Consumers are more concerned than ever about their identities being compromised, yet they're failing to connect the dots between fear and preventive measures, according to recent research conducted by IDology. John Dancu, the company's CEO, explains the implications for businesses.
Just one click: That's all it takes for a victim to inadvertently grant attackers access to their email account via a third-party application. Here's how to spot signs of OAuth-related hacking and how to defend against it.
Many enterprises provide third-party remote application access in the same ways they did 20 years ago. From occasional access for a third-party contractor to the complete outsourcing of services, enterprises are opening their networks through VPNs, proxies, and remote desktops technologies.
However, two key...
Companies are pursuing digital transformation. The goal is to improve customer value, operate with greater efficiency and agility, and increase innovation. But as companies leverage new workflows, security has not kept pace, and cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated.
This white paper describes a security...
Use this step-by-step guide from Akamai's CTO, Charlie Gero, to build an inclusive and concrete zero trust architecture, intended to help enable safe application access in a cloud-native world. Easily transition to a perimeter-less environment with this prescriptive process, phasing applications in one at a time and...
There are massive amounts of vulnerabilities that companies deal with on an ongoing basis - not everything is lost though. Organizations that use unpatched software face a race against the clock, with attackers regularly beginning to hammer new vulnerabilities just hours after new fixes or security alerts get released...
Credit card losses due to synthetic identity fraud exceeded $800 million in the U.S. last year, says Julie Conroy of Aite Group, who analyzes the evolving threat and offers mitigation insights.
At its core, compliance for HIPAA is simply about maintaining patient privacy by ensuring your users appropriately access and use patient data. Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions provide detail around when patient data is accessed.
The challenge, however, is the lack of visibility into what users do with...
Businesses spend billions each year on identity and access management, but almost all of this money is spent on protecting the digital identities of humans - usernames and passwords.
On the other hand, businesses spend almost nothing on protecting machine identities, even though our entire digital economy hinges...
Twitter has apologized after it discovered that it had been inadvertently storing users' passwords in plaintext in an internal log, potentially putting them at risk. Twitter has blamed a bug for the fault and recommends all users change their passwords immediately.
In the new borderless, cloud-first paradigm that organizations find themselves in, a robust identity mechanism provides the best context for securing access, says Dustin Maxey of Ping Identity.
Over 55 percent of people will reuse passwords despite acknowledging the risks, says Amber Steel of LastPass. In the enterprise context, this bad behavior needs to be addressed without burdening employees with policies which could impact productivity, she says.
How do we establish and maintain digital trust without burdening our users? What are the critical questions that need to be addressed by anyone managing identity and access management in a modern enterprise? David Duncan of CA Technologies offers answers to these questions.
Technology, regulations and customer expectations all have evolved, but what does this mean for how organizations secure identities?
This evolution has proven to be a two-sided coin, particularly for financial institutions. It's not only allowing financial institutions to offer new, innovative products where...
What are the best practices for addressing security in "smart city" projects? Vikas Kanungo, senior consultant, transport and ICT global practice, at the World Bank, offers insights in an in-depth interview.
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