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Altus CDH Platform Security & Cybersecurity Authentication configuration demonbot kerberos malware secure clusters security XBashTwo new strains of malware– XBash and DemonBot –are targeting Apache Hadoop servers for Bitcoin mining and DDOS purposes. MORE
What this means is that you are going to have to reveal the authentic you to them. To persuade a group of people, they are going to have to feel that they are dealing with the authentic you and so you’ll have to reveal the real you to them. MORE
Everybody needs two factor authentication, but just exactly what is it? One of the most powerful techniques that is currently being used is something called “two factor authentication” What is this security technique and how many different flavors of it exist? MORE
Step 5: Add two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication, which requires a one-time passcode, in addition to your password, keeps hackers at bay. But since I started using two-factor authentication, I’m not worried about it,” she says. MORE
One of the most significant capabilities in the enterprise defensive arsenal is multi-factor authentication. Multi-factor defense helps solve many weaknesses of password authentication. Many two factor authentication systems have very glaring vulnerabilities. MORE
A new penetration testing tool published at the start of the year by a security researcher can automate phishing attacks with an ease never seen before and can even blow through login operations for accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA). MORE
Work emails were protected by two-factor authentication, a technique that uses a second passcode to keep accounts secure. 1) Enable Two Factor authentication through an app, and not SMS , everywhere you can. Remember "cybersecurity"? MORE
In this post, I want to look at just the question of when it makes sense to use Facebook Connect, Twitter Oauth, OpenID, Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication, Google Friend Connect or basically any of the other authentication mechanisms. I had originally authenticated myself using OpenID. MORE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Due to Apple’s work on inbuilt Biometric authentication system using finger prints or other methods in its iPhone and iPad devices, there is a huge opportunity for any iPhone Development Company to develop mobile apps with Biometric Authentication support. Vein Pattern Authentication. MORE
With due technical advancement and increasing demand of software for various tasks (of our individual, personal as well as commercial needs), the authenticity of using these software has become as crucial as they themselves are. MORE
Back in January 2010, I wrote a post that's one of the most popular on this blog: When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? as part of your registration and authentication mechanism. MORE
Previously ZooKeeper does not support authentication and authorization of servers that are participating in the leader election and quorum forming process; ZooKeeper assumes that every server that is listed in the ZooKeeper configuration file (zoo.cfg) is authenticated. Background. MORE
Step 1: Use two-factor authentication. In its most common form online, two-factor authentication makes you use a second, one-time password to access your account. Set up your phone with a passcode or other security measure, use two-factor authentication (there it is again!), MORE
Security, Information Security, Security Blogwatch, User Authentication, Information Security (Info Sec How secure is your website? This week brings worrying news about how easy it is to take over accounts at the biggest web hosting providers. MORE
introduces support for LDAP authentication, improved Java 8 support, and instance template level normalization configuration. Cloudera Director Active Directory Amazon AWS Amazon Web Services aws azure cloud storage Cloudera Data Science Workbench google cloud Google Cloud Platform java Java 8 LDAP LDAP Authentication Microsoft Azure on demand tlsCloudera Director 2.7 MORE
The closest category of security solutions might be those of identity management, authentication and authorization but they are doing these things for hardware, not people. PFP Cyber does something so new and so positive it almost defies categorization. MORE
Thrift client authentication and doAs impersonation, introduced in HBase 1.0, The post Thrift Client Authentication Support in Apache HBase 1.0 provides more flexibility for your HBase installation. MORE
Delegation tokens were designed and are widely used in the Hadoop ecosystem as an authentication method. Apache Hadoop’s security was designed and implemented around 2009, and has been stabilizing since then. MORE
With the movement of our personal and business critical data to the ‘cloud’, and directed attacks on that data, many of us make use of stronger security through use two-factor authentication. Depending on which service, you use Google Authenticator, have a code sent via SMS, get a plain old phone call, the RSA key fob, or rely on email and then type your six digit code if you haven’t been logged out by that point. MORE
2-Factor Authentication. Secure your network and systems with a strong password, and if that’s not enough, try a 2-factor authentication. Data breaches and compromised websites frequently used to spread malware can be risky for your business; including small businesses. MORE
With this new release, setting up a separate MIT KDC for cluster authentication services is no longer necessary. Until recently, the preferred architecture was to configure your Hadoop cluster to connect directly to an MIT key distribution center (KDC) for authentication services. MORE
Passwordless authentication has been the Holy Grail of security for years, but progress has been painfully slow. There are a few technical, legal and even ethical considerations to take into account, but be as it may, biometric, passwordless authentication is here to stay Until a few years ago, the technology to implement passwordless logins on a grand scale simply wasn’t available. However, the industry juggernaut is slowly but surely changing this. MORE
SSL Protocol and Authentication. Once the communication system is in place, you ought to use mutual SSL authentication with your applications to ensure that your app is interacting with a known server. Top Ten Things to Keep in Mind for Data Security in Building Mobile Apps. MORE
