Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

.” Cybercriminals will attempt to entice their victims in multiple ways including: E-mails advertising hot-ticket or products that are hard to find on the market, such as event tickets or gaming systems. Feds recommends purchasing a pet online only after met the animal and owner via video chat. Use safe passwords or pass phrases.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. The retail and hospitality industries will continue to have their POS equipment targeted. Weak passwords will continue to be exploited as attackers monetise credentials.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Despite an array of technological solutions designed to counter phishing attacks – from antimalware software to password protections – the main weapon in anyone’s arsenal should be knowledge and awareness. It found that in the 90 days leading up to last year’s sale, 1,633 fake sites targeting the event were detected.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With nothing more than an employee’s face needed to gain access, accounts can be set up and access levels changed relatively easily, without the hassle or insecurity of improperly saved passwords. Still, as the limitations of passwords are well-documented , FRS technology has a number of promising cybersecurity applications.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

The penny first dropped for me just over 7 years ago to the day: The only secure password is the one you can't remember. In an era well before the birth of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), I was doing a bunch of password analysis on data breaches and wouldn't you know it - people are terrible at creating passwords! Everywhere.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

These adware strains often present themselves as a video, banner, full screen, or otherwise pop-up nuisance. Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. Backdoors.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. Rather, he said, this explanation of events was a misunderstanding at best, and more likely a cover-up at some level. But Detective Tuttle said Terpin’s example is an outlier.

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