Tag: passwords
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Schneier on Security: Good Essay on the History of Bad Password Policies
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/good-essay-on-the-history-of-bad-password-policies.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Good Essay on the History of Bad Password Policies Feedly Summary: Stuart Schechter makes some good points on the history of bad password policies: Morris and Thompson’s work brought much-needed data to highlight a problem that lots of people suspected was bad, but that had not been…
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Cisco Talos Blog: New PXA Stealer targets government and education sectors for sensitive information
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/new-pxa-stealer/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: New PXA Stealer targets government and education sectors for sensitive information Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos discovered a new information stealing campaign operated by a Vietnamese-speaking threat actor targeting government and education entities in Europe and Asia. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a threat…
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CSA: The New NIST Password Guidelines & Cloud Security
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/what-do-the-new-nist-password-guidelines-mean-for-cloud-security Source: CSA Title: The New NIST Password Guidelines & Cloud Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an insightful overview of the evolution and modern challenges of password security, particularly in the context of cloud computing. The updates from NIST suggest a significant shift in password policy,…
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The Register: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/fake_copyright_email_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer Feedly Summary: Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords Organizations should be on the lookout for bogus copyright infringement emails as they might be the latest ploy by cybercriminals to steal their data.… AI Summary and…
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The Register: Don’t have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You’ll have to from Jan
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/google_cloud_says_all_customers/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You’ll have to from Jan Feedly Summary: Lock it up. Lock it up Google Cloud is the latest to take the decision away from customers and enforce the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users to improve the security…