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Old authentication habits die hard

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Old authentication habits die hard 2025-10-06 at 07:48 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many organizations still rely on weak authentication methods while workers’ personal habits create additional risks, according to Yubico. Training and policy gaps 40% of employees said they have never received cybersecurity training. Even among those who have, the guidance is often outdated because many […]

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Akira ransomware: From SonicWall VPN login to encryption in under four hours

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Akira ransomware: From SonicWall VPN login to encryption in under four hours 2025-09-29 at 18:47 By Zeljka Zorz Four hours or less: that’s how long it takes for Akira affiliates to break into organizations and deploy the ransomware on their systems, Arctic Wolf researchers have warned. Armed with SonicWall SSL VPN credentials stolen in earlier

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ScreenConnect admins targeted with spoofed login alerts

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ScreenConnect admins targeted with spoofed login alerts 2025-08-25 at 17:56 By Zeljka Zorz ScreenConnect cloud administrators across all region and industries are being targeted with fake email alerts warning about a potentially suspicious login event. The goal of the attackers is to grab the login credentials and MFA tokens of Super Admins: users who have

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From legacy to SaaS: Why complexity is the enemy of enterprise security

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From legacy to SaaS: Why complexity is the enemy of enterprise security 2025-08-11 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Buljevic, Technology Consultant at Bridge IT, discusses how the coexistence of legacy systems and SaaS applications is changing the way organizations approach security. He explains why finding the right balance

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Corsha Raises $18 Million to Enhance and Extend Machine-to-Machine Security

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Corsha Raises $18 Million to Enhance and Extend Machine-to-Machine Security 2025-04-08 at 15:02 By Kevin Townsend The new funds will be used to extend Corsha’s reach into critical infrastructure and further improve its own use of AI. The post Corsha Raises $18 Million to Enhance and Extend Machine-to-Machine Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach 

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UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach  2025-03-27 at 17:32 By Eduard Kovacs The UK ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group £3 million ($3.8 million) over a 2022 data breach resulting from a ransomware attack. The post UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app

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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

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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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How hybrid workforces are reshaping authentication strategies

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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

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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

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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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Review: Action1 – Simple and powerful patch management

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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

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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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Using Authy? Beware of impending phishing attempts

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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)

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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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