Microsoft has officially gone fully passwordless, allowing Windows users to replace their alphanumeric passwords with one of several substitute sign-in technologies to gain entry into a Microsoft product - a move received positively by industry insiders.
As the last U.S. military flight lifted off Tuesday evening from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, what's been left behind reportedly includes a vast trove of biometric data that could be used to identify - including for interrogation or execution - individuals who assisted the occupying NATO forces.
Embracing technology was essential in the last year with digital boundaries being pushed beyond intended plans. As remote work became the norm for organizations adopting an “anywhere” approach to conducting business, e-signatures emerged as a perfect fit in these digital shift plans.
Whether or not your company...
The pandemic has resulted in a fundamental shift in the way organizations prioritize digital transformation tools, including the accelerated adoption of e-signatures. Now, as digitization efforts mature and the added benefits to customer experience, compliance and operational efficiency emerge, organizations are...
Security experts offer an analysis of Gartner's new strategic road map for SASE adoption that emphasizes the need for a detailed migration plan and offer tips for a successful rollout.
Remote work isn’t a trend, but rather the new normal. We have now entered the work from anywhere era. This means seamless, secure access for employees and security for the business, no matter where employees are working from. The reality of work from anywhere means IT has to facilitate secure access for employees...
Love them or loathe them, passwords are still relied upon for security. Although widespread MFA adoption may have improved the authentication process, as most MFA methods are built on top of passwords, password problems remain at an all-time high. Weak passwords, credential stuffing, account takeovers and phishing are...
How can insurers take advantage of face authentication to verify customer identity online and prevent fraud?
We've all heard gruesome stories of people hiding a corpse so they can continue to claim a friend or relative's pension. Unfortunately, deepfakes and other technology make it much easier for fraudsters to...
An unidentified hacking group is deploying a rootkit dubbed Netfilter, which is signed in as a legitimate Microsoft driver but used to affect gaming outcomes, researchers at German security firm G Data CyberDefense say.
As you adopt cloud IaaS to meet business goals, effective security controls can’t be an afterthought. This elastic server environment requires smart access controls; but how do you adhere to your security policies without limiting automation?
Read the five key takeaways from a webinar featuring Dr. Chase...
As identity related attacks have increased in recent years, organizations are continuously evaluating how to optimize the security policies in their environment.
In this whitepaper, we cover Okta ThreatInsight, a baseline security feature of the Okta Identity Cloud which helps organizations secure their organization...
The range of digital identities has evolved into four distinct categories. What role can automation play in managing them? Jason Soroko of Sectigo addresses these and other trends, including the future of passwordless authentication, during an interview with Information Security Media Group as part of ISMG’s RSA...
The Identity Theft Resource Center, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published new research that shows nearly 30% of people who contact the ITRC are victims of more than one identity crime.
The explosion of mobile and cloud technologies has dissolved the traditional perimeter. Whether you’re handling transactional or personal data, it’s critical that it is gathered ethically, managed with integrity, and properly safeguarded. When people are the perimeter, identity becomes the foundation of a Zero...
eIDAS is the European Union’s legislation that oversees electronic identification (eID), authentication and trust services for electronic transactions in the EU’s internal market. The EU Commission views these services as key enablers for secure cross-border electronic transactions and the central building blocks...
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