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10:00 AM: Executive Roundtable: Intelligent Business: AI Decision Intelligence in the Post-BI Era on LinkedIn and YouTube

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For World Password Day, the editors at Solutions Review have compiled a list of comments from some of the top leading industry experts.

As part of World Password Day (May 2) we called for the industry’s best and brightest in Identity and Access Management to share their World Password Day best practices, predictions for the future of passwords, hot takes, and personal anecdotes. The experts featured represent some of the top Cybersecurity solution providers with experience in these marketplaces, and each projection has been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value.

37 World Password Day Quotes from Industry Experts in 2024

Neil Jones, Director of Cybersecurity Evangelism at Egnyte

For password security leaders, a growing area of concern is how biometric data needs to be stored within their organizations, and who should have access to it. With the growing availability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and the expanding volume of biometric data, there is a growing risk that users’ identities could be “cloned.” As such, password leadership requires a company’s ongoing attention and significant investment.

On the flip side, companies that aren’t on the password security forefront generally adopt a wait-and-see approach, until a password compromise results in an unfortunate data breach. For password security followers, we see commonplace utilization of weak passwords, including perennial weak passwords like 123456, password, and qwerty. And, such companies frequently over-rely on email or text-based confirmation codes, which can easily be compromised.

The good news is that any company can progress from a password security follower to a leader, by taking several essential steps. Adopt best practices like MFA, password rotation, and lockout policies, educate users about the significance of password safety, and remind users that passwords should never be shared with anyone, including their most trusted business colleagues.

Lorrie Cranor, Director of CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

With so many passwords that people have, it’s really hard for individuals to have unique, strong passwords for every account. But reusing passwords is extremely dangerous. One of the best things you can do to help protect your sensitive information is to use a password manager and have it randomly generate passwords for you.

Stuart Wells, CTO at Jumio

World Password Day reminds us of the critical vulnerabilities of relying solely on password-based authentication. Passwords are easily guessed, cracked and reused across multiple accounts, making them a prime target for cybercriminals. Traditional authentication methods measures like knowledge-based authentication (KBA) and SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) are no longer sufficient in protecting against increasingly sophisticated attacks.

To protect users in an increasingly connected world, organizations must adopt more robust and reliable methods of passwordless authentication. Biometric authentication offers a more secure and intuitive experience, ultimately reducing the impact of hacks and online fraud. Smartphone users are well-acquainted with biometric authentication, which paves the way for businesses to introduce passwordless authentication alternatives. Using biometrics at account creation and on an ongoing basis not only offers better protection against account takeover fraud but also eliminates the need to remember complex passwords and initiate password resets, which we all find annoying. It also discourages password sharing, which can inadvertently lead to data breaches and more compromised accounts.

In an age of AI-assisted cyberattacks, World Password Day needs to become World Passwordless Day. The password has outlived its usefulness, and we need stronger ways of protecting ourselves online.

Scott Algeier, Executive Director at IT-ISAC

Unfortunately, password reuse remains very common, which is a tremendous security concern. If an attacker were to receive or guess the password that is used across multiple accounts, they would have access to all accounts that are associated with that password. But creating and rotating complex and unique passwords across dozens and even hundreds of accounts is a common hurdle and stress point. Tools such as password managers are helpful, but also have risks – if someone acquires the master password for the password manager, then they will have access to each of the unique passwords in the password manager. But even password managers cannot defend against the reality that attackers have developed capabilities to bypass and compromise passwords.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an enhanced security practice, since it combines something you know (a password) with something you have (often a phone). However, the most common form of MFA – where a code is sent to your phone – can be bypassed by attackers, which has led to the development of other tools such as authenticator apps and hardware tokens. Hardware tokens are physical devices – often USB devices – and cannot be stolen digitally by crafty threat actors. This physical element accomplishes what MFA sought out to do: pair something you know (a password) with something you have (a hardware token). While hardware tokens are increasingly being adopted by organizations, their level of integration into common services is still rolling out. Experience has shown that attackers will look for ways to bypass this newest level of security.

Chris Simmons, VP of Savvy Security

Companies have, on average, at least four times more SaaS apps than what is centrally managed by an internal IT department. In fact, centralized identity is certainly a goal, but decentralized identity is the key to achieving better security and privacy. It’s critical to consider the world outside of the centralized management solution, as the risk in shadow identities is far greater than the risks within centralized identity.

When it comes to the future of passwords, I believe that passkeys and other passwordless technologies will rise in adoption, but, in general, passwords are like UPC bar codes — they’re here to stay in one form or another.

AJ Lindner, Solutions Architect at One Identity

World Password Day presents organizations with an opportunity as good as any to re-evaluate the security of their authentication protocols and review password policies to ensure they align with current standards.

These practices include increasing organization passwords to a minimum length of 8 to 13 characters; removing composition rules and complexity requirements; only requiring password changes when there is evidence of a compromise; and comparing all passwords against values that are commonly-used, expected, or compromised, then rejecting those passwords in case of a match.

So even when passwords are still a necessary evil, there’s no excuse not to complement them with a strong second factor wherever possible, even if certain applications are unable to support it. Most modern applications support federation protocols like Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), OpenID Connect (OIDC), and the RADIUS networking protocol, and also enable the ability to easily implement multifactor authentication.

Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, CTO at Aware

We know that changing ingrained systems can often be very difficult, and passwords are no exception. Having been the de facto form of authentication since the beginning of the computing era, there are many reasons for passwords’ longevity, including the fact they are inexpensive and easy to implement. But passwords’ weaknesses are obvious, with an estimated 80 percent of breaches being the direct result of stolen and/or weak passwords.

More recently, password management systems have been encouraged as a way to promote good password hygiene, supposedly making them less prone to theft or misuse. However, last year’s hack of LastPass, a major password manager, dramatically changed this landscape and raised a vital question: if a major password provider can be breached, why are we still relying on non phishing-resistant, outdated authentication techniques like passwords anyway?

The aim of World Password Day – “fostering good password habits that help keep our online lives secure”: – is commendable. But with cloud-based biometric authentication within reach for even the smallest organizations – combined with the adoption of decentralized identity techniques meaning there’s no central repository of biometric data to hack – we believe the best type of password hygiene for today is actually the elimination of passwords altogether.

Jasson Cassey, CEO of Beyond Identity

In a year where we’ve seen the devastating consequences of relying on passwords and human perfection, the FIDO Alliance’s progress with Passkeys is a game-changer. It’s not just about eliminating passwords; it’s about fundamentally shifting how we approach authentication. Passkeys bound to devices recognize that humans are fallible, and they’re designed to work with that reality, not against it. That’s the kind of innovative thinking we need to turn the tide against adversaries.

For years, we’ve been talking about the need to move beyond passwords, but it always seemed like a distant dream. The FIDO Alliance’s progress with Passkeys is making that dream a reality. And it couldn’t come at a better time. With the escalating costs and frequency of identity breaches, we need a solution that doesn’t just patch the holes in our current system but builds a new, more secure system from the ground up. Passkeys bound to devices are that solution.

World Password Day is a reminder of how far we’ve come, but also how far we still have to go. The FIDO Alliance’s Passkey initiatives are a major milestone on that journey. They’re not the end of the road, but they’re a critical turning point. They’re proof that we can innovate our way out of the password problem, that we can build systems that are secure, usable, and resilient. And in a year where we’ve seen just how vulnerable our current systems are, that journey is more important than ever.

