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SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

Security Boulevard

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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GUEST ESSAY: Securely managing access controls is vital to preserving the privacy of healthcare data

The Last Watchdog

However, M&A is a complex undertaking, and integrating and consolidating IT, cybersecurity and data privacy infrastructure only adds to the challenge. Patient data exposures. Healthcare data security and privacy is a problem that continues to grow. Dealing with policy-based access.

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In Pursuit of a Passwordless Future

Security Boulevard

The passwordless future feels close because we have the technology to do it, but progress will be slow as applications are migrated to adopt passwordless authentication. The post In Pursuit of a Passwordless Future appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Move Away From Passwords Will Be Gradual, Delinea Survey Finds

Security Boulevard

Passwords in the workplace aren’t going away anytime soon, despite ongoing efforts from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Apple to push corporations to adopt other authentication methods like passkeys and biometrics.

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Why Micro-Segment Networks? – Importance, Strategy & Best Practices

Security Boulevard

That’s because micro-segmentation is a feature that only governs the network, whereas your larger data security strategy includes security controls on other layers such as endpoint protection, two factor authentication (2FA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), intrusion detection, and more. Additionally, Mamori.io

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Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Common misconfigurations for S3 buckets include adding sensitive data to an incorrect bucket or a public bucket or incorrectly setting bucket and object permissions. AWS has been criticized for its “any authenticated AWS users” access option and inconsistent access control list (ACL) and bucket policies.

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2022 World Password Day: Educate Your Users About Good Password Hygiene

SecureWorld News

Less than two-thirds (60%) of working adults surveyed for the "2022 State of the Phish" report said their home Wi-Fi network is password-protected. And 34% of respondents reported that they haven't adjusted their Wi-Fi network's security settings because they simply don't know how to. Improving password best practices matters.