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As 2-factor authentication falls short, ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ goes mainstream

The Last Watchdog

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. This is what digital transformation is all about.

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5 API Vulnerabilities That Get Exploited by Criminals

Security Affairs

They facilitate communication as well as critical business operations, and they also support important digital transformations. APIs have unique threat implications that aren’t fully solved by web application firewalls or identity and access management solutions. Broken Object Level Authentication (BOLA). The result?

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Q&A: Here’s why it has become vital for companies to deter ‘machine-identity thieves’

The Last Watchdog

We’re undergoing digital transformation , ladies and gentlemen. LW: Can you frame what’s going on with identities when it comes to digital transformation? The actors on digitally transformed networks come from two realms: people and machines. Here are excerpts edited for clarity and length. Hudson: Sure.

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5 Things Retailers Should Know About Cybersecurity

Duo's Security Blog

Retail’s great “digital transformation” sped up, as did the number of data breaches impacting retail. The 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report observes passwords caused 89% of web application breaches, either through stolen credentials or brute force attacks, making the protection of credentials a high priority.

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Introducing the Control Plane for Machine Identity Management

Security Boulevard

We count on the digital world which consists of many millions of machines and machines are basically software (1). Also like humans, machines must be authenticated to be trusted. Once authenticated using their identity, the machine can then be authorized to access data or resources. This is the essence of security.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication. Penetration testers will try to bypass firewalls , test routers, evade intrusion detection and prevention systems ( IPS/IDS ), scan for ports and proxy services, and look for all types of network vulnerabilities. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4.

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Q&A: How your typing and screen swiping nuances can verify your identity

The Last Watchdog

Related podcast: Why identities are the new firewall. A common thread to just about every deep network breach these days is the failure of the victimized entity to effectively deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) to at least make it harder for threat actors to access their sensitive systems.