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The Role of Secrets Management in Securing Financial Services

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to 2024 Thales Global Data Threat Report: Financial Services , FinServ organizations face greater security challenges in securing cloud infrastructure and focus on locking down secrets in development operations. The safe handling of private data, including passwords, and other credentials, is known as secrets management.

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Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The State of Data Security in 2024 However, not only individuals must protect their digital assets; organizations do, too. A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. Encryption is critical to data security, rendering stolen data unreadable and unusable to unauthorized parties.

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Identity at a Crossroads: Why Existential Identity Matters

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AI-powered social engineering makes scams more convincing, while stolen passwords enable criminals to log into corporate networks and move laterally unnoticed. But unlike passwords, biometric data cant be changed if stolen. Are We Sacrificing Safety for Simplicity? But at what cost?

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Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

These criminals are usually after insecure passwords; therefore, the use of modern passwordless authentication methods, like passkeys , is a great way to prevent these scams from happening. They can also automate sending these messages to reach a wider audience of targets and increase their payout.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: The Top Four Ways to Secure Our World

Security Boulevard

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Sadly, less than 40% of all online users use a distinct password for each account, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh Behave! However, even strong and unique passwords have well-documented limitations and risks. Key Cybersecurity Practices to Implement 1.

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Boards Now Face ‘the Encryption Question’

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As seen in the recent Marriott breach, customers’ sensitive credit card information was encrypted, but their stored password numbers were not – posing a risk for potential identify theft. But the onus isn’t just on travelers. This should serve as a wake-up call.

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Establishing trust in mobile payments

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

At the start of the year, Thales released the findings of its latest annual global Data Threat Report which found that, as businesses everywhere undergo a form of digital transformation, the risk of data breaches has reached an all-time high. Trust is needed to allay this concern, and this trust should start at birth.

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