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Oracle patches raft of vulnerabilities in business applications

Network World

Oracle released its first batch of security patches this year, fixing 270 vulnerabilities, mostly in business-critical applications. Many of the flaws can be exploited remotely without authentication.

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Passwordless MFA for Customers: How to Fortify Security without Introducing Friction

CIO Business Intelligence

Password-based authentication is likely the most widely used method of authenticating users to online services. Password-based authentication is used because it is easy to understand and implement. They provide multifactor authentication (MFA) without the usual burden on the user. on a user’s other online accounts.

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Welcome to the trusted edge

CIO Business Intelligence

This is no small matter, as edge computing systems are often running critical applications. It pivots away from the “trust but verify” philosophy of the past and treats every entity as a new security perimeter that needs to mutually authenticate itself before gaining access to any resources.

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Pay with your palm? Amazon unveils biometric ID, touting convenience and testing customer trust

GeekWire

Amazon One is set to debut Tuesday at two Amazon Go convenience stores near the company’s Seattle headquarters, giving customers an alternative to the regular process of checking into the automated retail stores, which normally involves using a QR code in an app. The Amazon One palm-scanning device. Amazon Photo).

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3 commandments that should drive every API strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

In the early 2000s, companies like Amazon, eBay, and Salesforce drove a trend toward standardizing interfaces among web applications. The result was a complete overhaul of how applications were developed and integrated, thanks to a growing network of open web APIs that anyone could consume.

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How the metaverse will help financial organizations transform employee and customer experience on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

For financial institutions, it can transform the way they offer services and training, making them more convenient, engaging, accessible and inclusive.” Metaverse applications are developing quickly. We also need more security measures like multi-factor authentication and digital encryption to ensure secure experiences.”

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Oracle fixes 100s of vulnerabilities that put enterprise data at risk

Network World

About 40 percent of the patched flaws are located in Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle Retail Applications, Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle Supply Chain Products and Oracle Database Server. Many of these flaws can be exploited remotely without authentication to compromise the affected components.

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