Card skimming is a very real problem for companies and individuals alike, but there will always be those who are more impacted by these kinds of financial scams—particularly those who rely on prepaid cards provided by the government for food assistance and so on.
What is your mother’s maiden name? What street did you grow up on? What is your favorite movie? How about: What good do you really think these questions are going to do to help keep your accounts any more secure? Seriously, there are a few big problems with the security questions that a lot of …
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We haven’t been shy about pushing for multi-factor authentication, AKA MFA, and there’s a reason for that: if implemented correctly, it can help prevent many cyberthreats. Having said that, cybercriminals have managed to find a way to undermine MFA. Let’s consider how they’ve managed to do this. First, let’s examine why we’ve trusted MFA up …
Multi-Factor Authentication isn’t Infallible, But It Shouldn’t Be Abandoned Read More »
It can be too easy to think about hackers and cybercriminals in an almost abstract way, diminishing them to little more than a faceless entity at a keyboard. Naturally, this is far from the truth. Let’s examine the reality of the cybercrime industry, which actually does as much harm to the perpetrators as it does …
Who’s Sitting at the Other Keyboard While You’re Being Attacked? Read More »
Business owners often get unsolicited emails from individuals who want to sell them goods, services, or products. Depending on the message, they might even come across as a bit suspicious, prompting you to question the authenticity of the email. If you’re not careful, you might accidentally expose your organization by clicking on the wrong link …
Hackers Circumvent Traditional Cybersecurity with Phishing Read More »
A recent surge of high-profile ransomware attacks strikes again with an assault on the world’s largest meat processor and distributor, JBS S.A. The cyberattack was so disruptive that the company was forced to suspend operations in both North America and Australia, leading to a considerable impact on the supply chain. Let’s take a deeper dive …
