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How should IT help desks securely verify the identity of users who are calling for password reset assistance? | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. The content discusses best practices for IT help desks to securely verify the identity of users seeking password reset assistance. The identification process should follow compliant workflows to prevent social engineering, with each step noted for alerts and auditing. Various organizations, including NIST, ISO, PCI DSS, and CISA, prescribe guidelines for user verification in IT security.
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Reddit Systems Hacked by a Sophisticated and Highly-targeted Phishing Attack | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Hackers targeted Reddit employees with a sophisticated phishing campaign. They obtained an employee’s credentials and then had access to internal systems and documents. Read the report on Reddit’s Phishing attack.
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Mailchimp breached twice by spear phishing against IT-department | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Email marketing giant Mailchimp announced it was hacked in January 2023 by a social engineering attack. The fact that the same attack type was successful in March 2022 shows the potential of social engineering.
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50% of Data Breaches can be Attributed to Leaked Credentials | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Hacking an IT system is often like a puzzle, and the hacker needs all the pieces to be successful. In 50% of data breaches, a password is required, says Verizon DBIR 2022.
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MFA Fatigue: Passwords are still important | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Have you heard of “MFA Fatigue”? Neither had I! You might however have seen that Uber, Cisco, Microsoft have had data breaches recently– all including MFA Fatigue, so it is time to consider the consequences.
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Vishing cases have increased almost 550%! | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Vishing (voice phishing) cases have increased almost 550 percent over the last twelve months (Q1 2022 to Q1 2021), according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs.
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69% of IT Departments have been Targeted by Vishing Attacks | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Are IT departments victims of social engineering attacks? And if so, how is it done, and is it significant? FastPass looked at the importance of the human factor and phone-based social engineering (vishing) as part of data breaches. Read to learn the results and add some suggestions for remedies.
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How Social Engineering Attacks breach GDPR | FastPass
Originally published by FastPassCorp. Social Engineering in a data breach scenario is always a case where the criminal impersonates another real person. It can be in writing (as in emails) or in person, and then practically always through the phone. Impersonating someone in the flesh is extremely demanding!
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FastPass IVM certified for ServiceNow Store
Originally published by FastPassCorp. ServiceNow customers now can find information about the integration between FastPass IVM and ServiceNow Store and can connect directly to FastPassCorp for download and a trial test.
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Robinhood data breach – What was leaked? | FastPassCorp
A hacker attack on the service desk happened for Robinhood. It happened for Twitter. 83% of service desk managers fear it can happen for them.
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What is Vishing? | FastPassCorp
Vishing or Vishing Attack is when a criminal impersonates a victim to get sensitive data resulting to identity theft or data breach. As part of security awareness, we discuss the different types of Vishing. See below.
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How to Avoid Weak Passwords in Active Directory | FastPassCorp
Weak or stolen passwords are involved in more than 80% of data breaches according to Verizon DBIR. This poses a risk and is a common concern among CISOs (Chief Information Security Officer), IT Security Managers & Compliance Team.
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