data protection

This Holiday Season, Watch Out for These Cyber-Grinch Tricks

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This Holiday Season, Watch Out for These Cyber-Grinch Tricks

McAfee threat researchers have identified several consumer brands and product categories most frequently used by cybercriminals to trick consumers into clicking on malicious links in the first weeks of this holiday shopping season. As holiday excitement peaks and shoppers hunt for the perfect gifts and amazing deals, scammers are taking advantage of the buzz. The National Retail Federation projects holiday spending will reach between $979.5 and $989 billion this year, and cybercriminals are capitalizing by…

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How to Protect Your Social Media Passwords with Multi-factor Verification | McAfee Blog

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How to Protect Your Social Media Passwords with Multi-factor Verification | McAfee Blog

Two-step verification, two-factor authentication, multi-factor authentication…whatever your social media platform calls it, it’s an excellent way to protect your accounts. There’s a good chance you’re already using multi-factor verification with your other accounts — for your bank, your finances, your credit card, and any number of things. The way it requires an extra one-time code in addition to your login and password makes life far tougher for hackers. It’s increasingly common to see nowadays, where…

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Product spotlight: GSX 2024 product preview

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Product spotlight: GSX 2024 product preview

GSX — held this year from September 23 through September 25 in Orlando, Florida — provides security leaders an opportunity to network and discuss current security trends. Security magazine highlights some of the products featured at this year’s conference. Altronix Improve Access Control Deployments The NetWay5PQ from Altronix is a 5-port Managed hardened PoE+ switch designed to enhance the efficiency of access control deployments. This compact switch board powers up to four IP devices such as access…

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Protecting financial institutions in the era of AI-driven threats

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Protecting financial institutions in the era of AI-driven threats

As open-source AI tools become more accessible, ransomware attacks are growing increasingly sophisticated. Scammers are now using AI in targeted spear phishing attacks, where highly personalized information is used to gain access to medical or financial information.  Financial service organizations are particularly at risk when it comes to these kinds of attacks — not only do they hold and exchange large sums of money, they also store and process highly sensitive information of their customers. …

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Detecting and preventing account takeover (ATO) attacks

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Detecting and preventing account takeover (ATO) attacks

Account takeover (ATO) occurs when cybercriminals exploit stolen login credentials to gain unauthorized access to online accounts. ATOs can target people within organizations to steal sensitive information or customer accounts to enable fraudulent transactions. Given that ATO attacks have increased by 354% since 2023, having a strong prevention strategy is more crucial than ever to reduce risks for both customers and businesses. What is an account takeover (ATO) attack? ATO attacks can affect any organization…

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Security leaders discuss the National Public Data breach

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Security leaders discuss the National Public Data breach

National Public Data, a background checking organization, experienced a breach potentially affecting 2.9 billion individuals. The breach exposed personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, phone numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses and Social Security numbers.  “Organizations rely on the exchange of data for their vitality,” says Clyde Williamson, Product Management, Innovations at Protegrity. “Consumers share their personal identifiable information (PII) like Social Security numbers and emails with the expectation that businesses will protect this data…

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Small businesses need to secure data before tapping into AI

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Small businesses need to secure data before tapping into AI

AI is the acronym on everyone’s lips this summer. Generative AI tools have gone mainstream, and nearly everyone has heard an AI use case that piques their interest. But you’ve got questions about the cost, the security, and how to use your data because you’re a small business, not an enterprise with massive resources. AI is a growth tool that can be a game-changer for smaller businesses. Using existing AI tools to automate and streamline…

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Why Should You Pay for a Security Solution?

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Why Should You Pay for a Security Solution?

We all love free stuff. (Costco samples, anyone?) However, when it comes to your family’s security, do free online protection tools offer the coverage you truly need? Not always. In fact, they might invade the privacy you’re trying to protect. Here’s why. Free tools don’t offer the level of advanced protection that life on today’s internet needs. For starters, you’ll want malware and antivirus protection that’s as sophisticated as the threats they shut down. Ours includes AI technology and…

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Locking out ransomware: A new way to look at security strategy

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Locking out ransomware: A new way to look at security strategy

Ransomware attacks are accelerating at a record pace, becoming dramatically more frequent and more sophisticated. In fact, nearly 60% of companies experienced ransomware events in the last year, forcing desperate businesses to cough up a staggering $1 billion in ransom payments. That’s up from the $220 million that was paid to bad actors in 2019. Change Healthcare is just one recent example. The company was hit with one of the largest ransomware attacks within healthcare,…

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Embrace the data sprawl, securely

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Embrace the data sprawl, securely

Data is the lifeblood of every enterprise, so why does the task of managing and securing rapidly expanding volumes and types of data and new, modern threats continue to be a formidable challenge for most organizations? According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 2023 set a new record for data breaches, with data compromises jumping 78% over 2022. Malicious actors obviously see the value of data — but without visibility and controls into where…

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