Tag: mfa
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What You Don’t Know About SaaS Can Violate HIPAA Compliance
Explore how SaaS identity risks impact HIPAA compliance and what the 2025 updates mean for MFA, app inventory, and third-party software controls. Read now. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/what-you-dont-know-about-saas-can-violate-hipaa-compliance/
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Void Blizzard nimmt NATO-Organisationen ins Visier
Tags: access, api, authentication, blizzard, cloud, cyberattack, cyberespionage, edr, fido, framework, governance, government, hacker, intelligence, mail, malware, mfa, microsoft, open-source, passkey, password, phishing, risk, siem, spear-phishing, threat, tool, ukraineRussische Hacker ändern ihre Taktik von Passwort-Spraying zu Phishing, aber ihre Ziele innerhalb der NATO bleiben gleich.Seit über einem Jahr hat es eine neue Cyberspionage-Gruppe, die mit der russischen Regierung in Verbindung stehen soll, auf Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Branchen innerhalb der NATO abgesehen. Die Gruppe wird von Microsoft Threat Intelligence ‘Void Blizzard” genannt. Die niederländischen…
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Most LLMs don’t pass the security sniff test
Advice to CSOs: Lee said that CSOs should consider the following before approving any LLM:Training data: figure out where the model got its info. Random web grabs expose your secrets;Prompt history: if your questions stick around on their servers, they’ll turn up in the next breach bulletin;Credentials: stolen API keys and weak passwords keep attackers…
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Risk assessment vital when choosing an AI model, say experts
Advice to CSOs: Lee said that CSOs should consider the following before approving any LLM:Training data: figure out where the model got its info. Random web grabs expose your secrets;Prompt history: if your questions stick around on their servers, they’ll turn up in the next breach bulletin;Credentials: stolen API keys and weak passwords keep attackers…
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Cisco Duo Expands Beyond MFA, Launches Security-First Identity and Access Management Platform
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/cisco-duo-expands-beyond-mfa-launches-security-first-identity-and-access-management-platform
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‘Secure email’: A losing battle CISOs must give up
End-to-end encryption remains elusive: Email continues to be the dominant electronic communication tool today because it is well understood, relatively easy to use, and relatively inexpensive. By and large, businesses have approved email for sending confidential information, and we often convince ourselves that it is secure, can be secured with third-party tools, or it’s “good…
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New Russian APT group Void Blizzard targets NATO-based orgs after infiltrating Dutch police
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, blizzard, cloud, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, fido, framework, group, hacker, identity, least-privilege, login, mfa, microsoft, open-source, passkey, password, phishing, qr, risk, russia, siem, spear-phishing, switch, threat, toolSwitch to spear phishing: In recent months the group seems to have pivoted from password spraying to targeted spear phishing attacks that direct users to fake Microsoft Entra login pages using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques. Such a campaign led to the compromise of 20 NGOs in April.In its campaign against NGOs, Void Blizzard sent emails masquerading…
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Understanding the Cookie-Bite MFA Bypass Risk
The Cookie-Bite attack is an advanced evolution of Pass-the-Cookie exploits. This tactic bypasses Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) by leveraging stolen authentication cookies”, such as Azure Entra ID’s ESTSAUTH and ESTSAUTHPERSISTENT”, to impersonate users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/understanding-the-cookie-bite-mfa-bypass-risk/
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AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, data, encryption, guide, malicious, malware, mfa, nist, passkey, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, regulation, risk, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 05/27/2025 – 04:40 The Thales 2025 Data Threat Report reveals a critical inflection point in global cybersecurity. As the threat landscape grows more complex and hostile, the rapid adoption of generative AI is amplifying both opportunity and…
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OTP Authentication in 2025: How MojoAuth Stacks Up Against Twilio Verify, Auth0, Stytch Descope
One-time-password (OTP) delivery remains the work-horse of passwordless and multi-factor authentication flows. Yet the 2025 market has fractured into two… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/otp-authentication-in-2025-how-mojoauth-stacks-up-against-twilio-verify-auth0-stytch-descope/
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Critical infrastructure under attack: Flaws becoming weapon of choice
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, citrix, communications, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data-breach, defense, exploit, flaw, fortinet, government, group, hacker, healthcare, ibm, identity, incident, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, kev, login, mfa, monitoring, moveIT, network, ransomware, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayTrade in exploit code: IBM’s X-Force found four of the 10 most mentioned common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) on the dark web were linked to sophisticated threat actor groups, including nation-state intelligence agencies.”Exploit codes for these CVEs were openly traded on numerous forums, fueling a growing market for attacks against power grids, health networks, and…
