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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

It is astounding that billions of online accounts have been breached over the past 18 years and that US consumer accounts are by far the most compromised. For this study, a data breach was defined as an intruder copying or leaking user data such as names, surnames, email addresses, passwords, etc. That’s for the B2C users.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

Working from home resulted in additional risk management and security challenges for employees, executive leadership, and information technology (IT) teams. On the other hand, remembering 10, 15 or 20 passwords to perform daily personal and professional tasks can result in password fatigue. fewer requests to reset passwords).

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

The Last Watchdog

The nonstop intensity of these attacks is vividly illustrated by the fact that malicious bot communications now account for one-third of total Internet traffic. One of the most intensive uses of criminal botnets is account takeovers. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale.

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ChatGPT at work: how chatbots help employees, but threaten business

SecureList

The technology is becoming commonplace, and its inability to keep up with people’s growing demands has led to complaints that the chatbot is gradually getting dumber. The user creates an account and gains access to the bot. Account hacking. Account security is always a priority issue.

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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

companies and even the major Japanese technology company Olympus, the group shut down, apparently due to pressure from law enforcement. The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. Together, those two sectors accounted for nearly fifty percent of all IR requests in 2020.

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‘If you wait for government, you’re going to be waiting a long time’: A look at Biden’s cyber funding

SC Magazine

Actually, building an information security policy for your company is another area where they [may be] willing to reimburse companies for investment in either a technology or a consultant to do that for them. It depends whether the company is in the B2C market or in B2B. That’s a bigger concern.