General insights
Passwords are Dead
The demise of passwords Passwords have been all over the news for all the wrong reasons for sometime now. They are being compromised more easily every day. The death of passwords seems inevitable right now. Bill Gates foresaw its demise back in 2004. ...
Next-Generation Firewalls - Explained
Next-generation firewall (NGFW) At a very basic level, a firewall can be defined as a network security system, either an equipment, a software, or both, that controls the traffic flow between a trusted network (say an enterprise LAN) and an insecure ...
What we've Learnt from GDPR
GDPR’s stringent regulations have ensured businesses can no longer be ignorant about how they obtain, process and store data. Now businesses need to have a legitimate reason to collect and use data. They also need to delete the data once its intended ...
General Data Protection Regulation - Explained
In 2012, the European Union (EU) lawmakers decided to modernize the data protection and privacy rules present across the 28 EU state blocks. The proposal was drafted to boost individual rights and give consumers greater control over their data in ...
Cybersecurity Trends to Lookout for in 2021
Current trends in Cybersecurity: Blockchain, biometrics, GDPR and more In this digital age, all our online activities leave trails. In spite of privacy-related incidents that have affected businesses and individuals alike, very little has gone into ...
Enterprise Single Sign-on: Key benefits
What are the Driving Factors for Enterprises to Deploy Single Sign-on Solutions? Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication service where one set of login credentials is used to gain access to multiple independent but related applications. Using ...
Why is Multi Factor Authentication Important?
In the real world, proving your identity is easy and straightforward. When you show up in person to open a bank account, or book a hotel, you present your government-issued ID so that the company you are dealing with, can physically see that you are ...
Smart Speakers and Privacy: Explained
Privacy Concerns with Smart Speakers Eavesdropping is a sensitive concern. Would you let strangers eavesdrop at your home and store the recordings? No, right? Yet, that is what smart assistants like Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa are doing to ...
NIST Guidelines for Enhanced Password Security
Passwords are the first line of defense for enterprises against security breaches. A secure network environment requires its users to use strong passwords. Password policies are present to help the system administrators ensure that users in the ...