CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 1, 2025

Using Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), we rely on continuous authentication, least privilege access, and micro-segmentation to limit data exposure. Kiran Belsekar, Executive VP CISO and IT Governance, Bandhan Life reveals that ensuring protection and encryption of user data involves defence in depth with multiple layers of security.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 2, 2025

Akamai also has other measures in place to reduce the risk of problems third-party software causes, including microsegmentation and identity-based authentication and access controls. When mistakes happen, it can be serious and this was a very serious incident, says Jody Westby, vice-chair of AMCs US Technology Policy Committee.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The criticality of a Zero Trust architecture in defending against IdP compromise Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) replaces network-level based access and reduces excessive implicit trust for access to resources, primarily from remote locations, by employees, contractors, and other third parties.

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Phil Windley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Summary: The architecture of an identity system has a profound impact on the nature of the relationships it supports. This blog post uses terminology and ideas from Sam's paper to classify and analyze three different identity system architectures. In particular his terminology was helpful to me. Wikipedia defines legitimacy as.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Step 1: Rethink your security architecture Zero Trust requires securing every layer—network, applications, identity, and access—while enforcing least privilege. Google moved away from VPNs, instead using device-based authentication and continuous access verification, ensuring that each access request is authenticated.

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CTOvision

APRIL 24, 2014

Yet, big data is itself a member of this environment and requires controls for authentication, authorization, audit, and protection. Organizations realizing the information advantage of an enterprise data hub (EDH) need tools that extend their security and governance controls to this mission-critical architecture.

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Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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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Network World

AUGUST 12, 2024

The rationale for transitioning from a legacy architecture to Zscaler zero trust When I joined Sanmina in 1999 as a technical support person, security measures were sorely lacking. We realized we simply couldn’t implement a zero trust architecture using traditional VPN technology. We also implemented geolocation policies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 21, 2024

In practice, that could mean firewalls protecting the cloud perimeter, then identity management tools (authentication, authorization, accounting, or AAA) to ensure only authorized users are allowed in. Zero trust can also apply to other cloud infrastructure, including servers, databases, and applications.)

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. Unsanctioned devices often lack essential security controls and don’t adhere to corporate security policies. But it is most critical to modernize your security strategy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 18, 2024

Lets not forget, compliance must also evolve with human factors, such as remote work, changing company policies, and other factors. Verification and access control Effective identity management begins with a verification process to establish the authenticity of users and entities accessing critical systems and data.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These solutions can be used to create, manage and enforce policies for responsible AI use, explain how AI systems work, and provide transparency to build trust and accountability. A policy-based program will reduce confusion and arbitrary choices, and increase manageability.” “As

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 24, 2024

Claus Torp Jensen , formerly CTO and Head of Architecture at CVS Health and Aetna, agreed that ransomware is a top concern. “At I think you must validate your assumptions, your technology, your policies, your people, and your processes.” At the top of the cybersecurity risk chart is ransomware attacks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2025

demands a structured approach to implementation and preparation. Each step, from initial technical review to mock assessments, is designed to build upon the previous, ensuring a seamless path to CMMC certification.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace. Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

An API-first approach enables organizations to take full advantage of microservices architecture, a variant of service-oriented architecture (SOA), in which applications are structured as collections of loosely coupled services. Finally, the policy should ensure there is no distinction between internal-only APIs and external APIs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Organizations should implement strict guardrails, such as input validation, ethical use policies, and continuous monitoring for abuse. Strengthening secure development practices AI models like DeepSeek can be manipulated into generating harmful outputs. Ellis warns that AI-driven cyber threats will only become more sophisticated over time.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2023

The implied trust of years past, where being physically present in an office provided some measure of user authenticity simply no longer exists. Every user needs to be authenticated, every access request needs to be validated, and all activities continuously monitored. Application of Zero Trust policies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 1, 2024

It is advisable to implement a zero-trust architecture and holistically address their security requirements in line with the need for security in SD-WAN. After threat evaluation, it is important to develop clear and comprehensive security policies and choose a good secure SD-WAN solution.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2024

In addition, the following best practices can help fortify defenses against future ransomware attacks: • Adopt a zero-trust architecture to break the attack chain. Prevent initial compromise by implementing SSL inspection, access control driven by business policies, threat protection, and deception technology.

