TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

One such company, Stytch , just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform. The company was founded on the premise that passwords are no longer secure, and make companies easy targets for hackers and expose them to account takeover risk.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Plus, OWASP is offering guidance about deepfakes and AI security. Those are three security measures cyber teams should proactively take in response to an ongoing and “large scale” email spear-phishing campaign targeting victims with malicious RDP files , according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2021

Oren Yunger is an investor at GGV Capital , where he leads the cybersecurity vertical and drives investments in enterprise IT, data infrastructure, and developer tools. He was previously chief information security officer at a SaaS company and a public financial institution. Oren Yunger. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

In this special edition, we’ve selected the most-read Cybersecurity Snapshot items about AI security this year. ICYMI the first time around, check out this roundup of data points, tips and trends about secure AI deployment; shadow AI; AI threat detection; AI risks; AI governance; AI cybersecurity uses — and more.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It can be easy to fall victim to a BEC attack, especially for companies with limited resources and leaner teams handling payments. Many businesses are now requiring employees to update payment information through secure portals rather than relying on email communications, which reduces the chance of falling victim to an attack.

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CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. It is highly likely that these investments have led to greater operational security (OPSEC) and specialization in China-linked intrusion operations, the researchers noted.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics. Runa Sandvik, founder of Granitt. Image: (supplied).

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Coding Horror

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Remember "cybersecurity"? security-facabook.com. They were working with IT and security professionals. Work emails were protected by two-factor authentication, a technique that uses a second passcode to keep accounts secure. Mysterious hooded computer guys doing mysterious hooded computer guy. tcgoogle.com.

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The Crazy Programmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Attackers take the opportunity to gain access to a container to start trying to find more weaknesses within the network, file system, or process controls which is where Kubernetes security risks can increase. In addition to this, hackers try to gain access to Kubernetes resources via Kubelets or API servers. Protecting Kubernetes.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Check out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. 1 - CISA issues cloud security mandate for federal agencies To boost its cloud security, the U.S. Its foundation is CISAs Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project, which offers recommendations for hardening the configuration of cloud services.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)began enforcing new cybersecurity disclosure rules. Recognizing the critical need for transparency and robust cybersecurity measures, the U.S. As part of their fiduciary duties, boards play a key role in the oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2024

The days when most companies completely shied away from using cloud resources for highly sensitive data or applications have passed, and for good reason. Today, cloud providers may offer better cybersecurity protections than many companies can provide on-premises. The security professional shortage Some 3.5

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

And get the latest on cloud security, SMBs' MFA use and the CIS Benchmarks. Document the secure baseline configurations for all IT/OT systems. Require phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication for all users and on all VPN connections. Secure internet-facing devices. Monitor your attack surface continuously.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Enable multi-factor authentication on everything you have. Katie Moussouris, founder of Luta Security. ” To better thwart ransomware attacks, startups must get cybersecurity basics right by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As these big names demonstrate, these kinds of attacks can be hard for even the most well-resourced organizations to protect against. Now, cybersecurity startup Nudge Security is emerging from stealth to help organizations tackle what they think is the biggest cybersecurity weakness: people.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

Cybersecurity cannot stand still, or the waves of innovation will overrun the shores. Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. Cybersecurity budgets are typically caught between these two forces.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When developers are creating a new application, they may build security features over time or take advantage of commercial offerings or open source libraries to implement certain security functions such as authentication or secrets management. There’s a lot of things that applications need that are securely related.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2023

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Critical infrastructure forms the fabric of our society, providing power for our homes and businesses, fuel for our vehicles, and medical services that preserve human health. Examples are all around us.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 21, 2023

However, as more organizations rely on these applications, the need for enterprise application security and compliance measures is becoming increasingly important. Breaches in security or compliance can result in legal liabilities, reputation damage, and financial losses.

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. The exposure of personal or sensitive information can lead to identity theft, phishing attacks, and other forms of cybercrime. There is no silver bullet in cybersecurity.

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Finding the right partner means that CIOs don’t have to build that expertise in-house or waste time and resources trying to DIY their AI,” he adds. A huge part of the problem is that generative AI is so new that little expertise exists, says Seth Blank, CTO at Valimail, an email authentication provider.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 23, 2024

IAM Database Authentication lets you log in to your Amazon RDS database using your IAM credentials. This makes it easier to manage access, improves security, and provides more control over who can do what. By following the above-mentioned steps, you can enable and use IAM-based authentication securely.

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CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. It is highly likely that these investments have led to greater operational security (OPSEC) and specialization in China-linked intrusion operations, the researchers noted.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Check out a new framework for better securing open source projects. 1 - New cybersecurity framework for open source projects Heres the latest industry effort aimed at boosting open-source software security. OpenSSF created the OSPS Baseline after concluding that open-source project leaders often need help with cybersecurity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Back in 2018, Refael Angel, a former security software engineer at Intuit, had an idea for a new approach to protect encryption keys — the random string of bits created to scramble and unscramble data — on the cloud. GitGuardian estimates that app security engineers on average have to handle over 3,400 secrets occurrences.

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CIO

JULY 7, 2023

As more individuals use browser-based apps to get their work done, IT leaders need to provide seamless access to corporate apps and tools while minimizing security risks. How can organizations improve employee experiences without compromising necessary governance and security controls?

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Jamf , the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera , a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market close today. It is the leader in the market, and snagging Wandera provides a missing modern security layer for the platform. .

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CIO

JUNE 3, 2024

However, amidst the allure of newfound technology lies a profound duality—the stark contrast between the benefits of AI-driven software development and the formidable security risks it introduces. This dichotomy underscores the need for a nuanced understanding between AI-developed code and security within the cloud-native ecosystem.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s ever more challenging in today’s work-from-anywhere world to prevent cybersecurity breaches. A well-implemented PAM program helps protect organizations against cyberthreats by monitoring, detecting, and auditing unauthorized privileged access to critical resources. billion global financial loss, according to some sources.

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CIO

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Focused on digitization and innovation and closely aligned with lines of business, some 40% of IT leaders surveyed in CIO.com’s State of the CIO Study 2024 characterize themselves as transformational, while a quarter (23%) consider themselves functional: still optimizing, modernizing, and securing existing technology infrastructure.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] This concept of least-privilege access is fundamental to Zero Trust Security practices.

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CIO

AUGUST 1, 2024

Looking ahead to the next 12-18 months, two top priorities emerge for IT leaders: developing a strong business case for AI infrastructure spending (cited by 35% of respondents to IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 3 , March 2024) and increasing cyber resilience and security (34%).

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CIO

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sarah Wetzel, Director of Human Resources, engage:BDR Companies today walk a tightrope between efficiency and effectiveness in their onboarding process. When we zoom in on the top impacts of onboarding for organizations, three critical areas emerge: security, monetary costs, and experience. But it doesnt have to be this way.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It also introduces new security challenges that demand our attention, especially as IoT is integrated into operational technology (OT) environments. 6 IoT vulnerabilities to watch out for Security risks are a significant concern for businesses using LoT and OT technology.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In this post, we explore a practical solution that uses Streamlit , a Python library for building interactive data applications, and AWS services like Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon Cognito , and the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) to create a user-friendly generative AI application with authentication and deployment.

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