Adam Brown, Managing Consultant at Synopsys Software Integrity Group

In the age of biometric authentication, traditional passwords are not a good form of authentication anymore – even ‘leet’ speak passwords such as P@55w0rd are in every attacker’s dictionary. Organizations can ensure the security of their users’ passwords by educating them on the benefits and ease of using passphrases over passwords. Yes, they take a little longer to type but they are just as easy to remember and have a much better resistance to password busting techniques.

When it comes to balancing the need for strong, complex passwords, but being able to remember them easily, memorable phrases are essential, but it’s also important not to reuse them. All it takes is one service provider to have poor data and password storage methods and that passphrase is out there in the wild along with your email address and other personal data, therefore attackers then have access to any other sites you use that same passphrase on. Password managers can help here such as the one built into Apple devices or third party providers who will charge a very small sum each year for use.

With the rise of cyber threats, one innovation we can anticipate is passwordless, which is on the rise – and we are at the mercy of our technology providers for the rate of adoption. Third party authentication providers are making this easy for technology providers to adopt.

My top five password safety practices:

• Use passphrases, different for each site / service.
• Use a password manager with a strong and long passphrase to access.
• Where available, use multifactor authentication (such as fingerprint / FaceID), and use token utilities such as google authenticator, where you are asked for a 6 digit pin that generates every 30 seconds.
• Enable multifactor authentication on websites, which is common in banking where there will be a call to your phone with a unique pin.
• Be very aware of scams, especially when someone is asking you for your password or if there is any unusual or fishy behavior related to access to a service you use.

Nick Hyatt, Director of Threat Intelligence at Blackpoint Cyber

Consider the simple password. One seemingly insignificant phrase, but one that holds so much power. As we approach World Password Day, perhaps we should give the password the attention we may have been neglecting. When was the last time you changed your banking password? Was it years ago? How complex was it? There are quite a few threats to our little friend the password today, including increases in data breaches and password cracking technology. It’s a reality that if you have an online presence, your data has been posted by malicious actors. This includes your passwords, no matter how complex. Looking at password cracking technology, the advancements in generative AI have boosted password cracking capabilities exponentially. So what can be done to help our poor little friend the password?

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the most critical and primary way of bolstering your account security. It’s 2024 – enable MFA wherever you can. With the proliferation of authentication apps, there’s no reason not to enable MFA. While there are limitations with certain types of MFA, and there are attacks that focus on MFA, having something is better than nothing. If you want to take it to the next step, hardware authentication devices like the Yubikey can add another layer of protection. Beyond even that, biometric authorization (like Windows Hello) can completely remove passwords from the equation. MFA, in combination with using a password manager that will create unique, complex passwords for each of your accounts, is the easiest and most effective way to reduce risk to your accounts. Passwords aren’t going anywhere in 2024, or even beyond, but we can do little things to improve our password security!

Anna Pobletts, Head of Passwordless at 1Password

For many decades, passwords have been key to both unlocking and securing our digital lives. However, as new technologies have emerged and threats have become more pervasive and sophisticated, World Password Day this year may call for a slightly different focus.

Human error accounts for more than three in four breaches, showing up in the form of weak or reused passwords and outdated authentication methods. While many people continue to rely on passwords today to secure their digital information, the reality is passwords aren’t keeping pace with the speed of technology and are only causing people more login friction.

Over the last two years, passkeys have gained traction with early adopters, including some large consumer brands. Passkeys raise the bar for security by eliminating the need for humans to generate, remember, and manage strong and unique passwords for each of their accounts. On top of that, the experience of using passkeys is comparable to what most people already expect when unlocking their devices – think Face or Touch ID. Passkeys also effectively remove the threat of phishing because there’s no credential for bad actors to target in the first place.

For the first time, passkeys have shown that security and user experience don’t have to be mutually exclusive. The combination is so compelling that even the federal government recently suggested incorporating passkeys into our digital identities across different devices.

So this World Password Day, let’s celebrate and say thanks to the password, while also making space to embrace the passkey.

Ken Carnesi, CEO of DNSFilter

First and foremost, don’t send passwords in slack and over email! While that might seem like a no brainer, you’d be shocked how often it happens. Ultimately the most safe/secure way to do it is by sharing passwords with your team/others via a password manager. At DNSFilter, we use 1password as our password management and sharing program—it allows for several levels of secure access and manages complex passwords, which helps for a team that is growing as quickly as ours. This way if a provider get’s breached and leaks your password, the bad actor only has access to that one service. We also enforce two factor authentication wherever possible, and highly recommend using Authy for your employees’ authenticator.

Having these types of tools in your organizational toolkit are vital as threat actors target password management (as LastPass saw in 2022). I’d recommend teams make sure they use complex passwords that can be stored in a password manager as well as a master password that is easy for you to remember, but has a little complexity to it. It needs to be something you won’t forget. Password managers are vital for many companies, but the risks associated with any kind of breach can have cascading effects.

In addition to these recommendations, using a Single Sign-On will allow users to sign into different software systems using a single identity.

Neeraj Methi, Vice President, Solutions of BeyondID

We all should assume our passwords are out there on the dark web, no matter how complex or creative we get with the passwords we create. The number and frequency of data breaches mean our passwords are getting into bad actors’ hands.

Given this challenge, we must eventually leave passwords behind. While we are not there yet, passwordless capabilities are here and being used already. It serves two very important purposes: 1) It’s much more secure; 2) It’s a better user experience.

Shaun McAlmont, CEO of NINJIO

World Password Day is a great opportunity to reassess user credential hygiene. There are a number of solutions that promise a “passwordless future”, but the password is still a key security feature for billions of access points and will be for some time. And we know that people don’t always follow best practices – reusing passwords across accounts is a common mistake that people know they should avoid, but they do it anyway. It’s what made the 23andMe password spraying attack successful.

In light of the cyberattack techniques we’ve seen, this is the guidance we’ve sent to end-users as a reminder this year for World Password Day:

• Keep Passwords Private. Do not share your passwords with other people, especially in writing. Each person should always use their own credentials.
• Do Not Reuse. Do not use the same password for separate accounts. One data breach could compromise everything!
• Consider Passphrases. Having trouble coming up with a complex word? Consider a phrase instead, including numbers and symbols.
• Call For Backup. No password is 100 percent secure. Strengthen your security by adding a second layer, like multi-factor authentication.

Greg Crowley, CISO at eSentire

For most people, when they think of securing their accounts, they automatically think of passwords. However, passwords are an inherently weak security control. The industry has to keep adding on to password requirements to make them more secure. Debates rage over the importance of password length, complexity, and unique password rotation. The fact is, all passwords are susceptible to being stolen. For a minute, we tricked ourselves into believing we finally found a way to secure passwords and thwart the threat actors with multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA does, however, add some friction to the user authentication process and there are multiple ways attackers can bypass its protection. So, while it’s an improvement (and recommended), the case for passwordless authentication is still a valid one.

