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Credit 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.

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Kaspersky Security

October 16, 2018 admin

SMS-based two-factor authentication is not safe — consider these alternative 2FA methods instead

Credit 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.

MalwareBytes Security

September 17, 2018 admin

A week in security (September 10 – 16)

Credit 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.

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MalwareBytes Security

September 14, 2018 admin

Is two-factor authentication (2FA) as secure as it seems?

Credit 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?

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Kaspersky Security

September 12, 2018 admin

Making two-factor authentication much stronger in two easy steps

Credit 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.

Kaspersky Security

August 17, 2018 admin

Hijacking online accounts through voicemail

Credit 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.

Independent Krebs

August 1, 2018 admin

Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:55:17 +0000

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. As Web site breaches go, this one doesn’t seem too severe. What’s interesting about the incident is that it showcases once again why relying on mobile text messages (SMS) for two-factor authentication (2FA) can lull companies and end users into a false sense of security.

Independent Krebs

July 23, 2018 admin

Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:34:38 +0000

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity.