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Fraudulent robocalls to cost consumers $40 billion in 2022

Consumers will lose $40 billion to fraudulent robocalls globally in 2022; rising from $31 billion in 2021, a Juniper Research study reveals. Fraudulent robocalls pose threats …

online shopping
Consumers will abandon a brand that can’t balance convenience and privacy

The global transformation of daily life has changed how people everywhere interact with brands. With experiences increasingly online, consumers are less tolerant of …

identity theft
Consumers taking action to protect themselves online, though confidence is low

68% of consumers claim to be doing more to protect themselves from online fraud and identity theft than a year ago, according to a Trulioo research. The research found 76% of …

Microsoft
Microsoft announces passwordless authentication option for consumers

After offering the passwordless authentication option to enterprise customers in March 2021, Microsoft has now started rolling it out to its consumer segment of users. The …

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Enterprise WLAN market growth remains strong in 2Q21

Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking (WLAN) market in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as the market increased 22.4% …

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Vulnerabilities allow attackers to remotely deactivate home security system (CVE-2021-39276, CVE-2021-39277)

A DiY home security system sold to families and businesses across the US sports two vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-39276, CVE-2021-39277) that, while not critical, “are …

mobile apps
Debunking myths about consumer expectations around mobile apps security

Appdome has released a global consumer survey which provides comprehensive insight into the complex and sophisticated security, malware and threat-defense expectations of …

online marketplace
The impact of eCommerce fraud on retailers and shoppers

There’s a stark disconnect between retailers and shoppers on the matter of eCommerce fraud, Riskified reveals. The research, which comprised 4,000 consumers and 400 …

fraud detection
Digital fraud attempts on the rise: Gaming, travel and leisure most targeted

As the prevalence of digital fraud attempts on businesses and consumers continues to rise, TransUnion’s analysis found that fraudsters are re-focusing their efforts from …

Tomislav Pericin
The destructive power of supply chain attacks and how to secure your code

In this Help Net Security podcast, Tomislav Peričin, Chief Software Architect at ReversingLabs, explains the latest and most destructive supply chain attacks, their techniques …

identity theft
Fraudulent content has a direct impact on consumer loyalty

Scams accounted for 59% of blocked user-generated malicious content during the first quarter of the year, according to a Sift report. The report examines how weaponized …

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62% of consumers believe hyperscale computing will have a positive impact over the next five years

A majority of consumers believe hyperconnectivity driven by hyperscale computing will positively impact them within five years, according to a report from Cadence Design …

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