Covers multi-factor authentication (MFA) strategies, implementation guides, and best practices for adding extra layers of security to user accounts. Learn how MFA prevents unauthorized access and why it remains one of the most effective defenses against credential-based attacks.
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In March 2022, Okta confirmed that the Lapsus$ threat actor group had accessed an internal support engineer's laptop, potentially affecting hundreds of downstream customers. A few weeks before that, the same group hit Nvidia, Samsung, and Microsoft. These weren't obscure targets. These were companies with massive
The Federal Agency Most Hackers Wish You'd Ignore In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline paid $4.4 million in ransom after a single compromised password shut down fuel delivery across the Eastern Seaboard. Within days, CISA — the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — issued an advisory with specific defensive measures
The FBI Keeps Warning About Gmail — And Most People Keep Ignoring It In 2020, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 791,790 complaints — a 69% increase from 2019. A staggering number of those complaints involved business email compromise, phishing, and credential theft targeting popular email platforms.
The Colonial Pipeline Attack Changed Everything On May 7, 2021, a single compromised password shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. Colonial Pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom to the DarkSide threat actor group — and Americans along the East Coast panic-bought gasoline for days. That'
The Colonial Pipeline Hack Changed the Conversation On May 7, 2021, a single compromised password shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. Colonial Pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware group. Gas stations across the Southeast ran dry. Panic buying erupted.
The Colonial Pipeline Just Proved Your Software Isn't Enough On May 7, 2021, a single compromised password shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. Colonial Pipeline's systems went dark, gasoline shortages spread across the Southeast, and a ransomware gang called DarkSide walked away
In January 2024, CISA itself disclosed that a threat actor had exploited vulnerabilities in Ivanti products to breach two of its own systems. Let that sink in. The federal agency responsible for setting cybersecurity standards for the entire nation got hit. If that doesn't convince you that simply
The FBI Gmail Alert That Should Have Your Full Attention In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 298,000 phishing complaints — and Gmail accounts were among the most targeted. The FBI has repeatedly issued warnings about sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting Gmail users, including AI-generated
In March 2024, Change Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted insurance claims processing for nearly every hospital and pharmacy in the United States. The root cause? Stolen credentials on a system without multi-factor authentication. One overlooked gap in cyber security brought a $32 billion company to its knees and
