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Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign

Security Affairs

Redis, is a popular open source data structure tool that can be used as an in-memory distributed database, message broker or cache. The tool is not designed to be exposed on the Internet, however, researchers spotted tens thousands Redis instance publicly accessible without authentication.

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Open APIs: A coming of age

CGI

For open APIs to be interoperable—that is, to work effectively among different parties—there has to be a defined (and agreed upon) data dictionary and data model. Biometrics, including fingerprint and iris scans, also will continue to evolve for user access to mobile devices, ensuring higher levels of security.