Hacker Combat

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

By deploying phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) and number matching in MFA applications, organisations may defend themselves against phishing and other attacks, according to recommendations provided by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On October 31 2022, CISA announced critical guidance on threats against organizations using certain forms of multi-factor authentication. The agency urges all organizations to implement phishing-resistant MFA controls ASAP in order to prevent phishing and increasingly automated and sophisticated attacks on authentication processes.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting U.S. In one successful attack, the attackers likely exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the organization’s VPN server. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) generally protects against common methods of gaining unauthorized account access, not all multi-factor authentication methods can defend against sophisticated attacks. To achieve full zero-trust access, MFA is being replaced by phishing-resistant MFA and the standards that define it.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Tue, 08/01/2023 - 05:18 Incorporating multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a fundamental security measure for your organization is now considered standard practice. It's a sensible decision to utilize MFA.

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