Authentication Network SMB 
Network World
MAY 2, 2017
Because they don’t see themselves as targets, small-to-midsize businesses (SMB) have for a long time believed that their security programs are good enough. They have a firewall, antivirus, maybe they even use two-factor authentication. The mistake is believing that this is enough because they have nothing of value to an attacker.
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Ghost ransomware actors, identified as operating from China, have been targeting unpatched systems and stolen credentials to infiltrate networks, encrypt data, and demand ransom payments. Network segmentation and monitoring Segment networks to prevent lateral movement. Disable unused ports like RDP 3389, FTP 21, SMB 445.
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SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) provided information about the techniques BlackMatter is using to hold organization networks for ransom. Go a step further by regularly updating your passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA).
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Restricting the use of high-risk ports like RDP or SMB for inbound and outbound communication can further reduce the potential for data exfiltration." Regular audits, the use of password managers, enforcement of password complexity policies, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can significantly reduce the attack surface."
SecureWorld News
MAY 25, 2022
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is not enforced. Network devices are also often preconfigured with default administrator usernames and passwords to simplify setup. Network defenders should also be aware that the same considerations apply for extra software options, which may come with preconfigured default settings.
SecureWorld News
JUNE 18, 2020
Some of the most secret parts of the CIA appear to have worse cybersecurity than a typical small or medium-sized business (SMB). The CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) operates a development network where it creates and validates secret cyber weapons the United States uses against its adversaries.
SecureWorld News
JULY 24, 2020
The actor employs various methods to spread across the network, like SMB with stolen credentials, psexec, WMI and SMB exploits. The discovered passwords are sent to the C2 and then reused by other modules that attempt to verify the validity of the passwords on other systems using SMB and RDP protocols.".
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