The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Social engineering is how the bad guys get employees to say too much Image Credit: Alexandre Formagio. You are now a hacker that is trying to break into your company’s network because you understand the importance of information technology, want to get money from your company, or do something else that you really should not be doing.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As financial services become more digital in nature, it’s important that banks think differently when using data analytics, security tools, and education to improve identity authentication and customer data privacy. Have you thought about what can be done with this device to enhance identity authentication?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It’s an organizational construct that’s become increasingly important, especially to socially responsible investors who want to invest in companies that have a high ESG rating or score. Companies with happy and healthy employees perform better and are viewed as a stronger investment. What is ESG and why is it important?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 19, 2022

Customer demand for passwordless authentication has grown exponentially since smartphones first began offering built-in biometric readers. A staggering 93% of consumers preferred biometric authentication to passwords — and yet so many companies still force their customers to use risky, outdated login credentials.

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GeekWire

JUNE 27, 2023

(LinkedIn Photo) OwnTrail , a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. The company will not take on OwnTrail’s three other full-time employees. Customers come from companies like Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, CNN, Zillow and Squarespace.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

When you add multi-factor authentication (MFA) resets to the picture, that number is likely even higher. A Forrester study found that companies spend $87 per password reset (adjusted for inflation in 2024), which amounts to a whopping $795 per employee annually. But what happens when a user can’t access their authenticator app?

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Vox

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 17, 2024

TechCrunch has discovered and verified that LinkedIn is developing a new subscription service called LinkedIn Premium Company Page. Priced at potentially up to $99 per month, this service would provide AI-driven content creation and advanced tools to increase follower numbers, among other benefits to elevate a company’s visibility.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 12, 2020

Early Web companies had a problem: we needed to know things about people and there was no reliable way for them to tell us who they were. Fail to follow the company's terms of service? Our online relationships with ecommerce companies, social media providers, banks, and others are cold and impersonal, but also relatively efficient.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

energy company, as well as organizations in other industries, such as finance, insurance, manufacturing, and technology. A blog post from Cofense , which spotted the campaign, further details the scam, particularly the one aimed at the energy company. In May 2023, a phishing campaign was launched that targeted a major U.S.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” According to reports, MGM and Caesars were both customers of identity management company Okta.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 18, 2022

Crypto.com suspended all withdrawals from the platform on Monday and is forcing users to reset two-factor authentication methods, according to tweets from the company. And while Crypto.com is claiming everyone’s money is “safe,” there were reports from users on social media that millions may have been lost to hackers.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 6, 2022

million online accounts were compromised in cyberattacks against 17 well-known companies, according to James. Businesses have the responsibility to take appropriate action to protect their customers' online accounts and this guide lays out critical safeguards companies can use in the fight against credential stuffing.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

(Hiya Image) Seattle-startup Hiya is joining the growing list of companies using AI against AI to detect misinformation. The company said it needs just a second of audio to determine if a voice is authentic or generated by a voice cloning tool. Hiya was a finalist for Innovation of the Year at this year’s GeekWire Awards.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Brooks Sports, the Seattle-based athletic footwear and apparel company, is escalating its legal battle against Brooks Brothers by challenging the menswear maker’s recent “Back to Brooks” social media and marketing campaign. District Court for the Western District of Washington.). In an updated complaint, filed Nov.

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CTOvision

MAY 23, 2016

Employees are prime in giving the brand a human face and connect with the audience in a meaningful and authentic way. McKinsey and Company has defined big data as the $100 billion business. These individuals can simply be found through analyzing of data available such as, recent purchase, calls to customer service, and social media.

