Spring Cleaning for CISOs: Replace These 3 Bad Habits With Better Cybersecurity Practices

Spring is just around the corner, which means it’s time for CISOs to evaluate their security strategy, eliminate processes that aren’t working, and adopt new cybersecurity practices and technologies.

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Multifactor Authentication Delivers the Convenience and Security Online Shoppers Demand

When framed as an innovative, even “cool” feature, multifactor authentication can deliver the security online retail customers demand without diminishing the user experience.

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DNSFS: Is it Possible to Use DNS as a File System?

In the world of information security and privacy, Domain Name System (DNS) requests present a problem. Not only are they unencrypted by default, making it easy for anyone to intercept and modify them, but attackers have also used them in order to ampli… Continue reading DNSFS: Is it Possible to Use DNS as a File System?

The Simpler the Better? Looking Deeper Into the Malware Used in Brazilian Financial Cybercrime

The majority of financial cybercrime risks can be mitigated with continued user education and by placing the right controls on user devices to help protect against malware.

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Retail Security Hygiene: The Case for Seasonal Checkups

Retail companies should conduct security hygiene checkups as early as possible this holiday season to identify key threats across e-commerce systems, seasonal staffing policies and employee behaviors.

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We Need to Talk About NIST’s Dropped Password Management Recommendations

NIST has changed its long-standing recommendations for password management, favoring minimal user friction over complexity requirements and regular password updates.

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Cyber Monday 2018: 5 Best Practices to Protect Consumer Data

Cyber Monday 2018 is just around the corner, and customers and malicious actors alike are gearing up. Is your retail security ready to tackle e-commerce fraud and improve consumer data protection?

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Digital Identity Trust: A New Way to Authenticate

When building digital identity trust, security teams have historically struggled to find a balance between security and customer convenience. But what if they could have both?

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Supporting the Shift to Passwordless Authentication With FIDO

IBM is embracing FIDO authentication across its offerings as part of its effort to shift the industry toward a standardized approach to authentication and the eventual end of passwords.

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How Multifactor Authentication Can Help U.S. Government Contractors Achieve DFARS Compliance

The U.S. government’s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) aims to help the DOD protect its own data and that of its business partners through multifactor authentication (MFA).

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