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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2%

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” SEPTEMBER. A report commissioned by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reveals that most big U.S.

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Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Banks, financial services, and insurance companies are especially vulnerable to fraud due to their access to large amounts of money and sensitive information for customers and employees alike. They’re also useful for background checks, data analytics, and data mining. of attacks IBM handled, respectively.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.