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Defusing the Threat of Compromised Credentials

Compromised credentials are at the root of many intrusions, but there are ways to reduce the threat from stolen credentials.

Identity, Credential Theft

Organizations Grapple With Identity Pain Points

Cisco's 2024 Cybersecurity Readiness Index showed that 36 percent of respondents ranked identity protection as a major challenge.

Identity

‘Radical Transparency’ Needed For Tackling Identity Challenges

“One of the biggest challenges that we face in this space… is to say, ‘how are we doing?’” said CISA's Eric Goldstein, speaking at the Identity, Authentication and the Road Ahead event on Thursday.

Identity

SEC: SIM Swapping Attack Led to Twitter Account Compromise

New revelations from the investigation into the SEC's Twitter account compromise reveal that it stemmed from a SIM swapping attack and that MFA had been disabled on the account.

Identity

Trump Executive Order Focuses on Rules for Cloud Providers

One of the last executive orders for the outgoing Trump Administration authorized the Commerce Department to create "know your customer" rules for infrastructure-as-a-service providers.

Government, Cloud, Identity