Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

While the risk of an employee clicking on a foreign prince’s secret gold offer may be past us, modern-day technologies have evolved and expanded in today’s remote work and IoT-connected settings. Don’t worry though, there's already an insurance policy for that. What is Cyber Liability Insurance?

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In this blog, we explain why it makes sense for these firms to work with managed service providers (MSPs) to help bolster their security posture and increase their chances of getting cyber liability insurance cover as insurers continue to raise the bar. Small business cyber insurance: Is it really needed?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 29, 2024

With more than 230 sessions spanning various elements of identity and cloud technologies, attendees can anticipate thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and unveiling innovative solutions to navigate the complexities of an AI-driven world.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Much has been published about how the demand — and subsequent cost — for cyber liability insurance has skyrocketed in line with increasing incidents of cyberattacks. The state of cyber liability insurance The topic of cyber liability insurance is full of datapoints, statistics and graphs all showing upward trajectories.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 29, 2024

With more than 230 sessions spanning various elements of identity and cloud technologies, attendees can anticipate thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and unveiling innovative solutions to navigate the complexities of an AI-driven world.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This article focuses on helping to prevent cyberattacks purely through technology; though of course, businesses need a combination of technology, people, and strategy to truly become cyber resilient. That being said, security experts advise against relying solely on a single technology or technique to protect business endpoints.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. 4 key takeaways from cyber insurance industry report. Cyber insurance works.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

as a condition of receiving state or federal financial assistance, such as unemployment insurance, child tax credit payments, and pandemic assistance funds. In the face of COVID, dozens of states collectively lost tens of billions of dollars at the hands of identity thieves impersonating out-of-work Americans seeking unemployment insurance.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The unprecedented volume of unemployment insurance fraud witnessed in 2020 hasn’t abated, although news coverage of the issue has largely been pushed off the front pages by other events. Another 17 percent of claims — nearly $20 billion more – are suspected fraud. In a notice posted Jan. 28 , the U.S.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

We have not seen any spikes in demand for privacy insurance by individuals in 2023. However, the insurers often include data breach risks into personal cyberinsurance policies. Public attention leads to a debate on privacy, especially if the technology is new enough not to be well regulated.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2021

Bill Demirkapi , an independent security researcher who’s currently a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology , said he discovered the data exposure while shopping around for student loan vendors online. Geico said the data was used by thieves involved in fraudulently applying for unemployment insurance benefits.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 20, 2022

The ideas will cover multiple aspects of InfoSec, from organizational structure to technology. Technology. In the next 15-30 years we’ll see a move from wizardry to accounting—and a much more Operational Technology approach to the discipline in general. Technology. Introduction. Org Structure. Regulation.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Remote Users The web authentication process begins when the remote user wants to connect to an application. Users need to be trained since they’re a new way of authentication, but typically users can enroll or manage them through a UI-driven workflow by themselves. It’s also a requirement to get cyber insurance.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Enterprise businesses must implement the right technologies and procedures to build trust and protect their data. Public key infrastructure (PKI)  offers a globally accepted standard for implementing various security protocols and authentication mechanisms.  The good news is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Access Management and Identity Authentication Effective access management is crucial in a cloud environment to prevent unauthorised access to data and resources. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Cloud Computing Security - [link] The post Does moving to the cloud mean compromising on security?

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) are now required for most compliance programs and cyber insurance policies, and the Cisco Duo secure access solution is a go-to for adding these critical security capabilities to modern SaaS applications that natively support SSO protocols (e.g., SAML , OIDC ).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As technology advances, cybercriminals are finding more sophisticated means to attack businesses online. To create strong passwords that are hard to guess, combine the two-factor authentication with your password for verification purposes. Invest in cybersecurity insurance. Passwords are your first line of defense.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. How to ensure business resilience.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These include the adoption of hyper automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven decision making, where organisations will increasingly use automation technologies and artificial intelligence to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Expect to see business compromise email attacks, which have been skyrocketing this year, to surge.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