A passwordless future is alluring, and in most estimations, more secure than any password requirement. After all, in a true passwordless environment there would be no passwords to steal via social engineering attacks or breaches, right? The problem is passwords are so ingrained into everything we do that they will likely never go away completely (at least not in my lifetime). However, their role will diminish and many newer companies, with no legacy infrastructure, will be able to achieve this potential nirvana. In place of passwords, the authentication process will rely on mechanisms such as hardware or token-based authentication, something the authorized user already has. The tech giants are working together to create a standard for passwordless authentication but like all advances in security, it too will have vulnerabilities which threat actors will find new and creative ways to exploit.

Patrick Harding, Chief Architect at Ping Identity

As threat actors become more sophisticated and lean on new technology like artificial intelligence, most users underestimate the risks associated with relying on passwords to protect valuable information. On top of that, a whopping 48 percent of IT decision-makers are not confident they have technology in place to defend against AI attacks. Traditional passwords make organizations vulnerable to these types of attacks, leaving the door open for hackers to access critical data. Consumers have also become increasingly frustrated with remembering multiple, complex passwords and often choose to reuse the same password on various sites, increasing security risks even further.

The good news is there are more secure alternatives that provide better digital experiences for the user. Passwordless authentication replaces traditional passwords with more seamless and secure methods and helps enterprises reduce risk and stop threats at scale. This World Password Day, let’s focus on moving towards a passwordless future that offers better and safer digital experiences while educating organizations about technology that strengthens security.

Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO at Akamai

Identity management continues to get more complex every year with account takeovers becoming ever more sophisticated, but in many cases we are still dependent on passwords. Part of the reason is that moving to passwordless identity management can be difficult, but the reality is the continued use of passwords is causing more friction and increasing risk at a rate that is becoming intolerable. So what is the fix? Move to identity management that replaces passwords with Fast IDentity Online 2 (FIDO2) standard based 2FA / MFA. By adopting an established industry standard we are following best practices for our company and our customers. The time to walk away from the technical debt of passwords is here!

Russ Kennedy, Chief Product Officer at Nasuni

World Password Day serves as an annual reminder that passwords are often the first line of defense against unauthorized access to an organization’s sensitive information. The strength and uniqueness of passwords are essential components of cyber hygiene practices, in addition to employing single-sign on and two-factor authentication practices.

However, it’s important to recognize that password security is just one piece of the puzzle. Equally important is the protection of file data and the ongoing vigilance against the growing threat of ransomware attacks. With cyber threats constantly evolving, adopting a holistic strategy to cybersecurity, which includes regularly updating passwords, employing data backup and encryption methods to secure files, and implementing robust ransomware protection measures, becomes imperative in safeguarding our digital assets and privacy.

Deepak Taneja, CEO and Co-Founder of Zilla Security

Identity security and governance is top of mind for most CISOs. In a recent multi-city CISO event that Zilla Security participated in, 70+ percent of the CISOs indicated that identity was their highest priority for the next 12 months. This is no surprise since the majority of data breaches stem from access vulnerabilities.

One of the tenets of identity security is password management and authentication, which are critical to protecting an organization’s digital identities. On World Password Day, we are reminded of the importance of adopting strong, unique passwords to protect against identity threats, in addition to proactively and continuously managing permissions for every identity – human or machine – across every application in the enterprise.

Pranava Adduri, CEO and Co-Founder of Bedrock Security

Most modern breaches involve credentials – whether for initial access or for use in lateral movement. For consumers, secure passwords, MFA, and proper system hygiene will help reduce the likelihood of compromise. Using passwordless options, like hardware tokens, makes it even more secure, albeit less practical.

For enterprises, the challenge is that not all credentials belong to humans. Enterprises will have 20%+ of their credentials being used by machines or applications. Going passwordless alone here may not help. Many attacks use legitimate credentials. so the ultimate protection is examining the proactive and real-time use of data and protecting that. Protecting the data with proactive measures, such as reducing overly permissioned credentials, isolating sensitive data, and using AI reasoning methods to watch and stop real-time data security and compliance issues, is the most secure method of protection for enterprises.

Jeff Reich, Executive Director at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA)

Regardless of what we are hearing, the password is not dead yet. No longer in the spring of its youth, we’re still a couple of steps away from it needing life support. My time in this field spans six decades, people have been saying the password is going away for nearly five of those. The password still offers a mighty service and is usable, to a degree. We will always face the challenges of social engineering, weak passwords, leaked passwords, and overused passwords. Many systems are unable to process anything but a password for authentication.

Rishi Kaushal, Chief Information Officer at Entrust

Identity continues to be the most targeted attack vector by bad actors with nearly two-thirds of data breaches caused by compromised credentials and AI is only accelerating new types of attacks. Our passwords should be an extension of our identities. You wouldn’t share your social security number with just anyone, so why are your passwords any different? This World Password Day, we must look beyond typical password measures like alphanumerics and seek to improve how we are securing our data – taking a “never trust, always verify” approach to our accounts.

Too many organizations either still rely on a single-factor authenticator like the password or enable relatively weak multi-factor authentication (MFA) with an over-reliance on one-time passcodes. Instead, we need to encourage implementations like phishing-resistant MFA technology, which requires more authentication than just a click or a compromised password to put you at risk – it is also a key foundation for organizations implementing Zero Trust principles. Another option is incorporating identity verification with authentication processes, adding biometric checks as step-up authentication. Organizations and consumers must work together to ensure their data is safe, and the combination of the right tools and mindsets will allow them to do just that.

Dave Spencer, Director of Product Management at Immersive Labs

Bad actors are constantly searching for the weakest link in an organization’s security posture. That weak link is often poor password management. Employees take the path of least resistance, which usually means satisfying the complexity requirements of passwords in the easiest way to remember possible. Most people attempt to pick strong, unique passwords for the numerous platforms they use which, unfortunately, only gives the illusion of security. In reality, this approach leaves numerous access points for attackers to infiltrate. With inadequate password hygiene being a common contributing factor in cyber incidents where credential stuffing and phishing attacks can expose corporate data as well as personal users, it’s clear that both organizations and individuals need to reassess their password strategies.

Rather than hope to keep data secure with only passwords, tools like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers provide an added layer of protection, requiring bad actors to do extra work and limiting the avenues they can use to gain access to the sensitive information. But beyond implementing these tools, users need to know why these solutions are being utilized. A baseline knowledge of cybersecurity is necessary as we see more and more attacks targeting those who least suspect it. When we create a culture that prioritizes cyber resilience rather than finding out who to blame, we are more inclined to report malicious attempts at password stealing and other attacks.

However, it’s crucial to choose your MFA method wisely. Push fatigue has become prevalent, where users mindlessly tap a button on their phone to authenticate, potentially authorizing requests without proper verification. This tendency to habitually tap away without confirming the legitimacy of the request can often happen, especially at the beginning of the day or post-lunch breaks.

Frederik Mennes, Director of Product Management & Business Strategy at OneSpan

Today, organizations face a more threatening array of security concerns than ever before, and the average CISO faces immense pressure to safeguard the business. Traditional authentication such as passwords no longer offer effective protection against current threats. At the same time, more secure products like digital signatures combined with public key certificates in a public key infrastructure (PKI) often present implementation or usability challenges. In this setting, passwordless authentication emerges as a viable alternative, providing defense against evolving threats combined with enhanced usability.

