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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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CIOs Look For Ways To Fool Hackers

The Accidental Successful CIO

This new method doesn’t attempt to bar intruders from getting in, like firewalls do. The way to deal with this issue is to couple a deception system with more traditional defenses like firewalls, encryption, anti-malware solutions and authentication systems.

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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

SecureWorld News

These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. The pillars mentioned are policies, technical controls, and security awareness training. Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Training and awareness. Authentication. It means active training and re-training of staff so that politics doesn’t keep an obsolete system alive when it should be sunsetted. Moreover, new sources of ever expanding data produced by generative AI and the unfettered growth of unstructured data introduce even more challenges.

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How Small Businesses Can Protect Their Data

Galido

Passwords & Authentication. Additionally, you can add another layer of protection with two-factor authentication. Similarly, a firewall is another effective layer of protection which all small business owners should use. provide advanced firewalls which can greatly enhance your business security. Antivirus Software.

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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.

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How to Protect New Remote Workers Against Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

Within an office environment, workers have a number of protections, such as the company firewall and regularly updated infrastructure. It is important that your VPN should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) rather than just usernames and passwords. Provide thorough training. Invest in a strong VPN.

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