A scam operation called “Estate” has attempted to trick nearly a hundred thousand people into handing over multi-factor authentication codes over the past year, according to Zack Whittaker at TechCrunch. The scammers target users of Amazon, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Coinbase, Instagram, Mastercard, PayPal, Venmo, Yahoo and more.

Cybercriminals gather personal information about their targets by using social engineering techniques, looking at social media accounts and collecting data that gets leaked from public data breaches. The more personal information a cybercriminal can collect about their target, the easier it is for them to launch cyber attacks that their targets will easily fall for. Continue reading to learn more about how cybercriminals gather their target’s personal information and how you can keep your data safe.

Secure code ensures the Internet runs smoothly, safely, and securely. This includes examples from our banks to online stores, all through web applications. With web application penetration testing, secure coding is encouraged to deliver secure code.

Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit is among the 9 Interactive logon security settings. If a user hasn’t been active on their Windows session for a while and surpasses the set limit, this setting typically determines how long the user can remain inactive before being automatically logged out of their session on the machine. The recommended state for this setting is: 900 or fewer second(s), but not 0.

When it comes to cloud security and compliance, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in a sea of regulations and requirements. But don’t worry; we’re all in the same boat! That’s why we’re thrilled to share our latest point-of-view (POV) paper, “Practical Cloud Security in the Era of Cybersecurity Regulation,” which is crafted with our deep industry expertise and experience.

Here is the story of how we caught a ransomware attack in our research honeypot. Ransomware attacks on enterprise organizations lead the news. See Change Healthcare and Ascension. Attackers spend their time on the victim’s network, exfiltrate gigabytes of sensitive data, then lock victim’s systems — and ask for millions of dollars in ransom payment. We also hear news about how AI is used maliciously.

At Rubrik, our mission is to secure the world’s data. Data is complex and it comes in many forms (structured, unstructured, sensitive, transient, etc. ) and it is critical for every enterprise to protect it. Our systems that backup and store huge amounts of data also get subjected to extreme situations – enormous scale & stress, aging and faults.

We’re excited to share that we've expanded Vanta’s security and privacy training library with additional training modules, including AI Risk, Secure Coding, Insider Threat, and Social Engineering.