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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Allow me to delve deeply into the risks associated with website spoofing, its manipulation of unsuspecting users, the far-reaching repercussions, and the strategies I believe are effective in tackling this ever-evolving menace. Mimecast also offers email security and authentication solutions.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Let's take a closer look at some key cybersecurity strategies for nonprofits to consider. The key here is implementing smart, affordable cybersecurity strategies that work best for nonprofits. Key low-cost cybersecurity strategies Given these increasing risks, nonprofits need effective, budget-friendly cybersecurity measures.

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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks. of the total number of attempted IoT malware attacks.

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Why amalgamating cybersecurity & anti-fraud is the best defense strategy

TM Forum

The modus operandi used by cybercriminals and fraudsters to attack either also differed, wherein cybercriminals would use viruses such as trojans, malware, SQL injections, or brute force/DDoS attacks. Integrating cybersecurity and anti-fraud efforts will be of utmost importance to combat such attacks.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. The malware itself is easy to buy on the Dark Web.

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Zero Trust

Phil Windley

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,