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How to Implement KYC Solutions for Your Fantasy App: A Step-by-Step Guide

The world of fantasy gaming is expanding at an unprecedented rate. With the rise of mobile gaming and the increasing popularity of sports, it has become easier than ever to start your own fantasy gaming app. However, the growth of the industry has also led to a rise in fraudulent activities and illegal practices. As a result, KYC (Know Your Customer) solutions have become a crucial aspect of any fantasy app.

How to Detect Internet-Facing Assets for Cybersecurity

The efficacy of an organization’s cybersecurity program is proportional to the level of awareness of its attack surface. Overlooking just one internet-facing asset could establish an attack vector leading to a devastating data breach. To learn how to ensure all of your internet-facings IT assets are accounted for in your cyber risk program, read on.

How to Track All of Your Fourth-Party Cybersecurity Risks

A lack of direct communication with your fourth-party vendors makes tracking their security risks difficult. Thankfully, there are methods of overcoming this issue to help you remain informed of emerging fourth-party risks to help you easily track emerging fourth-party threats within your Fourth-Party Risk Management program. To learn how UpGuard can help you track your fourth-party risk, click here to request a free trial.

Kimco Realty's Weingarten Investors Suffer From a Serious Data Breach

Kimco Realty is a major real estate investment company based in Jericho, NY. The company specializes in developing shopping centers and helps businesses obtain the commercial real estate they need for grocery stores and other plazas. The company focuses on metropolitan locations primarily and maintains a staff of about 630 employees while generating more than $1.7 billion in annual revenue.

The Security Analyst Role: Skills, Responsibilities & Salary in 2023

Security breaches and cyberattacks have become the norm. Companies need security experts to identify vulnerabilities and prevent cybercriminals from exploiting them. This is where security analysts come in. In this article, I’ll discuss the security analyst role, including their skills, responsibilities, salary, and more.

Top 15 DevSecOps Tools that Accelerate Development

As developers, we’re constantly under pressure to innovate at speed. In 2022, 60% of developers who responded to a GitLab survey acknowledged that code is moving to production at an increasingly faster clip–up to five times faster than in previous years. But juggling tight deadlines with ever-evolving security threats is no joke. When prioritizing speed, unsafe code eventually slips into production.

Active Directory Dominance: Capitalising on IT Administrators' Poor Cyber Hygiene

Humans are the weakest link in cybersecurity, and it is inaccurate to say that IT administrators, who often have access to sensitive data and systems, are invulnerable. In this blog post, we demonstrate how a Red Team Operator achieved full Active Directory domain compromise as a result of an IT Administrators’ poor cyber hygiene.

Wi-Fi Security and Zero-Trust Network Architecture: Why You Need Both

In today's digital world, cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and harder to detect. Traditional security measures such as firewalls and VPNs are no longer enough to protect against ever-evolving threats. This is where zero-trust network architecture comes into play. In this blog post, we'll explore zero-trust network architecture and how it can work alongside Wi-Fi security to provide robust protection for your network.

[Eyes Wide Shut] Fed Powell's Call with Russian Pranksters Exposed as Social Engineering

It was all over the news. Fed's Jerome Powell was social engineered by Russian pranksters posing as Zelensky. According to video footage shown on Russian state television, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell unwittingly spoke with a duo of Russian pranksters who were pretending to be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a call. Powell provided responses to various questions about topics like inflation and the Russian central bank, believing that he was speaking with Zelenskiy.

Heart of the Matter: How LLMs Can Show Political Bias in Their Outputs

Wired just published an interesting story about political bias that can show up in LLM's due to their training. It is becoming clear that training an LLM to exhibit a certain bias is relatively easy. This is a reason for concern, because this can "reinforce entire ideologies, worldviews, truths and untruths” which is what OpenAI has been warning about.