Tag: brute force attacks

  • Schneier on Security: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/improvements-in-brute-force-attacks.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks Feedly Summary: New paper: “GPU Assisted Brute Force Cryptanalysis of GPRS, GSM, RFID, and TETRA: Brute Force Cryptanalysis of KASUMI, SPECK, and TEA3.” Abstract: Key lengths in symmetric cryptography are determined with respect to the brute force attacks with current technology. While…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Talos IR trends Q4 2024: Web shell usage and exploitation of public-facing applications spike

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-ir-trends-q4-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Talos IR trends Q4 2024: Web shell usage and exploitation of public-facing applications spike Feedly Summary: This new report from Cisco Talos Incident Response explores how threat actors increasingly deployed web shells against vulnerable web applications, and exploited vulnerable or unpatched public-facing applications to gain initial access.…

  • NCSC Feed: Three random words or #thinkrandom

    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/three-random-words-or-thinkrandom-0 Source: NCSC Feed Title: Three random words or #thinkrandom Feedly Summary: Ian M discusses what makes a good password AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text discusses password security, specifically the process of hashing passwords to protect them from unauthorized access. It highlights the methods cybercriminals might use to compromise…

  • The Register: Emergency patch: Cisco fixes bug under exploit in brute-force attacks

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/cisco_bug_brute_force/ Source: The Register Title: Emergency patch: Cisco fixes bug under exploit in brute-force attacks Feedly Summary: Who doesn’t love abusing buggy appliances, really? Cisco has patched an already exploited security hole in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software that miscreants have been brute-forcing in attempted denial of…