Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

The financial services ecosystem has evolved tremendously over the past few years driven by a surge in the adoption of digital payments. This raises the question of where digital payment technologies will take us in the future, and how will this affect consumers? How Can We Secure The Future of Digital Payments?

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Paul speaks with Caleb Sima, the CSO of the online trading platform Robinhood, about his journey from teenage cybersecurity phenom and web security pioneer, to successful entrepreneur to an executive in the trenches of protecting high value financial services firms from cyberattacks. As Mobile Fraud Rises, The Password Persists.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 3, 2019

A Pennsylvania credit union is suing financial industry technology giant Fiserv , alleging that “baffling” security vulnerabilities in the company’s software are “wreaking havoc” on its customers.

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Banking Accountability Passwords Technology 195

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In an era where technology evolves at a blistering pace, business leaders must stay ahead of the curve. Quantum Computing and Its Business Impact Quantum computing stands at the forefront of technological evolution, poised to redefine the boundaries of processing power and problem-solving. The same is true for today’s business leaders.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. ” According to the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), a trade group in Washington, D.C.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

In other words, bad actors glean lists of breached usernames and passwords and run them against desired logins until they find some that work. Also, with the massive push to remote work, XaaS technologies and the rush to the convenience of apps, companies are relying heavily on APIs which are often underprotected.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2021

With the average person now spending 2 hours and 51 minutes on their phone each day, service providers like ecommerce sites and entertainment channels have had to adapt their interfaces so that they also work on a smartphone. The financial services industry is no exception. The complexities behind Digital First.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2021

Fintech application is based on the latest IT technology which is used to upgrade the existing performance of the application using specially developed tools to deliver the best services for the designated clients or users. It manages the financial transactions, data processing and analyzing the data trends by using innovative tools.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Like other ransomware groups, its threat actors use double extortion tactics, predominantly targeting organizations in the US in five critical infrastructure sectors: critical manufacturing, financial services, government facilities, healthcare and public health, and information technology.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In our increasingly digital world, a greater proportion of businesses across different sectors are trying to integrate new technologies into their processes. Technologies such as IoT, cloud computing, edge computing, and AI have the ability to drastically improve the service and operations of any business. Untapped potential.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The archive file we recently discovered contained a password-protected decoy document and a shortcut file named “ Password.txt.lnk “ This is a classic BlueNoroff strategy to persuade the victim to execute the malicious shortcut file to acquire the decoy document’s password. Create a decoy password file and open it.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 23, 2022

The FBI also revealed the at least five energy companies and at least 18 other US companies in different sectors (information technology, financial service, defense industrial base ) have been subjected to these scanning activities. Change passwords across your networks. Update your systems.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

I want to reiterate that this bug was limited to Cloudflare’s technology, specifically in how it was using a Ragel -based parser and NGINX in its caching mechanisms — SiteLock TrueShield™ WAF/CDN does not use either of these technologies and is not impacted by this bug. Your first steps are to: Change your passwords. tfl.gov.uk.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 9, 2022

In a FLASH publication issued by the FBI in coordination with DHS/CISA, the FBI says it has identified at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including organizations in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Create long and strong passwords. Lock your devices.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

who in April 2022 opened an investigation into fraud tied to Zelle , the “peer-to-peer” digital payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bank , and Wells Fargo.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says it has observed new activity from the cybercrime group, mainly password spay and brute-force attacks. Plus, Microsoft says it has uncovered that one of its customer service systems was under an ongoing attack and being used to launch highly targeted attacks against some Microsoft customers.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Established by the main major credit card financial companies back in 2004 (American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Mastercard and Visa), the standard has evolved over the years and is currently at version 4.0. Important Note: PCI DSS current version, Version 3.2.1, in March of 2024.

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Passwords Computers and Electronics Software Risk 52

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Compromised credentials will be visible in the “Logs” section with additional details about each victim such as IP address, User-Agent, Username, Password, and etc. Detailed analysis of the Phishing-As-A-Service Frappo is available here: [link].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Threat actors exploited a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40539 , in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software, which is self-service password management and single sign-on solution. KdcSponge allows capturing the domain name, username, and password. Subsequently, exploitation attempts began on Sept.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Take Standard Chartered Bank , a 160-year-old financial services leader. To improve the customer experience, the team at Standard Chartered made it a mission to allow customers to use a single identity of their choice to authenticate themselves - ranging from options like facial recognition to a traditional username and password.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. terminal services, virtual private networks (VPNs), and remote desktops—often use weak passwords and do not require MFA.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

The most frequent targets of leakware are hospitals, law firms, and financial services organizations. Adopt cloud services. Many companies in various industries have made digital transformations, as new and emerging technologies offer plenty of benefits. According to the U.S. Prioritize employee cybersecurity training.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

And one of the few security technologies that is specifically called out by the FTC is multi-factor authentication (MFA). When an MFA solution is deployed, in addition to a username and password, employees with access to sensitive data will need another means of verification to make sure they are who they say they are.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Cyber Risk Risk Financial Services Banking 147

SC Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Companies must comply with laws and regulations, so it’s a question to prepare for, particularly if the company works in a heavily regulated industry such as financial services, pharma, food and beverage, or energy. encrypt passwords) as opposed to 15 different rules across various country, state and local authorities.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Curcio walked me through how identity management technologies evolved over the past two decades. Next, along came the IGA startups like Omada, SailPoint and Saviynt, to essentially to pick up where the first generation of provisioning and de-provisioning technologies left off. I found this historical overview to be quite instructive.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The good news is that we already possess the technology, as well as the best practices frameworks, to mitigate fast-rising IoT exposures. The infamous Mirai botnet self-replicated by seeking out hundreds of thousands of home routers with weak or non-existent passwords. This surge can, and must, be blunted.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

In the ultra-competitive world of retail banking, customer service is the competitive advantage and identity is key. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Alan Chiew, Executive Director and Head of Technology at Standard Chartered Bank. The right technology can help us strike that balance.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Bad actors are increasingly using a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver ransomware and other malicious code in email campaigns aimed at financial services firms and other organizations, according to Microsoft researchers. Therefore, the user must type the password indicated in the original HTML attachment to open it.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Bad actors are standing up these virtual bots by the million, cheaply and stealthily, via Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Stolen usernames and passwords are loaded up on botnets, which then relentlessly test them on account logon pages. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Cloud security consists of all the technologies and processes that ensure an organization’s cloud infrastructure is protected against internal and external cybersecurity threats. All organizations should have written guidelines that specify who can use cloud services, how they can use them, and which data can be stored in the cloud.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

A non-profit called the National Cyber Security Alliance offers a series of in-person, highly interactive and easy-to-understand workshops based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework. Make sure employees know what good password practices look like. For-profit choices are legion.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

This all-women panel includes Laura Deaner, CISO, Northwestern Mutual; Lisa Lee, Chief Security Advisor, Global Lead for Financial Services, Microsoft; and Patti Titus, CISO/CPO, Markel. Our future could be unhindered by a pesky little thing we call the password.

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