This document discusses the man-in-the-browser attack, which is a Trojan horse that infects a user's web browser without their knowledge. It introduces Tectia's solution of out-of-band transaction verification to prevent financial fraud from this attack. The solution uses SMS or other channels to verify transactions with users outside of the infected browser, allowing users to detect if a transaction has been altered by malware.
Secure and convenient strong authentication to protect identities and access to IT infrastructures is a key factor in the future of enterprise security. In the banking sector alone, Gemalto has contributed to large scale authentication rollouts for more than 3,000 financial institutions worldwide, with 50 million authentication devices delivered directly to our clients’ customers.
Through our knowledge and experience as the global leader in digital security, we have identified key steps to successfully implement strong authentication in your organization. The steps are presented in this guide.
Secure and convenient strong authentication to protect identities and access to IT infrastructures is a key factor in the future of enterprise security. In the banking sector alone, Gemalto has contributed to large scale authentication rollouts for more than 3,000 financial institutions worldwide, with 50 million authentication devices delivered directly to our clients’ customers.
Through our knowledge and experience as the global leader in digital security, we have identified key steps to successfully implement strong authentication in your organization. The steps are presented in this guide.
Phishing Seminar By M Nadeem Qazi(MnQazi) pptxM Nadeem Qazi
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Intelligence-Driven Fraud Prevention
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Overcome Security Threats Affecting Mobile Financial Solutions 2020Fusion Informatics
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COUNTER CHALLENGE AUTHENTICATION METHOD: A DEFEATING SOLUTION TO PHISHING ATT...IJCSEA Journal
A counter challenge authentication method is presented for authentication of online users of web applications. The authentication method involves a counter challenge from a user to a web application asking to provide certain information from one or more user details recorded at the time of registration. The user enters his password and logs into the web application only in case the correct answer is received from the web application. This advanced authentication method protects online application users from phishing attacks. An incorrect answer or inability of the web application to provide the correct answer to the challenge is a clear indication of a phishing attack, thereby alerting the user and stopping submission of password to phishers. The authentication method is computer independent and eliminates dependency on two-factor authentication, hardware tokens, client software installations, digital certificates, and user defined seals.
Man in the Browser attacks on online banking transactionsDaveEdwards12
What is Man in the Browser(MITB) ?
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How can you be safe from MITB ?
Mitigation Strategies for Banks, Financial Institutions and other Application Owners
RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report -- February 2014EMC
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The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
How to reduce security risks to ensure user confidence in m-paymentsBMI Healthcare
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E Authentication System with QR Code and OTPijtsrd
As a fast web framework is being created and individuals are informationized, even the budgetary undertakings are occupied with web field. In PC organizing, hacking is any specialized exertion to control the ordinary conduct of system associations and associated frameworks. The current web banking framework was presented to the threat of hacking and its result which couldnt be overlooked. As of late, the individual data has been spilled by a high degree technique, for example, Phishing or Pharming past grabbing a clients ID and Password. Along these lines, a protected client affirmation framework gets considerably more fundamental and significant. Right now, propose another Online Banking Authentication framework. This confirmation framework utilized Mobile OTP with the mix of QR code which is a variation of the 2D standardized identification. 1 6 7 Afrin Hussain "E-Authentication System with QR Code & OTP" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30808.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/30808/eauthentication-system-with-qr-code-and-otp/afrin-hussain
The financial sector is facing no ordinary challenge here. It needs to put up a powerful front for its customers and reassure them that it has opted for an optimal cyber-defence strategy. Even the smallest of attacks can impact not only bank operations, but also the institutional brand. The scale is now tipping in the favor of innovative cybersecurity tools, based on Big Data analytics and behavioral models.
Phishing Seminar By M Nadeem Qazi(MnQazi) pptxM Nadeem Qazi
This is the presentation of phishing seminar.pptx. created and published by m nadeem qazi(mnqazi). This is perfect for those student who wants to help in creating their presentation on the topic of Phishing or hacking.
Intelligence-Driven Fraud Prevention
This RSA white paper discusses the need for new, intelligence-based approaches to manage fraud across digital channels.
