IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The executive order highlights the importance of securing digital assets and mitigating cyberthreats by emphasizing the modernization of identity and access management (IAM) systems. FICAM (Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management) is an extension of ICAM protocols, methodologies, and systems for federal entities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

How FIDO 2 authentication can help achieve regulatory compliance. One common denominator in all regulations is the need for strong authentication. Strong authentication is the key to eliminate a large percentage of cyber-attacks, including those based on stolen credentials and subsequent credential stuffing.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

In a major move forward for passwordless authentication, Google is introducing passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. Passkeys, Brand and Karra wrote, “let users sign into apps and sites the same way they unlock their devices: with a fingerprint, a face scan or a screen lock PIN. Step 2: Yeet the password.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Security Keys are inexpensive USB-based devices that offer an alternative approach to two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires the user to log in to a Web site using something they know (the password) and something they have (e.g., a mobile device). The key works without the need for any special software drivers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. The challenge of multifactor authentication everywhere. Variety of a user’s authentication journey…. Variety of a user’s authentication journey….

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2022

Identity Management Day 2022: Identity Security Is Our Responsibility. Identity Management Day 2022 , sponsored by Identity Defined Security Alliance and National Cybersecurity Alliance, is a reminder to make identity management and digital identity security a priority. Tue, 04/12/2022 - 09:41. Identity, the next frontier.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. It is often implemented along with multi-factor authentication (MFA) , wherein more than one factor of authentication is needed to authenticate the user. Increasingly.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

This is especially true of supply chain attacks where credential compromise continues to be the most predominant vector of attack that bad actors use in order to gain access into target networks that are often interconnected. Not all Authentication Methods are Created Equal. Users who don’t have corporate issued devices.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 2, 2019

The birth of the computer password is generally traced back to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the mid 1960s, when the university developed the Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS) for managing access to a shared computer cluster at the university. Paypal already uses FIDO, as does the Alibaba AliPay system.

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Imperial Violet

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Security Keys implement the FIDO U2F spec , which borrows a lot from ISO 7816-4. FIDO is working on much more complex (and more capable) second versions of these specs, but currently all security keys implement the basic ones. In essence, the U2F spec only contains three functions: Register, Authenticate, and Check.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication madhav Fri, 02/02/2024 - 05:23 How passkeys are rewriting the current threat landscape Lillian, an experienced CISO, surveyed the threat landscape. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

FIDO, Biometry and Contactless: Enhancing End User Adoption of Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Thu, 11/30/2023 - 04:52 The surge in social engineering and phishing attacks seeking to bypass established multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods indicates that organizations must move to phishing-resistant MFA.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

the award-winning privacy company enabling Identity without Secrets™, today launched a new Partner Program and welcomed Identity Data Management and Analytics provider Radiant Logic as its newest partner. San Francisco, Calif., 7, 2024 — Badge Inc. , Zero-code integration using standard protocols, including OAuth 2.0,

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 9, 2023

you could be using your fingerprint, face recognition key, screen lock pin, or even an iris recognition to access your accounts passwordless. They are also more secure than passwords because they require physical presence or knowledge of the user’s device, making them much harder to hack.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent? Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. Historical perspective of strengthening authentication. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:22.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. They can be implemented as part of an account, application, cloud service, access management system, or password manager. 600/year minimum Premium: $4.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The impact and cost of cyber-attacks have skyrocketed, driving the need for better identity protection with phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Microsoft Azure Certificate-Based Authentication Support.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. What is Strong Authentication?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Google, Paypal, and Lenovo were among the original FIDO founding members. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager. See the Top Password Managers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2022

