The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mellen: This deal seems to be betting on the importance of offering a consolidated consumer security portfolio that incorporates identity theft protection, antivirus, and other security tools like VPNs. This is critical to ensure their own personal privacy and the security of their data.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals cyberattacks and data breaches targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to climb, reaching their highest levels in the three years of the study. Implementing multi-factor authentication, stronger passwords, and access controls are vital steps.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. The post Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

By learning how to use online platforms safely from the tips below, you will be able to minimize the risks of identity theft and money fraud. Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Use Strong Passwords & Two-Factor Authentication. Good Practices for Passwords.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Your passwords are on the internet. Talks of passkeys, passphrases, and even password less all point in one direction: eroding faith in the previously trusty password tucked under your keyboard. These habits highlight the need for more modern password technology and stronger authentication methods.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The World Has Changed, But SMS Hasn’t Changed With It According to a recent whitepaper from Dekra, a safety certifications and testing lab, the security shortcomings of SMS can notably lead to: SMS Interception: Attackers can intercept SMS messages by exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile carrier networks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“Through proactive surveillance, LifeLabs recently identified a cyber-attack that involved unauthorized access to our computer systems with customer information that could include name, address, email, login, passwords, date of birth, health card number and lab test results.” ” said Brown.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

Good news is no car data or other banking information was available for access to the cyber criminals. However, there is a high probability that the current data that has leaked to hackers can lead to incidents such as identity thefts and brute force attacks- for those customers who use their mobile phone numbers as their password.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Hackers can use this data to commit identity theft, fraud, or other crimes. Training employees on cybersecurity best practices: Employees and end-users should be trained on how to identify and avoid cyber threats. Universities have a wealth of valuable data, such as student records, research data, and financial information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Financial institutions face a range of cybersecurity threats, including phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, and denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks. These threats can result in the theft of sensitive customer data (PII), financial fraud, and reputational damage. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The challenge that comes along with this, is that if all these applications are in the cloud, you would need to remember a username and password for each and every one. In fact, 49% of businesses believe that cloud applications are the biggest targets for cyber-attacks. Compliance and visibility are also factors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

According to Bleeping Computer , the hackers used an internal T-Mobile application to target up to 400 customers in SIM swap attack attempts, the security breach did not impact business customers. Impacted T-Mobile customers are recommended to change their password, PIN, and security questions.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

While investigating content on the Google Play open real-time database, the researchers recovered a great deal of sensitive information, including email addresses, passwords, private chats, device location, and user identifiers. The researchers said if a malicious actor gained access this data it could result in fraud and identity theft.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Phishing attacks. These attacks often impersonate reputable entities and trick victims into clicking on malicious links or providing personal information. HTTPS) to protect your data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

According to a global survey of business preparation for cyberattacks in 2020 conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Security, organizations have slowly improved their ability to plan for and respond to cyber-attacks – but, ironically, have less ability today than in recent years to contain an attack. Eradication.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Zoom has implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts against security breaches and other cyber attacks. The 2FA introduce an extra layer of security for the protection of the Zoom accounts and avoid threat actors from taking over them by guessing their password or launching credential stuffing attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It is also important to highlight that misinformation can be used to launch cyber-attacks, like phishing emails or messages. Identities for social media, online games, streaming services, and online classrooms are just a few examples. How do they protect all these identities? Who posted it? How was it shared?

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Malware is software designed to access a computer or network, steal data or perform other malicious attacks. Password theft. When a criminal obtains your password, they can use it to access sensitive information or internal business systems. Computers should be locked, and password protected when you aren’t using them.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Brute Force Attacks Brute force attacks involve systematically trying all possible combinations of passwords until the correct one is found. Hackers use automated tools to rapidly attempt multiple password combinations, exploiting weak or easily guessable passwords.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Unfortunately, Smart Devices are popular ports of entry for cybercriminals to conduct Digital break-ins to then steal our identities, customer data, financial information, bank accounts, credit cards, etc. Once connected to the internet, Smart Devices become vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The house did not win on that day!

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Storing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or social security numbers in cookies is discouraged due to the potential risk of exposure.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan. Identity check – a set of actions (a password, a fingerprint, or a face scan) designed for verification of someone’s identity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 3, 2021

It’s still entirely too easy to steal someone’s credentials, which is why identity theft continues to be a primary cause of data breaches. It’s time to take a closer look at alternative identity management and authentication strategies. Cyberattacks designed to steal identity are on the rise.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Also: making Passwords work. Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Episode 164: Who owns the Data Smart Cars collect? Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

From keeping tabs on your enterprise devices, data, and apps to securing those endpoints against threats and attacks, Desktop Central ticks all the boxes of a unified endpoint management solution. A CyberSecurity Software is a must for Cyber Security and Privacy of a business or individual. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

The unauthorized actor gained access to Magellan’s systems after sending a phishing email on April 6 that impersonated a Magellan client,” The healthcare giant reported the incident to the US authorities and retained experts from cybersecurity firm Mandiant to help with the investigation into the cyber attack.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

American consumers lost $56 billion to identity theft last year with an average of 49 million consumer victims, according to a CNBC News report. The 2021 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research reports the identity fraud resulted from stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

These “Best Practices for Keeping Data Private” explain why MFA remains one of the best defenses for mitigating password risk and preventing cyber criminals from exploiting user credentials. Minichillo, Keyavi’s chief information security officer and VP of cyber threat & intelligence. million per incident.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

It was one of the worst years (if not the worst) for cyber attacks. Preventing Identity Theft. Use good password practices. Do not use the same password for several accounts. Use a reliable password manager. 2020 is a case in point. Keeping yourself safe is not rocket science. Avoid unsecured WiFi.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

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