SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. And this is, sadly, an example of why both of those are so critical."

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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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

State laws Since COPPA, most state education departments and legislatures have developed stricter policies to better protect student privacy online. According to the Data Quality Campaign , 45 states and Washington, DC, enacted new student privacy laws between 2014 and 2020. Secure data storage is also a requirement of FERPA.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The post FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard. Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month was first declared by President George W. Bush and Congress in 2004 to help individuals protect themselves online as threats to technology and data privacy became more commonplace. Criminals leverage all of it, exposing people to scams," he said. Using strong passwords and a password manager.

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