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MY TAKE: How ‘CASBs’ are evolving to close the security gaps arising from digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) space is maturing to keep pace with digital transformation. In the past, for example, companies could get away with using a default password, and depend on firewalls and other internal security tools to provide protection. Related: CASBs needed now, more than ever.

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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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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale. Shifting security challenge.

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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. Crafting an API security strategy is a complex task.

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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

The digitally transformed systems that billions of people rely upon to live their everyday lives depend on Venafi. From the vantage point of visionary, innovator, category creator and leader we are seeing a new level of complexity in managing machine identities resulting from the digital modernization that is occurring.

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

The Last Watchdog

Silverfort has introduced new technology that is designed to help corporations address unprecedented authentication exposures spinning out of ‘digital transformation.’. This is what digital transformation is all about. Here are excerpts edited for clarity and length: LW: How did Silverfort get started?