Andrew Shikiar, executive director at the FIDO Alliance, offers an update on the group's efforts to reduce reliance on passwords and discusses how to overcome barriers.
Implementing trusted digital IDs will create benefits for end users as well as service providers, says Nick Mothershaw, chair and executive director at the Open Identity Exchange. But widespread international adoption of such IDs will take time to achieve, he acknowledges.
Many ethical hackers and other security professionals, such as penetration testers, have weaponized cloud platforms to host online attack infrastructure or have used the platforms to conduct reconnaissance, according security researchers at Texas Tech University.
Cloud computing offers organisations the ability to develop new technologies in less time, with a lower barrier to entry. As security leaders in government and regulated non-government enterprises migrate to public, private or hybrid cloud, they require strong security to prevent data breaches, protect sensitive...
Identity and access management shouldn't feel like a catch-22. On the one hand, you want to allow employees to work as they need to, which is often on the road or at home, not at the office. On the other hand, not a day goes by without security breaches making headline news. And you don't want to be that headline....
The Internet of Things (IoT) is opening up new opportunities for businesses and consumers, and is the linchpin of almost every digital transformation initiative. However, IoT also presents considerable security risks and challenges for organisations, specifically attackers impersonating a trusted device could conduct...
With 82 per cent of CISOs feeling burnt out, what's going on in the cyber industry to cause this? And what can be done to stop CISO burnout? The Cybersecurity special report, published in The Times, explores the cybersecurity industry from C-suite roles to cyber threats while working from home. It looks at the...
Identity is you. Identity is the behaviour, devices, access, and attributes that are unique to you as an individual in the workplace. But identity is complex. Every employee has their own identity, so every identity needs to be properly managed. Otherwise, the wrong users can access the wrong apps and resources,...
Even after being notified that their personal data has been compromised in a breach, only about a third of users change their passwords - and most are not strong or unique, according to a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, who call for changes in breach notification procedures.
The massive shift to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic means more organizations are adopting the "zero trust" model, taking such steps as implementing proper access controls, monitoring user behavior and building data governance policies.
Security experts and law enforcement officials have long argued that paying ransoms doesn't pay. For starters, it directly funds the cybercrime ecosystem and makes it attractive for criminals to keep launching ransomware attacks.
Given the number and severity of data breaches due to compromised credentials, multi-factor authentication is no longer optional. But is traditional MFA enough? Advanced Authentication goes beyond traditional MFA and provides flexible options to meet your organisation's needs.
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The criteria to use in...
Reeling from continued security breaches due to compromised static passwords; institutions are actively searching for authentication alternatives. In response, a broad array of new approaches to authentication have flooded the market. Yet, most organisations still have not found an acceptable substitute.
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Full protection requires organisations to eliminate their dependence on the ability of humans to adhere to complex authentication policies.
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Leverage your existing Microsoft expertise;
Precisely match your risk exposure to the optimal security posture for your...
Cybercrimes, and the reputational and financial damage to businesses that suffer from them, rise every year. It's estimated that the cost of breaches, identity theft, and other cybercrimes will double, from $3 trillion in 2015 to $6 trillion in 2021. Advanced authentication prevents 70% of account fraud, meaning that...
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