Azure AD and Thales support for CBA authentication reflects the growing value of high assurance MFA. The EDR initiative relies on Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) as a critical component to protect against cyber threats such as ransomware. Now, Azure AD users can authenticate using X.509 Thales PKI and FIDO 2 Smart Cards.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Top Five Reasons for Choosing FIDO2 Devices for Enterprise Authentication. Strong yet convenient authentication has become a paramount factor of a robust security posture for modern, digital, cloud-first enterprises. However, strong access controls need to be user-convenient; otherwise, productivity will be hampered.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Overview of Authentication Mechanisms. The need for anytime, anywhere access to enterprise applications has transformed the security strategy that organizations must employ to keep the bad actors away from corporate resources. Many businesses tend to implement OOB authentication via SMS texts. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 05:40.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. requires one to be able to take a live, video selfie — either with the camera on a mobile device or a webcam attached to a computer (your webcam must be able to open on the device you’re using to apply for the ID.me McLean, Va.-based

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following article will take a closer look at the rising threat, the benefits of FIDO2 authentication, the rapidly changing regulatory landscape and the different types of passkeys. This is where FIDO2 and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) can step-in as a potent solution. Biometric data, when used, never leaves the user’s device.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With two high-profile breaches this year, Okta, a leader in identity and access management (IAM) , made the kind of headlines that security vendors would rather avoid. That acceptance enabled a set of stolen credentials to access the engineer’s thin client desktop using the remote desktop protocol (RDP).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A Gartner survey (1) showed that only 55% of respondents implemented MFA for administrator access to Active Directory. Thales supports Enterprises in deploying MFA by providing a large variety of user-friendly authenticators as well as on-demand self-provisioning capabilities in our cloud MFA solution.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater. Password auto-filling.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Simon Moffatt from CyberHut joins The Hacker Mind to discuss how identity and access management (IAM) is fundamental to everything we do online today, and why even multi-factor access, while an improvement, needs to yield to more effortless and more secure passwordless technology that’s coming soon. Something better?

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Imperial Violet

JULY 22, 2023

It was a pair of standards, one for computers to talk to small removable devices called security keys, and the second a JavaScript API for websites to use them. The first standard of the pair is also called the Client to Authenticator Protocol (CTAP1), and when the term “U2F” is used in isolation, it usually refers to that.

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Imperial Violet

MARCH 26, 2018

Security Keys are another attempt address this problem—initially in the form of a second authentication factor but, in the future, potentially as a complete replacement. Most current examples attach via USB , but NFC and Bluetooth devices also exist. One common form of second factor authentication is TOTP / HOTP.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2018

The recent data breaches at Timehop and Macy’s are the latest harbingers of what’s in store for companies that fail to vigorously guard access to all of their mission-critical systems. Threat actors are authenticating themselves at numerous junctures in order to gain deep access and deliver malicious payloads without being detected.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The four steps to modernizing your IAM environment and moving to cloud-based access management. Before the onset of COVID-19, enterprises already had Identity Access Management (IAM) controls in place for company stakeholders working remotely. What’s more, privileged user management would need to be stepped up.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A few people took some of the points I made in those posts as being contentious, although on reflection I suspect it was more a case of lamenting that we shouldn't be in a position where we're still dependent on passwords and people needing to understand good password management practices in order for them to work properly.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

At Thales we appreciate what lies ahead for security professionals and, as a result, this year at RSA (in our booth #N5445), some of the technologies we’ll be showcasing and discussing include data discovery, trusted access, cloud security and, of course, encryption. Below is more detail on what you can expect to see from us this year….

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 26, 2022

The convergence of IT and OT domains has emerged another infection vector – weak access controls to authenticate employees into a wide range of cloud-based and on-premises systems. Strong access controls are paramount. RESTful APIs, System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) for non-standard legacy applications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 7, 2021

Modern architectures and applications place additional demands on access management tools. This blog will introduce access management evaluation criteria guidelines and discuss what features you should look for and what vendors to consider for your next employee access management solution.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This creates a lot of opportunities for hackers to gain access to company resources because users often reuse passwords or mirror patterns in creating them. For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater. Top Password Manager Software.

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