Passwordless authentication methods have the capability to mitigate security risks by eliminating vulnerabilities associated with password-based credentials. It’s the case because passwordless products do not rely on static passwords. Instead, they generate dynamic authentication codes that have a limited lifetime and can be used only once, or are based on unique human biometric characteristics, such as fingerprints.

Passwordless authentication has advanced in reducing the risk of breaches, allowing CISOs to build future-ready and adaptable systems for their organizations. Phishing-resistant passwordless authentication systems such as those based on FIDO standards can also eradicate the threat of phishing. With such products, they can safeguard corporate data, resources, and the wider workforce, while enabling a flexible workforce without compromising security. This can ensure a secure and user-friendly environment for dispersed workforces for 2024 – and well beyond.

Yiftach Keshet, Vice President & Identity Security Expert at Silverfort

For businesses to improve and think more broadly about securing identities, there needs to be a perspective shift in how the most crucial entry point is protected— passwords. Securing passwords with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and not reusing passwords is basic security hygiene, yet we should continue doing it. However, it’s 2024. Organizations need to take the conversation beyond passwords for human identities and start talking about how to successfully protect the other tools attackers use, such as command line tools, PowerShell, and machine-to-machine communication. I’d like to get to a place where CISOs demand strong MFA protections for their non-human identities and the critical resources MFA can’t secure.

World Password Day serves as a reminder that identity gaps throughout the identity infrastructure continue to cause many major breaches. If a hacker successfully steals a password, it’s easy for them to move discreetly throughout an environment and even use identity infrastructure as a gateway to access cloud assets and environments. Recent research found that 67% of organizations sync their on-prem passwords to the cloud. While this is convenient and can help boost employee productivity, it also dramatically increases risk by creating a gateway for cybercriminals to jump from on-prem to the cloud and wreak havoc on an entire organization’s network.

Security leaders should ask themselves how they can secure the identity infrastructure that often leads to compromise. When organizations start having more conversations about the forgotten resources that go unprotected and how to secure them, we’ll advance security to a place that can actually stop an attacker in their tracks.

Joe Richard, Associate Director of Program Management at Nightwing (formerly Raytheon)

As digital infrastructures grow more interconnected and complex, an organization’s priceless data and mission-critical systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. An effective cybersecurity strategy requires multiple layers of defense spanning networks, endpoints, data, and user access.

Passwords are often viewed as the first layer of defense, serving as the primary means for authentication and access control. Frequently, poor practices and prioritization of convenience over security leave this layer susceptible to multiple attack vectors such as brute force attacks, phishing campaigns, and social engineering.

We all share responsibility for fortifying this layer of defense; however, organizations must assume that advanced attackers will eventually find a way inside the security perimeter. Beyond password discipline, organizations should embrace zero-trust principles to continuously authenticate every user, device, and application attempting to access DT resources. Organizations should also include cyber resiliency measures to adapt, withstand, and recover from potential attacks.

As users, and as stewards of our organization’s security, we must all pay attention to our cyber hygiene by making sure our passwords are secure, complex, and regularly updated. It’s up to each of us to do all we can to bolster this first layer of defense to prevent criminals from accessing networks, stealing sensitive information, and undermining systems.

Viktoria Ruubel, Managing Director of Digital Identity at Veriff

In the past year alone, there has been a 71 percent increase in attacks that use stolen passwords. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, passwords are no longer the most secure method to protect their data. In fact, two-thirds of consumers feel facial recognition software provides easier and safer access to online accounts than passwords. Consumers would accept a longer sign-up process involving the use of an ID document and a selfie if it means better identity and personal data protection.

Relying on legacy approaches like two-factor authentication or knowledge-based authentication (using knowledge of a mother’s maiden name, for example) can expose an organization to bad actors. Passwords are vulnerable to data breaches and malware, and two-factor authentication is susceptible to device compromise and social engineering.

We must improve how accounts are secured, like pairing passwords with biometric technology. A report found that 38.5% of respondents believe facial recognition and biometrics are the most secure method for protecting their accounts and information. In addition, biometric data is hard to steal and cannot be forgotten like a password. When you add biometric facial authentication on top of password protections, sign-in becomes secure and seamless.

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to combating fraud, this World Password Day we should seek solutions that can complement and augment existing security measures.

Doug Kersten, CISO at Appfire

Today, malicious threats are much less predictable and, therefore, more difficult to defend against. While passwords were once the key to safeguarding private information, attackers have perfected countless techniques to access them.

Regardless of whether you’re using a professional or personal device, it’s essential that your passwords are unique, difficult to guess, and not used across a variety of devices or platforms. World Password Day is a great reminder to stop and think about the last time you audited the passwords you’re using, where you’re storing that information and whether that information is easily accessible, and to take the time to change the passwords you use frequently or you know have been compromised in data leaks.

Many internet browsers are improving their password protection practices, sharing with users their security blind spots. However, responsibility remains with the user to take the next step to change compromised passwords. Always think in terms of something you are — your user name; something you know — your password and something you have — a device or software that provides a second factor, such as biometrics or authentication codes from common and free authenticator apps like Google or Microsoft Authenticator. Using these in a thoughtful way will greatly reduce the impact of a password compromise and make for a very happy World Password Day.

Felix Vargas, Chief Technology Officer at AHEAD

Identity verification has taken a new meaning over the last few years. Strong, continuously changing passwords, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), centralized single sign-on (SSO), and posture checking have been foundational elements of any Identity and Access Management strategy. However, as evidenced by recent cyber attacks, including MGM, Uber, and countless others, these measures are insufficient. In conversations with CISOs and security practitioners over the past few years, three IAM trends bubble to the top of the priority list: Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Security Service Edge (SSE), and phish-resistant authentication methods.

COVID paved the way for SSE platforms to become the new normal in a world driven by remote work. In early 2022, the White House released an executive order for government agencies to adopt CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model 2.0 comprehensively. The private sector followed suit, with a renewed focus on ZTA, emphasizing phish-resistant or password-less authentication methods, including FIDO2 (Fast IDentity Online 2). FIDO2 is an open authentication standard developed by the FIDO Alliance, enhancing security by using cryptographic credentials resistant to phishing, aiming to replace passwords with passkeys for more secure and user-friendly online authentication. Imagine a world where a simple device you carry, and a fingerprint scan give you secure access to everything you need. First released in 2018, FIDO2 is not a new technology, but the prevalence of biometrics scans and the increase in browser and vendor support have made FIDO2 a key IAM trend in 2024 and beyond.

My hot take? Password Day will eventually become Passkey Day as FIDO2 adoption increases.

Antonio Sanchez, Principal Evangelist at Fortra

Poor password hygiene has been a common vector for criminals to make entry into a business or the life of a consumer. We all want a safer and more secure experience, but most will resist it if it means adding friction to the experience. For businesses, the friction is generally more accepted because employees will abide by password policies as a condition of their employment and because there are enforcement mechanisms. However, studies show there are still pockets of poor password hygiene that exist in pockets of organizations such as sharing server passwords and sending them in cleartext communication. There is also increased sophistication of cybercriminals and their ability to harvest credentials.

The consumer market prefers convenience and it’s this perception that leaves them vulnerable. Password managers are great but not everyone is tech-savvy enough to use them no matter how simple they market themselves. MFA is better than not having it, but many entities make this optional as they don’t want to take the risk of losing a customer due to an experience that adds additional friction.

