Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Amidst this dynamic landscape, email stands as a primary battleground for cyber defense. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. About the Author: Stefanie Shank.

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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. Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing. LW: Anything else?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.” Cloud technologies also play an important role in the latest anti-fraud developments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Revolut that offers payment processing technology was targeted by a phishing attack recently, leading to data breach of thousands of customers from Lithuania and Europe. of its customers became targets to the sophisticated attack that took place on its servers on Sept 10th of this year.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In August 2019 and August 2020, a federal grand jury announced two separate indictments charging the five Chinese nationals with facilitating theft of source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data, and valuable business information. 37, they were operating for a Chinese company named Chengdu 404 Network Technology.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Shipping organisations are being subject to more cyberattacks than ever before, and the cost of attacks and demand for ransom payments have skyrocketed. This data can be used by cybercriminals to commit fraud or identity theft. This data can be used by criminals to commit identity theft or fraud.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It’s hard to believe that at a time where technologies like AI are transforming our world, a forty-year old mobile messaging standard is still so prevalent. Like any forty-year-old technology, SMS is antiquated compared to its modern counterparts. That’s especially concerning when it comes to security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. Learn more about Rapid7.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 24, 2023

It helps to protect your organisation, workforce and clients from cyber-attacks. By doing this, you are reducing the chance of identity theft, data breaches, ransomware, and many other types of cyber threats. Your company is legally obliged to try and protect your staff and clients from such attacks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology suffered a ransomware attack, now it has confirmed also a data breach. In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology was hit by Maze Ransomware operators.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Universities are increasingly reliant on technology, and they need to take steps to protect their systems." Hackers can use this data to commit identity theft, fraud, or other crimes. "This incident is a reminder that no organization is immune to cyberattacks," said David Derigiotis, Chief Insurance Officer at Embroker.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Most are spending more on improved cybersecurity technology, but many companies and their employees still aren’t carrying their weight. Among the reasons, according to the Ponemon survey, is a lack of specific playbooks for common types of attacks. Detection and analysis. The goal is to stop the breach as quickly as possible.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The hackers were employed in a coordinated campaign of identity theft and hacking on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The campaign aimed at stealing critical information related to United States aerospace and satellite technology and resources.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. What are the top cyber threats right now? Web-based Attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. External Causes of Data Breaches External cyber attacks from outside of your organization can be initiated by cybercriminals, third-party vendors, or other external actors.

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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). Spoofing techniques are commonly used in phishing and other cyber attacks to trick victims into believing that the communication is legitimate. In fact, last year he tweeted “Yikes.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Now, cybersecurity may just be the most important aspect of financial technology (fintech) in the modern world. The Rising Risks The widespread shift to a work-from-home (WFH) economy left countless networks vulnerable to cyber attacks. Among the trending innovations making fintech more secure, these technologies stand out: .

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the current digital era, technology has become an integral part of various industries, and the transport industry is not left behind. A data breach could result in the disclosure of this information to hackers who may then commit identity theft, fraud or other illicit activities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Used correctly, it can provide an additional layer of security to prevent opportunistic threat actors from compromising credentials, even if those credentials are exposed during phishing campaigns, brute force attacks, keyloggers, credential stealing malware incidents or many other types of sophisticated cyber intrusions.”.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Change your passwords and upgrade to stronger authentication methods Passwords have long been the primary method of authentication for online accounts, but as cyber-attacks become more prevalent, it's clear that they alone are not enough to protect against modern threats. From the OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2021

RaaS greatly lowers the bar of criminal actors who can launch a ransomware attack, since the RaaS seller has already done the hard work of technically creating and designing the ransomware. It’s tried and trusted technology and should be used to protect all data – not just that which is classified as the most important.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2021

Moreover, many of these incidents were significant: resulting in school closures, millions of dollars of stolen taxpayer dollars, and student data breaches directly linked to identity theft and credit fraud.". The chart below was also included on the first page: Analysis and trends of cyber incidents in K-12 schools.

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Spinone

JUNE 8, 2018

Organizations are having difficult times trying to keep up with the security levels needed to eliminate or at least minimize modern cyber security problems. As technologies evolve, so do the skills of cyber criminals. This said, manual efforts to combat the attackers are no longer enough.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

But those who are ready to be blasé about breaches may be overlooking the role that leaked and stolen data plays in other, more serious problems such as targeted cyber attacks. Report: Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks A Global Crisis. Waiting for Federal Data Privacy Reform? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In this episode of the podcast (#166): Jay Budzik, the Chief Technology Officer at ZestAI, joins us to talk about that company's push to make artificial intelligence decisions explainable and how his company's technology is helping to root out synthetic identity fraud. Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s also the latest demonstration of the need for organizations like T-Mobile to take responsibility for the large amounts of personal data they hold and to ensure the right technology is in place to protect it against attacks. Data breaches continue to be a scourge of enterprises. million – was down 20 percent.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

The combination of the SolarWinds breach and now that of USAID makes clear that supply chain attacks are key to Nobelium’s overall cyberespionage efforts, Microsoft’s Burt wrote. “Attackers know this and are creating phishing campaigns to take advantage of the mobile interface that makes it hard to spot a malicious message.

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Webroot

JANUARY 20, 2021

But what sometimes gets lost is the actual humans behind bringing this technology to market. 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged more than 298,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 stimulus payments, 68 percent of them involving fraud or identity theft. As of Jan.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

.” Compared with today, those were sleepy times – when you might update your desktop antivirus weekly or even monthly -like changing the batteries in your TV remote, but not be overly concerned about debilitating cyber attacks or scams, Schrader noted.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals can utilize the botnet to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing, identity theft and bypassing security to access private networks. Today, bad actors often launch cyber attacks that are a combination of several malware types. Less common types.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Top 7 Data Security Practices for the Workplace IdentityIQ As businesses become increasingly reliant on technology, protecting sensitive information is more important than ever. IdentityIQ services offer identity theft protection and antivirus and VPN software that can help mitigate the damage of data breaches and prevent cyber-attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a similar approach, but typically involves teams of security pros attempting to simulate a cyber attack to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers. Threats such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting ( XSS ) attacks can be minimized with techniques such as input sanitization.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Closed Source – a proprietary technology whose copyright hides its source code and forbids its distribution or modification. Works as a part of a data loss prevention plan.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. The worst time to decide how to respond to a cyber-attack is after the incident has occurred.

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