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How Multi-factor Authentication Can Benefit Your Industry

Rocket Software

Depending on what industry you’re in, your approach to security may be very different. Financial services organizations typically experience the most data breaches and hacks, which makes security a priority. For almost every industry, multi-factor authentication can be beneficial. Benefits for Financial Services.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for October 2023

IT Governance

So, as ever, this blog series examines recent phishing campaigns and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. These phishing emails have reached the inboxes of users in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, financial services, energy, construction and healthcare.

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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

Other government agencies, like the New York Department of Financial Services and the Federal Trade Commission, are also increasingly focused on the need for broad implementation of MFA. Keep software updated and use industry-recommended antivirus programs. The post U.S.

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Cloudflare: Mirai Botnet Launched Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

eSecurity Planet

Cloudflare last month fought off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by a botnet that was bombarding 17.2 million requests per second (rps) at one of the internet infrastructure company’s customers in the financial services space. There was a 53% increase in first-quarter attacks among healthcare organizations.

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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

“Too often we see companies with strong security policies and tools to protect employee corporate-owned endpoints lacking any security oversite for IoT and mobile devices,” Chris Sherman, senior industry analyst at Forrester told me. Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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HTML Smuggling Techniques on the Rise: Microsoft

eSecurity Planet

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.