Emerging Biometric Security Trends: Enhancing Data Protection and Authentication In today’s technologically driven society, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring secure access are paramount concerns. The exponential growth of digital transactions and interactions has brought the need for robust authentication methods beyond traditional passwords. This article sheds light on the ever-evolving Read more…
DockerSpy Searches For Images On Docker Hub And Extracts Sensitive Information Such As Authentication Secrets, Private Keys, And More DockerSpy searches for images on Docker Hub and extracts sensitive information such as authentication secrets, private keys, and more. What is Docker? Docker is an open-source platform that automates the deployment, Read more…
GitLab Patches Critical SAML Authentication Bypass Flaw in CE and EE Editions Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / DevOps GitLab has released patches to address a critical flaw impacting Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) that could result in an authentication bypass. The vulnerability is rooted in the ruby-saml Read more…
Critical Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass Users of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could permit an adversary to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker Read more…
Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass GitHub has rolled out fixes to address a maximum severity flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), the issue could permit unauthorized access to an instance without requiring prior Read more…
6 Mistakes Organizations Make When Deploying Advanced Authentication Deploying advanced authentication measures is key to helping organizations address their weakest cybersecurity link: their human users. Having some form of 2-factor authentication in place is a great start, but many organizations may not yet be in that spot or have the needed level of Read more…
Google Simplifies 2-Factor Authentication Setup (It's More Important Than Ever) Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks Read more…
Chameleon Android Banking Trojan Variant Bypasses Biometric Authentication Dec 21, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Banking Trojan Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of an Android banking malware called Chameleon that has expanded its targeting to include users in the U.K. and Italy. “Representing a restructured and enhanced iteration of its Read more…
Hackers Can Exploit ‘Forced Authentication’ to Steal Windows NTLM Tokens Nov 28, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a case of “forced authentication” that could be exploited to leak a Windows user’s NT LAN Manager (NTLM) tokens by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted Microsoft Access Read more…