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Want Passwordless to Succeed? Make It Easy

Duo's Security Blog

The Promise of Passwordless If you've been following the evolution of passwordless, you've likely read countless blog posts and whitepapers pondering the promise of this technology. The pitch is relatively simple: passwords are insecure and inconvenient, so let’s get rid of them. Passwords are insecure.

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SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

Google Security

It’s hard to believe that at a time where technologies like AI are transforming our world, a forty-year old mobile messaging standard is still so prevalent. Like any forty-year-old technology, SMS is antiquated compared to its modern counterparts. That’s especially concerning when it comes to security.

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Why taking the cybersecurity initiative can win you business

IT Security Guru

Our research found that one in three consumers are extremely lax at updating software, clearing cookies and routinely resetting passwords. In fact, the passwords people commonly use are so easy to guess it would take no more than a couple of seconds for hackers to break them. So where does that leave businesses?

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Evolving Identity: Why Legacy IAM May Not Be Fit for Purpose

CyberSecurity Insiders

Most home users have their computer configuration set to allow full access to everything once a password is entered. Every information security professional has been on the receiving end of a frustrated person who does not understand the reasons for password complexity. Beyond The Yes And No. Here To Stay. The InfoSec Perspective.

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How to ensure security and trust in connected cars

CyberSecurity Insiders

What’s more, the range of data that can be stored by connected cars is broad – from contact details and addresses, to Wi-Fi passwords and many other things. Technologies that enable connectivity in cars. Find out more about vehicle connectivity and cybersecurity in this automotive whitepaper. The role of eSIM.

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What is Digital Identity, and why is it important?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Thanks to constant innovations in technology looking to serve an ever-connected population, we’ve seen the rise of digital identity. In this case, connected devices need to know that the technology they are connected to is what it claims to be. We have also published a whitepaper on the topic which you can download for free here.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.