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The Mitnick Method: Why a 15-Year old schoolboy can empty your bank account
Picture this: It’s 3pm on a busy Tuesday. Your phone rings, and the caller ID shows your company's main number. "Hi, this is Jake from IT," says a confident voice. "We're seeing some unusual activity on your account and need to verify your password to secure it. Can you help me out real quick?". Sound familiar? Well, this was the exact technique perfected by a teenager named Kevin Mitnick in 1983, long before the internet, smartphones, or even Windows or Linux existed.
GitProtect from Xopero Software Now Available in the Microsoft Marketplace
Microsoft customers worldwide can now discover and deploy GitProtect through Microsoft Marketplace, accessing trusted solutions that accelerate innovation and business transformation with unified integration across Microsoft products.
One Identity Appoints Michael Henricks as Chief Financial and Operating Officer
One Identity, a trusted leader in identity security, today announced the appointment of Michael Henricks as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. This decision reflects the continued growth of the business and a focus on aligning financial leadership with operational objectives as One Identity scales.
AI Misinformation as a Cyber Risk - What UK SMEs Need To Know
A recent BBC investigation highlighted how easily large-scale AI models can be influenced by misleading content scraped from the web. Within hours of a deliberately false article being published, multiple generative AI systems were repeating the fabricated facts as if they were true. This was not a code flaw; it was a predictable outcome of how these models process and prioritise input.
Automated evidence collection for compliance: All you need to know
Organizations today are expected to maintain continuous compliance with evolving security standards and regulations, resulting in an enormous volume of evidence. Manually collecting and managing substantial evidence documentation is not practical when controls and scrutiny increase. The process is slow, error-prone, difficult to scale, and takes your team away from high-value security tasks.
How to Set Up the OTP Verification Plugin with JetFormBuilder Contact Form?
The OTP Verification Plugin ensures that users’ email addresses or mobile numbers are verified by sending a unique one-time password (OTP) before form submission. By confirming the authenticity of the provided contact details, this plugin helps prevent fake leads and ensures higher-quality submissions. In this video, we’ll guide you through a step-by-step setup of the miniOrange OTP Verification plugin with the JetFormBuilder Contact Form. Learn how to enable verified lead generation in JetFormBuilder Contact Form and ensure that every form submission comes from a genuine user.
What Is Kiosk Mode and How Does It Work?
Customer engagement plays a major role in how businesses retain users and build lasting relationships. Whether it’s a retail store, a logistics operation, or a healthcare facility, the way people interact with devices directly impacts efficiency and experience. This is where kiosks come in. Modern businesses increasingly rely on POS and kiosk-driven interactions to simplify workflows and improve customer satisfaction.
UEM vs. EMM: What's The Difference?
68% of companies suffered endpoint attacks that compromised sensitive data, 28% of those involved stolen or hacked devices. — Study by Ponemon Institute Here, the problem is not just mobile devices anymore. It’s laptops, tablets, IoT sensors, rugged field devices, third-party vendor systems, all accessing corporate data from everywhere. And this is where the confusion begins: Should an organization rely on Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)?
How AI Agents Impact SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria
SOC 2, which stands for Systems and Organization Controls 2, is a framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to evaluate controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. As agentic AI systems begin acting autonomously, AI and SOC 2 compliance become closely linked. These systems drive new efficiencies, but also introduce new risks.
How Do CNAPP Platforms Help Prevent Misconfigurations Across Multi-Cloud Environments?
Cloud misconfigurations rank among the leading causes of cloud security incidents across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. CNAPP platforms deliver cloud security posture management (CSPM) with continuous detecting misconfigurations in multi-cloud environments, automated remediation for cloud misconfiguration, and unified policy enforcement.