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Meta created a centralised system to allow users to manage connected experiences like logging in across accounts on Facebook and Instagram . A security researcher has said a bug in this system, called Meta Accounts Center , may have allowed hackers to disable two-factor authentication (2FA) – a way that helps users to keep their social media accounts protected from unauthorised access. Gtm Mänôz, a security researcher from Nepal, said he reported a bug he found in the Meta Accounts Center in September last year. Bug in Meta Accounts Center Mänôz said that he found that Meta did not set up a limit to enter login code it sends via SMS as a part of the two-factor authentication process. As per the researcher, this bug would have allowed a hacker to bypass the authentication protections using brute force attacks. Read Also Meta to shut down social to-do list app 'Move' in March It is to be noted that when users set up two-factor … [Read more...] about Security researcher finds bug that may have allowed hackers to bypass Facebook’s 2FA

Audio player loading… When it comes to securing the premises, the majority of businesses are prioritizing prevention over detection, investigation, and response, a new report has found. However as a result, large numbers of firms are being hit by data breaches or other attacks, with the incidents constantly getting worse. Researchers at Exabeam surveyed 500 IT security professionals, finding roughly two-thirds of the respondents (65%) prioritize prevention as their number one endpoint security (opens in new tab) goal. For a third (33%) - detection was the highest priority. Too late to the party To make matters even worse - the businesses are actually acting on this thinking. Almost three-quarters (71%) spend between 21% and 50% of their IT security budgets on prevention, while 59% invest the same amount as they do for detection, investigation, and response. The trouble with this approach, according to Exabeam’s Chief Security Strategist, Steve Moore, … [Read more...] about Many security teams are prioritizing prevention over detection, with disastrous results

Table of Contents What to Look for in a Hardware Security Key in 2023 Frequently Asked Questions Best Overall Security Key: Yubico FIDO Security Key NFC Best Premium Security Key: YubiKey 5 NFC USB-A Best Security Key for Bio-authentication: Kensington VeriMark Best Key & Password Manager Combo: OnlyKey Best Open-Source Security Key: Nitrokey 3A NFC Update, 02/01/2023: We’ve reviewed our recommendations and have updated our best open-source category with the Nitrokey 3A NFC. What to Look for in a Hardware Security Key in 2023 If you’ve been on the internet, then you’ve probably heard of two-factor authentication, usually abbreviated as 2FA . Typically, 2FA involves receiving a code you have to insert after you enter your password correctly. You can receive this code either through an SMS message, an email, or an authenticator app. These solutions can have problems though, especially since SMS messages can be intercepted through SIM-swapping … [Read more...] about The Best Hardware Security Keys of 2023

The Swedish Agency for Psychological Defense has warned that Sweden is in the crosshairs of foreign actors who are spreading messages that the country is a legitimate target for terror attacks. Mikael Tofvesson, head of the operations department at the Swedish Agency for Psychological Defense, stated earlier this week that attitudes toward Sweden abroad were becoming more and more aggressive. According to Tofvesson, part of the rise in aggression comes from a social media campaign by Muslims that claimed Swedish social services were kidnapping the children of Muslim families in Sweden, a phenomenon that has been ongoing since late 2021, broadcaster SVT reports . Sweden: Civil Servants Under Threat of Attack Over Muslim ‘Kidnapping’ Allegations https://t.co/g1RT5Z6Nxa — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) November 25, 2022 Another factor listed by Tofvesson was the multi-day violent Easter riots that took place last year in reaction to the burning of copies of … [Read more...] about Swedish Agency Warns of Increased Terrorism Threat