The EMV card comes with enhanced security features, but also with particular vulnerabilities. Since this type of credit cards has been utilized for a while in Europe and in other regions of the globe, the cyber-attackers have already developed various methods of bypassing the security features in
In our article on organizational doxing we mentioned social engineering with a promise on detailing this subject. The connection is straightforward – malicious digital entities use doxing as part of their social engineering maneuvers. However, what does social engineering mean? Social engineering i
It often occurs in the aftermath of a severe data breach that cyber-security analysts talk about the attacked system as not being secured enough, because it did not use multi-factor authentication. Abbreviated MFA, multi-factor authentication is actually 2FA in most of the cases: two-factor
As a particular type of phishing attack, spear phishing targets from the preliminary phase a certain group, company or organization, with the intent of data stealing. The final goal might be facilitated by an identified or generic weak entry point – and the fraudulent email is tailored to suit this
The Safe Harbor Agreement is an U.S. – EU agreement between the European Commission and the United States Department of Commerce by virtue of which a Safe Harbor list is open for U.S. organizations. Once businesses meet the conditions and join the list, their European operations are considered co
Doxing (doxxing) – the word – is a neologism that dates back to the 90s, when Usenet’s members posted personal information on fellow users. It basically represents the idea of compiling and releasing digital documents that lead to identity revelation when posted. “Docx” became “dox”. By the late 200
