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How to bridge the MFA gap

If a credential is worth protecting, it’s worth protecting well. Sponsored feature  What do flossing and multi-factor authentication (MFA) have in common? Each is highly beneficial, yet far too few people do them consistently. MFA helps protect organizations from credential-based attacks, but according to the Cyber Readiness Institute, only 35% of businesses globally bother with it.… READ MORE HERE…

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Remorseless extortionists claim to have stolen thousands of files from Freedman HealthCare

The group has previously threatened to SWAT cancer patients and leaked pre-op plastic surgery photos An extortion gang claims to have breached Freedman HealthCare, a data and analytics firm whose customers include state agencies, health providers, and insurance companies, and is threatening to dump tens of thousands of sensitive files early Tuesday morning.… READ MORE HERE…

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Do you trust Xi with your ‘private’ browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says

Some trace back to an outfit under US export controls for alleged PLA links Both Apple’s and Google’s online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don’t make this fact readily known to people downloading the apps.… READ MORE HERE…

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