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  • SCIM: A Critical Yet Underappreciated Element in Enterprise IAM

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/scim-a-critical-yet-underappreciated-element-in-enterprise-iam.


    Discover how SCIM improves enterprise IAM complementing SSO for automated authentication and authorization.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #iam, #identity-and-access-management, #authorization, #authentication, #single-sign-on, #robust-ilm-system, #scim, #idaas, and more.


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    SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) is a crucial but often overlooked component of enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM). It automates user account provisioning and deprovisioning across multiple applications, enhancing security and efficiency. While Single Sign-On (SSO) is important, SCIM complements it by ensuring comprehensive access management, especially in BYOD environments. The article urges service providers to support SCIM and enterprise IAM teams to implement it for better identity lifecycle management.

    7 min
  • Actionable Threat Intelligence at Google Scale: Meet Google Threat Intelligence Powered by Gemini

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/actionable-threat-intelligence-at-google-scale-meet-google-threat-intelligence-powered-by-gemini.


    Google Threat Intelligence provides unparalleled visibility into the global threat landscape.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #threat-intelligence, #google-threat-intelligence, #good-company, #osint, #ai-driven-threat-intelligence, #curated-intelligence, #croudsourced-intelligence, #hackernoon-top-story, and more.


    This story was written by: @googlecloud. Learn more about this writer by checking @googlecloud's about page,
    and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.


    Google Threat Intelligence provides unparalleled visibility into the global threat landscape. We offer deep insights from Mandiant’s leading incident response and threat research team, and combine them with our massive user and device footprint and VirusTotal’s broad crowdsourced malware database. Google Threat Intelligence includes Gemini in Threat Intelligence, our AI-powered agent that provides conversational search across our vast repository of threat intelligence, enabling customers to gain insights and protect themselves from threats faster than ever before.

    8 min
  • The Snowflake Hack and Its Domino Effect

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-snowflake-hack-and-its-domino-effect.


    Learn how to secure your company's data in the wake of major breaches. Discover a four-zone approach to data management that balances security and accessibility
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #data-security, #data-management, #snowflake-hack, #atandt-breach, #data-architecture, #data-governance, #third-party-risk-management, #hackernoon-top-story, and more.


    This story was written by: @liorb. Learn more about this writer by checking @liorb's about page,
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    AT&T revealed that data from "nearly all" of its wireless customers was compromised in a breach connected to the Snowflake hack. This disclosure, coming seven weeks after Snowflake's initial announcement of unauthorized access to certain customer accounts, has deepened the crisis. In today's interconnected digital landscape, your data security is only as strong as your weakest link.

    9 min
  • Tech Expert Durga Sanagana Advances Next-Gen Firewalls and Threat Modeling Techniques

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/tech-expert-durga-sanagana-advances-next-gen-firewalls-and-threat-modeling-techniques.


    Durga Prasada Rao Sanagana, the lead cybersecurity architect at a renowned financial organization, is a tech expert stepping up to combat cyber threats.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #durga-prasada-rao-sanagana, #cybersecurity-innovation, #next-gen-firewalls, #threat-modeling-techniques, #ai-in-cybersecurity, #durga-sanagana, #good-company, and more.


    This story was written by: @missinvestigate. Learn more about this writer by checking @missinvestigate's about page,
    and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.


    Durga Prasada Rao Sanagana, the lead cybersecurity architect at a renowned financial organization, is a tech expert stepping up to combat cyber threats with advanced firewall defenses.

    5 min
  • Critical Vulnerability in Swedish BankID Exposes User Data

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/critical-vulnerability-in-swedish-bankid-exposes-user-data.


    A common misconfiguration found in services integrating BankID, allows attackers to take over victim's accounts exploiting a Session Fixation bug
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #bugbounty, #account-takeover, #digital-identity, #session-fixation-attack, #swedish-bankid-vulnerability, #eid-security-research, #secure-authentication, #hackernoon-top-story, and more.


