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'Citrix Bleed' Vulnerability Raises Concerns as Exploits Continue

SecureWorld News

Exploiting this flaw allows threat actors to hijack legitimate user sessions, bypassing authentication protocols such as passwords and multi-factor authentication. Mandiant emphasized the need for organizations to rely on web application firewalls (WAF) and network appliances recording HTTP/S requests for detection.

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Zero Trust

Phil Windley

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Authentication. There should be no new systems acquired unless there’s an analysis of the new technology’s impact on complexity in the environment. Moreover, new sources of ever expanding data produced by generative AI and the unfettered growth of unstructured data introduce even more challenges. Password strategies. Encryption.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental. For instance, hardware- or software-based firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and block suspicious activity.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant. Here's how Taidoor works inside a device: Malicious binaries identified as a x86 and x64 version of Taidoor were submitted for analysis. And it's a malware strain used specifically by the Chinese government.

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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction

CTOvision

We’re not done yet, though – badges for physical access, PKI, USB keys, SmartCards, soft certs, biometrics, Network Access Control, firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM … I could go on and on. Their two-factor authentication solution consists of a unique device ID and the big data pattern associated with it. Userids and passwords are almost free.

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Balancing Resource Sharing in Multi-tenant Architectures with Single-tenant Services

KineticData

Ensuring unique authentication credentials and provisioning separate databases for each tenant creates the foundation for a secure, isolated environment. Forensic analysis in the aftermath of a security incident is also facilitated, allowing teams to trace back the steps of an attacker and understand the breach’s scope.