Sephora will have to pay $1.2 million in penalties, inform California customers it sells their personal data and offer them...more
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Privacy and security issues associated with facial recognition software
Image: Adobe Stock The market for facial recognition technology is increasing fast as organizations employ the technology for a variety...more
How a business email compromise attack exploited Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication
Mitiga says that MFA, even if improperly configured, is no panacea for preventing attackers from abusing compromised credentials. Image: Getty...more
Tech news you may have missed: August 18 – 25
Apple updates, cookie theft, tech tips and a 5G cheat sheet top this week’s most-read news on TechRepublic. Image: iStock/Avosb...more
How a business email compromise scam spoofed the CFO of a major corporation
In a scam analyzed by Avanan, the victim received an email claiming to be from the CFO directing them to...more
There’s a problem with online ads, and it’s not what you think
Image: vectorhot/Adobe Stock Must-read CXO coverage I have a somewhat different opinion with regards to online advertisements than many. For...more
How ransomware attacks target specific industries
Analyzing over 100 prominent ransomware incidents, Barracuda found the top targeted sectors to be education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure and financial....more
Iranian cyberespionage group uses new Hyperscrape tool to extract emails from victims’ mailboxes
Learn more about a new Iranian tool dubbed Hyperscrape and how it is used by a cyberespionage group to extract...more
Cookie theft threat: When Multi-Factor authentication is not enough
Image: Adobe Stock Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a good security measure, most of the time. It enables a company to...more
