VPN usage is still prevalent among 90% of security teams who have highlighted cost, time, and difficulty as reasons to not move forward with ZTNA adoption, according to a new survey conducted by Sapio Research. Furthermore, 97% say that adopting a zero…
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Zero trust adoption: Industry-specific challenges and implementation strategies
by Help Net Security •
Organizations across many industries are in the throes of a journey to implement the zero trust security model to increase their cybersecurity posture. Through my experience working directly with CISOs and CIOs at various organizations, the path toward…
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A Problem Like API Security: How Attackers Hack Authentication
by Tripwire Guest Authors •
There is a sight gag that has been used in a number of movies and TV comedies that involves an apartment building lobby. It shows how people who don’t live there, but who want to get in anyway, such as Girl Guides looking to sell cookies to the tenants…
Global Security News, North America
Shadow IT is a top concern related to SaaS adoption
by Help Net Security •
Torii announced a report revealing that 69% of tech executives believe shadow IT is a top concern related to SaaS – or cloud application – adoption. The majority of respondents have made exceptions to their SaaS security protocols, with 80% doing so be…
Global Security News, North America
4 steps for building an orchestrated authorization policy for zero trust
by Help Net Security •
There is a great deal of emphasis placed on the zero-trust approach with respect to access. Looking beyond authentication (the act of verifying that someone is who they say they are), evaluating authorization is just as important as it determines what …
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Orgs Increase Focus on Automating Access Control Management
by Michael Vizard •
A survey of 300 IT decision-makers conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Delinea, a provider of a privileged access management (PAM) platform, found a full 86% of respondents are now exploring ways to automate access controls. Despite a high level of c…
Global Security News, North America
Cloud identity access and management market to reach $13.6 billion by 2026
by Help Net Security •
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for cloud identity access and management (IAM) estimated at $5.3 billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of $13.6 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 26.7% over the analysis period, a…
Global Security News, North America
Lack of CLM maturity is putting organizations at risk
by Help Net Security •
More than a year after the historic and damaging SolarWinds attack, nearly 65% of organizations still are unable to secure and govern the growing volume of machine and application identities in the form of digital certificates, the backbone of enterpri…
Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
What Is Multi-Factor Authentication, and What Does It Have to Do with You?
by Zoë Rose •
Security isn’t a simple matter of caring or spending time reading manuals or being told what you can or can’t do. Security is understanding how to view the world from a different perspective: instead of functional does it work, viewing it as how can I …
Global Security News, North America
What’s holding back zero trust implementation for device access?
by Help Net Security •
A study by Infinipoint has revealed a significant gap between a high level of interest in zero trust for device access yet relatively low adoption due to obstacles in implementation. Surveying 388 IT and security professionals, the study explores the c…
Global Security News, North America
Why machine identities matter (and how to use them)
by Help Net Security •
The migration of everything to the cloud and corresponding rise of cyberattacks, ransomware, identity theft and digital fraud make clear that secure access to computer systems is essential. When we talk about secure access, we tend to think about human…
Global Security News, North America
Cybersecurity Red Team 101
by Help Net Security •
“Red Team” is an expression coined in the 19th century, related to German military preparedness exercises conducted as realistic board games between two adversaries operating under time constraints and certain rules. In cybersecurity, Red Team exercise…
Global Security News, North America
How to contain a privileged access breach and make sure it doesn’t happen again
by Help Net Security •
When attackers pull off a privileged access breach, they have a beachhead into your network. Regardless of whether it’s software or users that are ill-protected, threat actors have a consistent playbook: establish a foothold on a vulnerable system, ele…
Global Security News, North America
What is fueling the adoption of passwordless authentication?
by Help Net Security •
An identity and access management research report from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), finds organizations, frustrated with poor user experience and weak security, are moving towards adopting passwordless, continuous authentication. The impact of adop…
Global Security News, North America
SDP solutions are true ZTNA solutions: They trust no one
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Alissa Knight, cybersecurity influencer and partner at Knight Ink, explains why organizations should switch to SDP as opposed to VPN, and how this approach can help boost their cybersecurity posture. As the pan…
Global Security News, North America
Authorization is bridging the gap between security and IAM
by Help Net Security •
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 authorization is the rising priority in identity and access management (IAM), …
Global Security News, North America
83% of employees continue accessing old employer’s accounts
by Help Net Security •
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 maintaining continued access to accounts from a previous employer. The cybersec…
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What Are the Different Types of Access Control?
by Kate Lake •
Learn about discretionary, mandatory, rule-based, role-based, and attribute-based access control. Compare advantages and drawbacks of each.
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Why identity and access management strategies need a booster
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Miles Hutchinson, CISO of Jumio, talks about the pain points of identity and access management and the importance of strenghtening identity strategies. After a year of major cyberattacks, it’s clear that …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
MSPs Must Prevent IAM Tool Sprawl
by David Worthington •
Piling on vendors only makes it more difficult for your team to focus on the highest value jobs. Learn to prevent tool sprawl with JumpCloud.
