Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords, including for remote access services. Monitor cyber threat reporting regarding the publication of compromised VPN login credentials and change passwords and settings. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date.

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Ransomware Financial Services Passwords VPN 105

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These criminals are usually after insecure passwords; therefore, the use of modern passwordless authentication methods, like passkeys , is a great way to prevent these scams from happening. They can also automate sending these messages to reach a wider audience of targets and increase their payout. but ahead of the curve.

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Retail Cyber Risk Risk DDOS 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2019

Data breaches are at an epidemic level with healthcare organizations experiencing the highest attack rate compared to any other industry studied according to the new Thales 2019 Data Threat Report-Healthcare Edition. A password can be updated. Inoculate with Encryption and Authentication.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Sadly, less than 40% of all online users use a distinct password for each account, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh Behave! However, even strong and unique passwords have well-documented limitations and risks. Key Cybersecurity Practices to Implement 1.

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Cybersecurity Passwords Password Management Phishing 75

BH Consulting

MARCH 7, 2025

How the law tackles harassment Since 2021, it has been a criminal offence in Ireland to share, or threaten to share, intimate images without a persons consent.

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Scams Threat Reports Media Cybersecurity 52

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

The following statistics on data breaches and enterprise security provide important context to the importance of managing user access to corporate resources: The Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that in 61 percent of instances of data breaches, stolen credentials were involved. Benefits of IAM Solutions. User Experience.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 23% use identical passwords or follow a similar pattern.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” Using strong passwords. Using multi-factor authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Sadly, less than 40% of all online users use a distinct password for each account, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh Behave! However, even strong and unique passwords have well-documented limitations and risks. Key Cybersecurity Practices to Implement 1.

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Cybersecurity Passwords Password Management Phishing 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2021

Imagine having to remember each separate (and convoluted) password to every single application you use daily to do your job. How exactly do individual apps authenticate users to make sure they are who they claim to be? IT teams benefit from lighter workloads due to fewer password issues and breaches. Fuhgeddaboudit.

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Passwords Authentication Marketing CISO 71

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Many Ways to Defeat Multi-Factor Authentication. Countering Threat Evasion: You Cannot Stop What You Cannot See! Defending Against the Modern Threat Landscape with Zero Trust. Cloud Threat Report: Supply Chain Attacks – The Early Bird Injects the Worm. Exploring Passwordless Authentication.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Password Management Education 84

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When downloading the games from untrustworthy sources, players may receive malicious software that can gather sensitive data like login information or passwords from the victim’s device; and in an attempt to download a desired game for free, find a cool mod or cheat, gamers can actually lose their accounts or even money.

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Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 133

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

The FBI’s Cyber Division received as many as 4,000 complaints of digital attacks a day in H1 2020, reported by The Hill. This could be due to the fact that fewer than a third (31%) of respondents to Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish admitted to having changed the default password on their Wi-Fi router. Encryption.

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Mobile Architecture Data breaches Authentication 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

It’s important that your business adopt strong access management techniques that at minimum supports two-factor authentication, to help ensure only authorized employees have access to data and systems. The backed-up data should be stored either in the cloud or offsite and kept secure with two-factor authentication and encryption.

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Encryption Data breaches Risk Authentication 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the start of the year, Thales released the findings of its latest annual global Data Threat Report which found that, as businesses everywhere undergo a form of digital transformation, the risk of data breaches has reached an all-time high. Trust is needed to allay this concern, and this trust should start at birth.

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Mobile Banking Digital transformation Manufacturing 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

The underlying rule should be to expand modern and multi-factor authentication to all users and applications in your organization, whether those apps reside on-prem or in the cloud. Not all Authentication Methods are Created Equal. Most organizations today rely on authenticator apps and Push OTP for MFA. Use RDP gateways.

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Authentication CISO VPN Threat Reports 54

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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DDOS Encryption Data breaches Identity Theft 69

The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Gary McGraw On LLM Insecurity Episode 254: Dennis Giese’s Revolutionary Robot Vacuum Liberation Movement Malicious Python Packages Target Crypto Wallet Recovery Passwords In this Spotlight episode of the Security Ledger podcast, I interview Jim Broome, the President and CTO of the managed security service provider DirectDefense.

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Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence Threat Reports Technology 52

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Longer is stronger: why password length matters How long is your password? That’s one of the many fascinating insights from Hive Systems’ 2023 Password Table. For example, NIST recommends eight-character passwords but an attacker using RTX 4090 hardware could guess it in under an hour.)

