What steps should I take to address the security issues related to the Instagram login?

125    Asked by DipikaAgarwal in QA Testing , Asked on May 29, 2024

 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?

Answered by David

 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

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