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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. And then there's the account holder, the one who chose the password.

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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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Relax. Internet password books are OK

Malwarebytes

There’s one password management tool which experiences more than its fair share of derision—the oft-maligned Internet password book. These are, as you may expect, physical books which are little more than empty notepads with “Internet password book” written on the front. The big book of passwords. It’s not in your threat model.

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Customer Q and A: Advantasure Developers Talk AppSec

Security Boulevard

Before selecting Veracode, Advantasure , a leader in the healthcare technology industry, was on the hunt for an AppSec program that would not only protect them against cyberattacks, but also prove compliance with laws and regulations in several states. When we joined the Advantasure team, security was a big part of the acquisition.

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Customer Q and A: Advantasure Developers Talk AppSec

Veracode Security

Before selecting Veracode, Advantasure , a leader in the healthcare technology industry, was on the hunt for an AppSec program that would not only protect them against cyberattacks, but also prove compliance with laws and regulations in several states. When we joined the Advantasure team, security was a big part of the acquisition.

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12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Along with traditional IT assets, find and assess your internet-connected attack surface for comprehensive, all-around protection. Discover security issues as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as soon as possible. The platform’s unique fingerprinting technology curtails scans to relevant application and device types.

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On the Twitter Hack

Schneier on Security

Not a few people's Twitter accounts, but all of Twitter. The hacker used that access to send tweets from a variety of popular and trusted accounts, including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, as part of a mundane scam -- stealing bitcoin -- but it's easy to envision more nefarious scenarios. (If

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