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Just breathe! Unusual biometrics based on odor | Kaspersky official blog

July 18, 2022 admin 2fa, authentication, Technology

Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:00:02 +0000

Japanese scientists research odor-based authentication. How does it work? How reliable is it? And when will we start breathing into our smartphones?

MalwareBytes Security

PyPI starts rolling out required 2FA for important projects

July 12, 2022 admin 2fa, log4j, psf, pypi, reports

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:35:15 +0000

PyPI is rolling out a 2FA requirement for maintainers of critical projects.

The post PyPI starts rolling out required 2FA for important projects appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Watch out for the email that says “You have a new voicemail!”

June 22, 2022 admin 2fa, Office 365, password manager, phishing, Social engineering, spoofing, voicemail

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:24:27 +0000

An email campaign lures users with a voicemail notification to enter their Office 365 credentials on a fake login page.

The post Watch out for the email that says “You have a new voicemail!” appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Internet Safety Month: Avoiding the consequences of unsafe Internet practices

June 3, 2022 admin 101, 2fa, internet safety month, malware, mfa, password manager, ransomware, romance scam, romance scams, strong passwords, virtual private network, VPN

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:33 +0000

This Internet Safety Month, learn about the consequences of unsafe Internet practices, and how to avoid them.

The post Internet Safety Month: Avoiding the consequences of unsafe Internet practices appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

May 28, 2022 admin 2fa, Department of Justice, DoJ, eu-us privacy shield, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, privacy, swiss-us privacy shield, Twitter, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:27:05 +0000

Twitter is paying the price for using users’ security information for targeted advertising,

The post Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Kaspersky Security

FIDO passkey: a passwordless future | Kaspersky official blog

May 28, 2022 admin 2fa, apple, cryptography, fido, google, microsoft, passwords, Technology

Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 14:45:50 +0000

Apple, Google and Microsoft have announced support for a FIDO standard that seeks to replace passwords with passkeys.

MalwareBytes Security

World Password Day: Brushing up on the basics

May 5, 2022 admin 2 factor authentication, 2fa, breach, code, hardware key, login, password manager, passwords, privacy, sms, World Password Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 11:06:05 +0000

It’s World Password Day! We take a look at the basic problems surrounding the humble password, and how to make it more secure.

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Four key cybersecurity practices during geopolitical upheaval

March 7, 2022 admin 2fa, awareness, cisa, covid-19, covid-19 scams, multi-factor authentication, phishing, phishing scam, privileges, rdp access, rdp ports, Russia, SCAM, Shields Up, small- and medium-sized business, SMB, two-factor authentication, Ukraine, us cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:37:29 +0000

In a time of rapid-changing crisis, here are four SMB cybersecurity best practices to help prevent the most common attacks.

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