Tenable

MARCH 14, 2025

Meanwhile, Tenable did a deep dive on DeepSeeks malware-creation capabilities. Medusa, a ransomware-as-a-service variant, has impacted 300-plus critical infrastructure organizations in sectors like healthcare, education and manufacturing since mid-2021, according to the advisory, which is titled #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware.

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The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

billion by 2021. But if there’s a difference in the keys, it means that that binary’s new; we didn’t see it in the factory; it’s a dropper ,” or the beginning stages of a malware attack, he says. There’s no authentication, no authorization. What [SafeCAN] claims to do is add authentication.

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Palo Alto Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass authentication altogether and execute malicious code directly on vulnerable servers. Hackers need only inject malicious code into seemingly harmless places, like chat boxes and login forms to gain access using this vulnerability, with no special permissions or authentication required.

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Ivanti

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, phishing held the top spot as the data breach tactic used most often, jumping from 25% of all data breaches in 2020 to 36% in 2021. Ransomware, on the other hand, was responsible for most data breaches caused by malware. the top three?spots. Worse yet, these?types

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Lacework

MARCH 29, 2022

They never miss an opportunity to cash in, whether they take advantage of common cloud configuration mistakes, target software supply chains, or adapt malware to evade detection. In October 2021, a ua-parser-js developer’s NPM account was compromised and used to push a malicious update to the package. Linux Malware and the Cloud.

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Ivanti

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The quickest method to check for the presence of malware on your iPhone, iPad or macOS devices is to look for the presence of an unknown configuration profile within the Settings > General > VPN & Device Management settings. Victims would then be coerced to pay money to remove the malware from their devices or laptops.

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Tenable

JULY 13, 2021

Microsoft patched 116 CVEs in the July 2021 Patch Tuesday release, including 12 CVEs rated as critical, 103 rated as important and one rated as moderate. It’s only the second time in 2021 that Microsoft has included more than 100 vulnerabilities in Patch Tuesday, while it passed that milestone eight times in 2020. 12 Critical.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dutch Authorities disclose that CVE-2022-42475 was abused to spread malware On February 6, Dutch authorities released a cybersecurity advisory about an attack against the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) in which attackers exploited CVE-2022-42475 against a Fortigate device to gain initial access and deploy malware known as "COATHANGER."

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Tenable

JANUARY 3, 2025

Dont use SMS as your second authentication factor because SMS messages arent encrypted. Instead, enable Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication for multi-factor authentication. Another good MFA option: authenticator codes. Require multi-factor authentication. Segment your network.

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Ivanti

APRIL 13, 2021

According to the Verizon Mobile Security Index 2021 (MSI) report, 79% of respondents saw remote working increase in their company. According to the same Verizon MSI 2021 report, what was the attack vector of choice by these cybercriminals? Ransomware is malware whose sole purpose is to extort money from you. What is ransomware?

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Lacework

MAY 5, 2022

Cloud services are a cornerstone of today’s digital age, with enterprise IT spending on public cloud computing projected to overtake traditional IT spending by 2021. Authentication issues — Accessing cloud resources is available via the Internet, which means traditional on-site network security controls are ineffective. million USD.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two of the top five Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) exploited in 2023 were identified years before that (2020 and 2021), which illustrates a significant lag in patching known vulnerabilities. Perform continuous authentication and monitoring of communication channels. Detecting vulnerabilities isn’t enough.

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Tenable

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike CVE-2025-0282, a local, authenticated attacker that successfully exploits this flaw would be able to elevate privileges on a vulnerable device. out of an abundance of caution for those with clean ICT scan results and to ensure any malware is removed where ICT results show signs of compromise.

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Kaseya

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, Microsoft released its monthly set of software security patches. The December 2021 Security Update Release Notes can be found here. Moderate A vulnerability that is mitigated to a significant degree by certain factors such as default configuration, auditing and authentication requirements.

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Statista reports that the number of mobile devices operating worldwide reached roughly 15 billion in 2021 , up by 1 billion since the previous year. Because these devices connect to the internet, they are vulnerable to malware and hacking. It examines and filters all incoming traffic for different types of malware.

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Tenable

MARCH 8, 2022

An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected server. Threat actors continue to target Exchange servers, particularly through the exploitation of ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26855), rated as the number one vulnerability in our 2021 Threat Landscape Retrospective. SMBv3) Client and Server.

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Kaseya

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Cybersecurity affects the everyday lives of most IT practitioners and IT leaders worldwide, with more than 50 percent of them citing “Improving IT Security” as a top priority in 2021 as per our 2020 IT Operations Survey Results Report. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). Conclusion.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

MAY 3, 2022

2022 promises to be an even bigger year for cryptocrime than 2021. The NSA, Department of Energy, and other federal agencies have discovered a new malware toolkit named “pipedream” that is designed to disable power infrastructure. The malware targets WatchGuard firewalls and Asus routers. It’s probably a better experience in VR.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 19, 2021

The industry’s first Cloud Identity Engine allows customers to easily authenticate and authorize their users across enterprise networks, clouds and applications, irrespective of where their identity stores live. This means it prevents vulnerability exploits, tunneling, malware, phishing and malicious websites. Enhanced Security.