Whether it’s a business or a consumer, there needs to be continued education about identity and authentication. I expect an increased adoption of biometrics along with Captcha and other authenticators. However, I expect we will never truly get rid of passwords as there are instances where they make sense. I do expect us to prioritize a combination of other authentication processes as we look into the future.

Pete Nicolette, Field CISO at Check Point Software

Strong passwords are more than just a recommendation; they are a critical defense mechanism. Despite our advanced defenses, Check Point Research found that organizations in the United States had an average of 791 cyber-attacks per week during the month of March. This frequent targeting underlines the need for stringent password practices. By reinforcing our password security, we protect not just our data but maintain the integrity and trust of our entire organization.

Kumaravel Ramakrishnan, Technology Director at ManageEngine

Passwords, despite their shortcomings, will continue to be a mainstay for the foreseeable future. It is too early to call alternate tools of authentication a permanent replacement for passwords, as they are still at a nascent stage. In addition, these new controls will require significant investments, pose collaboration challenges, and will need to be free of errors and biases. The goal for individuals and enterprises will be to address immediate authentication challenges while exploring passwordless options for the future.

Anthony Cusimano, Technical Director at Object First

This World Password Day, it might be more apt to prepare for passwords’ funeral than a day of celebration. Google, Microsoft, and Apple, amongst many other tech giants, have all begun to look at passkeys and password-less accounts in the future, and passwords will likely be nothing but a fun memory in years to come. Although passwords are about as good as a paper door for any hacker worth their salt, that doesn’t mean that we should let slide the best practices that made passwords secure in the first place.

Protect your digital security by sticking to the following guidelines:

• Mash that keyboard. The more human your password is, the more likely brute force attempts will crack it fast. Use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters – the uglier the password, the more secure.
• Do not reuse passwords. No exceptions.
• With additional security practices like multi-factor authentication, face ID login, and password apps, always take advantage of the services at your disposal and make sure to opt for more security when it’s offered.

Morey Haber, Chief Security Officer at BeyondTrust

For World Password Day, we should all take a brief moment and memorialize all of our deceased passwords. While that may sound a bit cheeky, consider all the passwords we had to update due to lack of basic complexity, breach notifications, password reuse, and even basic guess ability. Over the years we have learned how easy it is to compromise simplistic passwords and have been forced to remember passphrases and use personal password managers with multifactor authentication to secure our even most basic authenticated access. Remembering how simple passwords previously were to where we are today should be a part of memorial and a history lesson in cyber security.

So for password day, remember were we have been and were we are going. Passwords using birthdays and our pets names are no longer acceptable anywhere and at any time. Passwords today need to be complex, barely human readable, not easy to verbally communicate, and sufficiently complex that even manual entry is prone to error. Passwords should be managed by a personal password manager or privileged access management and solution and protected with biometrics, multi-factor authentication, or two-factor multifactor authentication applications to ensure that even the most complex password alone cannot be used to compromise a system. The passwords of years past are dead. And we should remember them. They were simple, whimsical, immortalized our pets, and today bare no resemblance to modern counterparts. If we encounter one of these memories today in practice, we should immediately consider replacing it with a password that takes the necessary steps to mitigate the most basic of cyber security attacks– a password compromise.

Shiva Nathan, Founder & CEO of Onymos

As we observe World Password Day this year, it is important to recognize that traditional passwords are far from being obsolete. While passkeys from major players like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are gradually being integrated into various software, applications, and technologies, a complete transition to this authentication method will require significant time and effort – especially in terms of generating consumer buy-in and usage. The software, application, and technology providers that leverage various authentication methods will also have to ensure that they not only address the updates from these companies but also provide the authentication methods their users are still demanding. Additionally, we are also seeing new trends related to multifactor authentication. Software and technology products have already been leveraging this authentication method for years, but threat actors are becoming more advanced — and MFA is becoming more vulnerable. This underscores the need for additional security measures that will augment and fortify MFA, including biometrics and trusted authenticator applications.

Rishi Bhargava, Co-Founder of Descope

One of the stated goals of World Password Day is to raise awareness of strong passwords among end users and promote good password behaviors. I think this day should have another goal– paving the way for end-users to steadily wean off passwords altogether.

The security and UX benefits of most passwordless methods over passwords is clear– as evidenced by most new apps of today supporting passwordless methods like magic links, social login, and passkeys. Increased adoption from end-users will start a virtuous cycle of even more applications going passwordless (or at least offering these methods as alternatives).

Apart from using World Password Day as a trigger to update one’s passwords, end-users should adopt other achievable goals– like migrating at least one of their accounts per month away from passwords, or committing to go passwordless while creating any new account in the future.

Dylan Border, Director of Cyber Security at Hyland

Passwords are the backbone of our digital identity. World Password Day gives us a yearly reminder to reflect on their significance in our daily personal and professional lives, but also a warning that passwords are a common weak point when it comes to securing your personal data and identity. After all, if your tax returns, medical records, and bank account are simply your pet’s name and your favorite number, that’s putting a lot of pressure on that same outdated password you’ve used all these years to keep you secure.

Instead of reusing your credentials, consider two common ways to massively increase your odds of protection. First, use a password manager. There are a number of these tools, ranging from free and built into your web browser, to paid subscriptions that offer identity monitoring and other premium features. But the biggest benefit is that they offer you a secure place to store your unique credentials and they provide a password generator function, so you no longer need to think of a unique password yourself.

The second recommendation is to use Multi-factor authentication (MFA or 2FA) for all your accounts. Enabling this will mean that when someone attempts to access your account with your credentials, you must also provide an additional authorization before gaining access – commonly through a text message, phone call, biometrics, or code generator app. By adding this extra layer of security, you’ll easily know if someone’s logging into your account that’s not you, and you’ll have the opportunity to quickly take action.

Cyber-attacks and data breaches can be scary, but they aren’t magic. These situations generally start from compromising something that was exploitable online, and one of the easiest exploits is gaining access to someone’s credentials. By making an attacker jump through more hoops before they can access your information, you’ve added an extra level of deterrence. This makes you a more complicated and less attractive target to compromise, and adds assurance to yourself and your business that your credentials remain secure by aligning with these best practices.

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The editors at Solutions Review look at the best cybersecurity courses at Codecademy for beginners and anyone looking to brush up on their skills.

New York City-based Codecademy is an online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages, including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C++, C#, Swift, and Sass, as well as various libraries, frameworks, and associated subjects. The platform also provides courses for learning command line and Git. The site offers a paid “Pro” option that gives users access to personalized learning plans, quizzes, and realistic projects.

The Solutions Review editors looked at what Codecademy had to offer for cybersecurity courses. The skill level varies between beginner and intermediate. However, anyone looking to improve their skills, or take a refresher, is welcome to join. Here is an overview of the best cybersecurity courses at Codecademy for beginners.

The 9 Best Cybersecurity Courses at Codecademy for Beginners

Course Title: Introduction to Cybersecurity

Description: Learn the basic concepts to identify and protect yourself against common cyber threats and attacks. You’ll also gain an understanding of principles and policies, commonly used authentication/authorization techniques, and network security fundamentals.

Course Title: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

Description: Learn basic social engineering techniques. Hackers use social engineering techniques like phishing to trick users without using technology. Learn the difference between different attacks threat actors use to gain access. Explore the strategies Cybersecurity professionals use to stay ahead of attackers.

