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Report: Healthcare haunted by account security

SC Magazine

. “Stale files represent risk and cost, but aren’t adding a lot of value,” said Gibson. “They are an opportunity for organizations to really reduce risk quickly. Identifying those opportunities for risk reduction is an important thing.” Can I lock it down?

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Uncovering & Remediating Dormant Account Risk

Duo's Security Blog

If you don’t trust us, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) also recommends maintaining an accurate inventory of devices and users to ensure that only authorized users have access to the system. Without an accurate user inventory, it becomes difficult to identify and mitigate security risks. Why are dormant accounts a risk?

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Privileged Account Security in Active Directory

Security Boulevard

These accounts play an essential role in managing access and keeping things running smoothly, but they also come with significant security risks if not properly managed.

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Google Advanced Protection Program gets passkeys for high-risk users

Bleeping Computer

Google announced today that passkeys are now available for high-risk users when enrolling in the Advanced Protection Program, which provides the strongest level of account security. [.]

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Strengthening Crypto Account Security: Beyond SMS 2FA

Security Boulevard

However, this new paradigm also comes with inherent risks, as cybercriminals constantly devise sophisticated methods to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to crypto accounts. […] The post Strengthening Crypto Account Security: Beyond SMS 2FA appeared first on BlackCloak | Protect Your Digital Life™.

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MY TAKE: Coping with security risks, compliance issues spun up by ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

The massive transformation that’s happening right now introduces a lot of risk. Byron “When somebody wants to move their applications to the cloud, we ensure the account security of the data that resides in the cloud,” Byron says. “We it’s almost a perfect storm.

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Balancing Account Security with Seamless User Experience Begins with Transparent Detection

Security Boulevard

Arkose Labs shares more than 70 data attributes, which not only makes risk decisioning transparent but also helps create a more trustworthy and explainable risk score. With actionable risk intelligence and additional context businesses can apply optimum friction selectively to improve catch rates. Access to a […].