What are the Safest Locking Options for Smartphones?
How are they different from face recognition, passwords, etc.?
Today, smartphones hold more personal data than any other form of technology. Users store all of their most important data such as...
The ThreatAdvice Blog
Cybersecurity news, trends, tips, and more from our expert team.
Announced: 2022 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
The Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute, sponsored by CISA and operated by MITRE, has released the 2022 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25 Most Dangerous Software...
FDIC Most Frequently Cited Violations
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FDIC Consumer Compliance Highlights for March 2022 summarized most frequently cited violations cited by FDIC consumer compliance examiners during 2021. Unfortunately, most frequently cited...
New Android Malware Bypasses Two Factor Authentication to Steal Passwords
A newly-discovered form of Android malware steals passwords, bank details and cryptocurrency wallets–and bypasses multi-factor authentication protections. This malware, dubbed MaliBot by...
ThreatAdvice Provides Cybersecurity Assistance to School Superintendents Of Alabama
Hacking is on the rise, and school systems are in the cross-hairs. But why? Starr Largin of ThreatAdvice explains the recent uptick in cybercrime in the education industry and what you can do to...
Microsoft Mitigates RCE Vulnerability Affecting Azure Synapse & Data Factory
Microsoft has incorporated additional improvements to address the recently disclosed SynLapse security vulnerability, in order to meet comprehensive tenant isolation requirements in Azure Data...
CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Coverage of Fair Lending Laws
No matter where you look, the constant theme of Fair Lending prevails. On May 9, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an advisory opinion to affirm that the Equal Credit...
Iranian Spear-Phishing Attacks Target Former Israeli & US High-Ranking Officials
Check Point Research recently uncovered an Iranian-based spear-phishing operation aimed against former Israeli officials, high-ranking military personnel, research fellows in research institutions,...
The Complete Business Impact of Data Breaches
The cybersecurity market is growing at an exponential rate as businesses become more frequent victims of data breaches. Worldwide spending on cybersecurity is projected to reach $133.7 billion by...
Mortgage Origination - Regulation Z Violations
Violations of Regulation Z noted in Issue 26 of the Spring 2022 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Supervisory Insights based on examination findings included the following.Compensating loan...
ThreatAdvice Named Cybersecurity Services Provider by Newly Formed Orange Beach City Schools
Birmingham, Ala., June 6, 2022 –ThreatAdvice, a company focused on cybersecurity and cyber education solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the newly formed Orange Beach City Schools...
Re-presentment of Unpaid Transactions
Of significance is this issue discussed in detail in the FDIC Consumer Compliance Highlights for March 2022.