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    When a service uses BankID to authenticate their users it is common for them to incorrectly implement some security features of the protocol which leaves them exposed to a Session Fixation CWE-384 vulnerability which can be used by an attacker to hijack a victim’s session on that service. Depending on the amount of access the attacker has after exploiting this vulnerability, the severity of such security flaw ranges between High and Critical

    14 min
  • Secure and Dynamic Publish/Subscribe: LCMsec: Related Work

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/secure-and-dynamic-publishsubscribe-lcmsec-related-work.


    Introducing LCMSec, a secure, brokerless Publish/Subscribe protocol for IoT and automotive applications, enhancing LCM with low-latency.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #lcmsec-protocol, #secure-publishsubscribe, #iot-security, #automotive-communication, #decentralized-systems, #group-key-agreement, #low-latency-messaging, and more.


    This story was written by: @marshalling. Learn more about this writer by checking @marshalling's about page,
    and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.


    LCM is a peer-to-peer protocol for Publish/Subscribe messaging. It is based on the Data Distribution Service (DDS) protocol. DDS supports the brokerless Publish and Subscribe systems. LCM uses a preconfigured multicast group to broadcast messages to a pre-configured group.

    7 min
  • Secure and Dynamic Publish/Subscribe: LCMsec: Description of LCM

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/secure-and-dynamic-publishsubscribe-lcmsec-description-of-lcm.


    Introducing LCMSec, a secure, brokerless Publish/Subscribe protocol for IoT and automotive applications, enhancing LCM with low-latency.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #lcmsec-protocol, #secure-publishsubscribe, #iot-security, #automotive-communication, #decentralized-systems, #group-key-agreement, #low-latency-messaging, and more.


    This story was written by: @marshalling. Learn more about this writer by checking @marshalling's about page,
    and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.


    LCM is a brokerless, topic-based Publish/Subscribe protocol designed for real-time systems that require high-throughput and lowlatency. Messages are transmitted using UDP and routed via IP-multicast to all other nodes within the multicast group. The binary-encoded LCM messages are then sent via multicast groups.

    3 min
  • Cybersecurity and AI: Meetings and Insights from the Nexus 2050 Conference

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cybersecurity-and-ai-meetings-and-insights-from-the-nexus-2050-conference.


    The Nexus 2050 conference brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss a wide range of critical topics related to cybersecurity and global resilience.
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #nexus2050, #cyber-defense, #infosec, #techsummit, #cyberwar, #cybersecurity-for-ai, #eu-ai-act, and more.


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    The Nexus 2050 conference was held in Luxembourg on 26 and 27th June 2024. It served as a crucial forum to explore the intersection of technology and cybersecurity. The event covered a range of topics including artificial intelligence (AI), sustainable development, cybersecurity, fintech, and talent development.

    11 min
  • Understanding Authentication: A Guide to Cookie-Based and Session-Based Authentication

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/understanding-authentication-a-guide-to-cookie-based-and-session-based-authentication.


    Cookies-Based Authentication Vs. Session-Based Authentication: All You Should Know!
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #authentication, #php, #web-development, #backend, #cookies, #session, #web-security, #full-stack-development, and more.


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    Cookie-Based and Session-Based Authentication are two types of token-based authentication. Cookies are kept on the client directly (Browser) Whereas sessions make use of a cookie as a kind of key to link with the server side. Because the actual values are concealed from the client and the developer has control over when the data expires, sessions are preferred by the majority of developers.

    14 min
  • Cyber Scum Are Free To Exploit Vulnerabilities Without Fear

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cyber-scum-are-free-to-exploit-vulnerabilities-without-fear.


    Cyber Scum Are Free To Exploit Vulnerabilities Without Fear. 3 out of 1,000 malicious cyber incidents. Only 3 out of 1,000 are brought to justice
    Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.
    You can also check exclusive content about #cybercrime, #cybersecurity-tips, #vulnerabilities, #digital-security, #exploit, #cybersecurity-policies, #digital-forensics, #cybercrime-penalties, and more.


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    Only 0.3% of all reported cybercrime complaints result in enforcement and prosecution. This enormous enforcement gap gives these malicious actors the boldness to carry out their nefarious activities without fear of being caught, prosecuted, or punished. Cybercriminals rake in up to $2 million annually, while others earn between $40,000 and $1 million each year.

    9 min

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