft-seizes-websites-tied-to-egypt-based-diy-phishing-kit-maker/
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DEF CON 32 Unlocking the Gates: Understanding Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
Authors/Presenters: # Vikas Khanna Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/11/def-con-32-unlocking-the-gates-understanding-authentication-bypass-vulnerabilities/
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7 Simple Steps to PCI DSS Audit Success
Organizations that process, transmit, and/or store cardholder data or SAD (sensitive authentication data), or can affect their security, must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). This is an international information security standard designed to: Currently, the Standard is at v4.0.1. You can learn more about the changes introduced by PCI…
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Azure Key Vault Tradecraft with BARK
Tags: access, api, authentication, credentials, data, encryption, microsoft, password, powershell, RedTeam, serviceBrief This post details the existing and new functions in BARK that support adversarial tradecraft research relevant to the Azure Key Vault service. The latter part of the post shows an example of how a red team operator may use these commands during the course of an assessment. Authentication Azure Key Vault is one of…
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ACMP Release 6.7 von Aagon bringt wichtige neue Features
Zu den wichtigsten Neuerungen gehört somit die Multifaktor-Authentifizierung besonders wichtig für von NIS-2 betroffene Unternehmen, aber natürlich interessant auch für alle anderen User, die sicherstellen müssen, dass nur nachweislich geprüfte Personen Zugriff auf die IT-Ressourcen des Unternehmensnetzwerks haben. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/acmp-release-6-7-von-aagon-bringt-wichtige-neue-features/a38986/
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Oracle Warns of Agile PLM Vulnerability Currently Under Active Exploitation
Oracle is warning that a high-severity security flaw impacting the Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-21287 (CVSS score: 7.5), could be exploited sans authentication to leak sensitive information.”This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., it may be exploited over a network First seen on…
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Hornetsecurity launches DMARC Manager to protect against fraud and phishing
As email threats such as fraud and impersonation attacks continue to rise, the need for robust email authentication practices has never been more critical. In response, Hornetsecurity has announced the launch of its DMARC Manager, an advanced tool that addresses the complex challenges organisations face in managing DMARC, DKIM, and SPF configurations, especially for those…
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Critical Windows Kerberos Flaw Exposes Millions of Servers to Attack
A critical vulnerability in the Windows Kerberos authentication protocol poses a significant risk to millions of servers. Microsoft… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/windows-kerberos-flaw-millions-of-servers-attack/
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Microsoft shares more details on Windows 11 admin protection
Microsoft has shared more details about the new Windows 11 administrator protection security feature, which is available in preview and uses Windows Hello authentication prompts to block access to critical system resources. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-more-details-on-windows-11-admin-protection/
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Fraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, business, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crime, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, international, mfa, mobile, office, PCI, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityFraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters madhav Tue, 11/19/2024 – 05:28 International Fraud Awareness Week (November 17-23) is a critical time to consider the significant risks that fraud poses to individuals and organizations. Thanks to AI, fraud attempts and successful attacks are alarmingly common and more advanced, with many…
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WordPress Plug-In Vulnerability Threatens 4 Million Sites
Critical Authentication Flaw Impacts Both Free and Pro Users. A widely deployed five-in-one security plug-in for WordPress websites contained a flaw that hackers could automate into a large-scale takeover campaign. The critical authentication bypass vulnerability takes advantage of a now-patched flaw in the Really Simple Security plug-in. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/wordpress-plug-in-vulnerability-threatens-4-million-sites-a-26843
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WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Threatens 4 Million Sites
Critical Authentication Flaw Impacts Both Free and Pro Users. A widely deployed five-in-one security plugin for WordPress websites contained a flaw that hackers could automate into a large-scale takeover campaign. The critical authentication bypass vulnerability takes advantage of a now-patched flaw in the Really Simple Security plugin. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-threatens-4-million-sites-a-26843
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Microsoft 365 Admin-Center: Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung bald obligatorisch
