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Make a resolution to clean up your digital act? Here’s how

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If you want to channel those feelings into getting safer in 2018, follow these seven steps, garnered from how-tos we’ve published this year, to better secure your digital life. Step 1: Use two-factor authentication. That includes the operating system, the programs and apps that run on it, and the aforementioned Internet of Things.

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CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2019-5591, CVE-2020-12812: Fortinet Vulnerabilities Targeted by APT Actors

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CVE-2018-13379. Improper Authentication (FortiOS). All three vulnerabilities reside within Fortinet’s FortiOS, the operating system that underpins Fortinet’s devices. CVE-2018-13379 is a path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate SSL VPN. The advisory highlights three Fortinet vulnerabilities.

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

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or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. It is much safer than one-time code systems, including SMS or authenticator code systems, as this is based on the FIDO 2.0

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CVE-2020-2021: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Vulnerable to Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Critical authentication bypass vulnerability in PAN-OS devices could be exploited in certain configurations, which are commonly recommended by identity providers. PAN-OS is the custom operating system (OS) that Palo Alto Networks (PAN) uses in their next-generation firewalls. Authentication and Captive Portal. Background.

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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

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And very quickly realized that it’s not super impactful to just teach someone how to use the Tor Browser if they’re not also familiar with good passwords, two-factor authentication and software updates — things to consider when they’re traveling to conflict zones, for example. Turn on two-factor authentication!

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From Bugs to Breaches: 25 Significant CVEs As MITRE CVE Turns 25

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The receiving system would then return data from its memory extending beyond the legitimate request, which may include sensitive private data, such as server keys and user credentials. It became one of 2018’s most exploited vulnerabilities and continues to be utilized by various threat actors including SideWinder.

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CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability

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critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024-21762 Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-bound Write Vulnerability in sslvpnd 9.6

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