Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

In my previous blog, I discussed the important role multi-factor authentication (MFA) plays in further securing access to enterprise and consumer services. We also established the fact that although MFA increases authentication security and decreases the risk of account takeover, MFA can, and is, being bypassed in the wild.

Scams 107

Scams Consumer Services Authentication Accountability 107

Spinone

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

reported compromised accounts. Most Popular Cloud Services Most of the services used by business organizations are enterprise-level services. 80% of enterprise level services are likely to have enterprise-grade security compared to consumer services at only 9.3%. Almost half (49.8)

Consumer Services 40

Consumer Services Government Media Risk 40

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings. The group of teenagers who hacked Twitter hailed from a community that traded in hacked social media accounts.

Social Engineering 243

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Accountability 243

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2021

In today’s digital world, using our mobile phones to consume services is now a part of everyday life. With the average person now spending 2 hours and 51 minutes on their phone each day, service providers like ecommerce sites and entertainment channels have had to adapt their interfaces so that they also work on a smartphone.

Banking 84

Banking Authentication Mobile Financial Services 84

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The hitch, of course, is that password-enabled account logins are too deeply engrained in legacy network infrastructure. Username and password logins emerged as the go-to way to control access to network servers, business applications and Internet-delivered consumer services.

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Passwords Authentication Data breaches Internet 164

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

In most attacks there are a significant number of actors involved, and a key takeaway is that they supply services to each other through dark web marketplaces. Botmasters and account resellers are tasked with providing initial access inside the victim’s network.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 123