On Labor Day, September 5 th 2016, NIST published their Digital Authentication Guideline: Public Preview. The base document SP 800-63-3 is the third iteration of this special publication, and has been renamed to: Digital Authentication Guideline. Nathaniel Crocker. MORE
Django is a framework for web developers, it provides amazing infrastructure required for database-driven websites that have user authentication, content administration, file uploads, and much more. Hello everyone, from today we’re going to start a new tutorial series on Django framework. MORE
Authentication is one of the most important parts of any web application. For decades, cookies and server-based authentication was the easiest solution. However, handling authentication in modern Mobile and Single Page Applications can be tricky and demand a better approach. One of the best known solutions to authentication problems for APIs is the JSON Web Token (JWT MORE
Earlier this month , the standards groups FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced that online services can begin implementing a new Web authentication standard called WebAuthn into their sites and apps as part of the update to the log-in protocol FIDO2. MORE
JSON web tokens (JWTs) provide a method of authenticating requests that's convenient, compact, and secure. In this tutorial, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Sebastian Schocke shows how to implement JWT authentication in an Angular 6 single-page application (SPA), complete with a Node.js More often than not, Angular apps will include them in their data flows. MORE
IBM has a tradition of making major cryptography breakthroughs, such as the design of the Data Encryption Standard (DES); Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC); the first lattice-based encryption with a rigorous proof-of-security; and numerous other solutions that have helped advance data security. MORE
Use two factor authentication for every account: There is no such thing as a silver bullet in cyber defense, but this is one of the most important things you can do. If an account does not offer multi-factor authentication, consider closing it. Bob Gourley. MORE
Part 2: API Access Control and Authentication with Kubernetes, Ambassador and ORY Oathkeeper: Q&A and Tutorial The Datawire and ORY teams have recently been discussing the challenges of API access control in a cloud native environment, the highlights of which I capture below in a Q&A. MORE
Since I had difficulty puzzling out the limited documentation, particularly on the authentication and authorization aspects, I wrote a short article to capture what I'd learned. In 2015, I wrote a command line script to get some data from YouTube. Google updated its libraries in 2016, breaking my scripts. I was busy with other things at the time, so didn't update them (or the article). Finally I've got around to it now, and updated both. MORE
Along with two-factor authentication , however, the rise of the affordable physical two-factor authentication key has helped give consumers more security than ever before. MORE
Today, we will be discussing the latter, and unveiling our plans for a comprehensive overhaul of our onboarding and authentication procedures. How does one secure a vast, distributed network of tech talent? There are three ways of doing this: the right way, the wrong way, and the Toptal way. In this post, Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic will help you get acquainted with our brand new processes. MORE
Security, Information Security, Security Blogwatch, User Authentication, Information Security (Info Sec How secure is your website? This week brings worrying news about how easy it is to take over accounts at the biggest web hosting providers. MORE
For most of the consumers, the word/technology doesn’t seem alien, thanks to the Tech Giant, Apple who released its first ever iPhone X series with Face ID technology, that uses your face as a measure of authentication and unlocks the phone. All it needs to do is authenticate the person by their biometrics face detection technology and for more secure operation, a consumer can always enter the registered phone number as a two-way authentication process. MORE
In a perfect world, the person in the CIO position would be able to make the authentication of both customers and employees almost invisible. Additionally, authentication tools are being developed that track what apps you open most frequently. A number of electronic break-ins, including the one at Equifax, are going to raise questions about trying to authenticate a person using things like their Social Security number or other personal data. MORE
Vidder secure enclave trust assessment Multifactor Authentication network securityIn the second of a series of blog posts on a Cloud-based Enterprise, we’ll examine how a Secure Enclave utilizes a Zero Trust Network to protect itself from cyberattacks. MORE
Impala authentication can now be handled by a combination of LDAP and Kerberos. Impala , the open source analytic database for Apache Hadoop, supports authentication—the act of proving you are who you say you are—using both Kerberos and LDAP. MORE
A solution to this problem is to use Multifactor Authentication to prevent a stolen password from being enough for an adversary to gain access to critical systems. trusted access control BYOD Security MFA Multifactor Authentication Endpoint SecurityAccording to the 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report “81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords.” MORE
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The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 23, 2019
Everybody needs two factor authentication, but just exactly what is it? One of the most powerful techniques that is currently being used is something called “two factor authentication” What is this security technique and how many different flavors of it exist?
Xicom
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Due to Apple’s work on inbuilt Biometric authentication system using finger prints or other methods in its iPhone and iPad devices, there is a huge opportunity for any iPhone Development Company to develop mobile apps with Biometric Authentication support. Vein Pattern Authentication.
