The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2019

Company officials at Capital One Financial Corp ought to have a crystal clear idea of what to expect next — after admitting to have allowed a gargantuan data breach. Capital One’s highly confidential data was accessible to a system admin by a very simple password-based mechanism. There were many serious mistakes made.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Because APIs connect services and transfer all types of data, including sensitive data, APIs are vulnerable to attacks that may result in costly data breaches. APIs are Used for Communication and Data Transfer. Properly secured APIs create an additional layer between the data being transferred and the server.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Friday, January 28, 2022, is Data Privacy Day, or Data Protection Day. With so many activities making headlines about data breach scandals, hacks, and cybersecurity threats it is imperative to give the topic the attention it needs to underline the necessity for data privacy and advocacy for increased data privacy legislation.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. As a Data Privacy Week Champion , and as part of our commitment to the link between cybersecurity and privacy, we wanted to share some best practices from the National Cybersecurity Alliance about how to protect your privacy online. MFA has been found to block 99.9%

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 28, 2021

Large organizations are significantly more likely to have been breached than small organizations: companies with over 250 employees reported breaches 26% more than companies with 1–9 employees. Another key step to keep your business safe from breaches is to ensure that your employees are following security best practices.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 21, 2022

The post Multi-Factor Authentication Fatigue Attack, Signal Account Twilio Hack, Facebook and Instagram In-App Browser appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Multi-Factor Authentication Fatigue Attack, Signal Account Twilio Hack, Facebook and Instagram In-App Browser appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication. The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 14, 2020

The post IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is the Slow Motion Data Breach Nobody notices appeared first on The. Imagining the Future of Authentication. Read the whole entry. » » Related Stories Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Public key infrastructure (PKI)  offers a globally accepted standard for implementing various security protocols and authentication mechanisms.  e-commerce and online banking), and authenticate the identity of an entity in an online environment. require PKI to ensure data security through authentication and non-repudiation mechanisms.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

You are no doubt aware of the grim statistics: •The average cost of a data breach rose year-over-year from $3.86 Data privacy breaches expose sensitive details about customers, staff, and company financials. This approach allows for compromised software to be identified during the authentication process.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

While you may disagree, data breach studies show that employees and negligence are the most typical causes of security breaches, yet these prevalent issues are least discussed. According to another study by CybSafe, human errors have been responsible for over 90% of data breaches in 2020.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Why Is Data Privacy Important? If you have never been affected by a scam or issue such as identity theft, then you may not yet fully comprehend the important role that data privacy plays. Data privacy refers to keeping the information that we discussed in the previous section safe and confidential.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2022

Supporting a modern enterprise across a distributed network and infrastructure involves the ability to validate user IDs, continuously verify authentication and device trust, and protect every application— . Data privacy is getting personal . without compromising user experience. Everyone is an insider .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Gal Helemski, Co-Founder & CTO/CPO of PlainID Many lessons can be learned when reflecting on 2022’s slew of data breaches. As we understand more about data security and, even more so, as data becomes more fluid, complex and dynamic, it’s critical to reevaluate what constitutes strong data protection.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Data Privacy Risks Data privacy risks involve the unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of sensitive personal information. This category encompasses threats like data breaches and inadequate privacy controls. These risks can include supply chain vulnerabilities and third-party data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Threats are also growing, with 40 percent of data breaches involving stolen credentials, according to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report. As technology continues to advance and digital interactions multiply, the importance and prevalence of digital identities will also expand.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

According to the IBM data breach report, the average cost of a data breach has reached $4.24 Automating tasks such as data collection and log and asset management can make security operations more efficient by freeing up skilled employees to work on high-level tasks that require a human touch. Data privacy.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 17, 2023

They help mitigate organizations' ever-growing risk exposure by establishing digital trust and acting as a barrier to unauthorized access, fraudulent online activities, system outages, and data breaches. Digital certificates and CLM help mitigate potential security risks and prevent unauthorized access or malicious tampering of data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

