The latest release of Windows 11, now includes Enhanced Phishing Protection, which sounds complicated, and I am sure the implementation of it is complex, but the security advantage it offers is obvious and simple. Windows 11 will warn you when you type a password into an insecure website or application. …
Back to the supply chain and software compromise
When a threat actor compromises the coding of software the problems can be widepread – the SolarWinds attack and subsequent distribution of the infected software through legitimate update channels is a classic example. (Ironic but the SolarWinds customers who avoided the attack, were those with a poor cyber security stance …
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Microsoft Teams is keeping security tokens in plain text… and more UPDATED 23 September 2022
The original post was published on 16 September 2022 This is a real problem, no software or system should keep any security token in plain text, any time during operation. The user base for Microsoft Teams is in excess of 270 million users – we are part of that number …
Credential stuffing attacks
This research by Okta highlights the issue of users recycling passwords: Okta: Credential stuffing accounts for 34% of all login attempts (bleepingcomputer.com) There were more login attempts by threat actors than legitimate ones! They were just trying out passwords to see if someone was stupid, (sorry if you do not …
Technology in Schools
I have a friend from the MSc course, who is a teacher here in the UK, and he is often caught by the schools very high security stance, when he is trying to teach cyber security to his students. Many of the legitimate sites and resources he wants access to …