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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

SecureWorld News

These attackers have criminal intent, as they'll lure in victims by claiming to be a friend, family member, bank, or other well-known companies and websites. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic.

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FFIEC Updates Its Cybersecurity Guidelines For Financial Institutions

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Therefore, the FFIEC provides guidance on financial regulations and best practices for federal supervisory agencies, as well as helping them develop exam policies for banks, savings associations, credit unions, thrifts, and other financial institutions.

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Vishing: Voice over IP (VoIP) and Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS) are also susceptible to phishing attacks – attackers use speech synthesis software and automated calls to solicit victims to share bank details and login credentials. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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CIAM Balancing Act: Security vs. Customer Experience? Which Should Win in Today’s Landscape?

CIO Business Intelligence

According to a survey by Telus International, over 70% of Americans plan to continue shopping, banking and engaging in e-health and wellness activities [1]. Providing a passwordless authentication experience leveraging WebAuthn and FIDO can solve both problems, giving organizations the win-win solution they need to remain competitive.

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How CIOs can be pillars of stability in an uncertain world

CIO Business Intelligence

Several economists, a bank president, and a couple of reporters walk into a bar. The bank president wails, “ Economic hurricane.” When you find a qualified candidate, deliver to them an authentic “what-a-day-at-work-really-looks-like” depiction of the role being filled. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Give them a call.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO Business Intelligence

ii] (Organizations within sectors subject to previous NIS directive requirements must also comply with NIS2 mandates; those sectors include healthcare, banking and finance, and transportation.) Are you enforcing security policies consistently everywhere throughout the network?

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SINET Announces 2015 Top 16 Emerging Cybersecurity Companies

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The entries were vetted in a two-stage process by the SINET Showcase Steering Committee, which was comprised of 100 security experts drawn from the venture, government, industry, academia, investment banking and private sector communities. ABOUT THE 2015 SINET 16 INNOVATORS.

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