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Building a secure future without traditional passwords

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Building a secure future without traditional passwords 14/08/2023 at 06:02 By Industry News As organizations try to fortify their defenses against an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape, traditional password-based systems reveal their limitations. This is where passwordless authentication steps in – a concept that simplifies access without compromising security. Passwordless authentication eliminates the need for users […]

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Scammers using AI voice technology to commit crimes

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Scammers using AI voice technology to commit crimes 07/07/2023 at 06:03 By Help Net Security The usage of platforms like Cash App, Zelle, and Venmo for peer-to-peer payments has experienced a significant surge, with scams increasing by over 58%. Additionally, there has been a corresponding rise of 44% in scams stemming from the theft of

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The future of passwords and authentication

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The future of passwords and authentication 20/06/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Michael Crandell, CEO of Bitwarden, discusses the future of passwords and authentication. Although interest in passwordless technology, which aims to eliminate the need for passwords, is relatively low, 65% of consumers are receptive to using new

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How fraudsters undermine text passcodes

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How fraudsters undermine text passcodes 05/06/2023 at 07:17 By Help Net Security Malicious bots are taking new forms – a burst of spam and scam text messages led to 18,000+ consumer complaints at the FCC last year. One of the newest scams – artificial inflation of traffic (AIT) – targets the SMS authentication codes sent

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Penetration tester develops AWS-based automated cracking rig

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Penetration tester develops AWS-based automated cracking rig 30/05/2023 at 07:40 By Mirko Zorz Building a custom cracking rig for research can be expensive, so penetration tester Max Ahartz built one on AWS. In this Help Net Security interview, he takes us through the process and unveils the details of his creation. What motivated you to

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KeePass flaw allows retrieval of master password, PoC is public (CVE-2023-32784)

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KeePass flaw allows retrieval of master password, PoC is public (CVE-2023-32784) 17/05/2023 at 16:44 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2023-32784) in the open-source password manager KeePass can be exploited to retrieve the master password from the software’s memory, says the researcher who unearthed the flaw. The bad news is that the vulnerability is still unfixed

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56,000+ cloud-based apps at risk of malware exfiltration

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56,000+ cloud-based apps at risk of malware exfiltration 10/05/2023 at 06:30 By Help Net Security The technology sector had the highest number of malware-infected employees, most exposed corporate credentials and the majority of all stolen cookies, according to SpyCloud. Drawing on SpyCloud’s database of 400+ billion recaptured assets from the criminal underground, researchers analyzed 2.27

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