The financial services industry has never faced a more complex security and compliance landscape. Banks, credit unions, insurance firms, and fintech companies are dealing with an expanding attack surface driven by cloud adoption, remote workforces, open banking APIs, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. At the same time, regulators across the globe are tightening requirements, issuing […]
Is it time to bid adieu to passwords and say hola to fingerprints? Are we finally moving towards a virtual world where the human body could be the key for accessing physical or virtual systems? Will biometrics sound the death knell on passwords or are we speculating a plot of a sci-fi movie? Is possession-based […]
Telecommunications infrastructure powers the world. Every text message, video call, streaming session, financial transaction, and IoT data packet flows through telecom networks. And every single one of those interactions involves an identity. The telecommunications industry is going through one of the most significant transformations in its history. The rollout of 5G networks is redefining what […]
As per data released by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), during 2015 (as of December 1, 2015), out of the total data breaches reported, around 35 per cent were from the medical/healthcare industry. Although, the total breaches stood at 717, and medical/healthcare industry saw breaches of 248 during the year, what is worrying is that […]
Healthcare has been quietly going through one of the most significant technology shifts in its history. Over the past decade, the paper chart gave way to the Electronic Health Record (EHR). The in-person office visit got a digital twin in telemedicine. Patient portals, wearables, remote monitoring devices, and AI-driven diagnostic tools all joined the ecosystem. […]
When we preach that your Passwords better be complex, what to take-away when it comes to vaulting them? Passwords, aren’t they complex, a hassle to manage and on top of it they are too difficult to remember? The world is online and the number of online properties per user is going up exponentially. Data is […]
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is someone who has climbed up to a senior-level executive role within an organization. The key responsibility is to establish, protect and maintain enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets are protected through the right set of technological interventions. With time, the role has become challenging as […]
The way people work has fundamentally changed. Employees access corporate email from personal iPhones at coffee shops, executives approve financial transactions from tablets at airports, and field technicians connect to enterprise systems from rugged Android devices on job sites. The mobile workforce is no longer a future concept. It is the present reality for nearly […]
Businesses that are able to implement Identity and Access Management (IAM) technology in the right way are promised big rewards. However, CIOs and decision makers need to gain perspective on IAM implementation and make sure that their approach is progressive to get the best out of their IAM investment. Here are the things IT decision […]
Healthcare, being a social sector is designed for public access and traditionally has not considered enforcing safeguards. An effective way to approach HIPAA compliance in a healthcare establishment is by ensuring that any myth related to the regulation is defied. It becomes crucial to gain deep knowledge about the regulations. As digitization of sensitive information […]
Did you receive a request for approval lately? Is that request lying on your inbox unattended? Is there any further clarification (or worse – a series of clarifications) required to process that request – perhaps a policy consideration which might require intervention of a super senior resource? What if you are required to take out […]
IT security best practice keeps evolving, regardless of whether businesses claim that they are well aware of them. Furthermore, this knowledge is of little benefit if pre-empted actions to prevent mishaps are not taken. With IT infrastructures within companies becoming increasingly complex, it is becoming all the more important for organizations to become proactive about IT/Cyber […]
Ten years ago, most organizations protected their networks with firewalls and VPNs, treating the perimeter as the boundary between trusted and untrusted. That model no longer holds up. Today, employees work from home, from airports, and from client offices. Applications run across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premise data centers simultaneously. Third-party contractors need access […]
The parade of regulations related to cyber security means more compliance, discipline and agility to be showcased by businesses. Identity and Access Management technology has been instrumental in helping businesses achieve an upper hand on the regulatory requirements. Ever since the internet made a foray the government has been on the front foot to monitor activities over […]
Cloud technology has come a long way. As businesses express their concerns over security considerations in a cloud environment, cloud operators come up with a befitting solution. Examples of this proactive approach include Single tenancy on the (private) cloud, Bring Your Own Encryption (BYOE), Ensuring Data in Motion, … These are in keeping with the […]
Passwords have been guarding digital accounts since the earliest days of computing. Despite decades of technological progress, they remain the most common authentication method in use today, and the most frequently exploited. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen or compromised credentials are involved in over 80% of confirmed data breaches. That single […]
Every major data breach in recent memory has one thing in common: compromised credentials. Whether it was a phishing email, a brute force attack, or a leaked password database, the entry point was almost always an identity. Passwords remain the most widely used authentication mechanism in the world, and that makes them the most targeted. […]
One-Time Password (OTP) authentication is a security mechanism that generates a unique, temporary passcode valid for a single login session or transaction. Unlike static passwords, OTPs expire after use or within a short time window, making stolen credentials nearly useless to attackers. OTP is a foundational component of multi-factor authentication, enterprise IAM, and modern Zero […]
When it comes to creating intelligent system networks, it needs to be in coordination with various aspects of business. Starting with basic automation and computing to allowing modes for keeping Data in Motion, bringing checkpoints to ensure safety, falling in line with trends such as Internet of Things (IoT). A continuous unobstructed interaction amongst users – internal and external, […]
Every major data breach in recent memory shares a common thread: compromised identities. Whether attackers exploit stolen credentials, abuse excessive privileges, or move laterally through enterprise environments using legitimate access, identity has become the primary attack vector in modern cybersecurity. The traditional network perimeter no longer holds. Firewalls and VPNs cannot protect what attackers are […]