Course Title: Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management

Description: Cyber risk is everywhere and effects organizations as well as individuals. Creating resilient practices, policies, and procedures can protect you, and your organization, from malicious attackers as well as human error. That being said, there are trade offs to every decision, and risk management techniques and analysis can help you make informed decisions. Learn how to improve cyber resilience and practice risk management and analysis, and how to secure configurations, understand PKI, and manage human error.

Course Title: Cybersecurity for Business

Description: Cybersecurity for Business provides you with the fundamental knowledge you need to protect your business against cyber-attacks. You’ll learn how to build a strong cybersecurity team and culture, recognize account and device security best practices for your organization, explore risk management and staff training best practices, learn to create an incident response plan, and more.

Course Title: User Authentication & Authorization in Express

Description: Learn about and implement various authentication and authorization techniques using Express and Node.js. You will learn the differences between authentication, authorization, and encryption and when to use each. You will implement basic authentication using sessions and cookies and delve into more advanced methods with OAuth 2.0. After completing this course, you will know how to secure your Express applications using secure authentication and authorization techniques.

Course Title: Securing Express Applications

Description: Learn to implement authentication and authorization techniques. Sessions, cookies, and password authentication will create better user experiences. Learn OAuth 2.0, the current standard for authorization. Learn to protect against SQL injection, XSS, & CSRF attacks and defend your users and data from malicious agents.

Course Title: Defending Node Applications from SQL Injection, XSS, & CSRF Attacks

Description: Learn how to start protecting your Node.js web application from SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks. You will also learn safer JavaScript coding practices and the basics of Remediation and Incident Response. After completing this course, you will know how to make your Node.js and Express applications safer from malicious actors.

Course Title: Scan Systems with Nmap

Description: Network scanning is essential for cybersecurity professionals to identify any malicious activities and vulnerabilities and gain a better understanding of their network. With the popular ethical hacking tool, Nmap, cybersecurity professionals can efficiently perform network discovery and security auditing. In Scan Systems with Nmap, you will add to your cybersecurity toolbelt and develop your skill set in network scanning and security auditing. Learn to how perform network scans, create a script to automate scans, and use Lua for Nmap scripting.

Course Title: Cybersecurity Analyst Interview Prep

Description: You have the Cybersecurity skills, and you’re ready for a job as a professional Cybersecurity Analyst– but you need to get past the interview first. This course will teach you how to translate your skills into a career. Along the way, you will get practice answering tough interview questions and completing scripting challenges while growing your network and skillset to attract prospective employers.

Learn more about Codecademy by visiting Codecademy.com.

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Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise software categories. Avidan Lamdan of AU10TIX looks at the current state of identity fraud, AI tech, and the ever-evolving future of AI-based identity fraud.

As artificial intelligence advances, it’s taking on an ability to mimic humans in amazing ways. While the potential for positive impact is enormous, it also poses a risk for malicious use, particularly in the realm of synthetic identity fraud. This type of fraud involves bad actors using a combination of real and fake information to create a new identity, and can be perpetrated using deepfakes — artificially created media such as videos or images that are so convincing they appear to be real — and other forms of AI-generated identity fraud.

The examples are already prevalent. A group of fraudsters claimed to be the CEO of an energy company based in the United Kingdom and coerced an amount of $243,000. Similarly, in the early months of 2020, a bank manager in Hong Kong was deceived into transferring a large sum of money by an individual who used voice-cloning technology. Furthermore, this year, several elderly individuals in Canada were victims of a voice-cloning scam and lost approximately $200,000 collectively.

While current ID verification solutions are effective against more established forms of identity fraud, they may not be equipped to tackle the newer generative AI-based threats. In this article, we will explore how AI technologies and large neural networks like ChatGPT and DALL-E are being exploited through deception. We will also discuss the emerging technologies that can help address this challenge.

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AI-Based Identity Fraud: Now and in the Future

The increasing sophistication of artificial intelligence is escalating the risk of identity fraud. Criminals can now use AI to create convincing forgeries of documents such as IDs and passports. While such counterfeits historically required manual labor, AI makes it easier and more scalable to automatically create synthetic documents that look real. For instance, AI-generated deepfakes can be used to create false identities that are nearly impossible to distinguish from real ones. Moreover, large neural networks can create highly realistic text and images for use in fake IDs and other documents. This has serious implications for both organizations and individuals, including identity theft, financial fraud, and other criminal activities.

To combat this threat, there is a need for increased awareness and education on the dangers of AI-generated identity fraud. Companies and governments must invest in cutting-edge tools to detect and prevent fraudulent activities. They should also implement multi-factor authentication and other security measures to make it more difficult to create fake identities.

Consequences and Challenges

The consequences of synthetic identity fraud can be devastating. Individuals may suffer financial loss, reputational damage, and even legal troubles if their identity is stolen and used for criminal activities. Organizations face the same repercussions if they fail to detect fraudulent activities. Therefore, it is critical to invest in effective prevention measures to protect against AI-generated identity fraud.

To be clear, there is reason for hope. AI-based document forgery is not easy and may require adaptation of models for specific purposes. Criminals want to do as little work as possible, and as long as traditional tools like Photoshop are working, they may see no reason to spend time and effort on AI. However, as the technology continues to advance, it will likely become easier and more accessible for scammers to exploit.

Emerging Technologies and the Cat-and-Mouse Game

Identity verification technology has become increasingly important for fraud detection. Many companies are already using AI-based document analysis, which involves extracting and verifying data from passports, driver’s licenses and other forms of ID. Verified credentials and digital IDs are also cutting-edge tools that can be used to combat synthetic identity fraud. However, even these advanced technologies may not be enough to detect the most sophisticated types of fraud, like deepfakes. Advanced methods such as liveness testing are required. This involves requiring a person to perform specific actions or movements to prove they are physically present and not just a recorded image.

Detecting the most sophisticated deepfakes may also require tracking the injection of content such as fabricated or manipulated media, and then analyzing the connection between devices or the content itself. This involves looking for clues such as metadata, timestamps, and network data that can help identify the source of the content and how it was created. The fight against identity fraud is ongoing, with criminals constantly trying to outsmart detection measures at the same time tech vendors are working to defeat the bad actors. Unfortunately, the criminals only have to be successful once, while fraud detection must be successful every time.

The Future of Identity Fraud Prevention

The future of identity fraud prevention may lie in the use of verifiable credentials (VCs). VCs are digital documents that contain information about an individual’s identity that can be verified by authorized parties without the need for a central authority or database. They enable individuals to maintain control over their personal information and prevent bad actors from accessing it. They can also choose which information to share with each verifier, eliminating the need to disclose unnecessary personal data.

As AI continues to advance, so too must our efforts to prevent its successful use by identity thieves. By embracing emerging technologies and collaborating across industries, we can stay ahead of scammers and protect individuals’ identities and personal information.

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The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy identity management and information security news for the week of May 26. This curated list features identity management and information security vendors such as SandboxAQ, QuSecure, TrustCloud, and more.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant identity management and information security news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last month, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy identity management and information security news items.