If you want your insurance company to have access to your fitness data, you grant it through your pod. Just trying to grasp what sort of granular permissions are required, and how the authentication flows might work, is mind-altering. Solid is one of those technologies. It's yours.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Until a fully password-free environment is deployed, accepted, and adopted by all users, less secure methods of authentication will still be relied on.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Click here to watch the roundtable and learn about the future of cyber insurance from leading experts. In partnership with Cysurance, BlastWave hosted a roundtable entitled “The Future of Cyber Insurance and MSP Insurability. The expert panelists held an honest discussion about insurability difficulties for MSPs.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Access management solutions, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management (PAM), can offer a comprehensive defense against threats. This eases the authentication burden on users, only stepping up when risky changes are detected.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Last Watchdog sought commentary from technology thought leaders about lessons learned in 2021– and any guidance they might have to offer heading into 2022. Companies need to get the basics right: implement multi-factor authentication, lock down Internet systems and remote access solutions. More than two dozen experts participated.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

– Authentication and Security : APIs may require authentication for access control. The Importance of API management In the midst of all the technologies present (sometimes, it can be a chaotic array!), Authentication and Authorization : APIs frequently employ token-based authentication (e.g.,

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

The Role Of Cybersecurity Insurance In A Predictive Security. Cybersecurity insurance in recent years has become a modern day stopgap for corporations looking to offset their losses for attacks. What Is Not Covered Under Cyber Insurance? Below is a list of adaptive controls needed for cyber insurance.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Camellia Chan , Co-Founder and CEO, Flexxon Chan In a single month, major breaches hit MGM, DP World Australia, Philippine Health Insurance – just to name a few. John Gunn , CEO, Token Gunn The carnage from 2023 reveals that legacy mutifactor authentication was the most frequent point of failure.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Adaptive control, no trust, zero-trust, auto-remediation artificial intelligence, and content filter with multi-factor authentication aligning with your CASB deployment add in open-source technology, unpatched critical infrastructure, is your organization’s cybersecurity risks and compliance mandates protected?

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Cisco Security

MAY 12, 2022

A fact the Banking, Finance, Securities, and Insurance (BFSI) sector knows all too well, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issuing a SaaS Circular on ‘data localization requirements for financial sector organizations using cloud services’ just two years ago.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. ” . ”

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In a recent revelation, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a significant data leak affecting one of the United States' largest health insurance companies, Cigna Health. The exposed database offered a unique glimpse into the operations of Cigna Health, one of the nation's largest health insurance providers.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, because zero trust is more of a concept than a technology, and so many vendors use the term, organizations struggle with the best way to implement it. Eliminating trust, however, doesn’t really conjure up images of user-friendly technology. As mentioned, zero trust is a framework, not a single product or technology.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 9, 2023

This password can be a special and confidential word that acts as a verification code for authentic communications. Follow reputable technology news sources and stay updated on emerging trends and potential risks associated with voice cloning technology. Knowledge is your best defense.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

The attacker claims to have compromised an end-of-lifed GPRS system that was exposed to the internet and was able to pivot from it to the internal network, where they were able to launch a brute force authentication attack against internal systems. Clearly, there was a failure somewhere, either human error or faulty technology or both.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity measures, including robust encryption, secure authentication protocols, and regular security audits, can, of course, be utilized as part of a formidable defense against unauthorized access – but no security technologies should be deployed ad-hoc; security must be well planned and implemented carefully.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2024

He covers how these technologies can play a vital role in safeguarding organisational data – such as 23andMe’s important genetic data – and shares insights about the key steps organisations can take to be more secure. Implementing multi-factor authentication is vital too.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With digital transformation leading to a boom in the use of digital certificates, our bedrock authentication and encryption framework is at an inflection point, where the demand and adoption of automation is set to rapidly accelerate to keep up with technology requirements. PKI touches nearly every aspect of our connected technologies.

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