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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Once inside the system, the hacker gained access to files uploaded by Okta customers using valid session tokens from recent support cases.

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Steps CIOs should take to protect customer data in Nigeria’s open banking systems

CIO

Due to Nigeria’s fintech boom borne out of its open banking framework, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published a much-awaited regulation draft to govern open banking procedures. Open banking is the only way you can set systems like agency banking, mobile banking and use dollars.”. Traditional banking is fading away,” he says.

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Kill Performance Reviews and Establish 90-Day Career Portfolio Reviews

Strategy Driven

Revamping the traditional performance review process is not just a shift in strategy, but a transformation in the corporate ethos. In an era where agility and adaptability are paramount, the traditional annual performance review seems as antiquated as a dial-up internet connection in the age of high-speed broadband.

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

TechCrunch

VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Good or Evil?

CIO

As I reflect on the biggest technology innovations during my career―the Internet, smartphones, social media―a new breakthrough deserves a spot on that list. Given that we are still in the early stages of Generative AI, organizations should regularly review and evolve their policies as needed.

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Securing Your Metadata from Cloud Heists with Prisma Cloud’s Attack Path Policies

Prisma Clud

Far too often an EC2 instance is left accessible to anyone on the internet. Using an array of sophisticated tools, they can easily infiltrate the system. Judiciously assign and regularly review permissions. If not set up correctly, you can unknowingly create a security risk. Step 2 Activate IMDSv2.

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Protecting DoD Building Management Systems with Advanced OT Security

Tenable

Department of Defense’s building management systems (BMS) have grown exponentially due to the DoD's adoption of smart technologies such as IoT. These smart technologies are designed to improve the monitoring and maintenance of these systems, but they also create new attack surfaces. The cyberthreats to the U.S.