SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions. Consumer fraud: Deepfakes are increasingly used to spread false information, influence elections, and create social unrest.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access. The blast radius from the attack can be reduced by enforcing stringent segmentation policies. In this recent OKTA breach, no reports suggest major incidents so far.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace. Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Google moved away from VPNs, instead using device-based authentication and continuous access verification, ensuring that each access request is authenticated. Scale gradually: Expand Zero Trust policies after successful pilots. Deepfake social engineering: Deepfakes can mimic legitimate users to manipulate access.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2025

This past weekend, I attended the ATmosphere Conference in Seattle, the first conference about the Authenticated Transfer (AT) Protocol. You likely haven’t heard about it and what it does, but you’ve certainly heard of the social network built using this protocol: Bluesky. players that you came to love and hate.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 18, 2024

Lets not forget, compliance must also evolve with human factors, such as remote work, changing company policies, and other factors. Verification and access control Effective identity management begins with a verification process to establish the authenticity of users and entities accessing critical systems and data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2025

A large majority of autistic people, around 85%, report they enjoy the work they do, however only 44% say they feel they can be their authentic selves at work. The interns were specifically responsible to verify the accuracy and reliability of data, working alongside the team to ensure they adhere to compliance and regulatory policies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Authenticated brand logos in Gmail, a security feature that was first announced last July , will be rolling out over the coming weeks, Google announced on Monday. Once these authenticated emails pass our other anti-abuse checks, Gmail will start displaying the logo in the existing avatar slot. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Organizations should implement strict guardrails, such as input validation, ethical use policies, and continuous monitoring for abuse. He further highlights the role of employee training in cyber resilience, suggesting that organizations implement regular training sessions to help employees recognize social engineering tactics.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

While the company assures that sensitive information like full payment details and Social Security numbers were not compromised, the incident serves as another reminder of the vulnerabilities that can arise from external partnerships. Mandate multi-factor authentication (MFA) Require MFA for all vendor accounts accessing critical systems.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The phishing email, disguised as a communication from Google Chrome Web Store Developer Support, created a false sense of urgency, claiming the recipient’s extension was at risk of removal due to policy violations. Cyberhaven confirmed that the attack specifically targeted logins to social media advertising and AI platforms.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

With VPN, there’s nothing to stop a user from unintentionally sending out files with sensitive data, such as customer Social Security numbers and payment card details. In a zero trust world, everything is authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated wherever it is found. Zero trust is the way forward.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise. Cybersecurity awareness and incident response Train employees to recognize phishing attempts and social engineering.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Essentially, this concept encompasses the technologies, processes, and policies used to secure an organization's data and ensure operational continuity. The increasing use of cloud networks, IoT devices, and remote work policies make network environments more complex than ever, turning them into a high-risk asset for every organization.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Cybsafe Some organizations are tailoring their social policies to be more inclusive, such as at security awareness training firm Cybsafe. Yet if considering and including Black women in social gatherings is one issue, a bigger obstacle lies in conscious and unconscious bias. Jessie Auguste, software engineer at Cybsafe.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2025

In an age where AI-generated content and manipulation tools are readily accessible, questions have to be raised about authenticity. Content has an authenticity problem Organizations face mounting pressure to verify the authenticity of digital assets ranging from corporate imagery to sensitive documents and media files.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 12, 2020

Our online relationships with ecommerce companies, social media providers, banks, and others are cold and impersonal, but also relatively efficient. For example, social media platforms are designed to allow people to form a link (symmetrical or asymmetrical) to others online. Policies expire. Supporting Authentic Relationships.

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CTOvision

JUNE 12, 2014

Not bad, but suppose policy requires 12 or more characters; we have to pad the password: 0M4xyZ!9ptL#K. Instituting secure computing behavior can be ingrained, but it has to be built into both policies and culture. Their two-factor authentication solution consists of a unique device ID and the big data pattern associated with it.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2023

minutes of downtime per year), and expanding digital capabilities in a world characterized by massive economic, political, social, and technological uncertainty. When you find a qualified candidate, deliver to them an authentic “what-a-day-at-work-really-looks-like” depiction of the role being filled. Give them a call.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

She believes that enhanced verification protocols, such as multi-factor authentication and biometric verification can reduce the risk of deepfake exploitation. Prashant Mali, Cyber Lawyer and Policy Expert warns us of an AI mayhem wrecking our social fabric if deepfake is not censored via legislation and strict implementation of the same.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 19, 2023

It consists of an enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and conditional access across hybrid enterprise resources. Netskope User Authentication supports the enrollment and provisioning of users into their Netskope installations in support of complex security policies.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 8, 2015

CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission' - Nextgov. House panel calls for policy to free up federal spectrum - The Hill. Revision could move NIST authentication guidance out of the weeds. Building the infrastructure for big data - GCN.com. Defining the CDO - GCN.com.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2024

The governance group developed a training program for employees who wanted to use gen AI, and created privacy and security policies. The DFCI AI governance committee also issues responsible use policies specifically for GPT4DFCI. “As Staying updated isn’t always easy, he admits. The advent of ChatGPT was just the beginning,” he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2023

And the murder of George Floyd — and the social unrest that followed — made it clear that taking a stand around social justice is necessary to recruitment, retention, and even the viability of your brand. That is all part of being authentic.” So, we can get deep into the drivers for why they made that decision.”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

This intersection of sports, money, and digital activity makes for a perfect storm of social engineering attacks. Gray urges organizations to double down on phishing awareness training, system policies, and proactive monitoring to mitigate damage before it happens. That's where familiarity breeds complacency."

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The abundance of free email, social media and other electronic communication services, combined with their inability to accurately attribute these accounts to identifiable individuals, provides a veil of anonymity for those seeking to remain undetected or unidentified. Additionally, insiders now have new ways of coordinating with others.

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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. How much of this usage is part of ‘approved and budgeted’ corporate policy and programs? The discussion around policies is a great one.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 8, 2019

It also provides a handy browser plugin to fill in credentials for me, once I’ve authenticated to the plugin. Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Where to use MFA.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 10, 2025

Elon Musk-owned social network X announced it is rolling out labels for parody or satire accounts to help users differentiate them from authentic accounts. This requirement would be crucial, as non-compliant parody accounts could perpetuate confusion for users attempting to identify authentic sources of information.

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

We are happy to share an authentic meal crafted by Chicago’s Chicken + Waffles.”. Bezos has been publishing messages of solidarity with the protestors to social media, including his responses to customers who are angry with Amazon’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

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The Verge

JANUARY 31, 2021

At the same time, the term is also used by Jewish critics of specific Israeli policies, particularly the country’s settlement policy. We are deeply concerned about Facebook’s proposed revision of its hate speech policy to consider ‘Zionist’ as a proxy for ‘Jew’ or ‘Jewish,’” the petition reads.

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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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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Scams like these typically start on social networks and messaging apps such as Telegram, where companies can meet potential reviewers. We want Amazon customers to shop with confidence knowing that the reviews they read are authentic and relevant,” they said. “We Many of these reviews were for products from random Chinese companies.

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