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Roughly 100,000 Slack users are getting their password reset and will have to choose a new one. The reason? During the data breach the company suffered in 2015, the attackers have apparently not only accessed a database with user profile information an… Continue reading 4 years after data breach, Slack resets 100,000 users’ passwords
The number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials will grow by over 150% from an expected 1.7 billion in 2019 to over 5 billion in 2024, according to Juniper Research. Emerging economies in Asia and Africa are some of the bigges… Continue reading Mobile ID schemes take the lead over digital identity cards
Suppose we send out email verification to new subscribers that where they have to click on a link to verify their account.
Suppose they forget to verify it, and later try to login.
Should the error message say “Your user na… Continue reading The most secure way to handle someone forgetting to verify their account?
A recent survey conducted by Gurucul of more than 320 IT security experts, found that 15 percent of people said they would delete files or change passwords upon exiting a company. Most organizations place their focus on defending against and detecting … Continue reading Insider attacks still far more difficult to detect and prevent than external cyber attacks
Hackers are stealing Instagram credentials through a tricky phishing scam that asks victims to apply for exclusive verified account status. Continue reading Scammers Prey on Instagram Vanity and ‘Verified Account’ Status
Somebody unauthorized in India managed to withdraw cash from my credit card account. The card I use (and which they claim to have used) is a German Visa prepaid card issued by Postbank. It has a chip and a magnet strip.
I’m… Continue reading Technical realization of fraudulent credit card cash withdrawal
There’s been a 62% increase in overall malware detections in Q1 2019 compared to the previous quarter. A new Watchguard report also found that cybercriminals are leveraging a wide array of varied attack techniques, including malicious Microsoft O… Continue reading Cybercriminals leverage malicious Office docs, Mac malware, web app exploits
According to CIS, “Organizations that do not scan for vulnerabilities and proactively address discovered flaws face a significant likelihood of having their computer systems compromised.” While vulnerability management (VM) isn’t new,… Continue reading What’s New and Changing in the World of Vulnerability Management?
There is a readiness for passwordless security methods such as biometrics, with 70% workers believing biometrics would benefit the workplace, according to Okta. The Passwordless Future Report, which demonstrates how passwords negatively impact the secu… Continue reading Insecure password memory aids: A passwordless future could be the solution
Hackers have targeted the gaming industry by carrying out 12 billion credential stuffing attacks against gaming websites within the 17-month period analyzed in the report (November 2017 – March 2019) by Akamai. 55 billion credential stuffing attacks Th… Continue reading The gaming community is a rising target for credential stuffing attacks