Descope Handles Authentication So Developers Don't Have To

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — February 16^th 2023 at 02:00

Developers don't have to build authentication and user management from scratch, and can devote their energies to the core functions of the application, instead.

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GPT Emerges as Key AI Tech for Security Vendors

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — January 20^th 2023 at 21:00

Orca Security is one of the companies integrating conversational AI technology into its products.

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Growing Reliance on Cloud Brings New Security Challenges

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — October 4^th 2022 at 02:00

With organizations expanding their cloud operations, cloud security is imperative to protect applications and data.

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Researchers Uncover Mysterious 'Metador' Cyber-Espionage Group

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — September 23^rd 2022 at 00:00

Researchers from SentinelLabs laid out what they know about the attackers and implored the researcher community for help in learning more about the shadowy group.

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Tackling the Cybersecurity Workforce Challenge With Apprentices

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — July 20^th 2022 at 00:51

One of the announcements out of the National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit on July 19 was the 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint.

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Reducing Risk With Zero Trust

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — June 21^st 2022 at 14:27

Zero trust isn’t just about authentication. Organizations can combine identity data with business awareness to address issues such as insider threat.

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Security Lessons From Protecting Live Events

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — June 20^th 2022 at 15:00

Security defenders working for large venues and international events need to be able to move at machine speed because they have a limited time to detect and recover from attacks. The show must go on, always.

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Harnessing AI to Proactively Thwart Threats

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — June 7^th 2022 at 14:00

By using artificial intelligence to predict how an attacker would carry out their attack, we can deploy defenses and preemptively shut down vulnerable entry points.

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For Ransomware, Speed Matters

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — June 3^rd 2022 at 13:16

Someone interested in putting together a ransomware campaign has to consider several factors. The LockBit group touts its speed over competing families to attract potential buyers for its ransowmare-as-a-service.

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Hunting for Threats Using Network Traffic Flows

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — June 1^st 2022 at 21:30

SeclarityIO's NetworkSage platform analyzes network traffic data to identify attacks before they become real problems.

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New Open Source Project Brings Consistent Identity Access to Multicloud

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — May 20^th 2022 at 12:23

Hexa and IDQL allow organizations using cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform to apply consistent access policy across all applications, regardless of environment.

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Passwords: Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words?

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — May 6^th 2022 at 14:46

For most of us, passwords are the most visible security control we deal with on a regular basis, but we are not very good at it.

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Microsoft, Apple, and Google Promise to Expand Passwordless Features

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — May 5^th 2022 at 22:08

The passwordless future just became closer to reality, as Microsoft, Apple, and Google pledge to make the standard possible across operating systems and browsers.

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GitHub to Developers: Turn on 2FA or Lose Access

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — May 4^th 2022 at 22:50

All active GitHub users who contribute code will be required to enable at least one form of two-factor authentication by the end of 2023.

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Ambient.ai Expands Computer Vision Capabilities for Better Building Security

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 29^th 2022 at 00:47

The AI startup releases new threat signatures to expand the computer vision platform’s ability to identify potential physical security incidents from camera feeds.

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A Peek into Visa's AI Tools Against Fraud

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 28^th 2022 at 00:06

Visa has invested heavily in data analytics and artificial intelligence over the past five years to secure the movement of money and keep fraud rates low.

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Doppler Takes on Secrets Management

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 27^th 2022 at 22:48

The startup is the latest company to try to solve the problem of organizing and sharing secrets.

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Fortress Tackles Supply Chain Security, One Asset at a Time

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 20^th 2022 at 00:24

Fortress Information Security will expand its Asset to Vendor Library to include hardware bill of materials and software bill of materials information.

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Microsoft Launches Purview Platform to Govern, Protect, and Manage Sensitive Data

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 19^th 2022 at 22:57

The rebranded Microsoft Purview platform integrates Microsoft 365 Compliance and Azure Purview, and adds new capabilities and products to help manage data no matter where it resides.

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Microsoft Plans Windows Auto-Update Service for Enterprises

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 12^th 2022 at 23:23

Starting in July, the Windows Autopatch service will automatically patch all software bugs, including security updates, for Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 customers, Microsoft says.

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Google, GitHub Collaboration Focuses on Securing Code Build Processes

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid， Managing Editor， Features， Dark Reading — April 11^th 2022 at 22:31

The software supply chain security tool from GitHub and Google uses GitHub Actions and Sigstore to generate a "tamper-proof" record describing where, when, and how the software is produced.