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How to Integrate Biometric Authentication in iOS and Android

Progress

Learn how to easily integrate biometric authentication like Face ID and Touch ID in your native iOS and Android mobile apps with NativeScript and Kinvey. Have you ever wondered how many secure applications are using biometric authentication? Curious how biometric auth could work with an enterprise authentication solution?

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How Cloud Security Influences IoT Security

Xebia

How does authentication work? . . 509 certificate to authenticate while others have derived credentials based on unique device characteristics such as MAC addresses. When using non certificate authentication, it’s important that the credentials cannot be guessed by the attacker. . . Some devices use an X.509

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On Least Privilege, JIT, and Strong Authorization

Firemon

Because although least privilege isn’t always too horrible to implement for the average user or employee, it’s really hard to enforce on developers and administrators who, by design, need more privileges. Just as we have MFA for strong authentication, we need something for strong authorization. Just in Time JIT is a flavor of PIM/PAM.

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The software engineering rule of 3

Erik Bernhardsson

Maybe it’s one or more of the following: It requires 2-factor authentication. The same reasoning applies to system design but with a very different conclusion. When you build a new system from scratch, and you have no idea about how it’s eventually going to be used, don’t get too attached to assumptions.

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Microsoft’s July 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 130 CVEs (CVE-2023-36884)

Tenable

Important CVE-2023-32049 | Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2023-32049 is a security feature bypass vulnerability impacting Windows SmartScreen, an early warning system designed to protect against malicious websites used for phishing attacks or malware distribution.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Insights on Hive Ransomware, Supply Chain Security, Risk Metrics, Cloud Security

Tenable

Require “phising-resistant” multifactor authentication as much as possible, in particular for services like webmail, VPNs, accounts with access to critical systems and accounts that manage backups. Ensure your cloud databases and storage are properly secured with strong authentication requirements and properly configured.

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The software engineering rule of 3

Erik Bernhardsson

Maybe it’s one or more of the following: It requires 2-factor authentication. The same reasoning applies to system design but with a very different conclusion. When you build a new system from scratch, and you have no idea about how it’s eventually going to be used, don’t get too attached to assumptions.