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Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29.

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Twitter announces measures to protect accounts of people involved in 2020 Presidential election

Security Affairs

. “As we learn from the experience of past security incidents and implement changes, we’re also focused on keeping high-profile accounts on Twitter safe and secure during the 2020 US election.” The company will implement better defenses against account takeover and expedited account recovery support. .

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Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how.

The Security Ledger

If you do nothing else in 2020, resolve to clean up the mess that is your online security. We give you seven simple steps to level up your password and account security. A good friend e-mailed me recently with the subject line “security stuff.” Imagining the Future of Authentication.

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Experian’s Credit Freeze Security is Still a Joke

Krebs on Security

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded me of how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space. “They’re allowing this huge security gap so they can make a profit. and $24.99

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Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. “2FA has proven to be a powerful tool in securing communications channels. . Image: Wikipedia. ”

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Hackers are actively exploiting a Zero-Day in WordPress ThemeREX Plugin to create Admin Accounts

Security Affairs

A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.

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Google reveals that foreign hackers are already targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Security Affairs

Huntley invites people involved in campaigns for this election to use the best protection they can, including two factor authentication or Advanced Protection. — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) June 4, 2020. link] — Graham Brookie (@GrahamBrookie) June 4, 2020. The good news is that there is no sign of compromise.