Using Attacker Tools to Gain the Upper Hand on ATOs

Account takeover (ATO), is a form of online identity theft where bad actors gain access to a person’s financial, eCommerce, or other accounts and use those accounts to execute fraudulent transactions. ATO continues to be in the forefront of retail CISO interests and concerns. : Depending on the sophistication of the attack, ATO attacks can…

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New Cybersecurity Threat Insights for Retail and Hospitality Companies

Last year, retail and hospitality reported almost 100 indicators of compromise (IoCs) per day. To put that in context, this means that roughly four times every hour, of every day, retail and hospitality companies shared data related to a cyberattack. In all, more than 72,000 IoCs were reported by members during 2018 and 2019. The…

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Mitigating Bot Attacks and Reducing User Friction: Modern Security Can Produce Win-Win Situations

In today’s digital ecosystem, users are accustomed to getting what they want—and getting it fast. Our phones unlock themselves at a glance, our laptops unlock with a swipe of our finger across a scanner, our laptops unlock because they recognize the presence of our pin-secured watch on our wrists. Research has shown that this kind…

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