Overcome Security Threats Affecting Mobile Financial Solutions 2020Fusion Informatics
The financial services industry, like most businesses and consumers, has become dependent on mobile communications as a way to conduct business, manage customer information, exchange data, and work with customers. Due to its convenience, speed and ease, the electronic form of money has gained tremendous popularity among ordinary people and businesses
COUNTER CHALLENGE AUTHENTICATION METHOD: A DEFEATING SOLUTION TO PHISHING ATT...IJCSEA Journal
A counter challenge authentication method is presented for authentication of online users of web applications. The authentication method involves a counter challenge from a user to a web application asking to provide certain information from one or more user details recorded at the time of registration. The user enters his password and logs into the web application only in case the correct answer is received from the web application. This advanced authentication method protects online application users from phishing attacks. An incorrect answer or inability of the web application to provide the correct answer to the challenge is a clear indication of a phishing attack, thereby alerting the user and stopping submission of password to phishers. The authentication method is computer independent and eliminates dependency on two-factor authentication, hardware tokens, client software installations, digital certificates, and user defined seals.
Man in the Browser attacks on online banking transactionsDaveEdwards12
What is Man in the Browser(MITB) ?
How MITB can steal your money?
How can you be safe from MITB ?
Mitigation Strategies for Banks, Financial Institutions and other Application Owners
RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report -- February 2014EMC
This report discusses the latest global trends in phishing and cybercrime. In January, phishing losses to global organizations is estimated at $387 million.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
How to reduce security risks to ensure user confidence in m-paymentsBMI Healthcare
Do you understand what the major security challenges are, such as vulnerabilities of devices, complex supply chain and fraudsters? Our whitepaper discusses key security approaches helping you to overcome them, thus improving customer confidence.
E Authentication System with QR Code and OTPijtsrd
As a fast web framework is being created and individuals are informationized, even the budgetary undertakings are occupied with web field. In PC organizing, hacking is any specialized exertion to control the ordinary conduct of system associations and associated frameworks. The current web banking framework was presented to the threat of hacking and its result which couldnt be overlooked. As of late, the individual data has been spilled by a high degree technique, for example, Phishing or Pharming past grabbing a clients ID and Password. Along these lines, a protected client affirmation framework gets considerably more fundamental and significant. Right now, propose another Online Banking Authentication framework. This confirmation framework utilized Mobile OTP with the mix of QR code which is a variation of the 2D standardized identification. 1 6 7 Afrin Hussain "E-Authentication System with QR Code & OTP" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30808.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/30808/eauthentication-system-with-qr-code-and-otp/afrin-hussain
The financial sector is facing no ordinary challenge here. It needs to put up a powerful front for its customers and reassure them that it has opted for an optimal cyber-defence strategy. Even the smallest of attacks can impact not only bank operations, but also the institutional brand. The scale is now tipping in the favor of innovative cybersecurity tools, based on Big Data analytics and behavioral models.
The E-commerce environment allows companies such as Amazon, EBay, PayPal, financial institutions, and other e-commerce companies alike to allocate services to the consumer over the Internet resulting in the luxury of consumers not visiting a physical store. However, with that luxury also welcomes the risk of threats such as hackers and their various attacks on e-commerce sites and its consumers. To mitigate such risks, adequate security tools are implemented by companies to protect consumers from being victims of identity theft. However, some of the security tools implemented can have limitations in regards to protecting the required assets. In addition, companies offering e-commerce services should invest in additional security controls to implement into their network infrastructure to ensure a safe online environment for their consumers.
Banking and Modern Payments System Security AnalysisCSCJournals
Cyber-criminals have benefited from on-line banking (OB), regardless of the extensive research on financial cyber-security. To better be prepared for what the future might bring, we try to predict how hacking tools might evolve. We briefly survey the state-of-the-art tools developed by black- hat hackers and conclude that they could be automated dramatically. To demonstrate the feasibility of our predictions and prove that many two-factor authentication schemes can be bypassed, we have analyzed banking and modern payments system security.
In this research we will review different payment protocols and security methods that are being used to run banking systems. We will survey some of the popular systems that are being used today, with a deeper focus on the Chips, cards, NFC, authentication etc. In addition, we will also discuss the weaknesses in the systems that can compromise the customer's trust.
Mobey Forum Oslo Aradiom Presentation - How to Choose 2FA Security Solutionguestd1c15
Aradiom Presentation on "How to Choose 2FA Solution" at Mobey Forum in Oslo, September 2008, that highlights SolidPass, mobile soft-token 2FA solution, and its ability to protect against various cyber threats such as Phishing, Man-in-the-Middle and DNS Cache Poisoning.
