These best practices explain why MFA remains one of the best defenses for mitigating password risk and preventing cybercriminals from exploiting user credentials. (By Help Net Security)
The extended period of home working that many employees endured during the pandemic may also have made them more aware of security and privacy issues, according to new research. (By Phil Muncaster, Infosecurity Magazine)
This batch had zero critical CVEs, which is unheard of. Most (50) of the patches are labeled Important, so don’t delay to apply the patches, security experts said. (By Lisa Vaas, Threatpost)
Recent attacks involving so-called "right-to-left override" spoofing aimed at Microsoft 365 users show how attackers sometimes modify and improve old methods to try and stay one step ahead of defenders. (By Jai Vijayan, Dark Reading)
In 2021, cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom observed an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organizations globally. (By Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))