Frank Teruel

Arkose Labs

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) was once perceived as a powerful defense tactic – a silver bullet that made your organization more secure. But attackers have quickly adapted and found ways to compromise it, and it’s now a preferred attack vector for adversaries. So what happens when the defenses your enterprise depends ... Read More

Hey, everyone! We’re fresh off the heels of another excellent Arkose Accelerate session, where I had the incredible opportunity to dive into the world of cybersecurity with none other than Rachel Wilson from Morgan Stanley. Rachel, with a dynamic background spanning the NSA to leading cybersecurity at Morgan Stanley, shared ... Read More

Hey all! I want to share some highlights from a truly engaging talk at the latest Arkose Accelerate with Theresa Payton, former White House CIO and a noted cybersecurity expert. Theresa recently took us through an insightful journey on the evolution of security threats and the role of technology in ... Read More

Understandably, we’ve all become a little more accustomed to using the “bad” adjective over the last three years. Why? Let’s take a quick inventory. We suffered through the Covid isolation, inflation took off, banks failed, the macro continues to be stubbornly unpredictable, and more and more of our businesses are ... Read More

SMS fraud comes in many forms, all driven by the ubiquity of SMS, the low risk to the attacker, and the instant payoff. Think smishing – a well-known variant where cybercriminals deceive consumers into revealing sensitive information or performing other dangerous activities via text message. Just last week, I received ... Read More

“This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy,” thundered Winston Churchill as he ... Read More

Last year, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) enjoyed a market capitalization of $44 billion. It was a strategic partner to innumerable technology companies. In fact, it would not be hyperbole to describe SVB as an essential part of Silicon Valley’s role as the heart of the American innovation economy.  But last ... Read More

The cybersecurity imperative has never been more relevant. New zero-day exploits, criminal organizations, bot attacks, and data breaches are accelerating and are in the headlines every day. At Arkose Labs, we are here to mitigate those threats, reduce fraud rates, and lower the operating costs associated with exploit mitigation. I ... Read More