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6 key mobile and IoT/OT attack trend findings

Network World

Overall, ThreatLabz tracked a rise in financially motivated mobile attacks – with 111% growth in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware – most of which can bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Meanwhile, IoT attacks grew 45% year-over-year, and ThreatLabz identified pervasive security risks in OT environments.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO Business Intelligence

7 With the vast majority (estimated around 85%) of Internet traffic encrypted, there is exponential growth in security risks posed by encrypted channels that can hide harmful content such as viruses, spyware, and other malware challenging security teams to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise and avoid costly repercussions.

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Using XaaS for your business? Then you need one of these multifactor authentication apps

Tech Republic Data Center

Spyware, brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, and phishing can make circumventing passwords easy. The password simply isn't secure anymore. Here are five tools to add an extra layer of security.

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Round 2: Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is back

Dataconomy

Microsoft addressed some of these concerns in September by making Recall an opt-in feature, requiring Windows Hello authentication to access Recall data, and securing sensitive data. Microsoft has stated that it cannot access or view Recall data, but users still need to trust the company to protect their data.

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MacStealer Extracts Docs, Cookies, Login Info from MacOS Users

SecureWorld News

Phil Stokes of SentinelOne wrote in a recent blog post: "Perhaps prized above all data on a user's Mac is the user's keychain, an encrypted database used to store passwords, authentication tokens, and encryption keys. A good example of this TTP is seen in the CloudMensis/BadRAT spyware discovered independently by both ESET and Volexity."

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools. Whether this rise is part of the overall trend, a fluctuation relative to other malware activity like ransomware and spyware, or a genuine increase in this specific threat, is hard to say without more research.

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How To Stay Safe When Gaming Online

Galido

If we are starting to play new online game, we must always verify that the server we are using has the correct encryption and authentication before starting to play. However, if we illegally pirate such software, there is a possibility that it contains a virus or spyware that will infect our computer. Play online on a secure server.

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