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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Firewalls and VPNs create a dangerous illusion of security, presenting an attack surface that is reachable and breachable, meaning attackers can find and compromise the exact location where applications and private data reside. As we entered the 2000s, cyberattacks became more sophisticated and targeted.

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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Network World

Some common approaches include: Social engineering: Red teams often employ social engineering techniques to exploit human vulnerabilities. The importance of strong authentication: Another key area that red teams focus on is authentication. Red teams demonstrate the ease with which these vulnerabilities can be exploited.

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Customer Passwords are a Target for Cybercriminals: How to Address the Threat

CIO Business Intelligence

However, cybercriminals commonly take the path of least resistance, and organizations’ reliance on password-based authentication provides numerous avenues of attack. Passwords are known to be a weak form of authentication, and the widespread use of weak and reused passwords puts companies and their customers at risk.

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The cyber pandemic: AI deepfakes and the future of security and identity verification

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Facial biometrics presentation attacks take many forms, using deepfake ID documents, “face-swaps,” and even hyper-realistic masks to impersonate someone.

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SquareX Discloses “Browser Syncjacking”, a New Attack Technique that Provides Full Browser and Device Control, Putting Millions at Risk

CIO Business Intelligence

Critically, the malicious extension only requires read/write capabilities present in the majority of browser extensions on the Chrome Store, including common productivity tools like Grammarly, Calendly and Loom, desensitizing users from granting these permissions.

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Coforge and Salesforce launch new offering to accelerate net zero goals

Network World

“Embarking on a sustainability journey for a business demands a multifaceted approach that includes meticulous tracking and reduction of emissions, insightful ESG [environmental, social and governance] analysis, and driving sustainable practices,” Sudhir Singh, CEO of Coforge said in a statement.

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The under-the-radar tech revolution that could change how the internet works

GeekWire

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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