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September Snafus: Hackers Take Advantage of Unwitting Employees

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The couple claimed that they were able to trick an employee into downloading malware from a phishing email. Security Awareness Training is an essential way to help employees understand how to recognize and prevent phishing and social engineering attempts. Phishing and poor password practices.

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Twitter's Cyber Attack and Takeover: It Was Spear Phishing

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The hackers then used this level of account support to get through two-factor authentication (2FA) and access 130 widely followed Twitter accounts: Tweeting from 45. Downloading the Twitter Data of 7. Now there is some news that security awareness advocates will be happy to hear. Accessing the DM inbox of 36.

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. It is a universal method employed for both personal and corporate user accounts globally. Take, for instance, Google's account security settings which allow you to download a list of backup codes intended for future use.

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G Suite Security: Top 6 Risks to Avoid

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Many fake apps contain malware or can be used for your Gmail account security breach. They can look appealing since they are free and promise lots of features, so you or your employees may rashly download them. To function, these apps request various permissions to your Google account. How to avoid human errors?

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