Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The bookseller also operated the Nook Digital, which is a spin-off division that sells eBook and e-Reader platform. Over the weekend, users have been complaining on Nook’s Facebook page and Twitter that they were not able to access their library of purchased eBooks and magazine subscriptions.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Millions of Britons (1) have now fallen victim to an online scam, losing life savings, their identity, passwords, photos or vital personal data. In the physical world you wouldn’t willingly give out passwords and personal data to strangers, so why go online and do it, and risk being a target for online criminals?

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

In many rnodern phishing attacks, malicious links send employees to copies of otherwise farniliar websites—like an internal payroll portal login page where it’s quick to muscle-rnemory a username and password. Strong security practices layer to protect against phishing attacks.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

“There are primarily three ways you can authenticate someone: with their username and password, with two-factor authentication, and with a company-supplied device that you can trace. For most stuff, you should have two of those things. For critical things, you should have all three.”. Try Duo for Free Want to test it out before you buy?

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 28, 2021

Don’t share your corporate password with others: 12% of respondents admitted doing this. To see the full results of this remote work survey, download the eBook. Don’t download personal applications onto a company device: 23% of respondents admitted doing this. About the survey.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

Creating accounts and passwords is now a natural step in the ordering process and a sensible one when it comes to storing information on order history or for use on future transactions. To learn more about CIAM in retail, read the OneWelcome eBook “ CIAM in retail: how brands can build shopping experiences that last.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2021

Patrick Eulogius Yau relates an experience in which he discovered a “system password (root with super user access privileges) was not encrypted, stored in a plain text file, and installed on a person’s computer. When speaking with software security professionals, stories about poor password handling are ever-present.

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Vipre

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In fact, 85% of data breaches involve a human element, which can include anything from an employee using weak passwords, clicking on a phishing link, sharing private information with someone from outside the company, etc. . For our full step-by-step guide to improving your SMB’s security, download our free ebook here.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 31, 2022

After creating your child’s Apple ID, enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for that added layer of security, ensuring that your child’s account won’t get popped easily even if someone got hold of their password. Note that your child’s iCloud account is automatically created along with their Apple ID.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Businesses spend billions protecting usernames and passwords for people, but almost nothing on protecting keys and certificates for machines. Read the FREE eBook. "> Off. Are you making any of these common PKI mistakes? UTM Medium. UTM Source. UTM Campaign. Recommended-Resources.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Additionally, NFTs and eBooks are also suitable for money laundering. They may use methods such as pretending to be the rightful owner (social engineering) and calling the card company's call center to confirm the limit, disabling the one-time password authentication required for card use, or using other social engineering tactics.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2022

Are we are going to do an entire enterprise password reset, and what does that involve?”. You can check out more in our eBook, Building Security Resilience: Stories and Advice from Cybersecurity Leaders. And that typically comes down to who is making your business decisions. That’s a pretty big call.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Despite solid cybersecurity defenses within her enterprise, the reliance on age-old passwords left it vulnerable. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily. But while passwords have served their purpose, they have outlived their usefulness.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

. “Over the last few years, we have increased our password complexities and required 2FA wherever possible. With this approach, employees had more password lock outs, password fatigue, and forgetting their longer passwords due to password rotations. Phishing resistant passwordless authentication with FIDO2.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

And for more information on protecting against ransomware, be sure to check out our ebook: Protecting Against Ransomware: Zero Trust Security for a Modern Workforce. What is ransomware? This gives your workers flexible MFA options.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2022

“We place our trust in applications to perform only the functions we intended, Operating Systems to perform functions we authorized, and that our credentials (user ID/password) are used only by authorized personnel. Read our "A Defender's Guide to Ransomware Resilience" eBook! More resources.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2023

The writing is certainly on the wall that username and password credentials are a menace to secure environments, and moving to strong authentication is the solution. There’s no time like the present for starting your passwordless journey Weak authentication with passwords and phishable MFA is putting enterprises at risk.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Despite solid cybersecurity defenses within her enterprise, the reliance on age-old passwords left it vulnerable. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily. But while passwords have served their purpose, they have outlived their usefulness.

