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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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'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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Safeguarding your digital ecosystem: effective strategies to detect and mitigate API abuse

CIO Business Intelligence

Strategy 1: Implement strong authentication and authorization mechanisms Enforcing robust authentication and authorization mechanisms is a fundamental step in preventing API abuse. Finding your API solution As APIs continue to play a vital role in modern software development, the risk of API abuse grows exponentially.

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A new age of digital defense: The MonoDefense security suite review

Dataconomy

More than just a regular guardian, it comes packed with an arsenal of tools – from a powerful VPN to a vigilant DNS firewall, a crafty SmartDNS, a rock-solid password manager, and a trusty Authenticator to double down on security. Its commitment to safeguarding your details from even its own developers amplifies its trustworthiness.

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We Need A National Cybersecurity Strategy That Everyone Can Implement

CTOvision

Click on any cybersecurity initiative you desire and you’ll find comprehensive strategies developed by smart security experts. Another challenge in developing a national cybersecurity strategy that uniquely American is that we are an open society where the bulk of IT tasks are outsourced. Apart from the top 0.1% 3/ Lockdown Servers.

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If You’re Only Doing WAF, You’re Doing API Security Wrong

ForAllSecure

Some organizations have begun using Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect their APIs, but this isn’t a true solution to API security. In May 2021, Peloton, the exercise company, found that its API was not authenticating users properly. What do APIs do? Unfortunately, that’s already happened. And the OWASP API Top 10?

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The Small Business Guide to Information Security

Galido

One of the best and first things that you should do to ensure information security in your business is to install a firewall. A firewall acts as the first line of defense and will alert you of intrusions. The FCC recommends that all small businesses have some sort of firewall that will set a barrier between crucial data and attackers.