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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports. Hackers count on it.

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security

Security Affairs

AI-driven systems overcome these limitations by using advanced machine learning models and context-aware algorithms to recognize complex data types, providing a more reliable and dynamic classification framework. This is particularly useful for unstructured data (as found in most document stores, email and messaging systems, etc.)

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

A chilling illustration of how APIs can factor into an attack sequence comes from the massive Capital One data breach. Former Amazon programmer Paige Thompson is facing a growing list of federal charges for her alleged theft of personal data of more than 100 million Capital One patrons.

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Attunity data leak: Netflix, Ford, TD Bank data exposed by Open AWS Buckets

Security Affairs

Attunity data integration and big data management firm exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets. Data integration and big data management firm Attunity exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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API Security: Best Tools and Resources

IT Security Guru

Using a cloud-scale big data engine powered by their AI and ML algorithms, the Salt platform automatically detects APIs and exposes sensitive data, identifies and prevents attackers, tests and scans APIs throughout the build phase, and gives remediation insights learnt in runtime to help dev teams improve their API security posture.