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GUEST ESSAY: Lessons to be learned from the waves of BofA phone number spoofing scams

The Last Watchdog

Phone number spoofing involves manipulating caller ID displays to mimic legitimate phone numbers, giving scammers a deceptive veil of authenticity. They may claim that a new credit card or checking account has been opened in the victim’s name, providing specific details such as addresses and alleged deposits to sound convincing.

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Intimate Partner Threat

Schneier on Security

Princeton's Karen Levy has a good article computer security and the intimate partner threat: When you learn that your privacy has been compromised, the common advice is to prevent additional access -- delete your insecure account, open a new one, change your password.

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Redesigning UI - The Duo Mobile App, What’s New

Duo's Security Blog

In early 2019, we embarked on a project to improve the Duo Mobile user authentication experience. Before we do that, I wanted to take some time to share with you exactly how we’re making it easier for users to authenticate using Duo Mobile. Fighting Fraud by Humanizing the Push Screen Authentication is hard!

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PCI v4 is coming. Are you ready?

Pen Test Partners

businesses gain the flexibility to define and deploy personalized security measures aligned with their specific cardholder data environment (CDE) setup. The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement.

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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Incorporate personal security best practices, such as two-factor authentication and encryption, in all your online interactions. Today, our mobile devices serve not just as communication tools but also as gatekeepers to our digital identities, especially with the rise of mobile-based multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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No, Spotify Wasn't Hacked

Troy Hunt

Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about, this one eventually triggering an email to me just last week: Let's imagine you're the first person on the list; you get a notification from HIBP, you check out the paste and see your Hotmail account listed there alongside your Spotify password and the plan you're subscribed to.

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Top of Mind Security Insights from In-Person Interactions

Cisco Security

Mobility, BYOD (bring your own device), cloud, increased collaboration, and the consumerization of IT have necessitated a new type of access control security– zero trust security. Supply chain attacks have become one of the biggest security worries for businesses. Data privacy is getting personal .