Why SBOMs aren’t the silver bullet they’re portrayed as

A Software Bill of Materials, often shortened to the acronym SBOM, is a formal, machine-readable inventory of software components and dependencies, information about those components, and their hierarchical relationships. To put it in everyday language… Continue reading Why SBOMs aren’t the silver bullet they’re portrayed as

PayPal-themed phishing kit allows complete identity theft

Sometimes phishers are just after your username and password, but other times they are after every scrap of sensitive information they can extract from you. To do that, they use tools like the phishing kit recently analyzed by Akamai researchers. By mi… Continue reading PayPal-themed phishing kit allows complete identity theft

Linode + Kali Linux: Added security for cloud instances

Kali Linux, the popular open source Linux distribution specialized for penetration testing, ethical hacking and security auditing, can now be used by Linode customers. Getting Kali Linux on Linode The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform provide… Continue reading Linode + Kali Linux: Added security for cloud instances

Platform or roaming FIDO2 authenticators: Which one is right for your workforce?

One of the main criticisms of any advanced authentication system is usability. In FIDO2 multi-factor authentication (MFA), platform authenticators aim to be the answer to our usability woes, but do they improve the user experience and are they enterpri… Continue reading Platform or roaming FIDO2 authenticators: Which one is right for your workforce?

Akamai to add CIAM capability to enhance digital trust by acquiring Janrain

Akamai Technologies revealed that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Janrain. Janrain enables enterprises to enhance digital trust by offloading login and registration workloads, and its integration with Akamai’s Intelligent Edg… Continue reading Akamai to add CIAM capability to enhance digital trust by acquiring Janrain