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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Welltok data breach hits 8.5 million American citizens

Dataconomy

Welltok collaborates with healthcare providers nationwide, delivering online wellness programs, maintaining databases containing personal patient data, generating predictive analytics, and supporting healthcare requirements such as medication adherence and pandemic response. How did the Welltok data breach happen?

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6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

GeekWire

Stephen Uy, Facebook’s head of public policy and community engagement in the Northwest and vice chair of the sea.citi board, moderated the discussion. While the company tries to create an environment where people can be their authentic selves, in some societies that can be dangerous in public.

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A CISO POV: Securing AI in your company

CIO Business Intelligence

Here are the key recommendations I provided: AI training implementation: Introduce AI training aligned with company policies and processes to empower employees with the necessary skills and awareness. How much of this usage is part of ‘approved and budgeted’ corporate policy and programs?

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Facebook is locking out people who didn’t activate Facebook Protect

The Verge

The program, according to Facebook , is a “security program for groups of people that are more likely to be targeted by malicious hackers, such as human rights defenders, journalists, and government officials.” It actually wasn’t spam. So far, the text and security key options don’t work, many report. Olivia_Thiessen) March 18, 2022.

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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The pandemic is increasing the risk of fraud, but biometrics can help

TM Forum

Eventually, fraudsters shifted their focus to government programs. Whether unemployment programs or special Covid-19 relief payments, they exploited the vulnerability of dated identification and authentication methods within governments. It is also difficult for companies to enforce “clean desk” policies.