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Intent-based networking Intent-based networking (IBNS) is network management that gives network administrators the ability to define what they want the network to do in plain language, and having a network-management platform automatically configure devices on the network to create the desired state and enforce policies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

In a zero trust world, everything is authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated wherever it is found. Like continuous authentication, ZTNA uses behavioral analytics. Building blocks of a zero trust architecture. Behavioral analytics and least-privilege access. A cost-effective solution.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 12, 2020

In his article Architecture Eats Culture Eats Strategy , Tim Bouma makes the point that the old management chestnut Culture Eats Strategy leaves open the question: how do we change the culture. Tim's point is that architecture (in the general sense) is the upstream predator to culture. This is their fundamental architecture.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 11, 2025

These providers operate within strict compliance boundaries, enabling organizations to host sensitive data in-country while leveraging robust encryption, zero-trust architectures, and continuous monitoring and auditing capabilities. VMware Sovereign Cloud Providers design their systemswith security at their core.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. Beyond patching, identity security is a persistent weak point in defending against ransomware attacks."

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CTOvision

JUNE 12, 2014

Not bad, but suppose policy requires 12 or more characters; we have to pad the password: 0M4xyZ!9ptL#K. Instituting secure computing behavior can be ingrained, but it has to be built into both policies and culture. Their two-factor authentication solution consists of a unique device ID and the big data pattern associated with it.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 25, 2024

Incorporating enterprise browsers into SASE architectures has bolstered security by providing potent, comprehensive protection tailored to the unique challenges posed by modern web usage. SASE enforces Zero Trust principles , ensuring that every access to SaaS, web, and GenAI apps is authenticated and authorized.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 31, 2023

Companies at the start of their API security journey should begin by establishing an inventory of APIs in the environment, including the functionality they perform, languages they use, authentication and data security requirements they have, as well as the primary owners/developers of those APIs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Overcoming challenges with Zero Trust adoption Enforcement of least-privilege access and continuous monitoring are foundational to Zero Trust Security architectures, yet many organizations struggle to implement these practices. Are you enforcing security policies consistently everywhere throughout the network?

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2023

In META, organisations are driven by the introduction of internal/corporate policies. Laurent Allard, Head of Sovereign Cloud, VMware, says: “To ensure success in their sovereign journey, organisations must work with partners they trust and that are capable of hosting authentic and autonomous sovereign cloud platforms.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2022

When looking to move large portions of their application portfolios to a cloud-first model, organizations should ensure their developers embrace well-defined, cloud-native principles, says Brian Campbell, principal at Deloitte, including the use of APIs, microservices, and a modern data architecture.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It's a conceptual architectural approach built upon an ecosystem that creates an environment for a holistic security posture. Zero Trust is a combination of technologies, implemented within an architecture developed to support a holistic security initiative and strategy. Zero Trust is not a technology, product, or solution.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

API-first strategies on the rise APIs are ubiquitous within modern software architectures, working behind the scenes to facilitate myriad connected capabilities. “As She considers the increasing adoption of cloud computing and microservice architectures to be top drivers of formalized API-first approaches.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2022

From a policy perspective, the organization needs to mature beyond a basic awareness and definition of data compliance requirements (which typically holds that local operations make data “sovereign” by default) to a more refined, data-first model that incorporates corporate risk management, regulatory and reporting issues, and compliance frameworks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

“Then there are the critical data protection and data visibility issues, such as devising the best approaches to controlling data access across the global environments, without losing the ability to inspect and block anything in real time that doesn’t meet policy,” said Ramezanian. Taking a strict view of least privilege for access control.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

3-D printing is known by many names; depending upon the context, the term may also be referred to as rapid prototyping, stereolighography, architectural modeling or additive manufacturing. The products are connected to the Internet and the data they generate is easily available. 3D Printing Design & Implementation. Predictive Analytics.

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