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Teenage Hackers Must be Stopped: US DHS’s CSRB Report

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2FA SMS FAIL: Lapsus$ social engineers exploited weak two-factor authentication. Something must be done! (Well, this is something.) ...
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Identity-Based Attacks Increase, MFA-Thwarting Tactics Rise 

| | 2FA/MFA, access management, Authentication, identity, Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor authentication (MFA) push notification fatigue attacks are increasing and are proving more effective, according to Expel’s quarterly threat report, based on data from the company’s customer base. The report also indicated ...
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CISA Issues Alert on Weak Security Control Exploits

| | CISA Alert, Compliance, Cybersecurity, MFA, Multifactor Authentication
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint cybersecurity advisory identifying commonly exploited controls and practices and included best practices to mitigate top cybersecurity issues.  The advisory, co-authored by cybersecurity ...
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SpyCloud MFA Systems Vulnerable Authentication Bypass

Flawed MFA Opens Doors to Ransomware

| | attack vector, cyberattack, Multifactor Authentication, Ransomware
Use multifactor authentication and be protected from ransomware—at least that’s what dozens of cybersecurity experts and the government advised. Even the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) states on its website: “MFA ...
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GitHub 2FA Push is Positive, But There’s More to Be Done

| | 2fa, code repository, GitHub, Multifactor Authentication, Secrets Management, software supply chain security
All developers contributing code on GitHub will be required to enable at least one form of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of next year, with the site well into its efforts ...
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Beyond MFA: Adding Context For Secure Access

| | identity and access management, Multifactor Authentication, Password, passwordless
The pandemic forced most businesses globally to transition to remote work. With many people working from home, any semblance of a corporate security perimeter evaporated, increasing demand for virtual private networks (VPNs) ...
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Is Your Corporate Access Data for Sale on the Dark Web?

Is Your Corporate Access Data for Sale on the Dark Web?

| | compromised credentials, dark web marketplace, Multifactor Authentication, Perimeter Defenses and the CISSP
As businesses turn to remote access solutions to empower workers during the COVID-19 crisis, trouble seems to be brewing across numerous illegal marketplaces and the Dark Web. Cybercriminals are actively shopping for ...
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Best Practices for Securing a Remote Workforce

| | anomalous user access, Endpoint security, HTTPS, iot, Multifactor Authentication, Phishing, remote workers, secure application gateway, smart devices, virtual desktops, WFH
Here are eight tips to help security organizations in securing their remote workforce The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is causing global health and economic crises and profoundly impacting the way we live and ...
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Making the Move to Multifactor Authentication

| | access, identity, MSSP, Multifactor Authentication, Password, single sign on
Over the last few years, multifactor authentication (MFA) has come a long way. In the past, MFA required that you carry a hard token on you at all times, but now, it ...
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Time to Tighten Up Cybersecurity to Fight Tax Fraud

| | Behavioral Monitoring, Blog, enterprise security, Multifactor Authentication, regulations, single sign on, trends
We’ve described cyber criminals as opportunists many times. They’re adept at leveraging big events―from natural disasters to holidays―to their advantage. Like it or not, tax season is one such event that shows ...
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