Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While Microsoft’s Bing only has about 4% of the search engine market share , crooks are drawn to it as an alternative to Google. Once a victim types their user ID and password, criminals will receive the data immediately. Passkeys come to mind immediately since they do not involve passwords at all.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections, and a host of other things­ -- but most of that doesn't matter anymore. Don't reuse passwords for anything important -- ­and get a password manager to remember them all.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

Data Breaches Data breaches are fairly common among cybercriminals who break into a platforms database and steal sensitive information like personal details, passwords and financial data. This is bad, but its worse for traders, who cannot make critical trades during market swings, potentially losing huge amounts of money. Thats true.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Like other password managers, LastPass provides a secure vault for your login credentials, personal documents, and other sensitive information. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

The Telegram black market: what’s on offer After reviewing phishers’ Telegram channels that we detected, we broke down the services they promoted into paid and free. We filled in the login and password fields in the screenshot below. An OTP (one-time password) bot is another service available by subscription.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

this week launched a password manager that relies on an alternative approach that stores encrypted credentials locally on user devices and then synchronizes vaults between devices via servers in the cloud. The post JumpCloud Adds Decentralized Password Manager to Portfolio appeared first on Security Boulevard. JumpCloud Inc.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2022

Even using a password with special characters, numbers, and both upper and lower case letters, an attacker can crack an eight-character password in as little as 39 minutes with brute force attacks. Keeper offers several types of business password managers: business, enterprise, MSP , and public sector. Keeper Overview.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2025

In early May 2025, two of the United Kingdom's best-known grocers, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op, as well as luxury retailer Harrods, were struck by sophisticated social-engineering attacks that tricked IT teams into resetting critical passwords and deploying ransomware across their networks. billion ($1.5 billion U.S.)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

The outages disrupted the activities of numerous users and businesses that rely on X for communication and marketing. Employee training: Educate staff about cybersecurity best practices , including recognizing phishing attempts and using strong, unique passwords. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

If you’re looking for a password manager for your business, Bitwarden and LastPass might be on your list of potential solutions. Both vendors will help you and your employees store access credentials, improve password health, and share sensitive information securely. PBKDF2 SHA-256 encryption for master passwords.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s interesting to note that many people will happily unlock their phone by just looking at it and have no problem tapping their bank card against a store’s point of sale terminal, but if the term password security is presented to them, they have a blank expression, or worse, shrink away. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

These messages frequently warn recipients about a problem with their accounts, like a password that needs to be updated, a policy change that requires a login, or a delayed package that has to be approved. In reality, those usernames and passwords are delivered directly to cybercriminals on the other side of the website.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

"Based on FIDO standards, passkeys are a replacement for passwords that provide faster, easier, and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across a user’s devices. Unlike passwords, passkeys are always strong and phishing resistant. The FIDO Alliance asserts that passkeys are a replacement for passwords.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2025

Breaking the Barriers to a Password-Free Life in Enterprise: Meet SafeNet eToken Fusion NFC PIV security key madhav Thu, 03/13/2025 - 06:46 As large organizations increasingly shift towards passwordless solutions, the benefits are clear: enhanced user experience, improved security, and significant cost savings.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2018

For example, many instant-messaging services now encrypt messages by default. Although encryption can help secure your data, it may also prevent law enforcement agencies from protecting your data. Encryption serves a valuable purpose. I support strong and responsible encryption. We know encryption can include safeguards.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Secure home router.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2021

1Password and LastPass are probably at the top of your list for password managers , but which one is the best for you? They both do a great job of protecting your employees’ passwords and preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your business systems. 1Password and LastPass comparison. User experience.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 5, 2022

For those systems that are not, such as smaller non-critical businesses, or personal online accounts, good password hygiene is still very important. . ? . A few years back, I received an opportunity to comment on an Instagram customer account breach where the attacker had gained access to some usernames and passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. NortonLifeLock and Avast appear to be betting on the next iteration of the huge and longstanding consumer antivirus market. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion. billion in 2016, for instance.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Implement Data Encryption & Backup Protocols Encrypting sensitive data adds a layer of protection by ensuring that even if data is accessed, it remains unreadable without proper decryption keys. For instance, penetration testing simulates potential attacks, allowing you to assess your response capabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Quantum computing advances are making traditional encryption obsolete, and adversaries are stockpiling data for future decryption. FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Without action, quantum-enabled breaches threaten critical data, national security, and global stability.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2025

Called Xanthorox AI, the tool was first spotted earlier this year on darknet forums and encrypted chat groups, where its being marketed as the killer of WormGPT and all EvilGPT variants. But this isnt just another tweaked version of a chatbot. Xanthorox is something entirely different and far more advanced.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com, Among the Twilio customers targeted was encrypted messaging service Signal , which relied on Twilio to provide phone number verification services. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. VPNs work by creating a virtual network interface that serves as an encrypted tunnel for communications. “This is intended functionality that isn’t clearly stated in the RFC [standard].

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Traditional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while a step up from password-only security, is no longer enough to fight modern phishing schemes. FIDO standards provide a basis for strong authentication by replacing conventional passwords with cryptographic security keys.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But conventional protection solutions, like password security, fall short when it comes to efficacy. We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Similarly, the AI-assisted ransomware provided a high-level approach to encrypting files but lacked complete execution. Instead, security teams should prioritize behavioral analysismonitoring for unusual patterns such as unexpected file encryption, unauthorized persistence mechanisms, or anomalous network traffic.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

Although the letter includes the words “marketing services” in the upper right corner, the rest of the missive is deceptively designed to look like a bill for services already rendered. That investigation revealed the scam’s connection to a multi-level marketing operation run out of the U.K., 68.35.149.206).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

Experts warn that decommissioned medical infusion pumps sold via the secondary market could expose Wi-Fi configuration settings. The sale of decommissioned medical infusion pumps through the secondary market may lead to the potential exposure of Wi-Fi configuration settings. ” reads the analysis published by Rapid7. .

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2024

Integrating cybersecurity in healthcare digital marketing What makes the situation even more challenging is the increasing reliance on digital marketing in healthcare. We employ robust encryption protocols to protect sensitive information during transmission and storage.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

19, Apex was alerted that its systems had been infected with a destructive strain of ransomware that encrypts computer files and demands payment for a digital key needed to unscramble the data. “When they encrypt the data, that happens really fast,” he said. Roswell, Ga. on Tuesday, Feb.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Implement strong data encryption. Data encryption is fundamental for protecting sensitive information in alternative asset trading. Industry-standard algorithms for encryption can ensure all data, in transit and at rest, is safe. Prioritize continuous threat detection.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2021

According to our data, its main vector of distribution is cracking RDP passwords. Encrypted files and a note from the attackers. For encryption, the program uses the AES symmetric algorithm with a 128-bit key in ECB mode (simple substitution mode) from the CryptoPP cryptographic library. Technical file created by BigBobRoss.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

“Depending on the scope of an attack, this could impact individual customers, geographic market areas, or potentially the [Lumen] backbone,” Korab continued. “This attack is trivial to exploit, and has a difficult recovery.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 10, 2025

It signals to the market that you take your role seriouslyespecially in a world where AI is accelerating threats at scale. Invest in simple, engaging sessions on phishing, password hygiene, and how to spot red flags. Its about resilience and when done well can aid business growth, which I discused on a LinkedIn Live recently with BT.

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