SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. Cybersecurity awareness and incident response Train employees to recognize phishing attempts and social engineering.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Kowski also emphasizes the need for a multi-layered security approach, stating that "multi-factor authentication, strong password policies, and zero-trust architecture are essential defenses that significantly reduce the risk of AI-powered attacks succeeding, regardless of how convincing they appear."

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Implementing a Zero Trust architecture involves verifying every attempt to access the system. John Gunn , CEO, Token Gunn The carnage from 2023 reveals that legacy mutifactor authentication was the most frequent point of failure. The majority of ransomware attacks gained initial access by defeating legacy MFA.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The cybercriminals behind Storm-050 employ advanced social engineering techniques, including phishing emails to trick victims into granting access to internal systems. Tiquet continued: "One of the most important steps is adopting a zero trust architecture. Use multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Password Security: Investigate different password security techniques, such as password hashing algorithms, two-factor authentication (2FA), and biometric authentication. Social Engineering: Investigate the human element of cybersecurity by exploring social engineering techniques and tactics used to manipulate individuals.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Single sign-on” (SSO) is an authentication method that allows users to enter one set of authentication credentials to access multiple websites, applications, and services. The goal of SSO is to streamline the authentication process by eliminating the need to enter different usernames and passwords for each resource.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s encouraging to see that enterprises understand that zero-trust architectures present one of the most effective ways of providing secure access to business resources,” said Chris Hines, director, zero-trust solutions, at Zscaler.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. The attacker claims to have compromised an end-of-lifed GPRS system that was exposed to the internet and was able to pivot from it to the internal network, where they were able to launch a brute force authentication attack against internal systems.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cyberattacks and data breaches will continue to arise because of credential theft, social engineering (phishing, smishing, vishing etc), vulnerabilities in third party software and supply chain processes, forged or stolen machine identities, and misconfigured cloud computing. Here are my predictions for 2023. Types of attacks.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Microservices Architecture has Created a Security Blind Spot. Tools like two-factor authentication, rate limiting, and DDoS protection can go a long way in securing APIs. Two-factor authentication helps add a layer of security to your API. Microservices communicate over APIs. password guessing). API Security Tools.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) can add an extra layer of security, making it harder for attackers to gain unauthorized access. Today, identity applications require both authentication and end-to-end encryption to provide robust cybersecurity protection.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This shift has made identity-first security a core component of modern security initiatives, such as zero trust architecture and cloud-first strategies. Traditionally, organizations have relied on strong authentication requirements, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), to address compromised access.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Bizarro has x64 modules, the malicious code allows to trick victims into entering two-factor authentication codes in fake pop-ups. Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implement Zero-Trust Architecture. Distracted workers are particularly vulnerable to social engineering attacks, but thorough training can mitigate these risks. This education should cover how to spot and respond to phishing attempts, the importance of two-factor authentication and good password management.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

Zero trust architecture is an emerging technology in cybersecurity that offers an alternative to the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security. Zero trust architecture requires perpetual maintenance. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz publishes this report year after year to help organizations recognize the social engineering tactics and sophisticated coding used in phishing attacks to prevent costly data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication. They can take more than a month to complete.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. Organizations have respondedand must continue toby adopting AI-powered cybersecurity tools and implementing zero trust architecture as a critical countermeasure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Vital defense strategies include timely patching and updating of software, as well as locking down network access with multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged access management (PAM) solutions. Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. Supply chain attacks will intensify.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

As such, this year’s World Password Day is in fact a timely reminder for businesses to drop passwords forever, and instead rollout access management solutions such as passwordless authentication. Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & Social Engineer.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The threat actors leverage perfectly orchestrated social engineering technique by “persuading” people holding significant corporate positions to open a non-malicious PDF email attachment coming from an authentic address in their contacts. The page resembles an authentic Microsoft Office 365 file sharing page.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Implementing advanced endpoint security measures, such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, and regular patching and updating of software, can significantly reduce the risk of attacks. Embracing Zero Trust Architecture: The traditional perimeter-based security model is no longer sufficient in today’s threat landscape.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Explore topics such as authentication protocols, encryption mechanisms, and anomaly detection techniques to enhance the security and privacy of IoT ecosystems. Research topics may include threat modeling, risk assessment, secure communication protocols, and resilient architectures for critical infrastructure protection.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In other systems, other types of scripts were found, namely webshells, and also SMTP senders to leverage social engineering campaigns (Figure 6). Figure 6: SMTP senders used by criminals to leverage social engineering campaigns. Figure 5: WordPress header.php file with the cryptominer script harcoded. DOMAIN_NAME 192.168.x.xPerforming

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Led by Symmetry Systems CEO and professor Mohit Tiwari , the team identified the novel attack strategy , which exploits weaknesses in modern cloud infrastructure to manipulate authentication and access control systems. The method targets widely used Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based AI systems, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA): Enable multi-factor authentication to add an extra degree of security by requiring verification beyond passwords.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

You really want to try to limit the level of information you share because everything you put in that out-of-office reply can be used to provide context or make a social engineering attack even more convincing, said Tim Sadler, co-founder and CEO at Tessian. With that said, some details can be avoided.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The level of multi-tenancy frequently depends on the architecture of the cloud service provider as well as the specific requirements of users or organizations. These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & Social Engineer. There are two major considerations for us: enhanced authentication security, and user workflow efficiency. “In In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Continuous monitoring and getting ahead of potential threats will become standard practice, along with more robust authentication measures. As part of risk management, deploying a Zero Trust architecture will continue to be essential for most companies.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Implement phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all services, particularly for email, VPNs, and accounts that access critical systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

By 1999, its successor – the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol – offered a more robust cryptographic protocol across technical components like cipher suites, record protocol, message authentication , and handshake process. HTTP over SSL or HTTP over TLS, dubbed HTTPS, wasn’t immediately adopted by the masses. Uses of Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Questions to Answer Consider these questions to verify your organization’s data security and threat detection strategies: Are multi-factor authentication techniques required for user access?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Although beyond the scope of the network, effective network security relies upon the effective authentication of the user elsewhere in the security stack. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access.

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