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GCHQ on Quantum Key Distribution

Schneier on Security

Ubiquitous on-demand modern services (such as verifying identities and data integrity, establishing network sessions, providing access control, and automatic software updates) rely more on authentication and integrity mechanisms -- such as digital signatures -- than on encryption.

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Three Strategies for Big Data Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR) has great information on Big Data use and security. We surveyed more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, and virtually all (99%) report they plan to use Big Data this year. Top Big Data Security Concerns. Big Data is unstructured.

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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports.

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Video: Can big data and machine learning kill two-factor authentication?

Tech Republic Security

Lastwall co-founder and CEO Karl Holmqvist explains how artificial intelligence could could soon eliminate the need for password-based security.

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Multiple Flaws Uncovered in ClickHouse OLAP Database System for Big Data

The Hacker News

The vulnerabilities require authentication, but can be triggered by any user with read permissions," Uriya Yavnieli and Or Peles, researchers

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

Cyber assaults – from data theft to credential stuffing to account take over — today often start with legitimately accessing a client-facing application and then manipulating an API to extract valuable data, launch a DoS attack, or perform an account takeover. A startling 95% of API attacks happen on authenticated endpoints.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Criminals use personal and financial data to impersonate customers and add apparent authenticity to a scam. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Table 1: Strong Customer Authentication Factors. These mechanisms should allow capturing of the following information: lists of compromised or stolen authentication elements.

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