Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

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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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

However, as technology has become more complex and pervasive, the CIO's role has expanded to encompass a broader range of responsibilities, including: Strategic IT leadership: CIOs are now expected to be strategic leaders, driving the organization's digital transformation agenda and aligning IT initiatives with business goals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The acceleration of digital transformation has also left companies with less transparency and fewer relevant security insights as the implementation of multiple new services and systems led to widespread fragmentation. In fact, a recent survey indicated that over 60% of executives cited phishing and ransomware as their top concerns.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 22, 2023

CIAM becomes the partner in the business’s digital transformation efforts to enhance the customers’ experience in a secure and safe way. Strong security and authentication: A flexible, secure solution tailored to manage credentials, and update profile attributes and passwords, is an enabler.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2022

In addition, ransomware attacks are now facilitated by criminals offering access-as-a-service by selling stolen credentials, In fact, Forbes noted that 15 billion passwords are available on the Dark Web. SafeNet Trusted Access offers a variety of MFA options, including phishing resistant ones, such FIDO keys and PKI smart cards.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the world’s attention shifting, phishing emails preying on people reading the latest headlines led to nearly 200% increase in overall phishing attacks in 2020. Defenses in 2020 The rapid shift to remote work this year propelled digital transformation, cloud adoption, and securing it all with zero trust principles.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It’s been wild to see the digital transformations happening across all industries over the past few years but think about the progressions when it comes to social media. Governments need to tap into external ecosystems to support their digital transformation needs by working with the private sector and cybersecurity firms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

The spread of the remote workforce and the growth of digital transformation has exponentiated the number of login-based attack vectors. To achieve full zero-trust access, MFA is being replaced by phishing-resistant MFA and the standards that define it. To fully appreciate phishing-resistant MFA, it helps to know the vocabulary.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing. While automated phishing tests can help security teams, penetration testers can go much further and use the same social engineering tools criminals use. Penetration testers will try to brute force passwords and prey on misconfigurations.

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

They have slowly turned into an extension of ourselves, encompassing large volumes of information that in the end make up our real-life and digital selves.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

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?

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

This convergence of consumer and business concerns underscores the imperative for organizations to embrace technology strategically and address and mitigate the perceived risks associated with the digital realm. Companies that leverage digital tools to rethink traditional approaches can reshape entire markets and create new paradigms.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

On top of this, the consequences of rapid digital transformation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic created the perfect storm for successful ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

As digital transformation accelerates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters are leveraging machine learning (ML) to accelerate attacks on networks and systems, using AI to identify and exploit security gaps. Lock down machine learning systems.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Enterprises have experienced lightning-fast digital transformation over the past 18 months. Not using easy to decrypt passwords or the same password for multiple accounts. As cyber breaches and ransomware attacks skyrocket, businesses now have no choice but to face the truth — cybersecurity is no longer an option.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The accelerating digital transformation of organizations around the world and the adoption of a hybrid workforce have exposed essential systems and sensitive data to rising cyber threats. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 10:27.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. They can be purchased from data theft rings or they can be directly spear phished by the attacker.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2024

Passwordless authentication: a key success factor in the digital transformation of organizations Organizations moving to the cloud are looking for robust solutions to protect access to their data, while meeting the new expectations of their end users who need quick and easy access to the company's digital assets.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

By eliminating passwords and stored secrets, Badge bolsters Radiant Logic’s extensible identity data platform to accelerate strategic initiatives such as digital transformation, Zero Trust, automated compliance, and data-driven governance. This sets the stage for a more connected and secure online future for everyone.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether manifesting itself in a sophisticated phishing email or as a calculated series of conversations between employees and seemingly innocuous or "legitimate" parties with ulterior motives, a social engineering attack can have dire consequences. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

Strengthening password practices Weak or default passwords are an easily avoidable security risk that can expose vital assets in the agricultural sector to cyber threats. Arguably, even now, people have poor habits when it comes to password security. Therefore, agricultural organizations need to make passwords stronger.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2022

Human identities are being phished…. This explains the rise in phishing attacks targeting users. According to Help Net Security , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) detected 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021. The issue is that users can’t always spot a phishing attempt. brooke.crothers.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

Making passwords passé. Everyday cybersecurity headlines highlight the intrinsic failings of passwords. Large-scale phishing attacks and massive data breaches are almost invariably password related. Apple Passwordless Future Brings Passkeys Into Focus. brooke.crothers. Wed, 06/22/2022 - 15:15. It’s security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. IAM and IT leaders face new business demands that require digital trust across every interaction and channel. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:22.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2020

All it takes is one phished or hacked username and password to get a toehold on AD. Most breaches begin through phishing, or a targeted web attack, to get a foothold on AD.” It an employee to log on once, and gain access to multiple systems, without have to type a username and password every time.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Tue, 08/01/2023 - 05:18 Incorporating multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a fundamental security measure for your organization is now considered standard practice. How can we combine the best of two worlds in a single phishing-resistant MFA solution? It's a sensible decision to utilize MFA.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Cybersecurity garnered far more attention in executive boardrooms and among regulators and insurance underwriters during the last couple years, thanks to both an increasing volume of attacks and growing demand for digital transformation. Risky business (partnerships).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Features include automated discovery, port scans and patch status, password integrity , and protections for database-specific risks. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Microsoft Azure.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

If we eliminate the ability for easy attack proliferation and take care of the basics, like killing the password, then the low hanging fruit isn’t a problem and we can fix things from the core of the infrastructure outward. LW: You’re not the first security expert to advocate eliminating passwords.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2022

The scaling of the cybersecurity landscape and organizations’ digital transformation projects drove the need for more significant cybersecurity investment priorities. Ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and business email compromises continue to impact organizations more frequently than a year ago.

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