Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop. 

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing

Audio reference link: movieclips. “Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos. 

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An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features. 

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode

Audio reference link: “How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021.

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A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks. 

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing

Audio reference link: “Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Apr. 2017.

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The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading

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A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation

Audio reference link: “Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020.

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The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing

Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018.

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Software designed to prevent cheating in video games. 

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/anti-cheat-software

Audio reference link: “The BIG Problem with Anti-Cheat,” by Techquickie, YouTube, 5 June 2020

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Malware, in the guise of ransomware, that destroys data rather than encrypts.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pseudoransomware

Audio reference link: “Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn | the Dark Knight,” by YouTube, 2 November 2019.

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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/trusted-platform-module

Audio reference link: “TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - Computerphile,” Computerphile, 23 July 2021

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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.

CyberWire Glossary link.

Audio reference link: “Chrome Limits Access to Private Networks,” by Daniel Lowrie, ITProTV, YouTube, 19 January 2022.

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