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Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of May 26

SandboxAQ Successfully Tests its Quantum Navigation System with the U.S. Air Force

SandboxAQ, a quantum security solutions provider, this week announced it has successfully tested its advanced, quantum sensor-based magnetic anomaly navigation system with the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The test flights, conducted last week at Travis Air Force Base by the 60th Air Mobility Wing, were part of an ongoing readiness and modernization effort to explore and develop an Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) solution to augment the Global Positioning System (GPS). Such solutions will provide uninterrupted navigation in situations where GPS is unavailable or intentionally denied or spoofed. In January 2023, the USAF awarded SandboxAQ a Direct-to-Phase-II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to research quantum navigation technologies. “The need for GPS-alternatives is critical,” said Maj. Patrick Morgan, Wing Tactics. “If we’re executing a mission where GPS is not available, it’s important to have another solution to ensure mission continuity and ensure a safe exit and return to base for our Airmen.”

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VulnCheck Launches XDB, A Comprehensive Hub of Exploits for Security Teams

VulnCheck, a vulnerability intelligence company, this week announced the launch of VulnCheck XDB, a comprehensive repository of exploits and proof-of-concepts hosted on git repositories. The complementary tool helps vulnerability researchers, offensive teams, and detection engineers prioritize the vulnerabilities that matter most and enhance security in company environments. VulnCheck XDB crowdsources data while also scouring public records, threat research and open-source git repositories in real-time for exploit code. The complimentary exploit hub associates exploit proof of concept code with known CVEs. Users can access XDB on VulnCheck’s website and search by CVE to discover which vulnerabilities have written exploits, helping improve prioritization and security.

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QuSecure Named as “Most Promising Unicorn” in SC Media’s 2023 SC Awards Program

QuSecure, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cybersecurity (PQC), this week announced that it has been recognized as a 2023 SC Award finalist in the Excellence Award category for Most Promising Unicorn. The announcement was made as part of SC Media’s 2023 SC Awards coverage. Now in its 26th year, the SC Awards program is cybersecurity’s most prestigious and competitive program, recognizing the solutions, organizations, and people driving innovation and success in information security. Hundreds of entrants vying for Excellence Awards were judged by a panel of industry leaders, from sectors including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, consulting, and education.

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Black Ink Tech and Incode Partner on Joint Identity Solution

Black Ink Technologies Corp, a digital ledger and tokenization provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with Incode on a solution that delivers validated global identity. Incode is a leading provider of digital biometric verification and identification authentication solutions. The “everywhere digital identity” solution will capture a person’s digital identity using Incode’s biometric system, then match it to government records for validation and verification. That verification can then be transferred through Blank Ink Tech’s Validated Data Tokens and ChainIT platform. The generated QR code displays the Individual’s Validated Data Token ID, or IVDT-ID, record, where and when it was created, how it was created, as well as who validated and verified the information. The IVDT-ID is device independent, meaning even a smartphone can be used to validate an identity. With the permanent, immutable blockchain record, they can confirm the identity is authentic without needing to access the government records directly. The Incode system biometrically matches the individual to their digital identity, and all of the data points are Touch Audit enabled.

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TrustCloud Expands Audit Partner Network

TrustCloud, a trust assurance solutions provider, announced the expansion of its Trusted Partner Network to provide customers with access to premier audit experts. TrustCloud customers get preferred access to the audit firm that will best suit their needs, with special rates available, to reduce the time and costs associated with the compliance process. The right audit partner can turn a potentially time-consuming, expensive, and confusing process into a straightforward exercise, designed to improve an organizations’ security posture and win business from prospective customers. TrustCloud audit partners have demonstrated an exceptional ability to guide companies through the audit process, fairly evaluate their security posture, and provide helpful advice to maintain ongoing compliance.

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Expert Insights Section

Watch this space each week as Solutions Review editors will use it to share new Expert Insights Series articles, Contributed Shorts videos, Expert Roundtable and event replays, and other curated content to help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend. All to meet the demand for what its editors do best: bring industry experts together to publish the web’s leading insights for enterprise technology practitioners.

FAR, FIPS, and Federal Networks – The Cryptography Conundrum

Karen Walsh of Allegro Solutions decrypts the cryptography conundrum our country is facing at the federal level. While security-first compliance can enable organizations to achieve basic cyber hygiene, outdated laws and standards often reinforce the use of outdated technologies. For anyone watching the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) drama unfold over the last three years, the update to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 highlights the inconsistencies inherent in compliance objectives and security outcomes. As the federal government inches closer to a comprehensive standard across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) supply chains, it must address the FIPS-validated cryptography conundrum.

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Removing the Confusion Around Methods of Data Security

Billy VanCannon of Baffle breaks down all current data security methods, helping remove much of the confusion. Once isolated to the IT department, data privacy and security are now top priorities across the organization and the boardroom. Executives understand that protecting data has profound business implications, from maintaining compliance to securely analyzing data for market differentiation. However, there needs to be more clarity around which protection methods a company might implement based on their business needs.

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What to Consider When Building an Autonomous SOC

Gunter Ollmann of Devo offers a crash course on autonomous SOC, laying down the foundation on what to consider when building yours. Today’s threat landscape demands more from IT and security professionals than ever before. Schools are being forced to shut down due to ransomware attacks, major brands are falling victim to reputation-harming data breaches, and an explosion of connected devices has broadened the attack surface. At the same time, cyber-criminals are getting smarter and savvier, developing new ways to evade detection software and make money. As cyber-criminals are getting more creative, the cybersecurity industry is improving and developing innovative solutions to protect businesses. Earlier this year, the FBI revealed it had turned the tables on the notorious Hive ransomware gang by secretly hacking the group’s systems, saving $130 million in ransomware demands for more than 300 victims. Despite our best efforts, there are still elements holding us back as an industry and continuing to make organizations vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Prevention, monitoring, and mitigation all happen in the Security Operations Center (SOC), and, right now, SOCs are facing the perfect storm for cyber-crime: lack of visibility into complex operating environments, inability to analyze cloud-scale volumes of data, and an industry-wide shortage of cybersecurity talent. As a result, security professionals are experiencing widespread burnout and unrealistic workloads, which lowers their productivity and creates higher security risks.

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Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni of Aware centers a discussion around decentralized identity and the future of authentication solutions.

There is an increasing trend, particularly in certain industries like crypto, of moving towards a decentralized identity model. Yet, the concepts of centralized versus decentralized identities may be challenging for people to conceptualize and understand. At the highest level, a decentralized identity model challenges the idea that a third party is required to manage the sensitive data used in authentication. Here, we offer simple explanations to define each of these terms, along with thoughts on the future use of these approaches.

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Decentralized Identity: The Way Forward

What is Meant by “Centralized Identity”

Centralized identity means peoples’ credentials – passwords or biometrics, for example – are collected and stored in one centralized database. However, there are numerous shortcomings to this traditional approach, the biggest liability being, of course, that central databases can be hacked and the data compromised. This is why some organizations are wary of using biometric authentication. The other issue is that organizations that own these central databases may not always handle the information in alignment with users’ wishes.

What is Meant by “Decentralized Identity”

On the other hand, the Web3 concept of decentralized authentication means there is no central authority where someone’s credentials are stored, and no central authority is needed to verify a person’s identity. In this model, users authenticate themselves to a neutral third party only once, with proof of one’s identity then saved in an identity trust fabric (ITF) that may include blockchain technology. This ITF acts as a middleman between a user and all of their service providers, handling all identification and access requests. Any data held by the ITF is encrypted and encoded under complex mathematical operations, increasing security to levels the likes of which humankind has never before seen.

