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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO

All other needs, for example, authentication, encryption, log management, system configuration, would be treated the same—by using the architectural patterns available. Some of them not only can provide strong authentication, but also have the ability to be used as a secret repository.

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How Cloud Security Influences IoT Security

Xebia

The best way to answer this is to through a threatmodelling exercise. How does authentication work? . . 509 certificate to authenticate while others have derived credentials based on unique device characteristics such as MAC addresses. Can a non-authenticated user access information on the service? Is it tested?

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How Custom Healthcare Software Development Can Help Hospitals

Sunflower Lab

These security measures could take the form of multi-factor authentication. Anti-spam and strong firewalls are also key to protecting against hackers seeking confidential patient information. Encourage Exercise. It’s estimated that 20% of all healthcare costs result from lack of consistent exercise and lack of sleep.

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Architect defense-in-depth security for generative AI applications using the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Some risks may be acceptable to your business, and a threat modeling exercise can help your company identify what your acceptable risk appetite is. Define strict data ingress and egress rules to help protect against manipulation and exfiltration using VPCs with AWS Network Firewall policies.

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Avoid IT Heartbreak This Valentine’s Day With Ransomware Detection

Kaseya

Let’s patch things up Although the cornerstone of any security exercise is patching, many companies fail to implement a robust patch strategy. Properly configuring your firewalls and enforcing two-factor authentication are also a must.

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Automating compliance in software delivery

CircleCI

Access control begins with authentication, which involves confirming the identity of users before granting access to sensitive data. At a minimum, user authentication involves validating a unique username and password. Two-factor authentication, for example, often requires both a username and password combo and a biometric scan.

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What Should A CIO Do After You’ve Been Hacked?

The Accidental Successful CIO

We invest in firewalls, two-factor authentication systems, and lots and lots of training for everyone in the company. Such an approach is a great investment that CIOs can use as evidence that they are exercising due care and due diligence when it comes to security.