Toptal
JUNE 20, 2018
JSON web tokens (JWTs) provide a method of authenticating requests that's convenient, compact, and secure. In this tutorial, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Sebastian Schocke shows how to implement JWT authentication in an Angular 6 single-page application (SPA), complete with a Node.js More often than not, Angular apps will include them in their data flows.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
With the movement of our personal and business critical data to the ‘cloud’, and directed attacks on that data, many of us make use of stronger security through use two-factor authentication. Depending on which service, you use Google Authenticator, have a code sent via SMS, get a plain old phone call, the RSA key fob, or rely on email and then type your six digit code if you haven’t been logged out by that point.
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Daniel Bryant
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Part 2: API Access Control and Authentication with Kubernetes, Ambassador and ORY Oathkeeper: Q&A and Tutorial The Datawire and ORY teams have recently been discussing the challenges of API access control in a cloud native environment, the highlights of which I capture below in a Q&A.
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Cloudera Engineering
JANUARY 24, 2017
Previously ZooKeeper does not support authentication and authorization of servers that are participating in the leader election and quorum forming process; ZooKeeper assumes that every server that is listed in the ZooKeeper configuration file (zoo.cfg) is authenticated. Background.
Cloudera Engineering
OCTOBER 23, 2014
Impala authentication can now be handled by a combination of LDAP and Kerberos. Impala , the open source analytic database for Apache Hadoop, supports authentication—the act of proving you are who you say you are—using both Kerberos and LDAP.
The Parallax
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Step 1: Use two-factor authentication. In its most common form online, two-factor authentication makes you use a second, one-time password to access your account. Set up your phone with a passcode or other security measure, use two-factor authentication (there it is again!),
The Parallax
JULY 27, 2018
Step 5: Add two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication, which requires a one-time passcode, in addition to your password, keeps hackers at bay. But since I started using two-factor authentication, I’m not worried about it,” she says.
Toptal
MARCH 31, 2016
Today, we will be discussing the latter, and unveiling our plans for a comprehensive overhaul of our onboarding and authentication procedures. How does one secure a vast, distributed network of tech talent? There are three ways of doing this: the right way, the wrong way, and the Toptal way. In this post, Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic will help you get acquainted with our brand new processes.
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Cloudera Engineering
JULY 25, 2014
With this new release, setting up a separate MIT KDC for cluster authentication services is no longer necessary. Until recently, the preferred architecture was to configure your Hadoop cluster to connect directly to an MIT key distribution center (KDC) for authentication services.
The Parallax
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Along with two-factor authentication , however, the rise of the affordable physical two-factor authentication key has helped give consumers more security than ever before.
TechBeacon
JANUARY 17, 2019
Security, Information Security, Security Blogwatch, User Authentication, Information Security (Info Sec How secure is your website? This week brings worrying news about how easy it is to take over accounts at the biggest web hosting providers.
Cloudera Engineering
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Delegation tokens were designed and are widely used in the Hadoop ecosystem as an authentication method. Apache Hadoop’s security was designed and implemented around 2009, and has been stabilizing since then.
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 24, 2011
Back in January 2010, I wrote a post that's one of the most popular on this blog: When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? as part of your registration and authentication mechanism.
The Parallax
APRIL 25, 2018
Earlier this month , the standards groups FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced that online services can begin implementing a new Web authentication standard called WebAuthn into their sites and apps as part of the update to the log-in protocol FIDO2.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
On Labor Day, September 5 th 2016, NIST published their Digital Authentication Guideline: Public Preview. The base document SP 800-63-3 is the third iteration of this special publication, and has been renamed to: Digital Authentication Guideline. Nathaniel Crocker.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 13, 2010
In this post, I want to look at just the question of when it makes sense to use Facebook Connect, Twitter Oauth, OpenID, Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication, Google Friend Connect or basically any of the other authentication mechanisms. I had originally authenticated myself using OpenID.
Toptal
APRIL 3, 2015
Passwordless authentication has been the Holy Grail of security for years, but progress has been painfully slow. There are a few technical, legal and even ethical considerations to take into account, but be as it may, biometric, passwordless authentication is here to stay Until a few years ago, the technology to implement passwordless logins on a grand scale simply wasn’t available. However, the industry juggernaut is slowly but surely changing this.
CTOvision
AUGUST 31, 2015
One of the most significant capabilities in the enterprise defensive arsenal is multi-factor authentication. Multi-factor defense helps solve many weaknesses of password authentication. Many two factor authentication systems have very glaring vulnerabilities.
Cloudera Engineering
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Altus CDH Platform Security & Cybersecurity Authentication configuration demonbot kerberos malware secure clusters security XBashTwo new strains of malware– XBash and DemonBot –are targeting Apache Hadoop servers for Bitcoin mining and DDOS purposes.