Ab Anfang 2025 reicht für das Einloggen im Admin-Center von Microsoft 365 ein Passwort nicht mehr aus. MFA-Codes sollen das Kapern von Accounts erschweren. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-365-Admin-Center-Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung-bald-obligatorisch-10042669.html
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GeoVision 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Tags: authentication, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, injection, vulnerability, zero-dayCybersecurity researchers have detected the active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in GeoVision devices, which the manufacturer no longer supports. The vulnerability, now designated as CVE-2024-11120, has been assigned a high-severity CVSS score of 9.8 and used by a sophisticated botnet. The security flaw is a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary…
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Urgent: Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Over 4 Million Sites
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been disclosed in the Really Simple Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) plugin for WordPress that, if successfully exploited, could grant an attacker to remotely gain full administrative access to a susceptible site.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10924 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts both free and premium versions of the plugin. The…
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Security plugin flaw in millions of WordPress sites gives admin access
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered impacting the WordPress plugin ‘Really Simple Security’ (formerly ‘Really Simple SSL’), including both free and Pro versions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-plugin-flaw-in-millions-of-wordpress-sites-gives-admin-access/
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Microsoft 365 MFA für Admins ab 3. Feb. 2025 verpflichtend
Kurzer Hinweis für Administratoren von Microsoft 365-Tenants. Ab dem 3. Februar 2025 beginnt Microsoft damit, die Multifactor-Authentifizierung (MFA) für den Zugang zum Microsoft 365-Admin-Center zu erzwingen. Die Möglichkeit, diese MFA für 14 Tage auszusetzen, wird dann für die betreffenden Tenants … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/11/17/microsoft-365-mfa-fuer-admins-ab-3-feb-2025-verpflichtend/
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Google Cloud to make multi-factor authentication mandatory in 2025
First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/google-cloud-to-make-multi-factor-authentication-mandatory-in-2025/
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Definition Passwordless Authentication | Passwortlose Authentifizierung – Was ist passwortlose Authentifizierung?
Tags: authenticationFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/passwortlose-authentifizierung-sicherheit-benutzerfreundlichkeit-a-4cb55f62adb48c4341e202ff8f35a3cd/
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Chinese SilkSpecter Hackers Attacking Black Friday Shoppers
SilkSpecter, a Chinese financially motivated threat actor, launched a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting e-commerce shoppers in Europe and the USA during the Black Friday shopping season. The campaign leveraged the legitimate payment processor Stripe to steal victims’ Cardholder Data (CHD) and Sensitive Authentication Data (SAD) while allowing legitimate transactions to proceed. The threat actor used…
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Google Cloud to Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication by 2025 for All Users
Google’s cloud division has announced that it will enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users by the end of 2025 as part of its… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/11/google-cloud-to-enforce-multi-factor.html
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Citrix Session Recording users warned of CVEs that allow hackers to gain control
Security researchers at watchTowr discovered the flaw and claim attackers can gain access without authentication, a finding which Citrix disputes. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/citrix-session-recording-cves-hackers/732794/
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Google Cloud to Mandate Multifactor Authentication by 2025
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-cloud-mandate-mfa-2025/
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Veeam Patches High-Severity Vulnerability as Exploitation of Previous Flaw Expands
Veeam has released a hotfix for a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Backup Enterprise Manager. The post Veeam Patches High-Severity Vulnerability as Exploitation of Previous Flaw Expands appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/veeam-patches-high-severity-vulnerability-as-exploitation-of-previous-flaw-expands/
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THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 04 – Nov 10)
âš ï¸ Imagine this: the very tools you trust to protect you online”, your two-factor authentication, your car’s tech system, even your security software”, turned into silent allies for hackers. Sounds like a scene from a thriller, right? Yet, in 2024, this isn’t fiction; it’s the new cyber reality. Today’s attackers have become so sophisticated that…