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Quantum computing brings new security risks: How to protect yourself

CyberSecurity Insiders

The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. Scammers are clever, and they tend to use social engineering tactics to build trust with their intended victims so that it is easier to exploit them for their credentials, money, or data.

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

For 2021, the judges took on a record number of submissions, identifying which products, people and companies stood out during a tumultuous year. Click here to see the full list of 2021 SC Award finalists. His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business.

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Chinese fraudsters: evading detection and monetizing stolen credit card information

CyberSecurity Insiders

billion in 2021, according to Insider Intelligence. They may use methods such as pretending to be the rightful owner (social engineering) and calling the card company's call center to confirm the limit, disabling the one-time password authentication required for card use, or using other social engineering tactics.

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Lapsus$ Attack on Okta: How to Evaluate the Impact to your Organization

Security Boulevard

Lapsus$ has used tactics such as social engineering, SIM swapping, and paying employees and business partners for access to credentials and multifactor authentication approvals. The first known extortion attempt by Lapsus$ included the Brazil Health Ministry in December of 2021. SOC Detection Rules for Okta.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

The rising adoption of NVMe over fabrics in external business storage arrays ( 30% by 2025 , up from less than 5% in 2021 ) suggests a trend toward high-performance storage solutions. The lack of awareness, employee dissatisfaction, or social engineering attacks targeting an employee may all cause insider threats.

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The mobile malware threat landscape in 2023

SecureList

The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% of all threats detected. We detected more than 1.3 Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, 2021–2023 ( download ) Malware kept making its way into Google Play every now and then. million malware, adware, and riskware attacks.

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Phishing-resistant MFA 101: What you need to know

CyberSecurity Insiders

ATO is often initiated by credential theft and can be done using social engineering techniques (phishing attacks) or by bombarding login pages with bot-based attempts. Phishing attacks Phishing attacks attempt to steal personal data such as login credentials, credit card information, or even money using social engineering techniques.

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