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Email authentication helps governments and private companies battle ransomware

Tech Republic Security

The first line of defense against ransomware lies with email authentication. The post Email authentication helps governments and private companies battle ransomware appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn more information about how to take a proactive approach to cyber attacks.

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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. Experts warn that biometric authentication alone is not foolproof.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO Business Intelligence

Karl Mattson, field CISO at Noname Security, an API security solution, says APIs are the foundation of nearly every CIO’s strategic plans to deliver business value. As such, he views API governance as the lever by which this value is assessed and refined. Ajay Sabhlok, CIO and CDO at zero trust data security company Rubrik, Inc.,

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Managing the whole lifecycle for human and machine authentication

CIO Business Intelligence

In my last column for CIO.com , I outlined some of the cybersecurity issues around user authentication for verification of consumer and business accounts. . Didn’t the FIDO Alliance just recently announce new UX guidelines to speed up MFA adoption with FIDO security keys?” Identity and access – the user authentication challenge .

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Hackers backed by Russian government reportedly breached US government agencies

The Verge

The same Russian government hacking group responsible for a security breach at FireEye compromised the Treasury and Commerce departments and other US government agencies, The Washington Post reported. It’s not yet clear exactly what information may have been stolen or which foreign government was involved.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Every IT and security leader and worker. The road other is paved with disciplined IT and business governance. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. Authentication. The answer lies in building a system of overall guardrails – governance, if you will – of the entire enterprise. Unfortunately, not.

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10 essential tips for bolstering cloud security in your business

CIO Business Intelligence

This makes it more critical than ever to adopt strong security measures to protect sensitive information and infrastructure. However, while cloud computing offers benefits like improved efficiency, scalability, and accessibility, it poses new security challenges.

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