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Russian APT28 compromised Western logistics and IT firms to track aid to Ukraine
Tags: access, advisory, api, authentication, cctv, cloud, computer, container, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, exploit, flaw, government, hacker, identity, infrastructure, Internet, login, malicious, malware, mfa, military, network, ntlm, office, open-source, password, phishing, powershell, russia, service, software, threat, tool, ukraine, vulnerabilityCredential guessing and spearphishing: The attackers used brute-force credential guessing techniques, also known as password spraying, to gain initial access to accounts. This was complemented with targeted phishing emails that directed recipients to fake login pages for government entities or Western cloud email providers. These phishing pages were stored on free web hosting services or…
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How Identity Plays a Part in 5 Stages of a Cyber Attack
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, computer, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, group, iam, identity, intelligence, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, password, powershell, ransomware, risk, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhile credential abuse is a primary initial access vector, identity compromise plays a key role in most stages of a cyber attack. Here’s what you need to know, and how Tenable can help. Identity compromise plays a pivotal role in how attackers move laterally through an organization. Credential abuse is the top initial access vector,…
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Neue Angriffstaktiken: Die trügerische Sicherheit von MFA
Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung (MFA) galt lange als das Bollwerk gegen Phishing-Attacken effektiv, kostengünstig und leicht zu implementieren. Doch aktuelle Entwicklungen zeigen: Diese Schutzmaßnahme ist längst nicht mehr unangreifbar. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/die-truegerische-sicherheit-mfa
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Your Data, Your Responsibility: Securing Your Organization’s Future in the Cloud
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyberattack, data, data-breach, dora, encryption, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, google, ibm, infrastructure, international, mfa, network, PCI, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, strategy, threatYour Data, Your Responsibility: Securing Your Organization’s Future in the Cloud madhav Tue, 05/20/2025 – 04:37 Cloud adoption has fundamentally changed the way businesses operate, offering scalability, agility, and cost efficiencies that were unimaginable just a decade ago. But with this shift comes a necessary conversation: the cloud can also introduce complex security risks without…
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Passwortfreie Authentifizierung: So gelingt der Umstieg auf PKI
Tags: access, authentication, bug, cyberattack, Hardware, infrastructure, mail, mfa, nis-2, password, phishing, ransomware, service, vpnDie zertifikatsbasierte Authentifizierung mit PKI erfolgt via physischen Token statt Passwort.Die Bedrohungslage im Cyberraum verschärft sich stetig. Immer mehr Unternehmen sind mit Angriffen konfrontiert von Phishing-Kampagnen bis hin zu Ransomware-Attacken. Zudem verlangen Gesetzgeber mit Vorschriften wie NIS-2 ein hohes Maß an Sicherheit und Nachvollziehbarkeit der Authentifizierung. Herkömmliche Methoden wie Passwörter oder SMS-TANs sind den steigenden…
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Check Point veröffentlicht weitere Details zur DragonForce Analyse
Die Gruppe gibt sich häufig als IT-Mitarbeiter aus, versendet Phishing-Nachrichten via SMS oder Telegram und nutzt Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierungs-Müdigkeit (MFA Fatigue), um Nutzer zur Preisgabe von Zugangsdaten zu bewegen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-veroeffentlicht-weitere-details-zur-dragonforce-analyse/a40820/
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Google patches Chrome vulnerability used for account takeover and MFA bypass
How could this be exploited?: OAuth provides a way of giving access to something without the need for a password. It’s useful in multiple scenarios, for example, in single sign-on (SSO). Users might also encounter it when giving a contact access to a file or document in a cloud service such as Microsoft 365 without…
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Hacker nehmen Rüstungslieferanten der Ukraine ins Visier
Tags: 2fa, access, authentication, bug, cyberattack, exploit, hacker, mail, mfa, password, software, strategy, ukraine, vulnerabilityRussische Hacker greifen gezielt Rüstungsfirmen an, die die Ukraine mit Waffen versorgen.Die berüchtigte russische Hackergruppe Fancy Bear hat gezielt Rüstungsfirmen angegriffen, die Waffen an die Ukraine liefern. Das geht aus einer aktuellen Studie des slowakischen Sicherheitsunternehmens Eset aus Bratislava hervor. Danach richteten sich die Angriffe vor allem gegen Hersteller sowjetischer Waffentechnik in Bulgarien, Rumänien und…
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MFA circumvented through legacy login flaw
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mfa-circumvented-through-legacy-login-flaw
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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…