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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites.

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The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now

CGI

General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies have issued contracts for proofs of concept (POCs); the Department of Homeland Security has issued more than $1 million in blockchain startup grants; and the Departments of Defense and State have issued requests for white papers and held industry forums. Ready for POCs.

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The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Krebs on Security

.” LAPSUS$ seems to have conjured some worst-case scenarios in the minds of many security experts, who worry what will happen when more organized cybercriminal groups start adopting these techniques. “They were calling up consumer service and tech support personnel, instructing them to reset their passwords.

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The race for corporate banks to catch up with their retail peers

CGI

Over the last few years, there has been a big drive to digitize the retail bank; and, of course, across Europe, all banks have had to make their data available to third parties that offer bank consumer services in response to PSD2 and open banking. Every year, CGI conducts two sets of important market research.

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

The Last Watchdog

I interviewed Sharon Vardi, Trusona’s chief marketing officer, about what the path forward looks like, in terms of someday eliminating passwords from digital commerce. Username and password logins emerged as the go-to way to control access to network servers, business applications and Internet-delivered consumer services.

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From channel to customer: How an omni-channel experience is the key to the retail industry’s success

CGI

In this year’s CGI Client Global Insights , 87% of retail and consumer services executives we interviewed say they continue to invest in improving the customer experience, making it their number one business and IT priority. Key recommendations to ensure a data-rich and secure omni-channel future.

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Selecting the Right Cloud SSO Solution for Your Organization

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

They need to maintain an easy user management access for cloud-based applications and services, without compromising on security. Pandemic intensifies the need for secure remote access management. Even before the onset of the pandemic, many risk and IT leaders were concerned with more secure access for remote workers.

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