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Identity and Access: The Game is the Same – It Just Got Fiercer

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Gunnar Peterson, CISO, Forter. Earlier this year, cybercriminals infiltrated Okta’s systems, an authentication company thousands of organizations around the world use to manage access to their networks and applications. Identity and access control systems focus on enforcing authentication and authorization policies.

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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

They are two different tools, each essential in their own way and critical for chief information security officers (CISOs) to keep their infrastructure safe. Authenticated and unauthenticated scans Vulnerability tools can run unauthenticated scans where only the open services available on the network are evaluated.