What steps should I take to address the security issues related to the Instagram login?
I am an IT manager for a particular company. Recently several employees have reported accessing their Instagram accounts. They mentioned that they were being redirected to a suspicious page titled “Instagram login.com” instead of the official Instagram login page. What steps should I take to address this security issue?
In the context of selenium, you can address this particular issue by using the appropriate approaches:-
Immediate Action
Notice employees
You can send an urgent communication to all the employees so that you can warn them about the phishing attempt.
You can advise those who entered their credentials to change their Instagram password and enable two-factor authentication.
Block access to the malicious site
You can update the firewall of the company and web filters to block access to “Instagram login.com”.
Long term measures
Employer training
You can conduct regular cybersecurity awareness training to educate employees on identifying phishing sites and other online threats.
Enhancing email security
You can implement advanced e-mail filtering solution to reduce the phishing email reaching employees.
Using the endpoint protection
You can deploy endpoint protection solutions to provide real-time monitoring and threat direction.
Here is an example given below of firewall rules, security configuration, and firewall setup:-
#!/bin/bash
# Define variables
MALICIOUS_IP=”192.0.2.1”
DOMAIN=”example.com”
DKIM_SELECTOR=”default”
DKIM_DIR=”/etc/opendkim/keys/$DOMAIN”
POSTFIX_MAIN_CF=”/etc/postfix/main.cf”
APACHE_MODSECURITY_CONF=”/etc/apache2/mods-available/security2.conf”
# Function to set up firewall rule
Setup_firewall() { Echo “Setting up firewall rules to block malicious IP…”
Iptables -A OUTPUT -d $MALICIOUS_IP -j DROP
Iptables -A INPUT -s $MALICIOUS_IP -j DROP
Echo “Firewall rules added successfully.”
}# Function to configure SPFConfigure_spf() {
Echo “Configuring SPF…”
Echo “$DOMAIN. IN TXT ”v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all”” >> /etc/bind/db.$DOMAIN
Systemctl restart bind9
Echo “SPF configured successfully.”
}
# Function to install and configure DKIM
Configure_dkim() {
Echo “Installing and configuring OpenDKIM…”
Apt-get install -y opendkim opendkim-tools
Mkdir -p $DKIM_DIR
Cd $DKIM_DIR
Opendkim-genkey -s $DKIM_SELECTOR -d $DOMAIN
Echo “$DKIM_SELECTOR._domainkey.$DOMAIN $DOMAIN:$DKIM_SELECTOR:$DKIM_DIR/$DKIM_SELECTOR.private” >> /etc/opendkim/KeyTable
Echo *@$DOMAIN $DKIM_SELECTOR._domainkey.$DOMAIN >> /etc/opendkim/SigningTable
Echo “127.0.0.1
::1
$DOMAIN” >> /etc/opendkim/TrustedHosts
Echo “milter_default_action = accept” >> $POSTFIX_MAIN_CF
Echo “milter_protocol = 6” >> $POSTFIX_MAIN_CF
Echo “smtpd_milters = inet:localhost:8891” >> $POSTFIX_MAIN_CF
Echo “non_smtpd_milters = inet:localhost:8891” >> $POSTFIX_MAIN_CF
Systemctl restart opendkim postfix
Echo “OpenDKIM configured successfully.”
}
# Function to configure DMARC
Configure_dmarc() {
Echo “Configuring DMARC…”
Echo “$DOMAIN. IN TXT ”v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@$DOMAIN; ruf=mailto:dmarc-reports@$DOMAIN; pct=100”” >> /etc/bind/db.$DOMAIN
Systemctl restart bind9
Echo “DMARC configured successfully.”
}
# Function to install and configure ModSecurity
Configure_modsecurity() {
Echo “Installing and configuring ModSecurity…”
Apt-get install -y libapache2-mod-security2
A2enmod security2
Cp /etc/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf-recommended /etc/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf
Wget https://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/archive/v3.3.2.tar.gz
Tar -xzvf v3.3.2.tar.gz
Mv coreruleset-3.3.2 /etc/modsecurity/crs
Cp /etc/modsecurity/crs/crs-setup.conf.example /etc/modsecurity/crs/crs-setup.conf
Echo “
SecRuleEngine On
SecRequestBodyAccess On
SecRule REQUEST_URI ”@rx /instagram.login.com/” ”id:12345,phase:1,deny,status:403,msg:’Blocked malicious site’”
IncludeOptional /etc/modsecurity/crs/crs-setup.conf
IncludeOptional /etc/modsecurity/crs/rules/*.conf
” > $APACHE_MODSECURITY_CONF
Systemctl restart apache2
Echo “ModSecurity configured successfully.”
}
# Function to run OpenVAS setup
Setup_openvas() {
Echo “Installing and configuring OpenVAS…”
Apt-get install -y openvas
Openvas-setup
Systemctl start openvas-scanner
Systemctl start openvas-manager
Systemctl start greenbone-security-assistant
Echo “OpenVAS installed and started successfully.”
}
# Execute functions
Setup_firewall
Configure_spf
Configure_dkim
Configure_dmarc
Configure_modsecurity
Setup_openvas