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Fraudsters answer security questions better than customers

Pindrop released a report uncovering how companies might be accidentally inviting fraud, threat mongers from the dark web and bad actors better prepared to pass authentication. Data dealers are growing more sophisticated, offering more service, more details, and more organized information. Because of this, 2021 was a record breaking year for data breaches. In fact, bad actors actually had better performance than genuine customers at answering security questions. The data illustrates this security weakness when … More → The post Fraudsters answer security questions better than customers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Akamai unveils Linode Managed Database to help developers reduce risk and increase efficiency

Akamai Technologies launched a managed database service powered by Linode with support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB. Akamai’s Linode Managed Database simplifies database deployment, helping developers reduce risk, increase efficiency, and minimize the complexity that comes with manual management of production database clusters. Managed databases have been the most requested product by Linode customers. The launch of Linode Managed Database service marks Akamai’s first product launch in its compute line of business following its … More → The post Akamai unveils Linode Managed Database to help developers reduce risk and increase efficiency appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Akamai unveils Linode Managed Database to help developers reduce risk and increase efficiency

Akamai Technologies launched a managed database service powered by Linode with support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB. Akamai’s Linode Managed Database simplifies database deployment, helping developers reduce risk, increase efficiency, and minimize the complexity that comes with manual management of production database clusters. Managed databases have been the most requested product by Linode customers. The launch of Linode Managed Database service marks Akamai’s first product launch in its compute line of business following its … More → The post Akamai unveils Linode Managed Database to help developers reduce risk and increase efficiency appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=7980, (Tue, Apr 26th)

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ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=7980, (Tue, Apr 26th)

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41% of businesses had an API security incident last year

In the wake of the digital transformation wave, web application program interfaces (APIs) have experienced exponential growth as the rise of integrated web and mobile-based offerings requires significantly more data sharing across products. As dependency on APIs increases, so do its related security challenges like broken authentication, authorization, and accidental disclosure or breach of data. With concerns continuing to mount, a 451 Research and Noname Security report covers the key characteristics and security risks present … More → The post 41% of businesses had an API security incident last year appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Phishing attacks soar, retail and wholesale most targeted

Zscaler released the findings of a report that reviews 12 months of global phishing data from its security cloud to identify key trends, industries and geographies at risk, and emerging tactics. According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), phishing attempts are the most frequently-reported cyberattack. The research team analyzed data from more than 200 billion daily transactions, and 150 million daily blocked attacks in order to identify emerging threats and track malicious actors … More → The post Phishing attacks soar, retail and wholesale most targeted appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Phishing attacks soar, retail and wholesale most targeted

Zscaler released the findings of a report that reviews 12 months of global phishing data from its security cloud to identify key trends, industries and geographies at risk, and emerging tactics. According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), phishing attempts are the most frequently-reported cyberattack. The research team analyzed data from more than 200 billion daily transactions, and 150 million daily blocked attacks in order to identify emerging threats and track malicious actors … More → The post Phishing attacks soar, retail and wholesale most targeted appeared first on Help Net Security.
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BreachBits BreachRisk helps organizations to understand and measure cyber risk

BreachBits has announced BreachRisk, a new standard to understand, measure and communicate cyber risk. Built by U.S. military cyber warfare veterans and based on the same methods used by hackers, BreachRisk allows individual companies, insurers, portfolio managers and others to continuously assess an organization’s likelihood of a data breach while quantifying and communicating their risk reduction with a simplified cyber risk score. “Our goal is to help organizations confront the rising tide of ransomware and … More → The post BreachBits BreachRisk helps organizations to understand and measure cyber risk appeared first on Help Net Security.
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