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The Small Business Guide to Information Security

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - The Small Business Guide to Information Security - Information Technology Blog. Information security is a major issue in the business world, and security breaches cost businesses millions of dollars per year. But they can be particularly disastrous to small businesses.

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Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misuse of 2FA User Data

SecureWorld News

Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account. But instead of using this information for the sole purpose of improving security, Twitter profited by allowing advertisers to use this data to target individuals.

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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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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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LinkedIn Rolls Out New Features to Boost Security

SecureWorld News

LinkedIn has announced a new set of security features that will help verify user identity, remove fraudulent accounts, and boost authenticity, according to an official blog post from the company. To combat these threat actors, LinkedIn has announced three new features.

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The chaotic and cinematic MGM casino hack, explained

Vox

Scattered Spider specializes in social engineering , where attackers manipulate victims into performing certain actions by impersonating people or organizations the victim has a relationship with. From there, the attacker can use other social engineering techniques like adding a sense of authority or urgency to a request.

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Making Banking a More Effortless Experience

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s now about using email, mobile, web, chat, SMS, social and other channels to access the banking environment and quickly get things done. In creating an effortless customer experience, regulations, compliance, and security must always stay top of mind. Offering a variety of payment options through mobile payment apps.

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