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UK NCSC updates Cyber Essentials technical controls requirements and pricing structure

CSO Magazine

NCSC said the technical controls refresh reflects the impact of digital transformation, adoption of cloud services, and move to home/hybrid working on current working and cybersecurity norms. The update includes revisions surrounding the use of cloud services, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and password management.

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MY TAKE: Businesses gravitate to ‘passwordless’ authentication — widespread consumer use up next

The Last Watchdog

Companies in the throes of digital transformation, and especially post Covid19, have never been more motivated to adapt a new authentication paradigm – one that eliminates shared secrets. Password abuse at scale arose shortly after the decision got made in the 1990s to make shared secrets the basis for securing digital connections.

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Level Up Your Security: Embrace Passkeys and Phishing-Resistant 2FA

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As we celebrate Change Your Password Day on February 1st and 2FA Day on February 2nd, theres no better time to rethink and upgrade how we protect our digital lives. Redefining Change Your Password Day Well start with Change Your Password Day because, frankly, its a little complicated. Lets stay one step ahead.

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SHARED INTEL: IT pros gravitate to ‘passwordless’ authentication to improve security, boost agility

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, 64 percent saw value in improving user experiences and 21 percent said it could help achieve digital transformation. Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, have come along over the past decade or so to keep password abuse in check. 1 use case is remote access.”.

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NEW TECH: Devolutions’ ‘PAM’ solution helps SMBs deal with rising authentication risks

The Last Watchdog

Related : SMBs are ill-equipped to deal with cyber threats Without a cohesive cybersecurity framework, SMBs are falling further behind as digital transformation, or DX, ramps up. Embracing digital transformation becomes even more of a challenge without a dedicated platform to address vulnerabilities.

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Recapping RSAC 2021: Cisco’s Keynote, Zero Trust Deployment & Passwordless Authentication

Cisco Security

One key security trend that has enabled this rapid digital transformation for organizations is a zero trust architecture. Passwordless authentication also offers other benefits such as an improved user experience and lower IT costs related to password management. In case you missed it, you can watch it here.

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Ransomware news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

And studies have revealed that the newly developed file-encrypting malware is using an Open-source password management library for encryption and is having capabilities of remaining anonymous, ex-filtrate data, and having abilities to give control to remote servers. The third is something astonishing to read!