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Social Engineering from the Attacker Perspective

Security Through Education

If you Google “social engineering,” you will get a very different and more negative definition. By understanding social engineering from the attacker perspective, you’ll be in a better position to protect yourself. Attacker Perspective. This same perspective is used in social engineering attacks.

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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 6, 2018. Without doubt, blame lies with them.

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The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud

Security Affairs

In the years that followed the launch of Amazon and eBay, Flickr launched an API that let users share photos across platforms, Twitter built an API to give developers access to their data, and Google made their expansive geographical data available through their own API. It also launched what would become a massive e-commerce industry.

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G Suite Backup Options Explained

Spinone

Having a secure backup is a great way to protect your data from being lost, overwritten, hacked, or compromised in any other way. We’ll cover Google’s own functionality, on-premise backup options, and third-party backup solutions. These tools are Backup and Sync, Google Vault, and Google Takeout. Not as such.

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A Beginner's Guide to 2FA and MFA

Approachable Cyber Threats

Everyone is talking about 2FA and MFA these days as the best way to stop hackers and cybercriminals. Today, many people when they sign up for a new account for an internet-based service are asked to pick a password to help secure their account from unauthorized access. Let’s dive in! What is Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)?”

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Same again with the TicTocTrack kids tracking watches which allowed a stranger on the other side of the world to talk to my 6 year old daughter. In part 2 , I covered IP addresses and the importance of a decent network to run all this stuff on, followed by Zigbee and the role of low power, low bandwidth devices. Let's dive into it.

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10 Business Cybersecurity Tips

SiteLock

Most business owners look at their websites and security risks from the inside-out, and never see what it looks like from a hacker’s perspective. Focus on passwords, and especially to your FTP account. Budget should never be a reason for ignoring security. Neither should worries that you’re technically challenged. Look in the window.