CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 17, 2022

In my last column for CIO.com , I outlined some of the cybersecurity issues around user authentication for verification of consumer and business accounts. . FIDO as an industry initiative was set up a decade ago to standardize the need for strong authentication/password technologies. Well, yes, but there is more that tech pros can do.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 12, 2020

For example, social media platforms are designed to allow people to form a link (symmetrical or asymmetrical) to others online. As an example, consider an automobile. For example, some people cannot act for themselves for legal (e.g. Supporting Authentic Relationships. Rather the focus is on the experience.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A connected world means a vulnerable world Utilities now rely on large networks of IoT devices, from sensors buried underground to servers that crunch data in remote locations. In 2021, for example, hackers attempted to manipulate the chemical levels in a Florida water treatment plant by breaching remote access systems.

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CTOvision

JUNE 4, 2015

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) alliance has developed “technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users.” . Microsoft also has announced it will produce the accompanying hardware to support the standard.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. The traditional reliance on firewalls and VPNs for cybersecurity is proving inadequate in the face of mounting cyberthreats and changes to network designs due to the cloud.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

In information technology, biometrics usually refers to technologies for measuring and analyzing human body characteristics such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements, especially for authentication purposes. In a computing context, the term security implies cybersecurity. Robotics.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

On Labor Day, September 5 th 2016, NIST published their Digital Authentication Guideline: Public Preview. The base document SP 800-63-3 is the third iteration of this special publication, and has been renamed to: Digital Authentication Guideline. SP 800-63B – Authentication & Lifecycle Management. Nathaniel Crocker.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

In networking today, complexity reigns. Count them: the home Wi-Fi, the ISP, the Internet, a Domain Name System (DNS) provider, a content delivery network (CDN), applications distributed among multiple providers in multiple clouds, credit authentication companies, a private customer information database.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Assembling a defense network for such a high-profile event is a monumental task, accomplished in just a few days by Black Hat's Network Operations Center (NOC) team and its partners. This team collaborates closely to establish a comprehensive defense network capable of withstanding diverse cyber threats.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Another Great Example Of Pattern Analysis Over Hacker Activity. Oceus Networks' Michael Wheeless Receives FCW 2015 Rising Star Award - Business Wire (press release). MorphoTrust moves biometric authentication to the cloud - GCN.com. Federal grant will help Eugene police get body cameras - The San Luis Obispo Tribune.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The vendor rolled out new EX Series Ethernet access switches – the EX4400-48MXP and EX4400-48XP – with support for Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 access points and managed by the Juniper Mist cloud, which offers a suite of tools for enterprise wired and wireless network management. Some Wi-Fi 7 features make it an attractive technology.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 10, 2013

At the C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival this year, John McAfee (formerly of McAfee Antivirus) talked about a new device that would decentralize networking and free consumers from the watchful eyes of Governments and criminals alike. It would make sense to use this tactic to expand the reach of the D-Central network though.

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Phil Windley

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There's a name in the financial services industry for the network that reduces risk so that trust can be replaced with confidence: an acceptance network. Each component of the acceptance network plays a crucial role in ensuring that transactions are processed efficiently, securely, and accurately.

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Vox

MAY 6, 2021

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator might seem intimidating, but they’re easy to use and safer than texts. If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. And you always use two-factor authentication, or 2FA. How to choose and use an authenticator app. No, “Passw0rd!”

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Phil Windley

MARCH 7, 2022

Summary: Authenticity and privacy are usually traded off against each other. At a recent Utah SSI Meetup , Sam Smith discussed the tradeoff between privacy, authenticity and confidentiality. Authenticity allows parties to a conversation to know to whom they are talking. The following diagram illustrates these tradeoffs.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The TLDR of the Roadmap to Enhancing Internet Routing Security is that the ONCD wants federal agencies and network operators to hurry up and implement a public key cryptography scheme, Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). For example, Microsoft caused problems for its own services with a BGP misconfiguration in January 2023.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not promote a product or service and has been edited and approved by Network World editors. Insert another authentication step on top of these credentials and this gateway becomes harder to infiltrate. Usernames and passwords act as a gateway.

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Phil Windley

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Summary: An identity metasystem like the Sovrin Network provides the foundation for creating tens of millions of interoperable identity systems for every conceivable context and use. Perhaps the most familiar example of a metasystem is the internet. I've spoken about the Sovrin Network as an identity metasystem before.

