The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Related: The Internet of Things is just getting started The technology to get rid of passwords is readily available; advances in hardware token and biometric authenticators continue apace. The hitch, of course, is that password-enabled account logins are too deeply engrained in legacy network infrastructure.

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Passwords Authentication Data breaches Internet 129

SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The user creates an account and gains access to the bot. Account hacking. Account security is always a priority issue. It is quite possible for attackers to gain access to employee accounts — and the data in them — for example, through phishing attacks or credential stuffing.

Accountability 98

Accountability B2B Risk Hacking 98

McAfee

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Equally, direct messages have been used by groups to take control over influencer accounts to promote messaging of their own. Cloud applications, irrespective of their flavor (SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS), have transformed how APIs are designed, consumed, and leveraged by software developers, be it a B2B scenario or B2C scenario.

Cybercrime 118

Cybercrime Ransomware Risk B2C 118

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2018

A common thread to just about every deep network breach these days is the failure of the victimized entity to effectively deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) to at least make it harder for threat actors to access their sensitive systems. Curcio: First and foremost, all privileged accounts should leverage MFA.

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Digital transformation Passwords Data breaches Authentication 133

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Previously in our Go Dox Yourself series, we walked through reviewing what information is available about you online, prioritizing those accounts that are most important or still active, and then restricting how much we share through those accounts and who gets to see it. SURVIVING THE WALKING DEAD (ACCOUNTS).

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Accountability Marketing B2B Media 95

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Below is a brief description of the most popular types of threats that SMB employees encountered in January–May 2023: Exploits The biggest threat to SMBs in the first five months of 2023 were exploits , which accounted for 483,980 detections. If an employee enters their credentials, the scammers get access to their account.

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Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 84

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 15, 2024

What about sharing accounts and login credentials? We also use strong user authentication, based on risk. Thanks to the introduction of our B2B IAM functionality, we were able to reduce the administrative burden for supervisors by delegating access to supervised firms. Who needs access rights?

Banking 71

Banking Unstructured Data B2B Financial Services 71

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

These checklists include security standards and best practices for SaaS and cloud applications, and B2B SaaS providers use them to guarantee that their solutions match customer security standards. Is multi-factor authentication established, and are staff instructed on how to use it? Is data encrypted in transit and at rest?

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Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 79

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Permissioned blockchains, or private blockchains,aren’t truly decentralized because they’re organized by a governance structure and authentication process for nodes. Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 134

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Companies need to get the basics right: implement multi-factor authentication, lock down Internet systems and remote access solutions. Business Email Compromise (BEC) as accounted for over $500 billion in losses. Most B2B partners assume API machine calls are authenticated and safe. Casey Ellis, CTO, Bugcrowd.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Insurance B2B 224

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

This was a way of strategically and authentically engaging the audiences that we needed to reach. Though the security industry typically serves the B2B space, there is increasing nuance in the types of clientele served. An end user (specialty also intentionally vague) needs to log in to their account or product interface.

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Marketing Architecture InfoSec Authentication 83