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Machine identity attacks will be top of mind for security leaders in 2025
Machine identities such as access tokens and service accounts are being tipped as the next big target for cyber attacks. According to Venafi’s latest research report, The Impact of Machine Identities on the State of Cloud Native Security in 2024, 86% of organizations have had a security incident related to their cloud native environment within the last year. As a…
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How to check if someone is using my identity
Identity theft affects millions every year. Cybercriminals use hacking, phishing, and other malicious activities to commit ID theft and fraud. This includes collecting your data from people search sites like Spokeo, BeenVerified, and Intelius. In this guide, we explain how you can check for identity theft. Identity theft can lead to fraud, a bad credit rating, and the theft of…
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Microsoft logs 600 million identity attacks per day as threat actors collaborate more
Microsoft has said it tracked more than 600 million identity attacks across its 2024 fiscal year, as the firm warns cybercriminals are becoming more collaborative and focused in their attacks. In its Digital Defense Report 2024, Microsoft noted the rise of identity-based cyber attacks as firms migrate to the cloud and stated that Microsoft Entra data showed 7,000 password attacks…
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Venafi’s new life under CyberArk is all about end-to-end identity management
Venafi’s Machine Identity Summit 2024 was both a statement of where the company is headed under its new owner and a reminder of its leadership in the machine identity space. Taking place at the same time as CyberArk’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Venafi was finally made official, the event acted as a stage to justify the move and explain how…
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What is Nord’s Identity Theft Insurance?
The internet is rife with cybercrime, and identity theft is one of the biggest dangers around, with the FTC receiving over 230,000 reports of identity theft in Q4 2023 alone. Hackers can steal personally identifiable information via phishing attacks and/or data breaches and use that to commit identity theft, which, in simple terms, implies stealing someone else’s identity to commit…
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Best antivirus with identity theft protection in 2024
The antivirus market is competitive, with an increasing number of providers looking to attract your attention. One way they attempt to do this is by offering features beyond traditional antivirus protection, be it cloud backup, a password manager, VPN, or even identity theft protection. The latter is particularly important because identity theft carries many risks, one of the biggest of…
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