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GUEST ESSAY: ‘CyberXchange’ presents a much-needed platform for cybersecurity purchases

The Last Watchdog

There is no shortage of innovative cybersecurity tools and services that can help companies do a much better job of defending their networks. alone, in fact, there are more than 5,000 cybersecurity vendors. All of this activity has put a strain on how companies buy and sell cybersecurity solutions.

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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

Surfshark partnered with a number of independent cybersecurity researchers to quantify the scope and pattern of data breaches over the past couple of decades. For this study, a data breach was defined as an intruder copying or leaking user data such as names, surnames, email addresses, passwords, etc. Essential security tool.

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5 API Vulnerabilities That Get Exploited by Criminals

Security Affairs

This includes weak password complexity or poor password hygiene, missing account lockout thresholds, long durations for password or certificate rotations, or relying on API keys alone for authentication. About the Author: Ali Cameron is a content marketer that specializes in the cybersecurity and B2B SaaS space.

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Navigating the Future: Strategic Insights on Identity Verification and Digital Banking in 2024

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This article delves into the key developments reshaping our approach to cybersecurity and technology, offering insights and strategies for staying ahead in an increasingly complex digital world. In 2024, banks are expected to integrate passkeys, moving away from traditional password-based systems.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

The Attorney General will issue regulations which require businesses in which there is “significant risk” to a consumer’s privacy (based on their size and the nature of their data processing activities) to perform thorough cybersecurity audits on an annual basis. Extends Employee- and B2B Exemptions for Two Years.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

Cybersecurity vendors, of course, have been responding. Stolen usernames and passwords are loaded up on botnets, which then relentlessly test them on account logon pages. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale. Thus, what we’re experiencing today is the blossoming of B2B and B2C commerce transacted digitally.

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NEW TECH: ‘Passwordless authentication’ takes us closer to eliminating passwords as the weak link

The Last Watchdog

If there ever was such a thing as a cybersecurity silver bullet it would do one thing really well: eliminate passwords. Threat actors have proven to be endlessly clever at abusing and misusing passwords. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether? Here are key takeaways.

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