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Microsoft: Slow MFA adoption presents “dangerous mismatch” in security

Malwarebytes

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been around for many years now, but few enterprises have fully embraced it. In fact, according to Microsoft’s inaugural “ Cyber Signals ” report, only 22 percent of all its Azure Active Directory (AD) enterprise clients have adopted two-factor authentication (2FA), a form of MFA.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

The deep web is also made up of content that is not indexed by search engines and requires a login to access. You probably use the deep web all the time — examples may include bank accounts, your email, and login-restricted content such as news or streaming entertainment. From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. Then, we’ll go over the basic, foundational techniques most scammers find themselves using, such as social engineering and phishing.

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OSINT in 60 seconds. Mind reading on TV

Pen Test Partners

It looks like similar techniques were used on Sir Grayson Perry’s stage show , where information was used to identify members of the audience and query details from their social media accounts live on stage. These are common con techniques and used by social engineers. This makes information gathering very hard.

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Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent? Reducing the risk from credential compromise is forcing regulators and industry leaders to mandate multifactor authentication (MFA) and re-assess the efficacy of OTP. Historical perspective of strengthening authentication. Which authentication method is suitable or do you need many?

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Reduce your helpdesk burden 20-50%

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The reputation is well-deserved when you consider that we (the cybersecurity team) tell users to create a unique password for each account to increase security. In 2011, Forrester estimated that each call to the help desk for a password reset costs $70. It depends on what you can use as alternatives for security at the access point.

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Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks

Security Affairs

APT42’s TTPs overlap with another Iran-linked APT group tracked as APT35 (aka ‘ Charming Kitten ‘, ‘ Phosphorus ‘, Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) which made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media.