CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Technology has been an enabler and has leveled the playing field for so many companies around the world, giving them the ability to compete against companies hundreds of times their size. We have seen the world move forward at a staggering pace thanks to technological advancements. The first bane to touch on is the use of passwords.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 31, 2021

Passwords have been used to gain access to computers since at least 1961, when an operating system at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology implemented the need for login credentials. Over the following decades, as threats have evolved, there have been seesaw-like reactions to adapting password tactics. “In

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a way to foil memory-timing side-channel attacks that's more efficient than other methods. The attacks can be used to steal secrets such as cryptographic keys or user passwords stored in a computer's memory.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 4, 2022

Nvidia confirmed it was the target of an intrusion and that the hackers took "employee passwords and some Nvidia proprietary information," but did not confirm the size of the data breach. The certificates were part of a large cache of files that hackers claim totals 1TB and includes source code and API documentation for GPU drivers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

We need to take user protection seriously, change the security paradigm, by studying and building protections around people and processes, rather than solely focusing on technology. They had super weak, easily guessable passwords, which was visible to anyone who looked. I recently published a new piece in CNN offering solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

My advice for anybody that asks me which certifications they should get is this: find a certification in a subject that you wish to learn about,” Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard said. “If If you are going to study the subject anyway, you might as well get a certification out of it.”. Also read: How to Get Started in a Cybersecurity Career.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

Sherry brought to Princeton his 25 years of technology experience, 12 of which was in higher education as the former CISO at Brown University. Security is now a programmatic, or an automatic, part of evaluating a technology the university would like to utilize. We had a recent roll out of a password manager, for example.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 8, 2023

She’s an amazing person who has done an amazing number of things in a short amount of time -- CMU professor, Forrester analyst, CSO at a successful startup -- and she’s not done changing the industry. VAMOSI: At least I remember her being an early evangelist for cloud container security, joining a startup as its CSO.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords. Michiel Prins , Co-Founder, HackerOne Prins Ethical hackers are consistently first to pressure-test emerging technology.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. .” Look at the Mac operating system.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

You must constantly balance business, technology, and regulatory requirements against things like employee and adversary behavior. Despite this excellence, a single employee can click on a malicious web link, share a password, or misconfigure an asset, leading directly to a successful cyberattack.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

ForegeRock is adding a new passwordless authentication capability, called Enterprise Connect Passwordless, to its flagship Identity Platform product to help eliminate the need for user passwords in large organizations.

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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. Cyber attacks nowadays do not often come from ingenious ‘hackers’ in dark rooms, they’re often the result of an employee reusing the same password, or businesses not implementing basic practices such as multi-factor authentication.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Kathleen Moriarty, Chief Technology Officer : “The state of cyber threats is such that we need to pivot to built-in security models. Not adhering to basic cybersecurity practices like strong passwords, setting permission levels for access, etc., Cyber Threats That Frighten Even The Experts. can lead to a serious breach.”.

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