Tag: multi-factor authentication

  • Krebs on Security: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click Feedly Summary: Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users

    Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/13/microsoft-confirms-password-deletion-for-1-billion-users-attacks-up-200/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is pushing for the adoption of passkeys as a secure alternative to passwords, citing a rise in password-related attacks. The company highlights the strong security benefits of passkeys, which are resistant…

  • 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…

  • CSA: How to Secure Break Glass Accounts in Multi-Cloud

    Source URL: https://www.britive.com/resource/blog/break-glass-account-management-best-practices Source: CSA Title: How to Secure Break Glass Accounts in Multi-Cloud Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the criticality of managing “break glass” accounts in multi-cloud environments, highlighting the associated security risks and providing best practices for effective access management. It is particularly relevant for IT professionals…

  • The Register: Are your Prometheus servers and exporters secure? Probably not

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/15/prometheus_servers_exporters_exposed/ Source: The Register Title: Are your Prometheus servers and exporters secure? Probably not Feedly Summary: Plus: Netscaler brute force barrage; BeyondTrust API key stolen; and more Infosec in brief There’s a problem of titanic proportions brewing for users of the Prometheus open source monitoring toolkit: hundreds of thousands of servers and exporters…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Something to Read When You Are On Call and Everyone Else is at the Office Party

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/something-to-read-when-you-are-on-call-and-everyone-else-is-at-the-office-party/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Something to Read When You Are On Call and Everyone Else is at the Office Party Feedly Summary: Its mid-December, if you’re on-call or working to defend networks, this newsletter is for you. Martin discusses the widening gap between threat and defences as well as the growing…

  • Hacker News: Oasis Security Research Team Discovers Microsoft Azure MFA Bypass

    Source URL: https://oasis.security/resources/blog/oasis-security-research-team-discovers-microsoft-azure-mfa-bypass Source: Hacker News Title: Oasis Security Research Team Discovers Microsoft Azure MFA Bypass Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Oasis Security’s research unveiled a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), allowing attackers to breach user accounts undetected. This incident showcases the criticality of effective MFA implementations and the…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: The evolution and abuse of proxy networks

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-evolution-and-abuse-of-proxy-networks/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The evolution and abuse of proxy networks Feedly Summary: Proxy and anonymization networks have been dominating the headlines, this piece discusses its origins and evolution on the threat landscape with specific focus on state sponsored abuse. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the growing…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-our-2025-cybersecurity-forecast-report/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2024. Today, Nick Godfrey, senior director, Office of the CISO, shares our Forecast report for the coming year, with additional insights from our Office of the CISO colleagues.As with…