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MY TAKE: Account hijackers follow small banks, credit unions over to mobile banking apps

The Last Watchdog

As long as cyber attacks continue, financial institutions will remain a prime target, for obvious reasons. Yet, they are much less well equipped to detect and repel cyber attackers, who are relentlessly seeking out and exploiting the fresh attack vectors spinning out of expansion of mobile banking. Key takeaways: Shifting risks.

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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

eSecurity Planet

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.” Trade Cyberthreats.

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Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

A token acts as an electronic cryptographic key that unlocks the device or application, usually with an encrypted password or biometric data. Connected tokens are stored on hardware that holds a cryptographic certificate , key, or biometric data, such as an SD card on a phone, a USB token, tokens kept on smart cards, or an employee key fob.

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What Is a Passkey? The Future of Passwordless Authentication

eSecurity Planet

How Passkeys Work Passkeys work by using biometric authentication or a unique code to authenticate a user’s identity. Fingerprint Recognition Fingerprint recognition uses a device’s biometric sensor to capture the unique patterns of a person’s fingerprints. Instead of using “Password123!”

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Here's Why [Insert Thing Here] Is Not a Password Killer

Troy Hunt

There is no escaping the fact that passwords remain high-risk security propositions for the vast majority of people. There is no escaping the fact that passwords remain high-risk security propositions for the vast majority of people. It's totally going to kill passwords!