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Authentication Passwords CISO Password Management 64

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2023

. •82% say moving to passwordless authentication is in their top five priorities, implying respondents know that passwords are at the root of the problem when it comes to data breaches. •85% For more data points from the survey, read the Passwordless Authentication Survey eBook and view the survey infographic.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And in our ebook, Retail Cybersecurity: The Journey to Zero Trust , we share ways that Duo can help retailers improve their security posture. Single sign-on (SSO) fortifies MFA by creating fewer passwords and a single dashboard for users to log into to reach all of their applications in one place.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Richard Archdeacon: I’m frequently asked about when we will no longer need passwords. We have all seen the most commonly breached passwords are ‘123456’ or the classic ‘password’. Is that because users think that password is secure? We see ‘password stuffing’ attacks happen all the time.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Without using an agent and keeping user privacy intact, Duo can check whether the OS is up to date, if disk encryption is enabled, if a password is set and more. Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting gaps in weaker multi-factor authentication implementations. Today, we can start with securing user access. Looking for more information?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

1961 – The first computer password. Again, passwords are not a modern invention, with ancient societies such as the Romans using passwords in their military as means of identifying individuals entering restricted areas. While the use of passwords is a common reality for many of us, they are not without their flaws.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Perhaps someday, password fatigue, frustration and password resets can truly be a thing of the past. In addition, for more information on how you can secure access to your cloud services and applications, please download our eBook, Four Steps to Cloud Access Management.

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NetSpi Technical

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These credentials can be brute forced through password sprays, found in online dumps, or obtained through social engineering. Find more stories like these in our Azure Pentesting eBook. The post Abusing Entra ID Misconfigurations to Bypass MFA appeared first on NetSPI.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2022

These characteristics, which include things like passwords, voice frequencies, IP address, and media access control (MAC) addresses, assist in the identification of humans (i.e., As you’ll recall , the human identities are protected by usernames and passwords, whereas machine identities rely on keys and certificates for security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

As World Password Day comes around again this May 6 th , how much has changed in the year since we last marked the occasion? As such, this year’s World Password Day is in fact a timely reminder for businesses to drop passwords forever, and instead rollout access management solutions such as passwordless authentication.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2022

The cloud service should enable you to easily design user journeys, from registration and authentication to the ways users prefer to access services (MFA, passwordless, one-time password, magic link, and others). It should enable self-service flows, such as password resets, forgotten usernames, and preferences.

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Backups eCommerce Authentication Passwords 109

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2020

sensitive personal data which includes health and genetic data, biometrics, caste or tribe data, passwords etc. For more information on how Thales can help you meet data protection regulations, please download our eBook on Addressing Data Security Compliance Requirements.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2021

The 2021 ForgeRock Consumer Identity Breach Report shows that breaches involving usernames and passwords increased by a staggering 450% in 2020. To learn more about how ForgeRock helps manufacturing organizations, download our latest eBook, “Unlocking the Power of Digital Identity in Manufacturing” today.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 10, 2023

Reduce reliance on passwords with single sign-on and MFA Nobody ever appreciated opening an exciting email just to find out their company had bamboozled them with a fake phishing test. Then, check out our ebook Duo for Essential Eight to see how Duo fits into an Essential Eight security strategy. PCI DSS, HIPAA, etc.) What’s next?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

Utilizing a VPN model also creates the scenario where users must add another credential set to their running list of usernames and passwords to remember. If you would like to discover what other professionals have said and what advice they give to overcome these challenges, read our How Can You Trust an Untrusted Environment eBook.

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SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, we came across a site that imitated an ebook on pension reform. Generally speaking, to sign in to their personal account, the user has to first enter a user name and password, followed by a one-time code sent in a text, by email or in a push notification, or generated in a special app.

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Elie

JUNE 6, 2019

App locks Another commonly used, semi-overt technique for privacy was app locks—applications that give a user the ability to password- or PIN-protect specific applications, content, or folders. Private mode Overall, we found that private modes were used by technology-savvy and censorship-conscious participants.

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