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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO

Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of organizations reviewing their password management strategies. According to a Reuters report, these ransomware bandits also breached the systems of several other companies operating in manufacturing, retail, and technology.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO

With every such change comes opportunity–for bad actors looking to game the system. Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO

Companies that have embraced the cloud need to understand the Shared Responsibility Model: a security and compliance framework that explains what shared infrastructure and systems the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and how a customer is responsible for operating systems, data, and applications utilizing the cloud.

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CVE-2023-4966 (CitrixBleed): Invalidate Active or Persistent Sessions To Prevent Further Compromise

Tenable

These session tokens allow an attacker to bypass authentication on a device even if multifactor authentication is enabled. As long as these stolen session tokens remain valid, an attacker can bypass authentication on a Citrix ADC or Gateway device. ransomware group in their exploitation of CitrixBleed.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

Hackers take advantage of out-of-date systems, software, and known security issues. However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks.

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CircleCI incident report for January 4, 2023 security incident

CircleCI

We encourage customers who have yet to take action to do so in order to prevent unauthorized access to third-party systems and stores. A note on employee responsibility vs. systems safeguards. This notification kicked off a deeper review by CircleCI’s security team with GitHub. Security best practices. Closing thoughts.

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

Types of Security and Compliance Breaches in Enterprise Applications Security and Compliance breaches in enterprise applications may occur due to distinct reasons such as data theft, cyber-attacks, mismanagement, or system failures. Auditing and monitoring should include reviewing system logs, security policies, and access controls.