SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

The breach, which allegedly occurred in April 2024, has raised significant concerns about data security and identity theft risks. It allegedly includes full names, current and past addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and even information about relatives, including some deceased individuals.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Social engineering is how the bad guys get employees to say too much Image Credit: Alexandre Formagio. These days they use a more sophisticated attack: social engineering. What Is Social Engineering? So just exactly what is this thing that we call “social engineering” ? However, hackers have since moved on.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cybersecurity red teams are known for taking a more adversarial approach to security by pretending to be an enemy that’s attacking an organization’s IT systems. Let’s look at the tactics, strategies, and importance of red teams and the role they can play in enhancing the security of your backup system.

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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.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 16, 2024

A third-party telephony provider of Cisco suffered a breach wherein they hacked into and downloaded message logs for authentication SMS messages sent for Duo Security. The stolen data puts customers at risk of social engineering attacks to trick them into revealing credentials, carrying out financial fraud, etc.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2022

Traditional IAM, however, was built to manage internal employees, which means that the organization has control over connecting users to their real identities, birthright provisioning and device security. They may have a built-in user store supporting password authentication, for example. billion in losses.

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Galido

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - 6 Internet Security Tips For 2020 - Information Technology Blog. Let’s take a look at some popular internet security tips for 2020. Secure Passwords. When you sign up for social media, shopping and internet banking websites, always try to use different passwords for each website.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Digitalization is a double-edged sword for banks, especially when it comes to security. As interactions and transactions become more interconnected, even the simplest processes like opening a new account or making a balance transfer become riddled with security concerns. Avaya’s research report reveals three critical ways to do so.

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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. Your first clue?

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Hall of Fame has released the names of five innovators who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at its award ceremony on Thursday, October 29 , at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the author of Surveillance or Security? BALTIMORE , Sept.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

No matter what types of documents your business works with, securing those documents against adversarial attacks should be a top priority. The best software and tools are built with security in mind from the bottom up, not bolted on as an afterthought. Look into application protection. Provide access control.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 18, 2024

Every day, modern organizations are challenged with a balancing act between compliance and security. While compliance frameworks provide guidelines for protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks, security measures must adapt to evolving threats. Here are several ways identity functions help both security and compliance efforts.

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Venture Beast

JANUARY 26, 2022

Just as identity and authentication is pivotal to today's world, the metaverse will also require people to prove who they are. Read More.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Social media is allowing companies to show their creativity and personality to customers and the world like never before. Today, businesses have the ability to reach millions of people through social media—regularly and as creatively as they dare. How does AI boost social media? A staggering 4.62

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2024

The added demand for remote access to corporate applications driven by business continuity, customer reach, and newfound employee satisfaction comes with a heightened concern over data security. Most vendor offerings typically seek to address siloed segments, such as network or endpoint security, identity, or data security.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Circumstances and situations vary and none of these methods are 100 percent foolproof, but they do offer increased security for you and your info. So, for example, if you use Twitter or Instagram at a protest, that activity and your social media account gets tied to the protest. Your phone carries a lot of information about you.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 5, 2022

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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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2024

Security and risk management pros have a lot keeping them up at night. The era of AI deepfakes is fully upon us, and unfortunately, today’s identity verification and security methods won’t survive. And the only way to do this is to leverage advanced security technologies such as mobile cryptography.

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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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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. However, this comes at the cost of weak security and a poor user experience. Password-based authentication isn’t working.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

Then there are the potential security vulnerabilities that go hand-in-hand with frequent lockouts, password resets, and re-verifications. When you add multi-factor authentication (MFA) resets to the picture, that number is likely even higher. But what happens when a user can’t access their authenticator app?

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Google says it checks the security of 1 billion passwords daily to protect users against hackers. Still, a bit of social engineering and reusing the same password across multiple websites do their part in making a hacker’s job slightly easier, not to mention the atrocious choice of passwords themselves.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But casino gaming companies MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were caught short in this area in recent weeks by hackers using identity-based and social engineering attacks that spoofed identity to gain access to secure systems. IBM Security pegged that same number higher, to 95%.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on X (formerly Twitter) was briefly compromised on Tuesday, January 9, sending shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market and raising serious questions about the agency's cybersecurity practices. Additionally, promoting transparency in response to security incidents is crucial.

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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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TechSpot

APRIL 27, 2023

Cryptbot is a well-known security threat designed to identify and steal sensitive information from victims' computers, including passwords and authentication credentials, social media account logins, cryptocurrency wallets, and much more.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JANUARY 30, 2019

All this leads to CIOs who are going through each day with a false sense of security. companies that have at least 500 employees rely on some form of security products in order to protect their networks. This is part of the reason that Microsoft went so far as to incorporate a security firewall into the Windows 10 operating system.

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Kitaboo

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In this increasingly digitized world, it’s not just musicians, artists, and authors who lose sleep over digital content security. The following are 7 ways to share your digital content in a secure manner: 1. Use Two-Factor Authentication. One way to ensure digital content security is to use two-factor authentication.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Raytheon Wins Prime Contract for DHS’ Network Security Deployment Division. CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission' - Nextgov. 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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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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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

DENVER – September 24, 2015 – Real-time digital marketing software company Wayin has secured $15.4 The additional funding validates the value and growing importance of real-time marketing and the integration of authentic user-generated content into the marketing mix as a part of driving bottom-line business goals. About Wayin.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Information Technology Blog - - The Small Business Guide to Information Security - Information Technology Blog. Information security is a major issue in the business world, and security breaches cost businesses millions of dollars per year. But they can be particularly disastrous to small businesses. Start with the Basics.

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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. This helps in early identification of attacks and increasing overall security hygiene.

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GeekWire

APRIL 12, 2023

The new verified identity service is a notable integration between the business social network and the company’s Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management group, which has been led by former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell since late 2021. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in 2016.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

This unprecedented leak has put the cybersecurity community and beyond on high alert—as if it was not already there—highlighting the ongoing need for robust digital security practices. For organizations, the leak underscores the importance of implementing stringent security measures to protect user data.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Researchers at the Spark Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin have uncovered a new cyberattack method named ConfusedPilot , which has significant implications for cloud and data security. The method targets widely used Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based AI systems, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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