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As Seen on Channel 5’s Vanessa (Feltz) Show: What to Do if You’re Targeted by a Scam

Jane Frankland

From AI-generated voices to realistic websites and stolen accounts, scams today are slick, fast, and global. Auto-fill Exploits: A small but critical sign when your password manager doesnt autofill it might be a scam site. Impersonation and Fake Accounts Unfamiliar or spoofed sender addresses (e.g.,

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New York SHIELD Act: Everything You Need to Know for Compliance

Centraleyes

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, introduced in 2017, was groundbreaking, setting a high bar for financial institutions. Email addresses or usernames combined with passwords or security questions. This change accounts for modern cyber threats such as phishing, malware, or insider threats.

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Will your Mac or Windows PC still get security updates in 2026? Check this chart

Zero Day

The unsupported models include any MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac Mini from 2017 or earlier, and iMac and Mac Pro models from 2018 or earlier. Also: Is your Microsoft account passwordless yet? Based on Apple's previous behavior, those Macs will stop receiving security updates after Tahoe is released this fall.

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Play Fortnite? You can get part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - here's how

Zero Day

Head to fortniterefund.com/file-a-claim , enter your Epic account ID and follow the steps. How to tell if you qualify for a refund You're eligible for a refund if any of these apply: You purchased in-game currency for items you didn't want between January 2017 and September 2022.

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NIST Password Guidelines 2021: Challenging Traditional Password Management

Security Boulevard

In 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST Special Publication 800-63B Digital Identity Guidelines to help organizations properly comprehend and address risk as it relates to password management on the part of end users.

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LastPass: Password Manager Review for 2021

eSecurity Planet

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Like other password managers, LastPass provides a secure vault for your login credentials, personal documents, and other sensitive information. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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The 2021 State of the Auth Report: 2FA Climbs, While Password Managers and Biometrics Trend

Duo's Security Blog

Adoption of two-factor authentication has substantially increased since we began conducting this research in 2017. Other factors, such as push notifications and security keys, are more effective in preventing account takeovers. In addition, they are also often used as the recovery mechanism for other online accounts.”