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Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Credential theft is particularly dangerous as it facilitates account takeovers, lateral movement within networks, and access to critical business systems.

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3 Reasons We Forget Small & Midsized Businesses are Major Targets for Ransomware

Webroot

In our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud ® Threat Report , we found overall infection rates to be rising fastest in the healthcare, non-profit and arts/entertainment/recreation industries. In fact, the median ransom demand in 2021, according to advanced findings from our upcoming threat report, was $70,000.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

Webroot

An impersonation attack recently made headlines with the 2020 Twitter/Bitcoin scam , in which 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised by outside parties to steal bitcoin. To learn more about hacker personas and strategies to protect against their various attacks, check out our eBook, Hacker Personas: A Deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

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Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential

Security Boulevard

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Credential theft is particularly dangerous as it facilitates account takeovers, lateral movement within networks, and access to critical business systems.