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Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach

Troy Hunt

The linked article talks about the author verifying the data with various people he knows, as well as other well-known infosec identities verifying its accuracy. Per the linked story, social security numbers and dates of birth exist on most rows of the data in encrypted format, but two supplemental files expose these in plain text.

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World Password Day and the importance of password integrity

Webroot

That’s why maintaining password integrity helps protect our online lives and reduces the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft or data loss. For consumers, dealing with identity theft can involve a world of headache. It encrypts all username, password and credit card information to help keep you safe online.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Calls for Stamping Out Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as Europol Tells Banks To Prep For Quantum Threat

Security Boulevard

Cybersecurity News) How to mitigate buffer overflow vulnerabilities (Infosec Institute) How to prevent buffer overflow attacks (TechTarget) VIDEOS What is a Buffer Overflow Attack? For more information about the threat from quantum computing: Is Quantum Computing a Cybersecurity Threat? Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

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The Rise of Data Sovereignty and a Privacy Era

SecureWorld News

Data detection and response: Monitor incremental and evolving data usage and storage location and enable InfoSec & Privacy teams to enact appropriate permission and access controls changes effectively and efficiently. Also, the GDPR recommends data anonymization to minimize the risk of PII breach and identity theft.

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Authentication is Outdated: A New Approach to Identification

CyberSecurity Insiders

Identity security is the greatest weakness in enterprise security. As any infosec manager will tell you, no matter how secure your infrastructure, anyone with the right credentials can walk through the front door. Identity and user authentication continue to be a concern for IT managers.