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Tech Giants Commit to Accelerate Passwordless Sign-Ins

Faster, easier and more secure sign-ins will be available to consumers across leading devices and platforms.

May 6, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Apple, Google and Microsoft announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. This new capability will allow websites and apps to offer secure passwordless sign-ins to consumers across devices and platforms. Password-only authentication is a security problem often leading to account takeovers, […]

Insiders Pose Cybersecurity Threat to Healthcare

The average cost for credential theft was more than $871,000 for each incident associated with an insider, warns HHS.

April 26, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecurity Program Office of Information Security warned healthcare facilities on Thursday about vulnerabilities to insider threats. HHS cited a 2020 study from Ponomon, which found that 61% of data breaches involving an insider are primarily unintentional, caused by negligent insiders. Nearly 14% of breaches, however, are […]

Echoworx Reveals Trends in Email Security Strategies

April 11, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading email encryption provider affirms must-have capabilities sought to further mitigate risk from breaches and data loss. Intentional and unintentional data breaches in emails are not unusual, and since they are the backbone of communication, organizations need to keep their data protected. Echoworx’s release of a commissioned study conducted on their behalf by Forrester […]

Must-Have Cybersecurity Features for Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing platforms are emerging as a new target for cyberattacks. Here are some cybersecurity actions to take to secure your calls.

March 30, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

George Waller, EVP and co-founder of StrikeForce Technologies, an entrepreneur and technologist with over two decades in the cybersecurity and computer industries offers insights into must have cybersecurity features for videoconferencing and how we should be thinking about meetings in the future. Q: What are the top cybersecurity and data privacy concerns with general purpose […]

Semperis Extends Breach Preparedness and Incident Response Services for Identity-Based Cyberattacks to Broader Customer Set

March 24, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Former bp Chief Information Security Officer Simon Hodgkinson Joins the Company’s Strategic Advisory Board to Support the Service Offerings HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ActiveDirectory—Semperis, the pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced the broader availability of its Breach Preparedness and Response (BP&R) services to further support the surging customer demand for comprehensive protection from identity-based […]

Zscaler Introduces Advanced Zero Trust Solutions to Minimize Attack Surface, Prevent Lateral Movement

Zscaler is launching three new zero trust network access innovations designed to replace legacy firewalls and VPNs.

March 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cloud security provider Zscaler is launching what it says are three industry-first zero trust network access innovations designed to replace legacy firewalls and VPNs delivered as part of the company’s Zero Trust Exchange. According to the company, the offerings — private app protection, integrated deception and privileged remote access for industrial IoT and OT systems […]

Semperis Extends Hybrid Identity Protection with Cyberattack Recovery Capabilities for Azure Active Directory

March 15, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Semperis’ Directory Services Protector Recovery for Azure Active Directory helps organizations with hybrid identity environments recover business-critical Azure AD resources after a cyberattack HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semperis, the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced Directory Services Protector Recovery for Azure Active Directory, a SaaS-based solution for backup and recovery of Azure Active Directory […]

7 Security & Risk Management Trends IT Leaders Should Know

Security leaders must evolve their strategies to protect their organization's digital footprint against these emerging trends.

March 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Security and risk management leaders must evolve their strategies to protect their organization’s expanding digital footprint against new and emerging threats in 2022 and beyond, according to Gartner. The research firm has identified seven security and risk management trends leaders should know: Trend #1: Attack Surface Expansion Enterprise attacks are expanding and so are risks […]

Why You Shouldn’t Save Your Passwords in a Word Doc

Small businesses are continuing to use Word to keep their passwords despite the inherit risk of compromise.

March 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Small businesses are continuing to use Word documents or Excel spreadsheets to keep their passwords despite the inherit risk of compromise. A study by NordPass reveals 3 out of 7 companies admitted it keeps passwords in Word, Excel, or other plain text documents that were not password protected. Before adopting a company-wide password manager, none […]

New Ivanti Research Highlights Evolution of Work with 71% of Employees Choosing to Work from Anywhere Over Being Promoted

March 9, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The research also uncovered a gender divide with 70% of women reporting experiencing negative effects from remote work, versus only 30% of men* Focusing on technologies that improve employee and IT experiences is critical for “future of work” success and retaining talent SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ivanti, the provider of the Ivanti Neurons automation platform that […]