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Q&A: The lesser role VPNs now play for enterprises, SMBs — in a post-pandemic world

The Last Watchdog

VPNs encrypt data streams and protect endpoints from unauthorized access, essentially by requiring all network communications to flow over a secured pipe. However, VPN pipes have become less efficient with the rising use of personally-owed mobile devices increasing reliance on cloud-centric IT resources.

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The Changing Face of Data Security in Federal Government

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With details from our report, I also highlighted how demand for modernization, mobile payments, IoT, cloud migration and cost savings is driving the push for new technologies while increasing opportunities for threats. They have to enforce these controls that are defined by them by encrypting the data.”.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. If the authentication process isn’t secure enough, hackers could gain access to the user’s account and, from there, get their hands on the vehicle.

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Why Are We Still Separating Credential Management and Machine Identity Management?

Security Boulevard

A third (33%) of respondents said they use three or more authentication access management tools. Machine identities validate the authenticity of non-human entities connected to corporate networks. Machine identities validate the authenticity of non-human entities connected to corporate networks. Machine Identity Management.

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Unlocking the Cloud: Microsoft and Thales Spearhead Passwordless & MFA for Organizations moving to Microsoft 365.

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Crucially, this award recognizes the teamwork carried out over several years by Microsoft and Thales to help organizations secure their identities when migrating to the cloud. Multi-Factor Authentication: the mandatory first step for organizations moving to the cloud. Even the one without mobile phones?

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The Role Zero Trust Plays in Combating Privileged Credential Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

With such elevated rights, the adversary has the power to encrypt data for a ransom, exfiltrated and sell sensitive customer and employee details on the Dark Web, and halt business operations. It is designed to accommodate a dissolving perimeter and hybrid IT infrastructures resulting from digital transformation and cloud migration projects.

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CASB: Decisive Role of Cloud Access Security Brokers

Spinone

Many organizations now have a “Cloud First” mentality, and SaaS is projected by Gartner to grow to 75 billion dollars by 2022 at a 19,2% compound annual growth rate. Maturing cloud service markets. How do you implement attestation from asset owners for the users of the cloud apps that are housing regulated data?

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