Chaos ensued when miscreants interrupted a virtual bail hearing on Wednesday for the suspected Twitter hacker, hijacking the feed with screams, chatter and, for a few brief seconds, pornography. The meeting details were public, and the meeting had not been password protected.
A new study finds access control infrastructure is deteriorating, as is the confidence that the access control systems in place are up for the job. These findings come from a survey of ASIS International members and customers on access control technology and its use.
The study underscores the complexities of...
Twitter says attackers who hijacked more than 130 high-profile Twitter accounts used social engineering to bypass its defenses, including two-factor authentication on accounts. Experts say companies must have defenses in place against such schemes, which have long been employed by fraudsters.
Financial services organizations today face extraordinary challenges in a dynamic, complex landscape. During the past two decades, the financial services sector has seen everything from increasing cybersecurity threats, data breaches and cyberattacks to intensified regulatory compliance, an acceleration of digital...
Organizations deploying deception technology must make sure to integrate it with other technologies to reap the full benefits of intrusion alerts, says Anuj Tewari, global CISO at IT Services HCL Technologies.
Identity and access management shouldn't feel like a catch-22. On the one hand, you want to allow employees to work as they need to, which is often on the road or at home, not at the office. On the other hand, not a day goes by without security breaches making headline news. And you don't want to be that headline....
IT work doesn't wait for a virus and with many vendors working remotely both now and for the foreseeable future, reviewing how they access your systems is critical to ensuring timely IT work without opening yourself to any security risks. Now is a good time to check up on your vendor security.
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Ransomware-wielding attackers are typically breaking into victims' networks using remote desktop protocol access, phishing emails or malware that's sometimes used in drive-by attacks against browsers, experts warn, advising organizations to make sure they have the right defenses in place.
As many IT teams work overtime to enable remote workers, maintaining security practices and compliance may not be top of mind, but threat actors are actively seeking opportunities to benefit from current circumstances.
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Enforcing least...
Over the course of three days, ISMG and SecureAuth teamed up for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on the future of identity security. Bil Harmer of SecureAuth reflects on these discussions and how they inform his view of the factors influencing both the present and future of identity.
Digitally and physically transforming the security experience for patients and visitors is a critical part of the total patient care equation.
In spite of this, many organizations continue to handle their physical identity and access management through manual processes with data housed in disparate physical...
Zero trust network access replaces traditional technologies, which require companies to extend excessive trust to employees and partners to connect and collaborate. Security and risk management leaders should plan pilot ZTNA projects for employee/partner-facing applications.
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An emerging technology, Vvendor Privileged Access Management (VPAM) can provide both operational efficiencies and increased security in your projected ROI analysis. And that is a rare combination in InfoSec these days.
Looking across high profile data breaches in the industry, it becomes clear that compromised credentials is the root cause in nearly every one. But there is hope. Across all of these challenges and realities, the common thread is identity. If we can take control of identity, we can turn the tides against data...
Data breaches caused by stolen credentials are on the rise. But how can you protect your organization while also providing the simplicity end users want?
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Reduce risk with contextual access management;
Implement a security system that adapts to risk;
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