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How Do You Secure Digital Transformation?

SecureWorld News

It is very likely that the COVID-19 pandemic forced your organization to accelerate its digital transformation (DX) strategies. There are a lot of lingering questions: What do organizations do to transform their infrastructure to where it needs to be from a technology standpoint? How do you secure your new initiatives?

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MY TAKE: Why new tools, tactics are needed to mitigate risks introduced by widespread encryption

The Last Watchdog

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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CTO of Center for Internet Security Expounds on Transforming InfoSec

SecureWorld News

At the same time, we also have changes at every layer of the protocol stack and this is driven by an increased push for encryption—not just encryption, strong encryption.". We're responsible for the CIS benchmarks and the CIS controls. And have you thought about verification? Can you do more in that space?

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. API complexity.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

Over the past year, I’ve had several deep conversations parsing how APIs have emerged as a two-edged sword: APIs accelerate digital transformation, but they also vastly expand the attack surface of modern business networks. Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment.

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Advancing Trust in a Digital World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Advancing Trust in a Digital World. The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation beyond anyone’s imagination. Considering the increased cybersecurity risks introduced by digital technologies, what should society do to prevent cyber-attacks, reduce damage, and strengthen trust? Thu, 06/16/2022 - 05:26.

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

This summer Gartner designated API security as a stand-alone pillar in its security reference architecture, not just an add-on component to other systems. The Peloton, Experian and Capital One hacks reflect the challenge of balancing security with the fast pace of digital transformation. Runtime vigilance.

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