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Why are CAPTCHAs still used?
The success of your online business hinges on your customers’ ability to properly recognize crosswalks or traffic lights. I’m, of course, referring to CAPTCHAs, the online …
Authorization is bridging the gap between security and IAM
PlainID published a report, based on research conducted among IT and security professionals in North America and the UK. Among its headline findings, the report reveals that …
83% of employees continue accessing old employer’s accounts
In a recent study, Beyond Identity gathered responses from former employees across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland and found 83% of employees admitted to …
Preventing software security vulnerabilities with automation
A team of UTSA researchers is exploring how a new automated approach could prevent software security vulnerabilities. The team sought to develop a deep learning model that …
As the move to the cloud accelerates, data privacy and security remain critical
Organizations are increasingly adopting multiple cloud technologies to keep up with the scale, speed, and use cases required by modern data teams. 65% of respondents …
Four key tenets of zero trust security
As cybercrime threatens businesses of all sizes, industries and locations, organizations have realized that the status quo is no longer tenable and that implementing zero …
Digital key builds on past practices to create a more secure future
Too often, we assume that new technology replaces the old, but technology often builds off past generations, ideas, and success, rather than abandoning it altogether. Some …
Evolving beyond RBAC: Why ABAC is the future
In the advent of a “work anywhere, anytime” environment, enterprises face a rapid expansion of diverse users alongside an influx of applications, devices, APIs and …
The evolution of identity-first security
Earlier this year, Gartner named identity-first security as one of the top security and risk management trends for 2021. Companies have been moving away from traditional LAN …
3 tips for balancing data security and usability
Organizations have many challenges when it comes to cybersecurity, and one that is top of mind for many is striking the right balance between the usability of data and …
Data sharing in a smart city: Choosing the right approach
Smart cities should, ideally, work as a well-oiled clock, but we’re still far, far away from that. First of all, smart cities are still being built, one siloed segment …
Can zero trust kill our need to talk about locations?
As security professionals, we have acknowledged for over a decade that our data resides outside our network. Yet, we still talk about strategies for protecting the enterprise …