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SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

Google Security

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. Like any forty-year-old technology, SMS is antiquated compared to its modern counterparts.

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NDR unveiled as essential when complying with the Executive Order

Cisco Security

Endpoint detection and response (EDR), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and the need for increased encryption, while implementing a zero-trust approach, were all called out as requirements within the order. While the term NDR is relatively new, the technology is not. See figure 1]. Detection of stealthy and unknown threats.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This problem is magnified by the adoption of newer technologies, such as cloud, big data, internet of things (IoT), software containers and other transformative technologies that make defining a perimeter much more difficult. Perimeter defense, while necessary, is not enough to protect our sensitive data.

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Gmail client-side encryption: A deep dive

Google Security

KACLS performs cryptographic operations with encryption keys after validating end-user authentication and authorization. In order to provide separation of duty, we use the customer's OpenID Connect (OIDC) IdP to authenticate end-users and provide a JSON Web Token assertion with a claim identifying the user (3P_JWT).

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How online retailers can boost sales completion at checkout

CyberSecurity Insiders

The solution leverages industry standards and advanced technology, enabling merchants to ensure the best, most secure digital experience for consumers across all channels and environments. . The technology ensures payment information is kept up to date, while the token remains the same. Higher approval rates.

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Protect 5G to Secure Sustainable Growth

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The adoption of 5G technology will also aid the energy industry, allowing even remote power stations to remain connected with little lag and the best available bandwidth. The success of the technology itself is at the heart of 5G's ability to promote sustainability. Intelligent agriculture. Protecting 5G from cyber threats.

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LRQA Nettitude’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence

LRQA Nettitude Labs

The exploding popularity of AI and its proliferation within the media has led to a rush to integrate this incredibly powerful technology into all sorts of different applications. Just recently, the UK government has been setting out its strategic vision to make the UK at the forefront of AI technology.