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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA ensures that access to critical systems is granted only after verifying user credentials through multiple channels. Develop backup and recovery plans: Data recovery plans are essential to mitigate the impact of cyber incidents. This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. Securing the software supply chain The Log4j vulnerability that reared its ugly head in late 2021 showed a bright light on the problem of software supply chain security.

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How Advances in Cloud Security Can Help with Ransomware

CIO Business Intelligence

record in the second quarter of 2021, as attackers expand into vertical industries and target critical infrastructure. Another out-of-date belief is that frequent backups are the best recovery strategy. The ransomware scourge continues, with incidents hitting a U.S. Ransom demands have also been growing. Close back doors.

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How to set up two-factor authentication on your online accounts

The Verge

But while those standards are still being adopted, the next best way to secure your accounts is two-factor authentication, or 2FA. This is how it works: when you log in to a service, you use your mobile phone to verify your identity by either clicking on a texted / emailed link or typing in a number sent by an authenticator app.

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Google Pixel mail-in repairs have allegedly twice resulted in leaked pics and a privacy nightmare

The Verge

As has happened with others, last night someone used it to log into my gmail, Drive, photos backup email account, dropbox, and I can see from activity logs they opened a bunch of selfies hoping to find nudes — Jane McGonigal (@avantgame) December 4, 2021. They deleted Google security notifications in my backup email accounts.”.

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Twitter will soon let you use a security key as your only 2FA method

The Verge

Twitter is planning a future update that will allow accounts enabled with two-factor authentication to use security keys as the only authentication method, the company said on Monday. And coming soon: the option to add and use security keys as your only authentication method, without any other methods turned on.

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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Watch Out for BlackMatter RaaS

SecureWorld News

Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases. Rather than encrypting backup systems, BlackMatter actors wipe or reformat backup data stores and appliances. October 18, 2021. Backup your data and put procedures in place for restoration. link] — Jen Easterly (@CISAJen).

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