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Who’s Responsible For Cyber Insurance Policy Misrepresentations? It Depends.

Forrester IT

On July 6, 2022, The Travelers Property Casualty Company of America (Travelers Insurance) filed a suit in Illinois Federal Court against International Control Services, Inc (ICS) asking for policy rescission and declaratory judgment against ICS.

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Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Key to Modern Cybersecurity

CIO Business Intelligence

According to recent data from the Identity Theft Resource Center , there was a 14% increase in data breaches and compromises in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Once inside the network, they can easily steal static passwords and access downstream applications.

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Start your zero-trust journey with ZTNA over VPN

CIO Business Intelligence

ZTNA improves security by performing user identity and device posture checks before granting the user or device explicit access to any application. And ZTNA continues to check both the user and device to ensure they meet policy to remain connected to that application. Some organizations must take a more cautious approach.

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CISA Warns of IDOR Vulnerabilities Abused for Data Breaches

SecureWorld News

Web applications have become an integral part of our daily lives, facilitating everything from online banking to social networking. However, as these applications handle sensitive user data, they have also become attractive targets for cybercriminals seeking unauthorized access or manipulation of personal information.

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Digital Rights Management: The eBook DRM Revolution

Kitaboo

eBook DRM implements total control over resources using technologies such as encryption and authentication. It includes methods like user authentication, verification, licensing of eBooks, encryption, etc. This includes publishing eBooks with effective licenses that are applicable to the published material on a global scale.

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1Password Okta breach unveiled by authorities

Dataconomy

1Password, a widely used password manager for both individuals and businesses, has brought attention to a troubling security breach related to Okta, a prominent identity and authentication service provider. Inside these files were sensitive authentication cookies and session tokens, which, in the wrong hands, could be used for impersonation.

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Moving beyond usernames and passwords

CIO Business Intelligence

In recent months, you may have noticed an uptick in two-factor and multi-factor authentication prompts, which are being used to verify consumer and business accounts. The ITRC stats also show that in Q1 2022 alone, nearly half (154 of 367) of data breach notices didn’t include the nature of the breach and were designated “‘unknown”.