# Exploring Cybersecurity Frontiers: Challenges regarding 2FA, Incident Response, and Web Scanning

- Institution: CERN
- Department: CERN openlab Summer Student Programme 2023
- Speaker: Mihai Licu
- Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3011942)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In my CERN openlab 2023 summer tenure, I undertook three cybersecurity projects. Firstly, I addressed the challenge of integrating two-factor authentication (2FA) standards—FIDO2 and OTP—across CERN systems. Despite intensive efforts, the dissonance between these protocols posed insurmountable obstacles to unification. Secondly, I engaged in translating and dissecting IRC chat logs and Telegram conversations of Romanian hacker collectives implicated in the MICI-BICA incident. My role involved decoding strategies, exposing potential threat vectors, and uncovering their tactics to safeguard CERN and affiliated institutions. Lastly, I am currently developing a Python tool for technology detection of 17,000+ CERN websites. This task entails migrating the tool to Python 3, automating core functions, and integrating with the new Single Sign-On. The future plan involves optimizing the tool's capabilities using Go and implementing a versatile vulnerability scanner named Nuclei, leveraging a YAML-based DSL..

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## Lectures

1. [Exploring Cybersecurity Frontiers: Challenges regarding 2FA, Incident Response, and Web Scanning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3011942/19f6bfe0727e), 6 min (CERN's player)