Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“It took nearly 11 months (328 days) to identity and contain data breaches resulting from stolen or compromised credentials.” – IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2023 I recently came across a 2012 article from CSO Online , and realized that it has been more than 11 years since the phrase “Identity is the new perimeter” was coined!

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2025

Jay” Abdullah , Mastercards Deputy CSO who gave a keynote address at The CSA Summit from Cloud Security Alliance at RSAC 2025. Similarly, identity emerged as RSACs dominant theme, fueled by Verizons latest Data Breach Investigations Report showing credential abuse remains a top attack vector.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 30, 2025

Third-party risk rises as a factor in breaches: Verizon DBIR 2025 Verizons latest annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows some concerning trends with a sharp escalation in global cyber threats. Verizon itself noted a recurring theme of the role that third-party relationships play in breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

cybersecurity M&A deals hit 151 in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to 80, 88 and 94 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively, according to data from 451 Research. According to CSO, 2021 shaped up to be an active year for mergers and acquisitions in the cybersecurity industry. In fact, the volume of U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Examples of this include keeping software up to date, backing up data, and maintaining good password practices. At the end of the day, lack of education and human error are two of the largest contributors to data breaches. Wes Spencer, VP, External CSO, ConnectWise. Breaches happen everywhere we look.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Additionally, the use of customisable ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms is now mainstream, enabling even novice threat actors to launch professional-level attacks. Insider Threats as a Growing Concern Insider threats represent one of the most underestimated vectors in this evolving landscape.

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