IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

With the continued evolution of these risks, IT leaders must adapt by implementing a multi-layered approach to security, staying one step ahead of attackers. Resolution #2: Take a Quantum Leap in Security As quantum computing improves, organizations must prepare today to address the security risk posed by this emerging technology.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. trillion, the risk of a data breach extends beyond immediate financial losses. trillion and $5.28

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Somehow SMBs must keep pace competitively, while also tamping down the rising risk of suffering a catastrophic network breach. Remote desktop risks.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. million former account holders. This leak reportedly included full names, dates of birth email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and AT&T account numbers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

The firings came as a result of a massive data breach which routed through an HVAC contractor’s compromised account. So they began inundating their third-party suppliers with “bespoke assessments” – customized cyber risk audits that were time consuming and redundant. For a full drill down, please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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Zero Day

JUNE 17, 2025

PT kontekbrothers/Getty We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and prevent scammers from accessing our accounts through a password alone.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A pair of malicious activities have become a stunning example of digital transformation – unfortunately on the darknet. Using this technique, the criminal collects your leaked credentials (usually stolen in a data breach) and then applies them to a host of other accounts, hoping they unlock more. Hackers count on it.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2020

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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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

In 2021, SITA, a major IT provider for Star Alliance and OneWorld members, was breached, exposing the data of over 2 million frequent-flyer accounts across multiple global carriers. Comprehensive risk assessments across information and operational technology (OT) systems lay the groundwork for targeted defenses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2019

As false predictions of digital transformation fade into the past, we are hurtling into a new era of business. Upwards of 84% of enterprises are using, or planning to use, digitally transformative technologies such as cloud, big data, containers, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). Understanding the threats.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A quasi-governmental entity in the United Kingdom is rolling out a new tool designed to boost fraud protections among open banking partners, offering an interesting lesson in risk management amid digital transformation. While the introduction of open banking in the U.K.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

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. I’ll keep watch.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

Accounting for third-party risks is now mandated by regulations — with teeth. What does this mean for company decision makers, going forward, especially as digital transformation and expansion of the gig economy deepens their reliance on subcontractors? That out of the way, business can proceed with less risk.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 16, 2025

Dr. Ng emphasised the balancing act between innovation and risk. Regulatory uncertainty remains a barrier, yet she urged industries to press forward responsibly, highlighting examples like robotic surgery and diagnostic algorithms that are transforming healthcare.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2025

These cunning, complex bots put entities in every sector at significant risk. According to the 2025 Imperva Bad Bot Report, titled The Rapid Rise of Bots and The Unseen Risk for Business , automated traffic overtook human activity for the first time in ten years, making up more than half (51%) of all internet traffic last year.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Compromised accounts came into play in data breaches of Uber, Tesla, Gemalto, Aviva, Equifax and many others. And with “digital transformation” accelerating, there are so many more weakly-secured login accounts just waiting to be maliciously manipulated. The good news is that this is a solvable problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. As malefactors hone their methods, entities must adopt phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication to secure their digital identities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Enhanced privacy and security : eliminate the need to store personal information, reducing risk and meeting global privacy standards. Account recovery is traditionally highly vulnerable—a weak spot for the industry and a common vector for credential theft. With Badge, there is no credential recovery because there is no credential.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. What’s happening is that supply chains are becoming more intricate and far-flung the deeper we move into digital transformation and the Internet of Things. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. Uphill battle.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

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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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2025

This surge is driven by a convergence of factorsfrom a spike in ransom ware attacks to the digital transformation of healthcarethat CISOs and healthcare executives must understand and act upon. Breaches can disrupt care delivery and put lives at risk, not to mention lead to hefty compliance fines.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

And so, as the nature of business changed and boards were forced to become increasingly accountable, the idea that issues like encryption are “too technical” for the boardroom transitioned from being an acceptable excuse to a legitimate liability. The digital transformation conundrum. If not, what’s holding us back?

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. You should always use different and strong, complex passwords to secure your accounts (another area a password manager can help), and this is why: once one service is compromised, the same password and user combination could lead to an exposed account elsewhere. 

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2019

There’s no question the benefits of accelerating digital transformation are astounding. There are also compliance drivers to account for. The authentication step can be either static – no matter what, it will always deny access or request a two-factor authentication – or it can be adaptive based on real-time risk analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

Without them digital transformation would never have gotten off the ground. based application security vendor, today is launching a new solution, called API Sentinel, designed to help companies jump in and start proactively mitigating API risks, without necessarily having to slow down their innovation steam engine.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 21, 2019

As false predictions of digital transformation fade into the past, we are hurtling into a new era of business. Upwards of 84% of enterprises are using, or planning to use, digitally transformative technologies such as cloud, big data, containers, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). Understanding the threats.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

In this fast-evolving, digitally-transformed, business environment, enterprises in 2018 will spend a record $3.8 Related video: New York holds companies accountable for data security. But the big driver compelling companies to spend smarter is obvious: the risk of sustaining a catastrophic network breach keeps rising. “We

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted in 1996, established national standards to safeguard sensitive patient health information (PHI) and prevent unauthorized disclosures. Regular Risk Assessments : Ensuring organizations remain vigilant against emerging threats.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. The threat intelligence platforms and detection and response systems installed far and wide, in SMBs and large enterprises alike, simply are not doing a terrific job at accounting for how APIs are facilitating multi-staged network breaches. Dearth of planning.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

APIs are putting business networks at an acute, unprecedented level of risk – a dynamic that has yet to be fully acknowledged by businesses. That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. based supplier of networking technology.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Utilities Industry – Services and Solutions report for North America finds lockdowns and social-distancing requirements revealed new vulnerabilities in an industry that traditionally has focused on the risks of weather and natural disasters, the report says. STAMFORD, Conn.–(

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

When the popular streaming audio service went offline globally, last August, we saw a glimpse of just how tenuous digital transformation sometimes can be. We discussed the work DigiCert has been doing to strategically automate certificate management as we get deeper into digital transformation. Ask Spotify.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. You should always use different and strong, complex passwords to secure your accounts (another area a password manager can help), and this is why: once one service is compromised, the same password and user combination could lead to an exposed account elsewhere. 

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2025

Thales OneWelcome Identity Platform and HIPAA Compliance in 2025 madhav Wed, 03/19/2025 - 05:58 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has undergone significant changes in 2025, introducing enhanced requirements to address growing cyber threats and ensure comprehensive data protection.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

We discussed why graph databases and graph analytics are so well-suited to advancing cybersecurity – especially as digital transformation accelerates towards, and within, the cloud. What this allows decision makers to do is visualize risk,” Kedrosky says. And graph analytics allows them to map out their risk.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Sure, changing your passwords will, in most cases, improve the security of your digital accounts but what if we could do away with passwords altogether? It has been a cornerstone of digital security for decades and has served us well. These workarounds, it should go without saying, present a security risk.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Web applications have become a vital part of any business, especially as many businesses continue to realize their digital transformations. As such, web application security vulnerabilities are security risks for businesses of all sizes, regardless of industry.

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