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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Information Technology

Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? What are the key features in each major phase of your application? How quickly will we need to scale the application? Can you do a hybrid web/native application? Registration Do you plan to support Google Sign-In, Facebook Connect, or similar 3rd-party authentication? Wireframes?

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Architecting Identity: Five Essential Elements of a Modern Customer Authentication Service

CIO Business Intelligence

While protecting enterprise assets using identity and access management (IAM) is important, companies also need to address the applications their customers use. million fraud reports from consumers that totaled more than $5.8 They may have a built-in user store supporting password authentication, for example. billion in losses.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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AT&T Confirms Massive Data Breach Impacting 73 Million Customers

SecureWorld News

However, mounting evidence from cybersecurity researchers pointed to the data being authentic AT&T customer records. The compromised data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and for many, highly sensitive information like Social Security numbers and dates of birth. "AT&T million former account holders."

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10 essential tips for bolstering cloud security in your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) : Use an additional layer of authentication, such as a fingerprint or one-time code, to verify user identities. To ensure the security of your cloud applications, infrastructure, and operating systems, it’s important to schedule regular vulnerability scans and penetration tests.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO Business Intelligence

Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access. Using posture control, organizations can limit access to applications on managed devices only. In this recent OKTA breach, no reports suggest major incidents so far.

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Research Uncovers 3,200+ Mobile Apps Leaking Twitter API Keys

SecureWorld News

New research from security firm CloudSEK shows that more than 3,200 mobile applications were leaking Twitter API (Application Program Interface) keys, which can be used to gain access and take over user accounts. CloudSEK asks in its report, "What all can go wrong with just a bunch of API keys and tokens?"