eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IBM 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report , for example, highlights the continuous financial burden on retailers, which, coupled with potential reputational damage, emphasizes the dire need for retailers to prioritize and bolster their cybersecurity measures. Behind every system, software, and security protocol stands a human being.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Many Challenges of a Multi-Cloud Business Environment. The pandemic merely accelerated what has been a long-term broad adoption of cloud environments, including multi-cloud and hybrid deployments. The benefits of cloud come with significant new security challenges for organizations. Wed, 10/27/2021 - 07:30.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. And all of them operate via Telegram , a cloud-based instant messaging system.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2024

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. Attackers increasingly exploit vulnerabilities, frequently targeting API business logic to bypass traditional security measures.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Future of Payments Security. Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack. Securing digital transactions. Online skimming.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

How Can We Secure The Future of Digital Payments? The financial services ecosystem has evolved tremendously over the past few years driven by a surge in the adoption of digital payments. Without it, it’s close to impossible for an organization to act securely and in accordance with rules and regulations. Data security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) marks a significant milestone in the European Union’s (EU) efforts to bolster the operational resilience of the financial sector in the digital age. Furthermore, the RTS Article 6 highlights the necessity for all networked traffic, both internal and external, to be encrypted.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2021

Experts found three new zero-day flaws in the Kaseya Unitrends service and warn users to avoid exposing the service to the Internet. Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service. An employee published the alert on an online analyzing platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Software firm Kaseya addressed Kaseya Unitrends zero-day vulnerabilities that were reported by security researchers at the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD). On July 26, security researchers warned of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

As much of our modern life relies upon the cloud, the question of data protection is front of mind for many organizations. Those who fail to take a proactive approach to secure their data often learn the hard way how vulnerable – and valuable – that data can be.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million unique email addresses, NordLocker found, for an array of different apps and services. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. The 26 million login credentials held 1.1 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

Comprehensive cybersecurity legislation is imperative to build and maintain confidence in the future and ensure a secure digital landscape. When enforced, the regulation will mandate manufacturers to prioritize security from the design stage and throughout the product's entire lifecycle.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

Earmarked by the FBI as a particular threat to the financial service industry just over a year ago, the increase of internet traffic, data breaches and API usage all contribute to the perfect conditions for successful credential stuffing attacks. Here’s what you need to know about how they work, and how you can stay safe. .

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The challenge of the moment is that many companies already have their hands full trying to improve their security posture as they migrate their legacy, on premises, IT systems to the cloud. The operating systems of home IoT devices today typically get shipped with minimal logon security. This is a sign of IoT attacks to come.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They’re particularly dangerous because it’s difficult for security or development teams to see an XSS vulnerability, and it’s also hard to see the effects of an attack until the ensuing breach is well underway. XSS attacks have multiple security and business risks, including credential theft and damaged company reputation.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The cybersecurity regulation ( 23 NYCRR 500 ) adopted by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is nearly two years old. Leading up to that date, companies have had to meet several milestones including hiring a CISO, encrypting all its non-public consumer data and enabling multi-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. MFA can be hacked.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense , whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. “We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The conference features a variety of topics and sessions regarding all aspects of financial services, from cryptocurrency to banking. Three topics that piqued my interest at the 2017 show included authentication, blockchain and digital payments. Authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digital Onboarding: Convenience Meets Security in Banking madhav Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:34 What onboarding in consumer banking was five years ago, where it stands today, and where it's heading is a business-critical change worth both understanding and optimizing. Passkeys, replacing passwords, emerge as the superior authentication choice.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

With more than 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales is a global leader in technology solutions for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets. Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements. But, that’s not the whole story.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2019

While this event is still considered one of the most grandiose thefts, financial institutions today collectively face digital attacks that easily rival it. Theft and other data security incidents cost financial institutions millions of dollars and result in more consumer records being lost or stolen, year after year.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

In recent weeks, the Department of Justice , Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security have issued alerts warning of malicious cyber activity related to COVID-19. Various laws and best practices speak of the need to train network users on the latest security best practices. Awareness and Training.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Cloud migration, obviously, is here to stay. But there’s no doubt that the exodus to a much greater dependency on hybrid cloud and multi-cloud resources – Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Platforms-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) – is in full swing. Those findings were eye-opening, yes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Once released, the PoC starts the clock for active attacks, especially for security tools, as demonstrated in active attacks on Palo Alto’s PAN-OS vulnerability fixed the week before. Unless major security players [adopt] secure-by-design architectures, this trend will only accelerate due to platformization and consolidation.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Using generative AI with code generation capabilities can also enable hybrid cloud developers of all experience levels to migrate and modernize legacy application code at scale, to new target platforms with code consistency, fewer errors, and speed.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In its 2021 Threat Force Intelligence Index , IBM reported that manufacturing and financial services were the two industries most at risk for attack, making up 23.2% Fraud.net offers specific solutions for a number of industries, including gaming, financial services, and eCommerce, as well as government organizations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data. It’s a staggering statistic, but 39% of companies are still not using robust data security measures. With risks so high, what is the hold up on implementing security? Are Distributed Ledger Technologies the Answer to Securing Data? Thu, 09/16/2021 - 05:31.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Is there something more secure? Simon Moffatt from CyberHut joins The Hacker Mind to discuss how identity and access management (IAM) is fundamental to everything we do online today, and why even multi-factor access, while an improvement, needs to yield to more effortless and more secure passwordless technology that’s coming soon.

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