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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Zero Trust architecture was created to solve the limitations of legacy security architectures. Recent critical vulnerabilities in VPNs and firewalls have exposed the risks associated with perimeter-based security measures. Security requires an adaptive model that understands the fluidity and dynamism of the modern digital landscape.

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Navigating the complexities of security and compliance on the mainframe

CIO Business Intelligence

As organizations look to modernize IT systems, including the mainframe, there’s a critical need to do so without sacrificing security or falling out of compliance. Falling out of compliance could mean risking serious financial and regulatory penalties. Malicious actors have access to more tools and plans of attack than ever before.

Security 261
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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. It is highly likely that these investments have led to greater operational security (OPSEC) and specialization in China-linked intrusion operations, the researchers noted.

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Second Factor Authentication With Security Keys

CTOvision

With the movement of our personal and business critical data to the ‘cloud’, and directed attacks on that data, many of us make use of stronger security through use two-factor authentication. According to Google, security keys provide better protection against phishing and you don’t need connections or batteries.

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When voice deepfakes come calling

CIO Business Intelligence

Intro: Time was, a call center agent could be relatively secure in knowing who was at the other end of the line. And if they werent, multi-factor authentication (MFA), answers to security questions, and verbal passwords would solve the issue. A recent report found that fraudsters are not always trying to bypass authentication.

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How to protect your business from email compromise – and be prepared if protection falls short

CIO Business Intelligence

The attacks, in which criminals frequently leverage social engineering to impersonate company insiders, C-suite executives or trusted vendors to request urgent payments, can financially devastate organizations. In cases where the victim cannot recover funds, it’s essential to have insurance policies in place to mitigate the financial loss.

Banking 261
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PSD2 Security Requirements Are Restricting Fintech Innovation

Forrester IT

I have recently released a new report looking at the second phase of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and its security requirements along with my colleagues Jacob Morgan and Andras Cser. Banks and financial institutions are currently hard at work building APIs and testing their Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) solutions.

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