2022 Cybersecurity Statistics

As the world adjusts to a new normal, the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve. New vulnerabilities and threats have opened up new doors for hackers, with the number of cyberattacks per year jumping 31% from 2020 to 2021. How businesses responded in 2021 made a big difference in their ability to withstand threats.

How to Create Your Own Online Proxy Server in Minutes

Company browsing restrictions can cause a lot of trouble. They often use an extensive directory of “forbidden websites” that kept out all but a few popular sites. In some cases, none of the conventional proxy servers work, and even Google Translate fails. If you run into these issues, you can set up your own functioning proxy server in a matter of minutes. We’ve also looked at how to set up a VPN at home.

What Is Risk-Based Authentication?

Every business wants to keep its systems, information and applications secure. Whether your organization often deals with sensitive information or not, keeping your data secure can help prevent unexpected problems. You can improve your company’s security with solutions that contain your access information and important data in one place.

Maintaining Security When Employees Work Remotely

Maintaining Security When Employees Work Remotely

Because remote work has increased since 2020, people have enhanced their work-life balance while also gaining more flexibility and increasing productivity rates. A recent survey revealed that about 70% of respondents were working remotely, and 50% expected the move to remote work to persist for at least six months.

Why You Need Identity Management Services

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When it comes to your business, the need for identity and access management (IAM) is unquestioned. You must protect the security of your business and your data from cyber attacks. The question is, do you generate those security protocols from within, or do you find an established IAM provider for your managed identity and access management solutions? We think you will find that professional IAM managed services are the clear choice.

The Implications of Big Tech’s Meeting With Biden

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Big data is no longer just an industry buzzword — it’s estimated to grow to $103 billion by 2027. It’s no wonder that the tech sector needs to acknowledge the challenges that will arise from this growth. Before this meeting, President Joe Biden said that cybersecurity was “a core national security challenge” to the U.S. Several recent, high-profile cyberattacks had to be addressed during this meeting in Washington.

How to Better Secure User Authentication Protocols

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Authentication and authorization are not the same, and remembering that is critical to avoiding threats like ProxyToken. An attacker may use ProxyToken or a similar method to bypass authentication, but tighter controls can still mitigate damage.

What is SCIM?

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Is your organization expanding and adding a growing number of employees to your staff? Or do you see frequent movement in personnel roles, with individuals being promoted or moved to other departments? If you’ve answered, “Yes!” to either of these questions, SCIM can offer your organization a streamlined, secure way of user provisioning.

The Rise of Identity Access Management in Fintech

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Identity and access management is an umbrella term covering policies and technology that manage users’ access privileges. That includes everything from multifactor authentication (MFA) to network segmentation. Many employees use the same passwords for cloud access for critical internal data, making data breaches from credential stuffing more likely. Segmentation and access restrictions within IAM help mitigate these risks. View the full article at FinTechReview.net. ...

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  • The database in which all of your organization’s sensitive identity data is stored.
  • A digital ledger in which digital transactions are recorded chronologically and publicly.
  • Securely managing customer identity and profile data, and controlling customer access to applications and services.
  • The means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems.
  • A legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the EU.
  • The policy-based centralized orchestration of user identity management and access control.
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  • A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction.
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  • Managing and auditing account and data access by privileged users.
  • Tools and technologies for controlling user access to critical information within an organization.
  • An authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.