According to the IBM data breach report, the average cost of a data breach has reached $4.24 Automating tasks such as data collection and log and asset management can make security operations more efficient by freeing up skilled employees to work on high-level tasks that require a human touch. Data privacy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2023

Also playing a bigger role is the widespread adoption of remote and hybrid working arrangements, and taken collectively, many organisations are now at greater risk of data breaches – unless they can consolidate and standardise access controls more effectively.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2020

KrebsOnSecurity recently contacted Sprint to let the company know that an internal customer support forum called “Social Care” was being indexed by search engines, and that several months worth of postings about customer complaints and other issues were viewable without authentication to anyone with a Web browser.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

Careful planning and forward-thinking security is the best way to protect your most precious asset – your data – either while it is in transit or at rest. Whether the data breach is from stolen identities or human error, privacy breaches of unencrypted data can result in severe penalties under data protection regulations such as GDPR or CCPA.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2024

Risk of Human Error: The manual approach increases the likelihood of errors, potentially leading to data breaches or non-compliance issues. This feature significantly reduces the time and resources required for data management. Scalability Issues: Manual processes become unsustainable as requests grow, hindering scalability.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

With credential phishing and stuffing attacks on the rise—and the fact that countless passwords have already been exposed through data breaches—the need for users to step up password management practices at work and home has never been more urgent. After all, research shows that 85% of data breaches involve the human element.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last year was a big year in the world of information security with data privacy issues, new regulations and several high-profile data breaches. Now that 2019 has arrived, what should corporations be doing to comply with the various data security and privacy regulations?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

Zero trust emphasizes the importance of micro-segmentation, multi-factor authentication, encryption, and monitoring of user behavior to prevent lateral movement within the network and detect and respond to potential threats in real time. Resurgence in Popularity In recent years, zero trust has gained renewed popularity due to several factors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

Earmarked by the FBI as a particular threat to the financial service industry just over a year ago, the increase of internet traffic, data breaches and API usage all contribute to the perfect conditions for successful credential stuffing attacks. Here’s what you need to know about how they work, and how you can stay safe. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Over the past year, the Telecom industry has suffered some massive, high-profile data breaches — all of which happened by exploiting unprotected APIs. These include breaches on major operators such as T-Mobile. What are Telcos particularly vulnerable to API attacks?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Twitter is phasing out its free text message two-factor authentication (2FA) and putting the feature behind a paywall, prompting security experts to advise Twitter users to switch to other authentication methods.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2023

In this episode, we discuss the recent Microsoft security breach where China-backed hackers gained access to numerous email inboxes, including those of several federal government agencies, using a stolen Microsoft signing key to forge authentication tokens. A TikTok influencer used a voice cloning app to expose a cheating boyfriend.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 17, 2019

Much has changed since then but the core goals remain the same: limit who has access to certain information and prove the authenticity of who sent a message. This was fueled by data breaches and in parallel sparked the dawn of data security regulatory mandates such as PCI, HIPAA/HITECH, GDPR, and many more.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

ForgeRock's enterprise CIAM solution also offers a user-friendly privacy and consent dashboard that enables your customers to manage their data privacy settings, along with the ability to safely share their data with third-parties, such as family members, physicians, accountants, and so on.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

It requires organizations to adopt robust strategies to safeguard data from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential risks arising from conflicting regulatory frameworks. Organizations adopting DDR should prioritize integrating these components within their cybersecurity infrastructure.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 31, 2021

Protecting your privacy can take time and effort: research, editing settings, then monitoring news to avoid (or at least find out about) the latest vulnerabilities and data breaches. We’ve tried to make it as simple as possible to help you find a balance between your privacy concerns and your need to be online most of the time.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

” In response, Hodson urged all LinkedIn users to update their passwords and enable two-factor authentication. RestorePrivacy examined the sample posted online and found that it does appear to be authentic, linked to real users, and up to date. ” LinkedIn had a similar response to the recent leak.

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