Abstract. The internet revolution has brought significant benefits to humanity. Undeniably, most businesses in both the public and private sectors now provide their services online through the internet. One of the businesses that have embraced the use of the internet to provide services to their customers is the banking sector. Banks obtain competitive advantage and increased productivity through the adoption of online banking. Bank customers enjoy online banking as it provides them with anytime, anywhere banking experience. Away from the benefits is the issue of security of customer transaction data and customer privacy. Many authors have proposed various solutions to address the online banking security problem but while some focus solely on client authentication, others dwell only on security of the data transfer channels. In this paper, we propose a cancellable biometric based authentication protocol which guarantees secure mutual authentication, customer privacy and offer a secure end-to-end transmission of customer transaction data. The protocol in this paper is designed using Biohashing, a biometric template protection technique and dual cryptographic algorithm that combines Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Data Encryption Standard algorithms. With these, we realized strong authentication and secure transaction information exchange protocol for online banking.
Keywords: Biohashing, Biocode, online banking, cancelable biometric, strong authentication, transaction data, multifactor authentication.
Abstract. The internet revolution has brought significant benefits to humanity. Undeniably, most businesses in both the public and private sectors now provide their services online through the internet. One of the businesses that have embraced the use of the internet to provide services to their customers is the banking sector. Banks obtain competitive advantage and increased productivity through the adoption of online banking. Bank customers enjoy online banking as it provides them with anytime, anywhere banking experience. Away from the benefits is the issue of security of customer transaction data and customer privacy. Many authors have proposed various solutions to address the online banking security problem but while some focus solely on client authentication, others dwell only on security of the data transfer channels. In this paper, we propose a cancellable biometric based authentication protocol which guarantees secure mutual authentication, customer privacy and offer a secure end-to-end transmission of customer transaction data. The protocol in this paper is designed using Biohashing, a biometric template protection technique and dual cryptographic algorithm that combines Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Data Encryption Standard algorithms. With these, we realized strong authentication and secure transaction information exchange protocol for online banking.
Keywords: Biohashing, Biocode, online banking, cancelable biometric, strong authentication, transaction data, multifactor authentication.
https://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/vol-18-no-6-jun-2020
Mobile phones are a quintessential part of our lives; they keep us connected with friends and family and make our lives more convenient every day. As the global Covid-19 pandemic encouraged people to remain safely indoors, there was a large increase in the number of Mobile Banking users. From depositing checks remotely to having 24*7 access to your bank account, the convenience and the utility of Mobile Banking are the reasons behind this popularity. And yet many people still wonder if Mobile Banking is Safe. If you are someone who is undecided about adopting Mobile Banking because of concerns about the security of Mobile Banking then here is the answer to your question ‘Are Mobile Banking Apps really safe?’ covered in this article. The best way to do this is to look at the risks involved with Mobile Banking and what organizations and customers can do about it.
All You Wanted To Know About Top Online Payment Security Methods.pptxITIO Innovex
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One time password(OTP) is the
authentication method used in online banking system today.
Hackers are getting better each day at cracking sensitive
information. Once this happened, they can gain access to our
private network and steal our sensitive business information. A
common technology used for the delivery of OTPs is text
messaging.OTP over SMS might not be encrypted by any serviceprovider.
In addition, the cell phones which is used to receive the
SMS also play an important role, in which more than one phone
comes into account. The vulnerable parts of the cell phone
network can be mount to man-in-the-middle attack[13]. To
overcome the difficulties the virtual password concept is
introduced. The virtual password concept involves a small
amount of human computing to secure user’s passwords in online
environments. To provide high security, we enhance the
existing system with virtualization concept [1]. Hacker may guess
our password but he cannot access our account because he
cannot access virtual password. The major hacking threats like
phishing, key-logger, shoulder-surfing attacks, and multiple
attacks cannot affect our schema. In user-specified functions, we
adopted secret little functions in which security is enhanced.
Virtual password is a password that is valid for only one login
session or transaction and after that it becomes obsolete [12]. The
calculation of the virtual password is done at the client side which
reduces the delay of time in receiving OTP via SMS. To make the
client more convenient in calculating the virtual password an
application is used which reduces the work of the client. This
method is more instant than the traditional OTP system used
today.
