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Passkeys: Using FIDO for Secure and Easy Authentication

Phil Windley

Summary: Passkeys, the popular name for FIDO, are not only easy, they offer better protection against phishing than other forms of multi-factor authentication. She's a security expert and focused many of her remarks on the relative security of different multi-factor authentication (MFA) techniques, a topic I cover in my book as well.

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Happy New Year: Here Are Five Suggestions To Reduce Your Digital Risk

CTOvision

It can also help stop communications from malicious code in your systems back to their control sites. Use two factor authentication for every account: There is no such thing as a silver bullet in cyber defense, but this is one of the most important things you can do.

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The LLM Misinformation Problem I Was Not Expecting

SecureWorld News

Misidentifying AI libraries/software as operating systems In one example, I saw students reference descriptions of what might be AI-related libraries or software as operating systems. In this case, students needed to learn about the evolution of operating system architecture.

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

This would be why I hate it when companies force me to use SMS for two-factor authentication—at least let me use a one-time passcode or something. Rory McCune explains Kubernetes authentication. Operating Systems/Applications Here’s one person’s take on sudo for Windows.

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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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Report: Attackers Move Lightning Fast to Capitalize on  Vulnerabilities

SecureWorld News

One-third of high-risk vulnerabilities impacted network devices and web applications. Exploitation of remote services, exploitation of public-facing applications, exploitation for privilege escalation are the top three MITRE ATT&CK tactics. 115 exploited by named threat actors. 20 exploited by ransomwares.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO Business Intelligence

However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications. Cloud infrastructure is especially sensitive, as many critical applications are at risk, such as customer-facing applications. What can businesses do?

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