Tag: identity
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After helping Russia on the ground North Korea targets Ukraine with cyberespionage
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Tags: credentials, cyber, cyberespionage, email, government, hacker, identity, intelligence, korea, microsoft, north-korea, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, ukraineCredential harvesting: Before the phishing emails, the same Ukrainian government entities were targeted with email alerts impersonating Microsoft and claiming unusual sign-in activity was detected on their accounts. The victims were asked to perform identity verification by clicking on a button, which took them to credential harvesting pages.The Proofpoint researchers didn’t manage to obtain any…
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Government starts private sector engagement on digital ID and Gov.uk Wallet
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in SecurityNewsFollowing concerns from the digital identity industry that Gov.uk Wallet would dominate the market, the government has offered private sector providers a ‘critical role’ in its future, as it revealed further details on the wallet First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623927/Government-starts-private-sector-engagement-on-digital-ID-and-Govuk-Wallet
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Data on sale: Trump administration withdraws data broker oversight proposal
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Tags: breach, compliance, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, framework, group, identity, infrastructure, law, military, privacy, regulation, theft, vulnerabilityPrivacy concerns escalate : Without these protections, data brokers can continue collecting and selling Americans’ sensitive personal information with minimal oversight. This data often includes Social Security numbers, financial records, location histories, and purchase patterns, leaving consumers vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. “Demographic groups already underserved by mainstream financial services”, low-income earners, elderly individuals, and racial…
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Named an Example Vendor in 2025 Gartner® Guidance for Workforce Access Management Report
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in SecurityNewsBOULDER, Colo. Strata Identity, the Identity Orchestration company, today announced it has been named an Example Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Guidance for Workforce Access Management report by Paul Rabinovich. As noted in the report, “this research helps identity architects to modernize their AM implementations.” Orchestrated authentication that adapts to any identity system Strata’s Maverics platform modernizes……
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Healthcare Cyberattacks in 2024 Expose 276 Million Patient Records Compromised
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in SecurityNewsThe healthcare sector faced an unprecedented wave of cyber threats, with a staggering 92% of organizations reporting at least one cyberattack. This alarming statistic resulted in the compromise of over 276 million patient records, equating to approximately 758,000 records breached daily. The fallout from these breaches has been profound, with victims of medical identity theft…
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Job Seekers Targeted as Scammers Pose as Government Agencies on WhatsApp
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in SecurityNewsScammers impersonate government agencies on WhatsApp to target job seekers with fake offers, phishing sites, and identity theft… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/job-seekers-targeted-scammers-government-whatsapp/
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Job Seekers Targeted as Scammers Pose as Government on WhatsApp
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in SecurityNewsScammers impersonate government agencies on WhatsApp to target job seekers with fake offers, phishing sites, and identity theft… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/job-seekers-targeted-scammers-government-whatsapp/
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Researchers Unveil New Threat-Hunting Techniques to Detect Azure Managed Identity Abuse
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in SecurityNewsA group of cybersecurity specialists from Hunters, working under the prestigious Team Axon, have presented sophisticated threat-hunting techniques in a ground-breaking research paper titled >>Mastering Azure Managed Identities: Attack & Defense, Part 2,
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First-Party-Fraud übertrifft Scams und wird zur häufigsten Form globaler Angriffe
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in SecurityNewsInflation und steigende Lebenshaltungskosten tragen voraussichtlich zu einer Zunahme opportunistischer Betrugsfälle in den Bereichen Finanzdienstleistungen, E-Commerce und anderen Branchen bei. KI-gestützter Betrug wird voraussichtlich im Jahr 2025 zunehmen. LexisNexis Risk Solutions veröffentlicht seinen jährlichen Cybercrime-Report, eine Analyse von über 104 Milliarden globalen Transaktionen auf der »LexisNexis Digital Identity Network Plattform« im Jahr 2024 [1]…. First…
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Feel Supported by Advanced IAM Strategies
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in SecurityNewsAre You Maximizing the Potential of Your IAM Strategies? Effective data management requires a nuanced understanding of advanced Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies. Where cyber threats are evolving at a rapid pace, an organization’s cybersecurity fortification needs to keep pace. When a crucial component of successful cybersecurity, IAM strategies are essential for controlling who……
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Stay Ahead with Proactive Non-Human Identity Management
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in SecurityNewsHow Does Proactive Non-Human Identity Management Keep You Ahead? Cybersecurity, for years, has been placing humans at the center of the identity universe. But have you considered the indispensable role of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in your organization’s security matrix? By applying proactive NHI management, you can not only mitigate risks but also enhance efficiency, thereby……
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Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 71 CVEs (CVE-2025-32701, CVE-2025-32706, CVE-2025-30400)
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in SecurityNews5Critical 66Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 71 CVEs including seven zero-days, five of which were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 71 CVEs in its May 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with five rated critical and 66 rated as important. This month’s update includes patches for: .NET, Visual Studio, and Build Tools for Visual Studio Active…
