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Q&A: SolarWinds, Mimecast hacks portend intensified third-party, supply-chain compromises

The Last Watchdog

SolarWinds and Mimecast are long-established, well-respected B2B suppliers of essential business software embedded far-and-wide in company networks. intelligence officials — had to have either stolen or spoofed the digital certificate SolarWinds used to authenticate the software updates in question.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

Working from home resulted in additional risk management and security challenges for employees, executive leadership, and information technology (IT) teams. SSO allows users to access multiple applications, and the underlying data, without having to re-authenticate to access each application. SSO has several benefits and use cases.

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Navigating the Future: Strategic Insights on Identity Verification and Digital Banking in 2024

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Enterprises in these regions will adopt advanced data encryption techniques, like bring-your-own-key (BYOK) and hold-your-own-key (HYOK) systems, to meet growing demands for data sovereignty. Enterprises adopting advanced encryption methods signify a proactive approach to address these evolving needs.

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What the Email Security Landscape Looks Like in 2023

Security Affairs

In this email, the bad actor pretending to be the sender may nefariously capture the individual’s authentication details or prompt a malicious download that then compromises the system. 3 Small businesses are at risk. This can be done using encryption. At this point, the bad actor has access to the information they were after.

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Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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McAfee Enterprise & FireEye 2022 Threat Predictions

McAfee

The first signs of this happening are already visible as described in our blog on the Groove Gang, a cyber-criminal gang that branched off from classic RaaS to specialize in computer network exploitation (CNE), exfiltrate sensitive data and, if lucrative, partner with a ransomware team to encrypt the organization’s network.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

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 data encrypted in transit and at rest? Do you understand the potential risks connected with each provider’s integration points?

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