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Voice Cloning Conundrum: Navigating Deepfakes in Synthetic Media

SecureWorld News

We explored various applications of AI, tackled the strategic and ethical considerations, and emphasized the vital interplay between human expertise and automated systems. Given these developments, organizations and individuals relying on voice authentication must reconsider their security frameworks.

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. Traditionally, this approach to authentication delivers a unique code to a user's email or phone, which is then inputted following the account password. SMS-based MFA MFA via SMS (i.e., However, MFA via SMS is not without its issues.

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Moving beyond usernames and passwords

CIO Business Intelligence

In recent months, you may have noticed an uptick in two-factor and multi-factor authentication prompts, which are being used to verify consumer and business accounts. In the T-Mobile case, Lapsus$ members hacked into T-Mobile’s network in March 2022 by compromising employee accounts, either via phishing or another form of social engineering.

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Top 5 Ways to Defend Against Ransomware Now

SecureWorld News

Here are a few guidelines to help better protect your organization. Bring awareness to social engineering and mitigate those risks. Social engineering, according to most experts at SecureWorld, is the key reason cyber incidents are thriving. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Inclusive Content Creation: Ensuring Diversity and Representation

Kitaboo

Enhanced Brand Reputation: Demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion strengthens your brand’s reputation and appeals to socially conscious consumers. As editors and general managers, adopting these strategies ensures that your content not only speaks to a diverse audience but also resonates with authenticity and relevance.

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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction

CTOvision

We’ve migrated to a userid-password society; as we’ve added layers of security, we password-protect each layer: PC (and now device), network, enclave, application, database, and storage (encryption). It’s much easier to use biometrics or a SmartCard to identify yourself to a system or application. Userids and passwords are almost free.

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Smooth Cybercriminals: Google Warns of Iran-Backed APT Hackers

SecureWorld News

The malicious campaigns Charming Kitten are unleashing on unsuspecting victims makes use of superior social engineering, such as creating dummy accounts on Gmail that look realistic enough to trick users into clicking through. The phishing kit will also ask for second-factor authentication codes sent to devices," reads the TAG blog post.

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