TechBeacon
JANUARY 17, 2019
Security, Information Security, Security Blogwatch, User Authentication, Information Security (Info Sec How secure is your website? This week brings worrying news about how easy it is to take over accounts at the biggest web hosting providers.
Vidder
MAY 29, 2018
Vidder secure enclave trust assessment Multifactor Authentication network securityIn the second of a series of blog posts on a Cloud-based Enterprise, we’ll examine how a Secure Enclave utilizes a Zero Trust Network to protect itself from cyberattacks.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 30, 2013
IBM has a tradition of making major cryptography breakthroughs, such as the design of the Data Encryption Standard (DES); Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC); the first lattice-based encryption with a rigorous proof-of-security; and numerous other solutions that have helped advance data security.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 31, 2016
Use two factor authentication for every account: There is no such thing as a silver bullet in cyber defense, but this is one of the most important things you can do. If an account does not offer multi-factor authentication, consider closing it. Bob Gourley.
Vidder
MAY 9, 2018
A solution to this problem is to use Multifactor Authentication to prevent a stolen password from being enough for an adversary to gain access to critical systems. trusted access control BYOD Security MFA Multifactor Authentication Endpoint SecurityAccording to the 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report “81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords.”
Cloudera Engineering
JANUARY 25, 2018
introduces support for LDAP authentication, improved Java 8 support, and instance template level normalization configuration. Cloudera Director Active Directory Amazon AWS Amazon Web Services aws azure cloud storage Cloudera Data Science Workbench google cloud Google Cloud Platform java Java 8 LDAP LDAP Authentication Microsoft Azure on demand tlsCloudera Director 2.7
Martin Fowler
JANUARY 22, 2019
Since I had difficulty puzzling out the limited documentation, particularly on the authentication and authorization aspects, I wrote a short article to capture what I'd learned. In 2015, I wrote a command line script to get some data from YouTube. Google updated its libraries in 2016, breaking my scripts. I was busy with other things at the time, so didn't update them (or the article). Finally I've got around to it now, and updated both.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 19, 2018
In a perfect world, the person in the CIO position would be able to make the authentication of both customers and employees almost invisible. Additionally, authentication tools are being developed that track what apps you open most frequently. A number of electronic break-ins, including the one at Equifax, are going to raise questions about trying to authenticate a person using things like their Social Security number or other personal data.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
What this means is that you are going to have to reveal the authentic you to them. To persuade a group of people, they are going to have to feel that they are dealing with the authentic you and so you’ll have to reveal the real you to them.
CTOvision
JANUARY 10, 2019
A new penetration testing tool published at the start of the year by a security researcher can automate phishing attacks with an ease never seen before and can even blow through login operations for accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA).
The Crazy Programmer
DECEMBER 3, 2018
With due technical advancement and increasing demand of software for various tasks (of our individual, personal as well as commercial needs), the authenticity of using these software has become as crucial as they themselves are.
The Crazy Programmer
AUGUST 30, 2018
Django is a framework for web developers, it provides amazing infrastructure required for database-driven websites that have user authentication, content administration, file uploads, and much more. Hello everyone, from today we’re going to start a new tutorial series on Django framework.
Toptal
MARCH 19, 2015
Authentication is one of the most important parts of any web application. For decades, cookies and server-based authentication was the easiest solution. However, handling authentication in modern Mobile and Single Page Applications can be tricky and demand a better approach. One of the best known solutions to authentication problems for APIs is the JSON Web Token (JWT
Coding Horror
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Work emails were protected by two-factor authentication, a technique that uses a second passcode to keep accounts secure. 1) Enable Two Factor authentication through an app, and not SMS , everywhere you can. Remember "cybersecurity"?
OTS Solutions
AUGUST 16, 2018
SSL Protocol and Authentication. Once the communication system is in place, you ought to use mutual SSL authentication with your applications to ensure that your app is interacting with a known server. Top Ten Things to Keep in Mind for Data Security in Building Mobile Apps.
CTOvision
JULY 6, 2018
The closest category of security solutions might be those of identity management, authentication and authorization but they are doing these things for hardware, not people. PFP Cyber does something so new and so positive it almost defies categorization.
Apiumhub
JANUARY 8, 2019
For most of the consumers, the word/technology doesn’t seem alien, thanks to the Tech Giant, Apple who released its first ever iPhone X series with Face ID technology, that uses your face as a measure of authentication and unlocks the phone. All it needs to do is authenticate the person by their biometrics face detection technology and for more secure operation, a consumer can always enter the registered phone number as a two-way authentication process.
The Crazy Programmer
JANUARY 9, 2019
2-Factor Authentication. Secure your network and systems with a strong password, and if that’s not enough, try a 2-factor authentication. Data breaches and compromised websites frequently used to spread malware can be risky for your business; including small businesses.
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