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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. So in 2004, the President of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Resilient multi-factor authentication and strong passwords are critical. Tue, 10/04/2022 - 05:20. Use strong passwords.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Implement Passwordless Strong Authentication Strong authentication is crucial in enhancing cybersecurity.

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CISA adds 95 flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Security Affairs

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities , FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog.

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MY TAKE: A few reasons to believe RSAC 2023’s ‘stronger together’ theme is gaining traction

The Last Watchdog

I attended my first one in 2004, while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) has raised the bar, but MFA alone is not enough to slow, much less stop, moderately-skilled bad actors. about the role of advanced wearable authentication devices, going forward.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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FISMA Compliance: A Complete Guide to Navigating Low, Moderate, and High Levels

Centraleyes

” FIPS-199 was first published in February 2004. The FISMA regulation mandates that federal agencies follow a risk-based approach to information security, including categorizing their information systems based on FIPS-199 guidelines. It serves as input for determining the appropriate security category for a system.

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Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Since 2004, there have been 11,000 US data breaches. But in the process of adjusting the bucket’s configurations comes the greatest risk to your cloud security. Cloud vendors have been criticized for not emphasizing the risk of misconfiguration and cloud bucket vulnerability, but the primary culprit continues to be user error.