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ClearVector Raises $13M to Advance Identity-Driven Security for Modern Environments
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Tags: identityFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/clearvector-raises-13m-to-advance-identity-driven-security-for-modern-environments
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Entro and Wiz Partner to Strengthen Non-Human Identity Security with Cloud Data Risk Context
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/entro-and-wiz-partner-to-strengthen-non-human-identity-security-with-cloud-data-risk-context
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Cloud breaches shift toward identity exploits
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cloud-breaches-shift-toward-identity-exploits
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Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
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in SecurityNewsThe government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623835/Govuk-One-Login-loses-certification-for-digital-identity-trust-framework
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First-Party-Fraud steigt weltweit zur häufigsten Betrugsform auf
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in SecurityNewsDer Bericht basiert auf der Auswertung von über 104 Milliarden Transaktionen, die zwischen Januar und Dezember 2024 über das LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® abgewickelt wurden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/first-party-fraud-steigt-zur-weltweit-fuehrenden-betrugsform-auf/a40757/
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IAM 2025: Diese 10 Trends entscheiden über Ihre Sicherheitsstrategie
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Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, best-practice, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, credentials, crypto, cryptography, detection, dora, framework, governance, iam, identity, iot, kritis, login, mfa, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, service, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trustDie Kernaussage der EIC Conference 2025: IAM ist ein ganzheitlicher Architekturansatz und kein Toolset. Identity & Access Management (IAM) ist nicht länger eine Frage der Tool-Auswahl, sondern der Architektur. Diese Kernaussage prägte die European Identity and Cloud Conference 2025, die vom 6. bis 9. Mai in Berlin stattfand. Mit über 1.500 Teilnehmern, 300 Rednern und…
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First-Party-Fraud steigt zur weltweit führenden Betrugsform auf
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in SecurityNewsDer Bericht basiert auf der Auswertung von über 104 Milliarden Transaktionen, die zwischen Januar und Dezember 2024 über das LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® abgewickelt wurden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/first-party-fraud-steigt-zur-weltweit-fuehrenden-betrugsform-auf/a40757/
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Deepfake attacks are inevitable. CISOs can’t prepare soon enough.
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Tags: advisory, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, blockchain, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, espionage, finance, fraud, governance, grc, identity, incident response, jobs, law, mfa, north-korea, password, privacy, resilience, risk, scam, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, updateReal-world fabrications: Even security vendors have been victimized. Last year, the governance risk and compliance (GRC) lead at cybersecurity company Exabeam was hiring for an analyst, and human resources (HR) qualified a candidate that looked very good on paper with a few minor concerns, says Kevin Kirkwood, CISO.”There were gaps in how the education represented…
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SAML vs OAuth 2.0 What’s the Difference? A Practical Guide for Developers
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in SecurityNewsIntroduction In the world of identity and access management (IAM), two protocols often come up during system design or vendor selection: SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0. While both serve to secure access, they solve fundamentally different problems and are optimized for different environments. Yet many developers confuse the two, or worse, implement one where… First…
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How to rationalize IDPs (without painful migrations)
For enterprise CIOs, CISOs, and IT leaders, managing multiple identity providers (IDPs) is a costly, complex, and security-intensive challenge. Whether due to M&A activities, multi-cloud strategies, or regulatory requirements, fragmented identity ecosystems drive up expenses, increase security risks, and hinder operational efficiency. Why organizations run multiple identity providers Large enterprises often run multiple Identity Providers……
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Building IDP Resilience
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in SecurityNewsIn today’s digital economy, identity is more than just an authentication checkpoint”, it’s the backbone of user access, security, and continuity. And as CISOs and IAM architects work to modernize their identity systems, one imperative has moved from the sidelines to center stage: IDP resilience. When identity becomes a single point of failure Most enterprises…
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FBI warns that end of life devices are being actively targeted by threat actors
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Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, botnet, china, cisco, control, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, firmware, Hardware, identity, infection, intelligence, Internet, malware, network, password, router, sans, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLinksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610NCradlepoint E100Cisco M10Threat actors, notably Chinese state-sponsored actors, are successfully exploiting known vulnerabilities in routers exposed to the web through pre-installed remote management software, according to the FBI. They then install malware, set up a botnet, and sell proxy services or launch coordinated attacks.”The…
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RSA Conference 2025: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Trust, Identity, and Access at Scale
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in SecurityNewsRSAC 2025 revealed that AI agents are reshaping trust and identity. Learn what top CISOs are doing about it and how the conversation about NHI governance is evolving. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/rsa-conference-2025-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-trust-identity-and-access-at-scale/