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Scams Passwords Social Engineering Cybersecurity 59

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The numbers tell the story: The latest Identity Theft Resource Center report indicates that consumers experienced a 21-percentage-point rise in identity crime victimization between July 2023 and June 2024. Passkeys are already gaining momentum, with 30% of consumers implementing this passwordless authentication method.

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B2B Data privacy Financial Services Banking 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. Download the full Thales 2022 Data Threat Report for the Critical Infrastructure for more information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

According to the Thales 2023 Data Threat Report , an increasing number of businesses find it more challenging to comply with privacy and data protection regulations in the cloud. Make it harder for hackers with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) MFA should be in place for all your business accounts and systems.

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Small Business Encryption Risk Accountability 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2018

For years identity management has relied on three factors for authentication: What one knows (passwords). I encourage you to read Sandy’s blog Leopard Spots and Zebra Stripes: Fraud and Behavioral Analytics to learn more about behavioral biometric authentication and get a more complete picture of this interesting and timely subject.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This report aims to offer thorough insights into the financial cyberthreat landscape in 2021. The research in this report is a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the threat landscape.

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 140

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The numbers tell the story: The latest Identity Theft Resource Center report indicates that consumers experienced a 21-percentage-point rise in identity crime victimization between July 2023 and June 2024. Passkeys are already gaining momentum, with 30% of consumers implementing this passwordless authentication method.

B2B 52

B2B Data privacy Financial Services Banking 52

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

This report aims to shed a light on more details of financial cyberthreats in 2020. This research is a continuation of our annual financial threat reports ( 2019 , 2018 and 2017 ) providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the financial threat landscape. The new financial threat market player.

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Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 145

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Prohibit the storage of passwords in plaintext. Thats according to Corvus Insurances Q3 2024 Cyber Threat Report , which said many of the ransomware attacks in Q3 leveraged outdated VPN software and poorly protected VPN gateways. The Corvus ransomware report also found that five ransomware groups RansomHub, PLAY, LockBit 3.0,

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Cybersecurity VPN Ransomware Software 64

McAfee

JANUARY 15, 2020

By mandating strong passwords and two-factor authentication, you can help limit the spread. According to the McAfee Labs Threats Report , ransomware grew by 118% in just the first quarter of 2019, and several new ransomware families were detected. Above all, don’t fall into the trap of thinking it couldn’t happen to you.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Malware Education Social Engineering 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One such advancement that's revolutionizing online security and user authentication is passkeys. By leveraging cryptographic techniques and biometric authentication, passkeys offer a more robust and user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords, addressing many vulnerabilities that have long plagued our online accounts.

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Phishing Authentication Passwords Identity Theft 133

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 30, 2023

If you’ve read part one, you’ll know that there’s a persistent problem with passwords. Despite the continued warnings, data breaches and endless guidance – a weak and easily hackable password guards a sobering number of online accounts and identities. Keen to get rid of the passwords for all your Google accounts?

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Passwords Authentication Data breaches Accountability 52

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One such advancement that's revolutionizing online security and user authentication is passkeys. By leveraging cryptographic techniques and biometric authentication, passkeys offer a more robust and user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords, addressing many vulnerabilities that have long plagued our online accounts.

Phishing 64

Phishing Authentication Passwords Identity Theft 64

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The 2024 Thales Data Threat Report, Critical Infrastructure Edition , revealed that almost 93% of CI respondents reported increased attacks. However, human error can be mitigated, in part, by deploying Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and maintaining audit logs in conjunction with an access management solution.

Authentication 64

Authentication Cyber threats Data breaches Phishing 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The 2024 Thales Data Threat Report, Critical Infrastructure Edition , revealed that almost 93% of CI respondents reported increased attacks. However, human error can be mitigated, in part, by deploying Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and maintaining audit logs in conjunction with an access management solution.

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Authentication Cyber threats Data breaches Phishing 62

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ninety-five percent of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report). Design and deploy an authentication / authorization process. Nation-state attackers have exploited high-severity vulnerabilities in legacy VPN platforms to breach networks. Establish an IoT identity lifecycle.

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IoT VPN Architecture Risk 110

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following article will take a closer look at the rising threat, the benefits of FIDO2 authentication, the rapidly changing regulatory landscape and the different types of passkeys. In the 2023 Thales Global Data Threat Report 41% of respondents reported seeing a rise in phishing attacks.

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