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Congratulations to the Winners Who Escaped the Dreaded Haunted House of IT

Kaseya

The Weapon: Two-Factor Authentication. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), a form of multi-factor authentication, uses a second layer of authentication to access your systems by requiring users to provide a password (something they know) and a mobile app or token (something they have). The Threat: Malware.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tips for cloud configs, MSP vetting, CISO board presentations

Tenable

Block legacy authentication protocols. Privilege account management, including role-based access and authentication management. Systems management. The group’s modus operandi is to first gain initial access via virtual private network (VPN) servers. Turn off Secure Shell and other network device management interfaces.

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Radar Trends to Watch: August 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Perhaps the scariest exploit in security would be a rootkit that cannot be detected or removed , even by wiping the disk and reinstalling the operating system. AWS is offering some customers a free multi factor authentication (MFA) security key. Lost passwords are an important attack vector for industrial systems.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

They are especially interested in software vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited to seize control of a company’s network. A zero-day vulnerability is a flaw in a network or software that hasn’t been patched or for which a patch isn’t available. What Is a Zero-Day Vulnerability?

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The Top 5 Mobile Security Threats and How to Mitigate Them

Palo Alto Networks

However, organizations are still working to protect these relatively new additions to enterprise networks, especially since they often contain a mixture of business and personal data. What’s worse is, even when a company does have a policy in place against using public Wi-Fi networks, 81% of employees admit they still use them anyway.

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