Why you should never reuse passwords
Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:42:34 +0000
Designer Mark used the same password for all of his accounts — and lived to regret it. Here’s his story.
Read moreCredit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:42:34 +0000
Designer Mark used the same password for all of his accounts — and lived to regret it. Here’s his story.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:00:23 +0000
Recently released court documents show European-based cinema chain Pathé lost a small fortune to a business email compromise (BEC) scam in March 2018. The attack cost the company $21.5 million—that’s 10 percent of its total earnings. Learn how to avoid BEC scams and keep your company in the black. Categories: Tags: 2faauthenticationbecBusiness Email CompromiseCEOCFOmfapathephishscamtwo-factor authentication |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:50:18 +0000
Why SMS isn’t the best choice for two-factor authentication, and what alternative types of 2FA you should consider.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:56:14 +0000
A roundup of the security news from September 10–16, including omnichannel fraud, ways to get back at scammers, the security of 2FA, and partnerstrokas. Categories: Tags: 2faa week in securityAndroidandroid browserbanking Trojanbanking Trojansbotnetshmrc phishmicrosoftomnichannel fraudphishingportable routerproject verifyram nitRamnit Trojanransomwarerecaprecon malwarescammersecurity of portable routertech support scamtech support scamstortrojantwo-factor authenticationweekly blog roundup |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000
Two factor authentication (2fa) was introduced to enhance login security, but does it always work as advertised? Or can it be bypassed? Categories: Tags: 2fabiometricsbrute forcefacebookfake loginmfamulti-factor authenticationpassword resetphishingSocial Engineeringthird-party logintotptwo-factor authentication |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sarah Pike| Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:18:31 +0000
Speaking of two-factor authentication — as we often do — did you know some convenient settings render it utterly useless? Let’s do it right.
Read moreCredit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:59:39 +0000
Instagram users should soon have more secure options for protecting their accounts against Internet bad guys. On Tuesday, the Facebook-owned social network said it is in the process of rolling out support for third-party authentication apps. Unfortunately, this welcome new security offering does nothing to block Instagram account takeovers when thieves manage to hijack a target’s mobile phone number — an increasingly common crime.
Read moreCredit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:50:43 +0000
When it comes to online accounts, voicemail is a major security hole. Here’s why.
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