A Review of Information Security from Consumer’s Perspective Especially in On...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
In the current internet technology, most of the transactions to banking system are effective through online transaction. Predominantly all these e-transactions are done through e-commerce web sites with the help of credit/debit cards, net banking and lot of other payable apps. So, every online transaction is prone to vulnerable attacks by the fraudulent websites and intruders in the network. As there are many security measures incorporated against security vulnerabilities, network thieves are smart enough to retrieve the passwords and break other security mechanisms. At present situation of digital world, we need to design a secured online transaction system for banking using multilevel encryption of blowfish and AES algorithms incorporated with dual OTP technique. The performance of the proposed methodology is analyzed with respect to number of bytes encrypted per unit time and we conclude that the multilevel encryption provides better security system with faster encryption standards than the ones that are currently in use.
ENHANCING CYBER SECURITY OF ONLINE ACCOUNTS VIA A NOVEL PROTOCOL AND NEW TECH...IJNSA Journal
The financial world has gotten more sophisticated. People need to make informed financial decisions, so
they seek out efficient tools to help them manage their finances. Traditionally, money management software
has been available for individuals to use in their homes on their personal computers. These tools were a
local install, often expensive, and required a learning curve to use them effectively. With a paradigm shift
to cloud computing and storage, users are looking for inexpensive alternatives that are accessible at home
or on their mobile devices. As a result, third-party companies have been forming over the last few years to
meet this need. However, to access the functionality of these online resources, users are required to divulge
their personal financial account login credentials. While third-party companies claim that subscribers’
private information is safely stored on their servers, one cannot ignore the fact that hackers may be able to
break into their system to steal users’ information. Once hackers manage to compromise users’ login
credentials, they have complete control over their accounts. Therefore, there is a need to have a holistic
approach that incorporates security elements to protect users’ accounts from hackers.
We present a novel, holistic model with a new handshake protocol and online account access control,
which authenticate account access and form a sandbox around third-party access to users’ accounts. When
utilizing these novel techniques, users’ login credentials can remain private, providing safeguards against
unauthorized transactions on their accounts.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
2. Eliminating Man-in-the-Browser Threats in Internet Banking 2 www.tectia.com
WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED?
The increase in the popularity of Internet banking has
seen a corresponding rise in methods for stealing
personal and banking data. The cyber criminals have
refined their techniques to match the growing
sophistication of modern security solutions.
One of the first methods of cyber crime was to use
software for logging the keystrokes made by the user.
This was followed by more elegant mechanisms, such
as phishing and pharming where users are directed to a
false web site to obtain their secure information as they
unsuspectingly provide it.
The latest critical threat is known as Man-in-the-Browser,
a completely invisible and hard to detect attack that
allows cyber criminals to hijack web browser
connections and gather and alter users’ secure
information and transaction details.
As banks have enhanced their authentication systems,
phishing attacks have become less and less effective.
Conversely Man-in-the-Browser attacks are set to
increase, heavily affecting consumers, businesses, and
financial institutions, and resulting in large financial
losses and litigation.
A recent FBI study highlighted that potential losses from
Trojans and other attacks against financial institutions
have already exceeded $ 100 million [1]. The Anti-
Phishing Working Group (APWG) recently reported more
than 56,000 unique phishing sites in August 2009 alone,
along with extremely rapid growth in malware variants
[2].
WHAT IS A MAN-IN-THE-BROWSER
ATTACK?
The “Man-in-the-Browser” is a Trojan horse that infects
the user’s web browser and has the ability to modify
pages, modify transaction content or insert additional
transactions, all in a completely covert fashion invisible
to both the user and host application.
Since the Man-in-the-Browser attack happens at the
application layer, the attack will be successful regardless
of whether security mechanisms such as SSL/PKI and/or
two or three factor authentication solutions are in place.
For example, as described in Figure 1, in online banking
transactions the customer is shown, via confirmation
screens, the correct payment information as entered into
the browser. The bank, however, will receive a
transaction with altered instructions, a different
destination account number and possibly a different
amount. The use of strong authentication or transaction
authentication numbers through the web-browser
interface simply creates a false sense of security for both
the customer and the bank that the transaction is secure.
3. Eliminating Man-in-the-Browser Threats in Internet Banking 3 www.tectia.com
Because of its silent and invisible nature, most traditional
defenses are rendered completely ineffective. It operates
between the web-browser security protocols and the
input of the user which makes it very difficult to detect
through traditional virus-scanning methods. Examples of
well-known man-in-the-browser attacks include Zeus
and Silentbanker Trojans, each of which have been
successfully installed on millions of PCs around the
world, and which have a proven record of successful
fraud. One example is an uncovered Zeus 3-driven
attack that defrauded customers of a major UK bank of
more than £ 600,000. [3]
HOW TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT?