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Tenable

MARCH 24, 2022

In August 2021, an affiliate of Conti published a playbook of training materials given to affiliates , which provided our first insight into the ransomware group’s operation. In our 2021 Threat Landscape Retrospective report, we found that 24.7% These include phishing, malware and brute force attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol.

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Kaseya

JANUARY 25, 2021

The latest information on this supply chain attack, as described in this ZDNet article , indicates that hackers used a total of four malware strains: Sunspot, Sunburst (Solorigate), Teardrop and Raindrop. These malware strains were used in a sophisticated sequence of escalated attacks. Effective Tips To Better Protect Your Business.

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Tenable

MAY 17, 2021

It serves as the central management interface for Windows domain networks, and is used for authentication and authorization of all users and machines. The paper provides insights into two prominent vulnerabilities — Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26857 and others) — and how they can impact Active Directory.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 29, 2021

At the 2021 Aspen Cyber Summit, Mandiant chief operating officer Kevin Mandia said it well : “Somewhere around 2016 or 2017[…] I noticed that whoever’s breaking in and whoever is doing the crime aren’t even the same people anymore [.] Specifically, CISA has warned of the TrickBot malware and BlackMatter ransomware abusing SMB.

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Kaseya

MAY 2, 2022

The global average total cost of a data breach in 2021 was a whopping $4.24 Some SOCs also leverage malware reverse engineering, cryptanalysis and forensic analysis to detect and analyze security incidents. trillion cumulatively for the five-year period from 2021 to 2025. What is the primary goal of a SOC?

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Tenable

JULY 15, 2021

Authentication is the first point of triage. With risk reduction as your goal, authenticating wherever and whenever you can is critical. According to the Tenable 2021 Vulnerability Intelligence Report , 18,358 new vulnerabilities were identified in 2020. What percentage of open vulnerabilities are you capturing??. ?Authentication

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Tenable

JULY 11, 2023

The discovery of CVE-2023-32046 follows CVE-2021-40444 , another zero-day flaw in Microsoft’s MSHTML that was exploited in the wild and patched as part of Microsoft’s September 2021’s Patch Tuesday release. of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities at 25.4%.

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Tenable

JULY 15, 2021

Authentication is the first point of triage. With risk reduction as your goal, authenticating wherever and whenever you can is critical. According to the Tenable 2021 Vulnerability Intelligence Report , 18,358 new vulnerabilities were identified in 2020. What percentage of open vulnerabilities are you capturing??. ?Authentication

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Tenable

JULY 12, 2021

Exploitation of vulnerabilities (within malware and hacking actions) had a lower prevalence, and it's on a downward trend according to DBIR data (in both the 2020 and the 2021 reports). Source: Tenable, May 2021. Source: Tenable, May 2021. Source: Tenable, May 2021. Insecure or weak permissions ACLs. Conclusion.

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Kaseya

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2021, a data breach cost an average of $4.24 Phishing ranks as the second most frequently used attack vector in 2021. Compromised credentials are the most used attack vector, responsible for 20% of breaches in 2021. About 80% of IT professionals say they are facing a significant increase in phishing attacks in 2021.

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Palo Alto Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass authentication altogether and execute malicious code directly on vulnerable servers. Hackers need only inject malicious code into seemingly harmless places, like chat boxes and login forms to gain access using this vulnerability, with no special permissions or authentication required.

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Tenable

JULY 20, 2022

While some cases of extortion involve stealing data and “ransoming” it back to organizations, ransomware specifically refers to incidents when data-encrypting malware (ransomware) is deployed and access to those systems is ransomed back to target organizations. Over the years, ransomware groups have adopted diverse extortion tactics.

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Tenable

MARCH 8, 2021

We urge organizations to patch Proxylogon (CVE-2021-26855) and related vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, CVE-2021-27065) in Microsoft Exchange Server and investigate for potential compromise within their networks. Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) March 5, 2021. Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) March 5, 2021.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Those are the three main areas of focus this year for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), the group of government and private-sector organizations launched in 2021 by the U.S. outlines four core areas of repository security – authentication, authorization, general capabilities, and command-line interface tooling.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2022

AWS is offering some customers a free multi factor authentication (MFA) security key. A system is installed; the default password is changed; the person who changed the password leaves; the password is lost; the company installs password recovery software, which is often malware-infested, to recover the password.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two of the top five Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) exploited in 2023 were identified years before that (2020 and 2021), which illustrates a significant lag in patching known vulnerabilities. Perform continuous authentication and monitoring of communication channels. Detecting vulnerabilities isn’t enough.

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Tenable

AUGUST 3, 2023

Analysis As we examined the list of 42 CVEs in the CSA, many have been featured in past blogs and alerts from Tenable Research as well as included in our 2020 , 2021 and 2022 TLR. CVE Description CVSSv3 VPR CVE-2021-26855 Microsoft Exchange Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability (ProxyLogon) 9.8

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Kaseya

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since Google’s Project Zero was founded in July 2014, it has compiled data on “in the wild” zero-day exploits, with 2021 being the biggest year on record. Various tools are included in these kits, such as plug-ins and a management console, that make it easier to launch a cyberattack or spread malware.

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