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Understaffing persistently impacting enterprise privacy teams
by Help Net Security •
A research from ISACA explores the latest trends in enterprise privacy — from privacy workforce and privacy by design to privacy challenges and the future of privacy. The report highlights the persistent understaffing that is impacting enterprise priva…
Global Security News, North America
Reducing the blast radius of credential theft
by Help Net Security •
Cybersecurity has come to be defined by identity, with almost every attack today revolving around gaining control of a user’s identity as a means of accessing critical data and systems. Verizon’s latest data breach report found that credentials are the…
Global Security News, North America
65% of organizations continue to rely on shared logins
by Help Net Security •
As organizations look to embrace modern approaches to security in 2022, a strongDM survey has revealed that access management is one of the most crucial factors to achieving this goal. The data showed that 80% of organizations are looking to address ac…
Global Security News, North America
The importance of securing machine-to-machine and human-to-machine interaction
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Oded Hareven, CEO at Akeyless, explains how organizations manage secrets, particularly how this practice has changed and evolved amid the rapid shift to hybrid/remote work and how it benefits organizations secu…
Global Security News, North America
When protecting and managing digital identities, orchestration and automation are critical
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, David Mahdi, CSO of Sectigo, talks about the importance of digital identity management, the issues organizations have with digital identities and what they can do to overcome them. The rapid shift to hybrid wor…
Global Security News, North America
Consumer IAM market to reach $17.6 billion by 2026
by Help Net Security •
The global consumer IAM market is projected to grow from $8.6 billion in 2021 to $17.6 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.3% during the forecast period, according to ResearchAndMarkets. The major driving factors contributing…
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Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program
by Sue Poremba •
When you run a small business, outsourcing for services like IT and security makes a lot of sense. While you might not have the budget for a full-time professional on staff to do these jobs, you still need the services. However, while it might be helpful to have a managed service provider handle your software […]
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Unused identities: A growing security threat
by Help Net Security •
In early May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the pipeline that pumps 45% of the East Coast’s fuel, announced that they had been hacked. In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the company’s p…
North America
IAM OT Security Risks Call for Strategic Defenses
by Spyros Rapsomanikis •
Today’s technology requires today’s identity and access management (IAM). In the past, operational technology (OT) systems were physically and logically separated from a company’s enterprise corporate business environment and the external world. That served as a control to protect them from common cyberattacks. Starting in the 1970s, serial-based analog processes controlled, managed and monitored these […]
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7 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips to Try Before The Year Ends
by Jonathan Reed •
The holiday rush is upon us, and so is the risk of cyberattack. Threat actors often get to work during the holidays. IT staff is heading out for vacation, and everyone is in a hurry. This means we might skimp on security. Still, there are some holiday cybersecurity tips that will help make the season […]
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Most challenging security threats for CTOs
by Help Net Security •
59% of CTOs still see human error as the main security threat to their business, alongside other prominent concerns such as ransomware (49%) and phishing (36%), a research from STX Next reveals. Despite this recognition of risk, the findings suggest th…
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Crash Course: What Is Identity Management?
by Molly Murphy •
Identity Management is verifying and permissioning users, and it’s the secret weapon against cyber attacks. Learn why you need it.
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IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down?
by NewsCred System •
How many connected devices have you added to your household since March 2020? Be sure to count fitness trackers, speakers, gaming machines and even your Tesla, if there’s one in your driveway. Were you one of the many people who waited months for a Peloton? Don’t overlook your new bike. Now add in all your […]
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Fragmented approach to identity security management creates risk
by Help Net Security •
One Identity released global survey findings that revealed a significant increase in digital identities on a global scale. This phenomenon – known as identity sprawl – has been driven by surges in user identities (internal, third parties, and customers…
Global Security News, North America
Active Directory control: How adversaries score even bigger goals via attack paths
by Help Net Security •
Microsoft Active Directory and Azure Active Directory are directory services products used for identity and access management at most major enterprises all over the world. All Active Directory (AD) environments are vulnerable to a type of attack called…
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CIS Control 6: Access Control Management
by David Lu •
CIS Control 6 merges some aspects of CIS Control 4 (admin privileges) and CIS Control 14 (access based on need to know) into a single access control management group. Access control management is a critical component in maintaining information and syst…
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What is Web Application Security? A Protective Primer for Security Professionals
by Douglas Bonderud •
Evolving threats put applications at risk. Robust web application security can help prevent compromise before it happens. Not sure where to start? Our protective primer has you covered. What Is Web Application Security? Web application security focuses on the reduction of threats through the identification, analysis and remediation of potential weaknesses or vulnerabilities. While the bulk […]
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Identity and Access Management – Who You Are & Where You Need to Be
by Bob Covello •
Remember your first day on the job? You might groan just thinking about it, or maybe you are filled with the optimistic nostalgia of all the great things you set out to accomplish. It’s all a matter of your current perspective. One of the greatest ap…