News & Analysis as of

Data Security Cyber Attacks Multi-Factor Authentication

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Caution! Credential Stuffing on the Rise

If you have a tendency to reuse the same password across multiple accounts, you could be leaving yourself (and your organization) exposed to risk. Credential stuffing, the stealthy technique fueling a recent explosion of...more

Fisher Phillips

Deepfake Scammers Steal $25 Million From Company: 5 Ways You Can Avoid Being Victim to Latest AI Nightmare

Fisher Phillips on

A group of scammers recently used deepfake technology – now readily available to just about anyone – to trick a finance employee into paying them over $25 million of corporate funds. This might be one of the world’s biggest...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #388 – Understanding the Risk of Multifactor Authentication Fatigue

Most organizations and online platforms use multifactor authentication (MFA) (also called two-factor authentication) to confirm that the user is an authorized individual and not a scammer or fraudster. We have all been...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

23andMe Confirms Threat Actors Accessed Accounts Without Authorization

We have posted blogs before on sharing genetic information and the risk associated with the disclosure of such sensitive information. Unfortunately, our concerns have been realized....more

Woods Rogers

Why You Need MFA Setup For Your Business

Woods Rogers on

Creating passwords needs to be a challenge, not for you to remember but for others to guess. Yet, the digital world is changing. A single sign-on password is pretty easy for unsavory characters to hack. Statistics indicate in...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Using Multi-Factor Authentication as a Prerequisite to Cyber Liability Coverage

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more than an annoying popup or text message when logging onto a company’s website or platform. Not only is using MFA a sound security practice and good business, it is frequently becoming...more

Fisher Phillips

5-Step Plan for Employers to Defeat Text Message ‘Smishing’ Scams

Fisher Phillips on

Have you received a text from a random number in the last few days? Perhaps the text looks quite obviously suspicious, but it could pass as legitimate – especially if you are distracted or multitasking while scrolling through...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: Back It Up

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

A recent Privacy Peril advised of the increasing cyber risk from nation state attacks, particularly as a result of the war in Ukraine. There is, of course, little we can do to thwart cyber assaults on vital nerve centers....more

Opportune LLP

Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy

Opportune LLP on

Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

The RIPTA Data Breach May Provide Valuable Lessons About Data Collection and Retention

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Efforts to secure systems and data from a cyberattack often focus on measures such as multifactor authentication (MFA), endpoint monitoring solutions, antivirus protections, and role-based access management controls, and for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Broward Health Data Breach Affects 1.3 Million Individuals

On January 1, 2022, Broward Health, which operates dozens of health care facilities in Broward County, Florida, notified over 1.3 million individuals that a threat actor gained access to and removed data from its system on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Five Things You Should Expect to be Asked After a Cyber Security Incident

In the wake of a cyber incident, regulators and law enforcement agencies closely scrutinize the cyber security measures in place at the affected organization. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IT Security Trends in the Era of COVID: Our Top Five Tips for Making Your Network Safer in 2021

As the COVID era drags on, it is clear that work life “post-COVID” may be very different from life “pre-COVID.” This is especially true as it relates to IT security. More and more employees have shifted to a telecommuting...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #208 – Last Pass Patches Bug that Leaks Passwords

I am not a big fan of putting all of one’s passwords in one place, but many people use password managers. If you use Last Pass (see previous blog posts about Last Pass here and here), be aware that it was recently advised by...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide