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A hijacked Associated Press Twitter account that rattled markets with false word of an attack on the White House
put the security of social media in the crosshairs Wednesday.
Malware and attackers are increasingly targeting privileged accounts as part of multi-stage operations where they breach networks, gather information, and exfiltrate sensitive data.
Ionic Security, a security startup focused on enterprise cloud and mobility, announced that it has raised $9.4m in funding in a Series A-1 investment round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). Early-
Identity and information security solutions firm Entrust, on Tuesday announced updates to its Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile Smart Credential offering.
ForgeRock, an open source identity and access management (IAM) solutions provider, announced that it has raised $15 million through a Series B round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding to-date to $22 million.
Nok Nok Labs is changing the fabric of modern authentication by delivering a solution that can be used across industries from government to banking to healthcare. SecurityWeek sat down with Phillip Dunkelberger, President and CEO to discuss the startup.
In an effort to increase security for user accounts, Apple on Thursday introduced a two-step verification option for Apple IDs.
Stormpath, a cloud-based authentication and user management, formally launched its service, and at the same time announced that it has raised $8.2 million in new financing.
An alliance of Internet giants, including PayPal and Lenovo, are tackling the identity problem head-on with a new authentication system designed to do away with passwords and improve online security.
After suffering a breach last week that impacted some 250,000 accounts, Twitter is looking to bolster security by investing in two-factor authentication.
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Despite the billions of dollars spent annually by government and private industry to protect their networks and critical data assets, the large majority of breaches can be tied directly to human error and/or a breakdown in protocol.
Without the internal and external safeguards working in conjunction, your vulnerability will spike and your performance will suffer as a by-product -- two things you can’t afford to have happen.
When it comes to setting the standards for crucial internet functionality such as authentication, the Internet community must remain vigilant and carefully examine and scrutinize change proposals, to ensure they support the greater good of all of the Internet users.
Enjoy this selection of top picks for 2010, listed in no particular order. Happy New Year!
The day after Twin Towers fell, all kinds of security measures changed and new ones were implemented overnight. Is there a Web identity 911 equivalent wake-up call coming—a single event that will suddenly jolt us into enforced standards overnight?
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The WikiLeaks exposure highlights a clear need for a change in the way many classified networks are architected and managed, the way organizations manage their most sensitive information, and should also be looked at as a red flag by enterprises.
In 1998, Intel announced the introduction of processor identities. Anti-fraud practitioners celebrated, security experts busied themselves thinking of the research implications, and privacy advocates were terrified...
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