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NEW TECH: Silverfort helps companies carry out smarter human and machine authentications

The Last Watchdog

Doing authentication well is vital for any company in the throes of digital transformation. Digital commerce would fly apart if businesses could not reliably affirm the identities of all humans and all machines, that is, computing instances, that are constantly connecting to each other across the Internet.

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Companies need CASBs now more than ever — to help secure ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

While Shadow IT has been largely quelled, the core dynamic that started all this fuss – eager humans scrambling to use the latest, greatest cloud-enabled services – remains a major security issue, one that now connects directly to digital transformation. A synopsis of key takeaways: Misconfigurations.

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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. Lots of big companies sponsor basic research; it’s how progress gets made.

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NEW TECH: Devolutions’ ‘PAM’ solution helps SMBs deal with rising authentication risks

The Last Watchdog

Related : SMBs are ill-equipped to deal with cyber threats Without a cohesive cybersecurity framework, SMBs are falling further behind as digital transformation, or DX, ramps up. Embracing digital transformation becomes even more of a challenge without a dedicated platform to address vulnerabilities. That’s our goal.”

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MY TAKE: How the lack of API security translates into ‘digital transformation’ security holes

The Last Watchdog

And today APIs are empowering companies to speed up complex software development projects – as part of digital transformation. What’s more, APIs are driving digital transformation; companies have come to depend on APIs to reorganize how they do business. This risk isn’t just theoretical. Rising concerns.

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NEW TECH: Silverfort deploys ‘multi-factor authentication’ to lock down ‘machine identities’

The Last Watchdog

From the start, two-factor authentication, or 2FA , established itself as a simple, effective way to verify identities with more certainty. Related: A primer on IoT security risks The big hitch with 2FA, and what it evolved into – multi-factor authentication, or MFA – has always been balancing user convenience and security.

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Three Risk Mitigation Strategies to Address the Latest Data Security Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

Here are three risk mitigation imperatives that can help organizations get a better handle on these latest risks and threats. The latest bill to address data threats is the RESTRICT Act , also known as the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act.

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