Account takeover detection: There’s no single tell 2025-02-24 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz Account takeover (ATO) is one of the most prevalent attack types; Proofpoint says that in 2024, 99% of the customer tenants the company monitors were hit with at least one account takeover attempt, and 62% of the customers experienced at least one […]
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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app 2024-12-20 at 14:57 By Zeljka Zorz In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior government officials and politicians – to lock down
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Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi 2024-11-25 at 19:03 By Zeljka Zorz Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems of nearby firms, which they leveraged to authenticate to the target’s enterprise Wi-Fi network. The repeated attacks Volexity, a company
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All Google Cloud users will have to enable MFA by 2025 2024-11-06 at 17:07 By Zeljka Zorz Google has announced that, by the end of 2025, multi-factor authentication (MFA) – aka 2-step verification – will become mandatory for all Google Cloud accounts. “Given the sensitive nature of cloud deployments — and with phishing and stolen
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How hybrid workforces are reshaping authentication strategies 2024-10-08 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Brian Pontarelli, CEO at FusionAuth, discusses the evolving authentication challenges posed by the rise of hybrid and remote workforces. He advocates for zero trust strategies, including MFA and behavioral biometrics, to enhance security while maintaining productivity.
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Vulnerability allows Yubico security keys to be cloned 2024-09-04 at 13:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have unearthed a cryptographic vulnerability in popular Yubico (FIDO) hardware security keys and modules that may allow attackers to clone the devices. But the news is not as catastrophic as it may seem at first glance. “The attacker would need
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Microsoft Announces Mandatory MFA for Azure 2024-08-19 at 16:46 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft is implementing automatic enforcement of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure users starting October. The post Microsoft Announces Mandatory MFA for Azure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:
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Mandatory MFA for Azure sign-ins is coming 2024-08-19 at 12:31 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is making multi-factor authentication (MFA) – “one of the most effective security measures available” – mandatory for all Azure sign-ins. Preparing for mandatory MFA for Azure The plan is for the shift to happen in two phases: October 2024: MFA will
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Review: Action1 – Simple and powerful patch management 2024-07-30 at 07:16 By Help Net Security Although endpoint anti-malware and other security controls are now standard at the operating system level, keeping all endpoint software up-to-date and secure remains an open issue for many organizations. Patch management is not yet a commodity, and substantial improvements can
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Millions Impacted by Breach at Advance Auto Parts Linked to Snowflake Incident 2024-07-12 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire Advance Auto Parts says the personal information of 2.3 million was compromised after hackers accessed its Snowflake account. The post Millions Impacted by Breach at Advance Auto Parts Linked to Snowflake Incident appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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Info of 2,3+ million individuals stolen in Advance Auto Parts data breach 2024-07-12 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Personal information of over 2,3 million individuals has been stolen by attackers as part of the massive data grab via compromised Snowflake accounts without MFA protection, Advance Auto Parts has confirmed by filing notices with the attorney
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Using Authy? Beware of impending phishing attempts 2024-07-11 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Do you use Authy for your multi-factor authentication needs? If you do, you should keep an eye out for phishing attempts, as well as implement defenses against SIM swapping attacks. What happened? On July 1, Twilio – the company that develops the
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Medibank breach: Security failures revealed (lack of MFA among them) 2024-06-18 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz The 2022 Medibank data breach / extortion attack perpetrated by the REvil ransomware group started by the attackers leveraging login credentials stolen from a private computer of an employee of a Medibank’s IT contractor. According to a statement by
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AWS unveils new and improved security features 2024-06-12 at 18:31 By Zeljka Zorz At its annual re:Inforce conference, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced new and enhanced security features and tools. Additional multi-factor authentication option To facilitate the concerted push to get customers to secure their accounts with multiple authentication factors, AWS has added support
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2024 sees continued increase in ransomware activity 2024-05-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Bell, Threat Intelligence Manager at Corvus Insurance, discusses how ransomware will continue to grow in 2024. In January, Corvus reported that global ransomware attacks in 2023 set a record high, surpassing 2022 by nearly
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Fighting identity fraud? Here’s why we need better tech 2024-05-21 at 06:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Patrick Harding, Chief Architect at Ping Identity, discusses the state of identity fraud prevention. Businesses must adopt more advanced technologies to combat the advancing tactics of identity fraud. Organizations that do not implement
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How MFA can improve your online security 2024-05-06 at 06:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security round-up, we present excerpts from previously recorded videos in which security experts talk about multi-factor authentication (MFA). By requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification before granting access, MFA significantly enhances security posture, mitigating the
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What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important? 2024-04-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting at BARR Advisory, shares tips for consumers who need simple, accessible
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Who owns customer identity? 2024-04-18 at 07:31 By Help Net Security When I’m talking with prospective clients, I like to ask: which department owns customer identity? Everyone immediately looks towards a different team. While every team touches customer identity at some point, the teams that own it differ from organization to organization. From my experience,
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Cisco Duo provider breached, SMS MFA logs compromised 2024-04-16 at 18:31 By Zeljka Zorz Hackers have managed to compromise a telephony provider for Duo, the Cisco-owned company providing secure access solutions, and steal MFA (multi-factor authentication) SMS message logs of Duo customers. About the attack The unnamed provider – one of two that Duo uses
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