From external attacks to internal vulnerabilities, security threats come in many forms. By recognizing the five most frequent IT security risks, you can implement the right measures to protect your systems and data. Accidental malware installation Malware, also known as malicious software, is software created that causes damage to computers, servers, or networks. It ranges […]
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Hackers are always looking for new ways to crack passwords and gain access to your organization’s data and systems. In this post, Specops Software discusses the seven most common password attacks and provide tips on how to defend against them. […] Go to Source Author: Sponsored by Specops Software
As in golf, security requires collaboration across the entire organization, from individual contributors in each department to the executive level and the board. Go to Source Author: Jeff Shiner
The North Korean hacking group ScarCruft launched a large-scale attack in May that leveraged an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to infect targets with the RokRAT malware and exfiltrate data. […] Go to Source Author: Bill Toulas
The organization Fido Alliance has developed a proposal for a new standard for passkeys, i.e. alternatives to passwords such as hardware keys, facial recognition, fingerprints or PIN codes. The big news in the proposal is that it will be possible to use the same passkeys even if you change platform or service, something that would […]
The FIDO Alliance said it’s working to make passkeys and other credentials more easier to export across different providers and improve credential provider interoperability, as more than 12 billion online accounts become accessible with the passwordless sign-in method. To that end, the alliance said it has published a draft for a new set of specifications […]
Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. […] Go to Source Author: Lawrence Abrams
Netskope today announced it has broadened its data protection capabilities by integrating data security posture management (DSPM) technology into its Netskope One Platform via its acquisition of Dasera. The integration will help the company deliver advanced security across web, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, email, endpoint, and on-premises use cases—now including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data stores […]
Einem neuen Bericht des Software-Supply-Chain-Management-Unternehmens Sonatype zufolge dringt Malware alarmierend schnell in das Ökosystem der Open-Source-Softwareentwicklung ein. Das Unternehmen hat seit November 2023 über 500.000 neue bösartige Pakete in den beliebten Java-, JavaScript-, Python- und .NET-Paket-Registries erfasst. Neue bösartige Komponenten machen mehr als 70 Prozent der rund 700.000 Malware-Pakete aus, die das Unternehmen seit 2019 […]