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Using XaaS for your business? Then you need one of these multifactor authentication apps

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Spyware, brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, and phishing can make circumventing passwords easy. Here are five tools to add an extra layer of security. The password simply isn't secure anymore.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

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This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools. Adversary tools will continue to evolve, just as defensive tools do. They have easy-to-use tools that anyone with a credit card can buy and start using without much technical knowledge.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

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This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings.

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Making Security Personal: Warn End Users About New Bank App Alert

SecureWorld News

Cyber actors target banking information using banking trojans, which are malicious programs that disguise themselves as other apps, such as games or tools. And here's more on banking trojans: "In another scenario, banking trojans can be used as a “dropper” to install malware onto a user’s phone, particularly spyware (aka stalkerware).

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO Business Intelligence

7 With the vast majority (estimated around 85%) of Internet traffic encrypted, there is exponential growth in security risks posed by encrypted channels that can hide harmful content such as viruses, spyware, and other malware challenging security teams to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise and avoid costly repercussions.

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

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How to Protect Against Social Engineering Attacks Organizations can protect themselves against social engineering attacks by educating employees about the risks, enabling multi-factor authentication, and implementing security policies that require verification of any requests for sensitive information or actions.

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Data Security in Recruitment: How to Protect Candidate Privacy

SecureWorld News

These involve viruses, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware, among many others. These can range from something as routine as two-factor authentication (2FA) to user activity monitoring software. Malware attacks Malware cyberattacks are designed to disrupt computer systems, access sensitive networks, and hack sensitive data.