Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

The accessed customer information includes email addresses, usernames, phone numbers, and hashed passwords, in addition to general account settings and certain authentication information such as API keys, OAuth tokens, and multi-factor authentication. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

SSO allows users to access multiple applications, and the underlying data, without having to re-authenticate to access each application. One username and password, i.e., login credentials, will access multiple applications. SSO, therefore, eliminates the need to recall the password created for each application.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

It's bad news for the US Department of the Interior—a Government watchdog’s security audit has revealed its passwords are simply not up to the job of warding off cracking attempts. Department of the Interior: Easily Cracked Passwords, Lack of Multifactor Authentication, and Other Failures Put Critical DOI Systems at Risk.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The frustration is particularly evident in mundane yet essential tasks such as password management. Nearly half of the workforce (48%) express annoyance with constant password resets, a seemingly trivial issue that can cumulatively lead to significant productivity losses.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In recent years, HIBP has been integrated with a number of third-party systems like password managers and web browsers, so they can alert users immediately if they attempt to use a credential that might already be in the hands of cybercriminals. For starters, change your password.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. According to an Aug.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Some people also had their financial account numbers, driver licenses or other government ID numbers, and digital signatures also taken. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Top VPNs such as ExpressVPN feature best-in-class AES encryption with 256-bit keys, the standard used by the US government. You can start with the most basic measure of changing the router’s password to a stronger one before moving to advance options that involve router configuration.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 22, 2023

On-demand, Secure SaaS Access Authenticating and authorizing user identities have always been an important aspect of enterprise security. But in recent years, a strong identity governance posture has become even more important. The expansion of remote work has changed the traditional notion of a security perimeter.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2022

Government experts observed that malicious executables are downloaded from compromised web resources. “The government’s team for responding to computer emergencies in Ukraine CERT-UA revealed the fact of mass distribution of e-mails on the topic of “chemical attack” and a link to an XLS-document with a macro.”

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month , a collaborative effort between government and businesses to raise awareness about digital security and empower both organizations and individuals to protect their online data from cybercriminals. Use the four tactics in this article to defend against them.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

"The presence of third-party trackers belonging to advertisers, and the over-sharing of customer information with these trackers, is a pervasive problem in both health tech and government space," said Narayana Pappu, CEO at Zendata.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

For example, as recently as earlier this month, Intel 471 spotted Sanix selling access to nearly four dozen universities worldwide, and to a compromised VPN account for the government of San Bernadino, Calif. By far the most important passwords are those protecting our email inbox(es).

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. Having long passwords and a password manager can also add additional layers of security and protect you as a customer.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 11, 2018

Running Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has presented some fascinating insights into all sorts of aspects of how data breaches affect us; the impact on the individual victims such as you and I, of course, but also how they affect the companies involved and increasingly, the role of government and law enforcement in dealing with these incidents.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 4, 2023

So even passwords that are created by humans that are slightly different, still tend to be pretty easy to crack. Passwordless is this next paradigm in authentication where we don’t have to rely on human-created passwords and credentials. They’re only being used by the local authenticator to release a credential.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The suspect arrested last year was allegedly involved in a data theft incident regarding Geburen Info Service GmbH (GIS), which collects television license fees on behalf of the Austrian government. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

.” The dataset behind Pwned Passwords is already freely available via the API. Pwned Passwords is more than a tool for those in the know or a novelty on a website. The service is integrated into the password manager 1Password.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. It is often implemented along with multi-factor authentication (MFA) , wherein more than one factor of authentication is needed to authenticate the user. Increasingly.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The result was that BYOD became a standard operating practice across the enterprise which required robust internal controls and safeguards for data protection and governance. Then, the pandemic forced organizations to expand their remote-work programs at an unprecedented, emergency-level rate.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

Interestingly, the 964,000 number released by the US government may not be complete. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 8, 2022

“When InfoSec people refer to the CIA of cybersecurity, they’re usually talking about the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the data we work to protect and not the three-letter government entity. Those steps can become overwhelming for small businesses with staff shortages, small budgets or limited time.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Additionally, Government immigration services continue to be non-functional or afflicted with severe delays in processing. Additionally, lock down all email addresses with multifactor authentication (MFA). If you have the choice of SMS codes or authentication apps/hardware based security keys for 2FA, choose the latter.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That could be another hacker, or even a foreign government. That winning bidder though, will then take the list and start trying to use the passwords. We’ve talked at length about the need to use a password manager , but we still know that 65% of you are relying on your memory - which isn’t going to cut it in 2020.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

Despite warnings from several sides, including a foreign government, CafePress decided not to inform its customers, but instead only told customers to reset their passwords as part of an update to its password policy. Use a password manager to make it easier to create and use strong, unique passwords for each service you use.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

A massive cyber espionage campaign targeting a slew of domains for government agencies across the Middle East region between 2018 and 2019 was preceded by a series of targeted attacks on domain registrars and Internet infrastructure firms that served those countries. Nation-state level attackers also are taking a similar approach.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) at these various providers (where available) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access. Your best option is to reduce your overall reliance on your phone number for added authentication at any online service. YOUR GOVERNMENT.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

For example, the list MAY include, but is not limited to: Passwords obtained from previous breach corpuses. That's from my post almost 4 years ago now on Authentication Evolved which was the catalyst for Pwned Passwords. You will not die if you use a weak password. Read it, get a password manager and stop worrying ??

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Espionage and Political Motives In some cases, hackers may target organizations or governments for espionage or political reasons. State-sponsored hacking is a growing concern, with governments using cyberattacks to gather intelligence, disrupt infrastructure, or compromise national security.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency , lists the following 4 steps to protect yourself: Implement multi-factor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you’ll get hacked. Update your software.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. They can be implemented as part of an account, application, cloud service, access management system, or password manager. 600/year minimum Premium: $4.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification. Employ Authentication Methods for All Users & Devices A zero trust approach rejects any sort of inherent trust and requires continual verification of all users and devices.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

China-linked cyber espionage group APT20 has been bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in recent attacks, cyber-security firm Fox-IT warns. The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

Organizations often become victims of cybercrime and ransomware if secrets are not managed correctly and secured with solutions, such as a privileged access management (PAM) solution.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Although headline-grabbing breaches happen to larger organizations, small businesses are often targeted because they have access to data such as passwords and personally identifiable information that could be a gateway for attacks targeting large enterprises and governments.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The first notification I received was from a large federal organization which, ironically, handles the security investigations for government clearances. Next, use robust authentication practices. Use strong, non-dictionary passwords for sites and services, use a password manager to store them, and never reuse passwords across sites.

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