July 18, 2024
Top 10 Takeaways From Gartner Security And Risk Management Summit
In a year when 80% of CIOs are increasing their investment in cybersecurity, the 2024 Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit drew more than 5,000 cybersecurity executives for the latest trends, technologies, operations and leadership insights. Today’s organizations are dealing with increasing cybersecurity compromises and significant talent shortfalls in cybersecurity. This year’s summit kept that context in mind […]
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June 27, 2024
The Future Of Identity Security: Top Trends And Insights
Identity security walks a fine line. This area of cybersecurity authorizes the right users to access specific network systems, applications, and data so vital work gets done – while also minimizing your organization’s attack surface to safeguard systems and data. Identity security faces a growing list of complications, among them: Read on for current trends and […]
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November 09, 2023
Identity Security Trends In The Age Of Zero Trust
Zero trust strategies have thrown identity back in the spotlight, catching the attention of CISOs who wonder if they’re putting enough focus on identity security. Without identity, a zero trust approach can’t authenticate which users to authorize for access to specific network resources. With identity security, you know which people and machines are in your network, […]
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October 05, 2022
Identity & Access Management: The 3 Pillars of IAM
In honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness month, Sayers will be releasing a series of short videos focused on various cybersecurity topics. In this episode, I’d like to provide you with an overview of Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM). Identity and Access Management, often referred to as IAM, are the structures and processes within an […]
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February 16, 2022
Complete Guide to Privileged Access Management
A big part of protecting your organization from cyberattacks starts with two questions: Who really needs access to critical systems and functions, and how will you grant those individuals access? Answering those questions is where privileged access management (PAM) comes in. PAM secures and monitors account credentials that have elevated permissions to critical systems including firewalls, […]
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July 08, 2021
Is Passwordless Authentication the Future?
When it comes to hacks and data breaches, what is the most common way cybercriminals breach sensitive information? Are they master hackers that can bypass firewalls and other security measures? Not quite.More often, breaches are simply from an actor logging into the system with stolen credentials. To support this use of identity-based breaches, phishing attacks […]
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June 09, 2020
Issues with Multi-factor Authentication: PSA for MFA App Users
Firstly, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is an absolute must. If you are not using it on your accounts, especially Internet accessible and critical systems, you are opening yourself up to a lot of unnecessary risk. However, MFA doesn’t come without its own challenges and this is my journey into one of them. My three-year-old iPhone is at the end of its useful life, so last weekend I purchased a new iPhone and began […]
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July 23, 2019
Your Password Policy Should Challenge Hackers, Not Your Users
Any time a human is involved, the potential for weakened security increases. Password policies are necessary for cybersecurity compliance; however, burdensome password policies can result in bad user behavior like password transformation. SUBSCRIBE TO SAYERS BLOG REMEMBER WHEN – IBM published the startling statistic that human error was found to be involved in 95% of all security incidents in “2014 Cyber […]
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