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Continuous authentication: Why it’s getting attention and what you need to know

Network World

User authentication is one of the basic components of any cyber security program. Identifying an individual based on a username, password or other means helps companies ensure that the person is who he or she claims to be when accessing a system, application or network. That’s where continuous authentication comes in.

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Technology Short Take 165

Scott Lowe

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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Technology Short Take 155

Scott Lowe

I mean, don’t you want to spend this weekend catching up on some technology-related articles instead of cooking on the grill and gathering with friends and family? Still, for those who need a little technology fix over the weekend, hopefully I’ve included something useful in the list of articles below. Networking.

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Technology Short Take 163

Scott Lowe

If you’re new to this site, the Technology Short Takes are essentially “link lists”—I collect links and articles about various technologies and I share them about every 3-4 weeks (sometimes more frequently). Networking. Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices.

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Facebook is locking out people who didn’t activate Facebook Protect

The Verge

The program, according to Facebook , is a “security program for groups of people that are more likely to be targeted by malicious hackers, such as human rights defenders, journalists, and government officials.” It actually wasn’t spam. So far, the text and security key options don’t work, many report. Olivia_Thiessen) March 18, 2022.

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Keys to Safe Online Shopping this Holiday Season

SecureWorld News

This article from the National Cybersecurity Alliance was published originally here. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) for any account that allows it. Know how to identify phishing attempts , and report phishing messages to your email program, work, or other authorities.

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T-Mobile API Hack Affects Data of 37 Million Customers

SecureWorld News

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are software interfaces used by computers and applications to communicate with each other. APIs are used by web services to enable online apps and/or external partners to retrieve internal data, typically utilizing some type of authentication tokens. "In

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