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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

TechCrunch

Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. In tight economies, organizations feel the pressure to shift software development efforts to initiatives that’ll move the needle for business.

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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” It sounds simple, but it could be a hedge against similar social engineering and phishing hacks.

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

CIO

Building sales requires a well-equipped sales team, and in today’s digital world, that means IT must become a strong support partner. Is your IT organization doing all it can to help sales team members build and retain customers? It requires a deep commitment to frequent, clear communication and coordination on mutual goals.

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AVA Discovery View: Surfacing Authentic Moments

Netflix Tech

Through this, our teams have developed an intuition of what visual and thematic artwork characteristics work well for what genres of titles. to pull moments from video content that authentically represent the title’s narrative themes, main characters, and visual characteristics.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access. Traditional security controls are bypassed in such attacks as bad actors assume a user’s identity and their malicious activity is indistinguishable from routine behavior.

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Cybersecurity in Custom Software Development: Why It Matters

InfoBest

In today’s digital landscape, where cyber threats are on the rise, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures in custom software development projects is more important than ever. Why is Cybersecurity Important in Software Development? Maintaining Trust Cybersecurity is critical to maintaining user trust.

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

We will also discuss the negative impact of security and compliance breaches, the benefits of investing in secure and compliant enterprise applications, and how to integrate security and compliance into the development process. The success of this method depends on how weak or strong the password of the victim’s account is.