What to do if the traditional virus scanners and tools, or
even the strongest authentication methods cannot be
effectively used to eliminate this threat?
USER-BEHAVIOR-BASED FRAUD DETECTION
One approach to solving this problem is to monitor and
analyze real-time user behavior on the application
interface. These kinds of fraud detection tools analyze all
user activity, how the pages are accessed, whether or
not the user is navigating too quickly or if there are any
suspicious page navigation patterns.
Passive safeguards are attractive because they are
invisible to end users and do not require any changes in
the end user systems or user experience. However,
these solutions may not necessarily scale to large
environments because of the amount of data that must
be analyzed. In addition, they may cause false alerts and
interruptions or even worse, may not prevent fraud
attempts.
Figure 1: Man-in-the-Browser attack changing the web-site content
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ISOLATING THE WEB BROWSER OR SYSTEM
One way to ensure that your web browser cannot be
infected is to install the browser executable on a USB
stick and set the stick to read-only mode. This may
protect the web browser from infection, but what
happens if the USB stick browser is run on an already
infected system? Advanced Trojans and worms may hi-
jack the web connection even if the browser itself is
stored on a read-only USB stick. Furthermore, applying
this model to a large environment may become a
nightmare of USB stick management and browser
upgrades. Finally, many organizations have disabled
USB ports, making the deployment of this method even
more challenging.
SIGNATURE-BASED TRANSACTION VERIFICATION
Another option is to use a one-time password (OTP)
device that can electronically sign transaction details.
When the transaction takes place, the user is prompted
to enter the transaction details and the signature code is
calculated by the device. In this model a special
hardware unit must be provided to every user. This may
be very challenging for large Internet banking
environments and the operating costs of managing,
distributing, and supporting this hardware are very high.
OUT-OF-BAND TRANSACTION VERIFICATION
One of the most effective methods in defeating a Man-in-
the-Browser attack is through an out-of-band (OOB)
transaction verification process. Out-of-band verification
overcomes the Man-in-the-Browser Trojan by verifying
the transaction details, as received by the host (bank), to
the user (customer) over a channel other than the web
browser, typically an automated telephone call, SMS text
message or a mobile application.
In the transaction verification process, the user is not
only sent a confirmation code or one-time password, but
also a summary of the transaction: ”Money transfer
€1,087.00 from account 12345678 to 87654321.
Confirmation code 193713”. In this way the user can
check the transaction details and continue only if the
information is correct.
To further enhance the security of this approach, out-of-
band transaction verification can also be used to accept
confirmation codes only through the out-of-band
channel, for example by replying to the SMS text
message, making any kind of transaction modification
virtually impossible.
Figure 2: Out-of-band transaction verification
Out-of-band transaction verification is ideal for large
deployments since it leverages devices already in the
public domain (e.g. landline, mobile phone, etc) and
requires no additional hardware devices.
Some out-of-band transaction verification solutions can
also be used to provide strong two- or three-factor user
authentication and transaction signing capabilities. This
also makes them ideal for combating other Internet
banking threats such as phishing, pharming or other
types of account misuse and connection hijacking
attempts.
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HOW CAN TECTIA HELP?
Tectia Security Solutions provide the fastest track to
real-time information security. We help our customers
secure, automate, manage, and share real-time
information in large enterprise environments, both in the
intranet and extranet, with little or no modification to their
existing infrastructure and no disruption to business.
PREVENTING MAN-IN-THE-BROWSER AND OTHER
INTERNET BANKING THREATS
Tectia MobileID, a key product of Tectia Share
Solutions, is a strong two-factor authentication and
transaction verification solution that utilizes a wide
variety of easy and fast to deploy out-of-band
mechanisms such as SMS text messaging, mobile
phone applications and e-mail. A typical deployment of
Tectia MobileID in a banking environment is described in
the diagram below:
1. The user connects to the online banking service
using a web browser and logs in using his
credentials. The user checks his bank account
details and makes an online payment; €50 to
account 234567 of an electricity company.
The banking service sends the transaction details
to the user via the web browser.
2. Before executing the payment, the online banking
service also sends a transaction summary to
Tectia MobileID Server.
