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Q&A: How your typing and screen swiping nuances can verify your identity

The Last Watchdog

Compromised accounts came into play in data breaches of Uber, Tesla, Gemalto, Aviva, Equifax and many others. And with “digital transformation” accelerating, there are so many more weakly-secured login accounts just waiting to be maliciously manipulated. The good news is that this is a solvable problem.

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5 API Vulnerabilities That Get Exploited by Criminals

Security Affairs

And as these businesses work towards building robust security strategies, it’s vital that they account for various threat vectors and vulnerabilities. APIs, short for application programming interfaces, have become a common building block for digitally enabled organizations. Today, BOLA accounts for 40% of all API attacks.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. One of the most intensive uses of criminal botnets is account takeovers.