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Cyberattacks Target Password Manager 1Password via Okta Customer Support Breach The Incident: Password manager 1Password has recently become the second publicly disclosed victim of a breach involving Okta‘s customer support. Okta, a popular cloud-based identity and access management service used by over 17,000 customers worldwide, faced a threat actor who utilized stolen credentials to gain…
SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference Highlights Industry Concerns and Solutions The annual ICS Cybersecurity Conference, hosted by SecurityWeek, is currently underway in Atlanta. This gathering of professionals from the industrial control systems and operational technology sectors aims to address the evolving cybersecurity challenges that these industries face. With more than 70 presentations scheduled over the…
Flaws in OAuth Implementation Put Millions of User Accounts at Risk A recent report by Salt Labs has revealed critical flaws in the implementation of the Open Authorization (OAuth) standard on several online services, including Grammarly, Vidio, and Bukalapak. These flaws could have exposed hundreds of millions of user accounts to credential theft, financial fraud,…
The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance Introduction Ensuring compliance with various cybersecurity frameworks is of utmost importance for IT professionals in today’s digital world. With the increasing number of data breaches and cyber attacks, organizations need to have robust security measures in place to protect sensitive information and maintain…
Valve‘s Mandatory SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication Raises Security Concerns SMS-Based 2FA: Not Really Secure Valve, the game maker behind the Steam game-distribution platform, recently announced that it would require developers to provide their phone numbers for two-factor authentication (2FA) using SMS. However, this move has raised questions about the security of SMS-based 2FA. Hackers have found…
The Importance of Cybersecurity and Risk Management The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has identified cybersecurity and risk management as the top priority for state and local governments in 2023. This comes as no surprise given the increasing complexity and distribution of infrastructure, as well as the adoption of hybrid and multicloud…
Report: The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance Achieving Cybersecurity Compliance In today’s digital age, cybersecurity breaches have become a regular feature of the news cycle. The theft, leakage, or unauthorized access to customer data has severe consequences, not only for the affected individuals but also for the credibility and financial stability of the organizations involved….
The Importance of Effective Security Data Analytics for SecOps Teams The Challenge of Utilizing Security Data Analytics Security operations (SecOps) teams play a critical role in protecting organizations from cyber threats. However, one area where many SecOps teams struggle is in effectively utilizing security data analytics. An effective SecOps data analytics program enables teams to…
Cisco Flaw Leads to Massive Infection of Internet-Exposed Devices The Vulnerability Cisco, a leading provider of networking solutions, recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in its operating system, Cisco IOS XE. The flaw, identified as CVE-2023-20198, allows for arbitrary code execution through the Web UI component of IOS XE. The severity rating of this bug is…
Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence Pose Widespread Exploitation Risk Background The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a warning about the potential widespread exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. Tracked as…