3. Tectia MobileID Server sends an SMS text
message containing the transaction summary to
the user over the mobile phone network.
4. The user receives the transaction summary on his
mobile device, checks that the summary matches
the transaction he made (€50 to account 234567)
and confirms the transaction either using the
mobile device or the web browser (using the
confirmation code given in the SMS message).
Figure 3: Deployment of Tectia MobileID
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But what if the user’s web browser is infected and Man-
in-the-Browser Trojan is active? A simplified example of
a Man-in-the-Browser attack and how it can be detected
and eliminated using Tectia MobileID is described below:
1. The user connects to the online banking service
using a web browser and logs in using his
credentials.
a. Because a Man-in-the-Browser Trojan has
taken over the web browser, all the
information the user types, username,
password and strong authentication
credentials, passes through the Trojan and is
completely invisible to the user or the online
banking service.
b. Because there is no indication of anything
strange, the user checks his bank account
details and makes the online payment; €50 to
account 234567 of an electricity company.
c. Before the information is submitted to the
banking service, the Man-in-the-Browser
Trojan changes the amount and bank
account, and submits the modified form; €150
to account 176671.
d. The banking service sends the transaction
details to the user via the web browser (€150
to account 176671).
e. Again, the Man-in-the-Browser Trojan
modifies the information so that it matches
the information the user entered (€50 to
account 234567). Without out-of-band
verification the user is completely unaware
that the actual transaction the bank will
execute is something completely different
from what he intended.
2. Because the bank has out-of-band transaction
verification in use, the transaction summary is also
sent to the Tectia MobileID Server.
3. Tectia MobileID Server sends an SMS text
message containing the transaction summary to
the user over the mobile phone network.
4. Before confirming the transaction the user double
checks the summary and notices the difference
Figure 4: Tectia MobileID prevents a man-in-the-browser attack
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between what he entered (€50 to account 234567)
and what is displayed on the mobile phone (€150
to account 176671).
The user realizes something is wrong and cancels
the transaction.
5. The bank is informed of the Man-in-the-Browser
attempt, either by the user calling customer service
or responding to the text message summary.
By using Tectia MobileID and out-of-band transaction
verification, Man-in-the-Browser attacks can be
recognized and eliminated, and customer transactions
safeguarded.
Furthermore, the same solution can be used to provide
strong two-factor authentication to minimize phishing
attempts, Man-in-the-Middle attacks and account
misuse.
CUT COSTS AND ACTIVATE NEW USERS QUICKLY
AND EFFORTLESSLY
The Tectia solution uses the most readily available and
easy to use authentication device, the end user’s
existing mobile phone. Since there is no need for any
additional hardware, the costs related to distribution,
maintaining, and replacing security tokens or other
devices are completely eliminated. Tectia MobileID is a
tokenless solution offering the easiest and fastest route
to secure two-factor authentication and transaction
verification.
TECTIA MOBILEID FITS ALL CORPORATE NEEDS
The capabilities of Tectia MobileID and the Tectia
Solution are not limited to securing Internet banking
applications. Tectia MobileID can be used to secure all
corporate services where strong authentication is
needed, such as VPN access, partner portals, remote
system administration or web mail access.
ABOUT TECTIA
Tectia is a modern, sales-driven, customer-oriented
organization. Our core focus is on understanding
customer problems and on proposing relevant solutions
to address their information security challenges while
meeting business targets.
We help customers choose the right solutions to address
their organizational information security needs across a
variety of complex environments, in the public and
private sectors in multiple industries worldwide.
Our suite of information security solutions address four
main areas of business and are named accordingly:
Secure, Automate, Manage, and Share.
Our customers can be confident that our solutions
provide:
• Fast, flexible and secure real-time information
exchange and communication
• Visibility and control of vital data exchanges
• Confidence in meeting and maintaining audit
requirements and beyond
• Reduced cost and risk
• Solid customer loyalty and brand integrity
Tectia solutions ensure that our customers can create a
Circle of Trust in which all of their stakeholders can
share information and conduct business confidently and
securely. As we say: Your People. Your Secrets.
Protected.
REFERENCES
[1] Compromise of User's Online Banking Credentials Targets
Commercial Bank Accounts, Internet Crime Complaint Center
Nov 3, 2009.
[2] Phishing Activity Trends Report, Anti-Phishing Working
Group, Q3 2009.
[3] Major UK bank's online customers hit by £600 000-plus by
Zeus 3 fraud