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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

In the first half of this year, 38% of organizations had at least one cloud workload that was critically vulnerable, highly privileged, and publicly exposed, according to a study of telemetry from customers of cloud security vendor Tenable released this week. The cloud is a tool like any other; how you use it is what matters,” he said.

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Cisco sets $2.3B deal for unified access, multi-factor authentication security firm Duo

Network World

billion deal it made for network identity, authentication security company Duo. According to Cisco, Duo’s zero trust security model authorizes secure connections to all applications based on the trustworthiness of users and devices. Cisco said today it had closed the $2.35

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Seven Signs That Your Consumers are Ready for Passwordless Authentication

CIO Business Intelligence

Customer demand for passwordless authentication has grown exponentially since smartphones first began offering built-in biometric readers. In fact, Mastercard sponsored an Oxford University study of consumer sentiment that discovered just that. But how do you know that your customers are ready to leave passwords behind?

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Two Reasons Why Apache Cassandra Is the Database for Real-Time Applications

CIO Business Intelligence

There are many statistics that link business success to application speed and responsiveness. second improvement in load times improved retail customer engagement by 5.2%, according to a study by Deloitte. Let’s explore what both of these mean to real-time applications and the businesses that build them.

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6 key mobile and IoT/OT attack trend findings

Network World

Overall, ThreatLabz tracked a rise in financially motivated mobile attacks – with 111% growth in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware – most of which can bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Meanwhile, IoT attacks grew 45% year-over-year, and ThreatLabz identified pervasive security risks in OT environments.

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Prioritizing AI investments: Balancing short-term gains with long-term vision

CIO Business Intelligence

I state that with real conviction and genuinely authentic excitement. In a study by OReilly, 48% of businesses utilize machine learning, data analysis and AI tools to maintain data accuracy , underscoring the importance of solid data foundations for AI initiatives. This time however, its different.

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Safeguarding your digital ecosystem: effective strategies to detect and mitigate API abuse

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are instrumental in ensuring seamless communication between software systems. Gartner studies indicate that by 2025, half of all data theft will be attributed to unsecured APIs. SQLi and RCE).

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