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New Duo E-Book, Attack Vectors Decoded: Securing Organizations Against Identity-Based Threats

Duo's Security Blog

MFA is a common second line of defense against compromised passwords. Even if an attacker has access to a username and password, they still need access to the second authentication factor to break into the organization. the password) from the login process and instead uses “something you are” (e.g., a device).

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Intro to Phishing: How Dangerous Is Phishing in 2023?

Duo's Security Blog

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Chinese fraudsters: evading detection and monetizing stolen credit card information

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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News Alert: Survey shows vast majority of IT pros consider ‘passwordless’ access a top priority

The Last Watchdog

The top-five data points from the survey include: •92% of respondents are concerned about compromised credentials because of phishing or social engineering attacks, which points to the recent rise and success of both these attack vectors. •59% and Canada were surveyed.

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Retail and Hospitality Trending Holiday Cyber Threats

Duo's Security Blog

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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To Achieve Zero Trust Security, Trust The Human Element

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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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Abusing Entra ID Misconfigurations to Bypass MFA

NetSpi Technical

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.