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CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Whether it’s advanced phishing techniques, credential stuffing, or even credentials compromised through social engineering or breaches of a third-party service, credentials are easily the most vulnerable point in defending corporate systems. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]
Duo's Security Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
“It took nearly 11 months (328 days) to identity and contain data breaches resulting from stolen or compromised credentials.” – IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2023 I recently came across a 2012 article from CSO Online , and realized that it has been more than 11 years since the phrase “Identity is the new perimeter” was coined!
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Security Through Education
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Don’t make passwords easy to guess. Watch what you post on social media; cybercriminals often use them to gather Personal Identifying Information (PII) and corporate information. Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020.
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords. Richard Bird , CSO, Traceable AI Bird The bad guys are showing no restraint in exploiting API security weakness to their advantage.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 3, 2021
This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. They had super weak, easily guessable passwords, which was visible to anyone who looked.
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.
SC Magazine
MARCH 10, 2021
Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.
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