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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” It might make us feel safer and more secure in our connected world. Ransomware, Security

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO

Retailers are not the only people looking forward to the holiday season. Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

5G also includes secure identity management, enhanced authentication and a core network architecture that can support network slicing, continuous secure connectivity for mobile devices and lower latency.

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Push Security launches to make SaaS sprawl and shadow IT safer

TechCrunch

Using chatbot-style prompts that can be integrated into communication tools such as Slack, Push can guide users through important security procedures such as setting up two-factor authentication (2FA), or prompting them to improve their passwords or activate specific security settings within an app. Push Security prompt. Shadow IT.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: 6 Things That Matter Right Now

Tenable

3 – Retail and hospitality sector hounded by credential harvesting. The theft of their staffers’ login information ranked as the top cyber threat currently affecting retailers and hospitality businesses. Source: RH-ISAC’s “Retail & Hospitality ISAC Intelligence Trends Summary: May - August 2022” report). ” (CompTIA). “

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3 Ways to Handle POS Security Risks in Retail IT

Kaseya

And the retail industry is no exception. The most publicized breaches on retail include Target having records of 40 million customers pilfered in 2013, and the same attack compromised another 70 million records. Tighten Software and Security Policies to Avoid POS Malware Attacks .

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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

CTOvision

1 area of spending increase in 2015, with nearly half (46%) planning to invest more in access control, intrusion prevention, and virus and malware protection. Multi-factor authentication for both cloud-based accounts and on-premise Active Directory will now be part of Windows, rather needing a hardware solution to complete.

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