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MY TAKE: Businesses gravitate to ‘passwordless’ authentication — widespread consumer use up next

The Last Watchdog

Perhaps not coincidently, it comes at a time when enterprises have begun adopting passwordless authentication systems in mission-critical parts of their internal operations. Excising passwords as the security linchpin to digital services is long, long overdue. This is one giant leap towards getting rid of passwords entirely.

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MY TAKE: PKI, digital certificates now ready to take on the task of securing digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why PKI is well-suited to secure the Internet of Things PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Nonetheless, it is a pivotal chapter in the evolution of digital commerce. Each one of these digital hookups requires PKI and a digital certificate to ensure authentication.

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MY TAKE: Why IoT systems won’t be secure until each and every microservice is reliably authenticated

The Last Watchdog

First, the identities of any two digital entities – a sensor and a control server, for instance, or even a microservice and a container — must be authenticated, and, second, the data exchanged between any two such digital instances must be encrypted. What we’re seeing is pretty basic things around authentication.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Now information technologies and the information revolution are again transforming society. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated the transformation from many years to just a couple of years. This 3-part series will discuss digital transformation (DT) from several perspectives. The Genesis of Digital Transformation.

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The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. It fuels innovation, drives customer loyalty, and underpins successful digital transformation.

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Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform Support for Intel TDX Confidential VMs on Microsoft Azure Thales, Intel, and Microsoft Azure Deliver End-to-End Data Protection

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Meanwhile, organizations continue to invest in digital transformation by utilizing the efficiencies and elasticity offered by cloud service providers. Intel® Trust Authority attests the authenticity of the Azure confidential computing environment before decrypting customer-sensitive workloads.

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Bring-Your-Own-Device Programs: A Balance Between Privacy and Cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

Cybersecurity Risks In the course of the digital transformation of workplaces, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Training materials and programs should be developed and delivered regularly, to educate employees on topics such as encryption, malware, data retention, and authentication. 4] SC 2000, c 5. [5]

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