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GeekWire

APRIL 6, 2021

Now a new startup accelerator is using the platform to host a 13-company cohort for the first time. TF Labs is a Seattle-area startup studio and digital agency working with early stage companies and enterprises. The companies represent such verticals as FinTech, EdTech, Real Estate, VR/AR, Logistics, and CPG and Products.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2024

Here are the key recommendations I provided: AI training implementation: Introduce AI training aligned with company policies and processes to empower employees with the necessary skills and awareness. I’ve heard of companies creating a separate set of policies for every transformative technology.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Such is the dynamic of launching a company with your kids. is co-founder of The Chances App , a new social relationships app he’s spent a year creating with daughters Vanessa Lipschutz, 23, a Seattle University grad, and Noelle Lipschutz, 19, a student at UCLA. . What does your company do? Lipschutz, of Bothell, Wash.,

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) can add an extra layer of security, making it harder for attackers to gain unauthorized access. Today, identity applications require both authentication and end-to-end encryption to provide robust cybersecurity protection.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 5, 2022

Companies face various cyber risks, ranging from ransomware to data theft. However, cybercriminals commonly take the path of least resistance, and organizations’ reliance on password-based authentication provides numerous avenues of attack. Password-based authentication hurts usability and security.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Cybercriminals began to use social engineering techniques to trick people into giving up their personal information, and they developed new malware that could evade traditional security measures. This philosophy demands rigorous and continuous authentication and authorization procedures before granting access to any resources or systems.

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GeekWire

APRIL 12, 2023

Employees of companies that issue credentials using Microsoft’s Verified ID will see a prompt in LinkedIn to verify their workplace. Employees of participating companies will see a prompt in LinkedIn to confirm their workplace using these credentials. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in 2016.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

The recent United Healthcare breach , where hackers claim to have stolen vast amounts of sensitive information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical records, illustrates this risk. Given these developments, organizations and individuals relying on voice authentication must reconsider their security frameworks.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, with this digital gold rush comes a host of cybersecurity risks and challenges that affect gambling companies, players, and the third-party vendors who support them. For online gambling companies, prioritizing cybersecurity is not just about protection—it's a competitive advantage. Cedric Leighton. "In

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SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2022

Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account. This action violated a 2011 FTC order that prohibited the social media site from misrepresenting its privacy and security practices. Notify the FTC if the company experiences a data breach.".

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TechEmpower - Information Technology

JULY 24, 2023

Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? What are some sites or companies in the same space? What functionality would make your company launch-ready? Registration Do you plan to support Google Sign-In, Facebook Connect, or similar 3rd-party authentication? Social Interaction Do users/members relate to one another? Wireframes?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2024

In fact, Gartner estimates that by 2026, nearly one-third of enterprises will consider identity verification and authentication solutions unreliable due to AI-generated deepfakes. A prime example is the recent attack that injected an AI deepfake video feed to defraud a Hong Kong company for $25 million.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2024

However, mounting evidence from cybersecurity researchers pointed to the data being authentic AT&T customer records. The compromised data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and for many, highly sensitive information like Social Security numbers and dates of birth. "AT&T million former account holders."

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In a new report from Microsoft , the company's threat intel team says Storm-050 has emerged as a sophisticated group with ransomware capabilities, focused on exploiting vulnerabilities to infiltrate systems and demand ransom payments. Use multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The company launched the SaaS-based end-to-end data platform a year ago as a pre-integrated and optimized environment to help data teams work together without getting mired in infrastructure and configuration settings.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2022

Password-based authentication is likely the most widely used method of authenticating users to online services. Password-based authentication is used because it is easy to understand and implement. They provide multifactor authentication (MFA) without the usual burden on the user. on a user’s other online accounts.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

If you are a CIO or CISO and haven’t yet read this article – Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer,’ you should and then share it with your entire company. It could save your company millions, and potentially much more. Two-factor authentication practices just won’t cut it.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

The company confirmed that unauthorized individuals accessed customer data stored on a third-party cloud platform. The company said it was working with law enforcement to identify the culprits, and that at least one person had been apprehended. On July 12, 2024, AT&T disclosed a data security incident that occurred in 2022.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

"March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium. The emotional investment and spike in online activity create a perfect storm that organizations need to protect against."

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