For those unfamiliar with the term “ account takeover” (ATO), it’s a “type of cybercrime or identity theft where a malicious third-party gains access to (or ‘takes over’) an online account, such as an e-mail address, bank account, or social media profile.” But to fully understand it, you must recognize…

People looking to try out Netflix and watch Squid Games may be shocked to find a price of $4 per month on offers online, way below the standard $13.99 per month list price. Unfortunately, those offers are probably too good to be true — and are likely two-week trial offers…

The year 2021 was eventful in the cybersecurity space as businesses continued to grapple with the post-COVID explosion in all things digital. At the same time, social distancing regulations have become more relaxed in recent months, which has allowed people to once again go outside and get off their devices…

It was the biggest online shopping weekend in history, and PerimeterX saw more action than in any previous five-day holiday shopping period. We also protected 140% more commercial transactions than in the 2019. A good portion of this increase in transactions protected was due to PerimeterX adding many new customers…

PerimeterX cybersecurity researcher Gal Weizman discovered a vulnerability CVE-2020–6519 in Chromium based browsers — Chrome, Opera and Edge — on Windows, Mac and Android that allowed attackers to fully bypass CSP rules on Chrome versions 73 (March 2019) through 83 (July 2020). Since this vulnerability was found in Chrome —…

After a significant drop in web traffic to near standstill on travel and hospitality websites during the first weeks of the eruption of COVID-19 early in March, the industry is recovering, led by local holidays and vacation travel. This change is indicated by a strong recovery of car rental services…

What threats should retailers worry about in 2020? The list grows each year and 2020 was no exception, according to the latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from Verizon. In the 2020 edition, we saw a continuation of trends we discussed last year, like online skimming replacing offline skimmers against…

Developers need to be included into the security flow to catch code flaws sooner and establish behavioral baselines required to safeguard modern, user-facing applications. And the CISO’s role is evolving to be an enabler for the engineering team. This gives CISOs a unique opportunity to lead the organization with this…

Cutting the Line for Online Grocery Delivery May Not Save You Time Record numbers of grocery and food delivery apps have been downloaded so far this year. Securing a coveted grocery delivery timeslot using these apps is now a key challenge for many who are sheltering in place. Users have even become obsessed with finding a slot or a particular item and…