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Network World

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Physical isolation from IT networks protects OT systems against threats, but it also prevents companies from driving more automation, efficiency, and intelligence into business operations. Enterprises also want to extract data from OT systems, which requires network connectivity.

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CTOvision

JULY 10, 2015

Example case studies demonstrate how the book’s material is immediately applicable to your use cases. In this book, Cloudera professionals Ben Spivey and Joey Echeverria provide a thorough treatment of Hadoop security architecture and implementation to help architects navigate the common challenges of this phase.

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Spearline Testing

AUGUST 29, 2019

The execution of VoIP , playing around with the idea of cognitive networks , the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), using enhanced features like A.I. There are new demands on network resources which will inevitably change the way the telecoms providers view, manage and develop the network. The network is key.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The rise of personal gadgets, the shift towards remote work, the BYOD trend , and advances in AI have all contributed to home networks becoming an extension of companies' cyber defense perimeters. However, many end-users do not recognize their home networks as extensions of their company's security boundaries.

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Linux Academy

MARCH 2, 2020

For example, let’s say there are 3 pods, one running and two more scheduled. It’s easy to add Network Policies as security controls due to different workloads existing in separate namespaces. Using Network Policies allows you to control the network access of your container’s applications.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2024

The power of 5G networks will one day usher in new generations of IoT applications, but large-scale adoption may still be a long way off. For one thing, none of the network providers is anywhere near full rollout. In the US, for example, the three biggest mobile network providers are ahead of the curve, but they still have a lot to do.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2024

This principle mitigates insider threats and minimizes the attack surface, making it harder for attackers to move laterally within the network. Verify, don't trust This principle emphasizes continuous authentication and authorization based on all available data points. This helps to prevent unauthorized access and data exfiltration.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

In 2019, Gartner created the term SASE to describe a cloud-based service that combines networking and security to give remote workers safe access to internet-based resources. In response to these realities, Gartner coined a new term, secure service edge (SSE), which is essentially SASE minus SD-WAN , the network access part of the equation.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Here's a breakdown of the key principles, tools, and steps to implement a Zero Trust model that fortifies your network and access controls. Step 1: Rethink your security architecture Zero Trust requires securing every layer—network, applications, identity, and access—while enforcing least privilege.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Changing infrastructure is generally the first draw for any enterprise zero trust initiative, separating resources on the network that traditionally had carte blanche access to anything it could ping. Don’t give the attackers a leg up by making privileged accounts easy to steal after they have breached your network.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The lesson here for companies is that attackers don’t need to discover new threats or sophisticated methods of penetrating your networks. Initial access Initial access consists of various techniques attackers use to gain access to your network. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2024

In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network conditions based on reachability and routing information. Each AS creates rules and policies for how traffic moves within its network.

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TM Forum

JUNE 13, 2022

Business customers and consumers want authentic digital experiences everywhere, including from their CSP, which puts the focus squarely on automating service operations. New capabilities like network slicing also open up all kinds of compelling, new revenue opportunities and use cases.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Let’s face it: it is becoming harder and harder to keep the company’s IT assets and its network safe from people who want to do you harm. Based on all of the monitoring systems that you already have in place, by now you should have a ton of data on your network’s vulnerabilities and how often people try to break into your network.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

At that time, workplace technology was physically confined to an office and the business network (if one existed). For example, if you’re asked to fill out the US government’s Questionnaire for National Security Positions , you’ll find it is 136 pages long. The only people with access were employees and maybe office cleaning staff.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 25, 2016

We will begin with the basics and then move into real-world examples designed to help you better leverage the functionality. Transactions are verified by a network of nodes and recorded in a public distributed ledger called the blockchain. Bitcoin is many things. The bitcoin is the unit of the ledger.

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Phil Windley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In Authentic Digital Relationships I made the argument that self-sovereign identity, supporting heterarchical (peer-to-peer) interaction, enables rich digital relationships that allow people to be digitally embodied so they can act online as autonomous agents. This question of power and authority is vital in identity systems.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Image Credit: Brian Klug Every CIO realizes that a key part of their job is to find ways to keep the bad guys out of the company’s networks. However, I think that we all have to agree that despite our best efforts there is always the possibility that the bad guys may find a way to get into our networks.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 28, 2023

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,

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