The Role of DIDs

An immutable record of a person’s data being recorded in an ITF or on a blockchain might initially sound a little scary and risky. But this is where the concept of decentralized identifiers, or DIDs, comes in. Traditionally, many digital services have relied on password-based logins, but given how easy it is for passwords to be lost, stolen, or hacked, this is a highly insecure approach. Alternatively, multi-factor authentication schemes can increase security, but these add friction that often reduces user adoption, productivity, and stickiness. An example is when you’re trying to access a service, only to find once you successfully enter your password, you need to scramble for your phone to receive and submit a one-time code sent to you via text, thus adding another layer of inconvenience. DIDs, on the other hand, securely confirm a true, unfalsifiable digital identity without adding aggravation or inconveniencing users.

There are multiple ways to create and prove this true identity, with biometrics being one notable example – after all, nobody can fake someone else’s fingerprints, voiceprint, or facial print. When one’s DID is linked to a physical attribute, the individual can authenticate securely without revealing their name or any other identifying information.

Future Directions

There are clear signs that online authentication is slowly but surely moving to a decentralized model, especially for more modern forms of authentication like biometrics. One example is crypto-biometrics, where biometrics are used to unlock access to, say, a bank account, without ever leaving the user’s device (i.e., there is no central repository of biometric info). In this scenario, device-based configurations place the biometric functionality onto a person’s device; all biometric matching, template storage, and liveness detection happens on the device. Another early form of decentralization that works well with biometrics is the practice of breaking this data up into anonymized bits, which are spread and stored across a vast network. This means that even if a hacker could access biometric information, creating a composite would be virtually impossible.

As the adoption of more advanced forms of authentication like biometrics increases, so too will decentralized identity, as it represents the most private of private information. Organizations that understand and capitalize on it will create and benefit from a long-standing competitive advantage.  These companies will reduce the often-heavy compliance burden of dealing with and handling users’ private info. They will also enjoy a higher level of security and information protection themselves, with no central database of client information to hack.

But perhaps most of all, organizations that offer this combination of biometric authentication and decentralization will have a leg up due to providing users with the convenience of doing away with cumbersome passwords and multi-factor authentication. The importance of this cannot be overstated. Convenience has become one of the most important factors for users as they decide who they will do business with. We believe that decentralized identity is the key to advancing the next wave of online authentication, and innovative organizations will want to pay close attention to this emerging opportunity.

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The editors at Solutions Review team up with ManageEngine to discuss zero trust best practices enterprises should consider in their strategy.

Zero Trust is a security model that requires all users, devices, and applications to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously verified before being granted access to resources. This approach assumes that any user, device, or application attempting to access resources is untrusted until proven otherwise. Zero Trust is critical to enterprise security because it provides a comprehensive security model that can effectively protect against advanced cyber threats. The traditional perimeter-based security approach assumes that anything inside the network is safe, while anything outside is a threat. However, this model has been proven ineffective against modern threats from within the network. Zero Trust, conversely, assumes that all network traffic and users are untrusted and must be authenticated, authorized, and continuously verified before being granted access to resources.

This approach reduces the attack surface, limits lateral movement, and ensures that only authorized users and devices can access critical resources. It also provides real-time monitoring and analytics to detect and respond to any abnormal behavior, thus preventing potential security breaches. Additionally, Zero Trust requires the implementation of robust identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, secure access controls, and endpoint security solutions. These measures collectively provide a more comprehensive security posture, protecting against various cyber threats such as phishing, malware, and data exfiltration.

10 Zero Trust Best Practices to Consider

Here are some best practices for implementing Zero Trust:

1. Identity and Access Management: Implement a robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution to manage user authentication and authorization, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and least privilege access.
2. Network segmentation: Segment your network to reduce the attack surface and limit lateral movement by isolating critical assets and creating micro-perimeters around them.
3. Continuous monitoring: Implement continuous monitoring of all network activity to detect and respond to abnormal behavior in real-time. Use analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to automate the detection and response process.
4. Secure access controls: Implement secure access controls and enforce strict policies around data access, data usage, and data transfer. This includes limiting the use of privileged accounts and implementing role-based access controls.
5. Encryption: Implement encryption for data at rest and data in transit to protect against data breaches and unauthorized access.
6. Endpoint security: Implement endpoint security solutions to protect against malware, phishing, and other cyber-attacks targeting endpoints.
7. Least privilege: Implement the principle of least privilege, which means giving users only the permissions they need to perform their jobs and nothing more.
8. Regular audits: Conduct regular audits and security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and potential weaknesses in your security architecture and remediate them promptly.
9. Employee training: Educate employees on cybersecurity best practices, including identifying and reporting suspicious activity and following security protocols and policies.
10. Incident response plan: Develop and test a comprehensive incident response plan that outlines the steps to take in the event of a security breach or incident. Ensure all employees understand their roles and responsibilities in responding to security incidents.

Zero Trust is becoming increasingly important as organizations shift towards cloud-based services and mobile devices, which makes the traditional perimeter-based security model obsolete. With employees accessing resources from various locations and devices, Zero Trust ensures that only authorized users and devices can access sensitive information, regardless of their location or device type. It also helps organizations comply with regulatory requirements such as the GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, which mandate strict data protection and access controls. Zero Trust is critical to enterprise security as it provides a comprehensive security model that effectively protects against modern cyber threats while ensuring data privacy and regulatory compliance.

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RSA Conference 2023 is a leading cybersecurity event that offers opportunities to learn valuable insights, network with peers, and view vendor demos.

What is RSA Conference 2023?

RSA Conference is the premier series of global events and year-round learning for the cybersecurity community. RSAC is where the security industry converges to discuss current and future concerns and have access to the experts, unbiased content, and ideas that help enable individuals and companies advance their cybersecurity posture and build stronger and smarter teams. Both in-person and online, RSAC brings the cybersecurity industry together and empowers the collective “we” to stand against cyber threats around the world.

Why Attend?

Key Sessions

Key sessions to expect at RSA Conference 2023 include:

• The Looming Identity Crisis
• Threat Response Needs New Thinking. Don’t Ignore This Key Resource.
• The New Ground Truth for Security
• Combatting Evolving Cyber Threats: Leading with Disruption

Watch On-Demand

The ability to check out the keynotes and track sessions on-demand and at your convenience is pretty neat. Highlighted shows include Security as Part of Responsible AI: At Home or At Odds?, Cybersecurity Thinking to Reinvent Democracy, Face the Music: Cybersecurity and the Music Industry, and Hacking Exposed: Next-Generation Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Expo and RSAC Marketplace

A curated selection of vendors, tools, and solutions is one of the top reasons to attend. Whether you’re walking the Expo in person or attending digitally, it’s easier than ever to find the products and solutions you need.

• Onsite: Discuss your challenges, participate in hands-on demos, and get a sense of where the industry is headed when you meet one-on-one with the industry’s leading companies
• Digital: Start connecting with hundreds of RSAC 2023 exhibitors. Easily filter by products relevant to you, read hand-selected materials, and contact vendors directly.

Lightning Talks

Attend these short, informal talks on a specific topic to hear unique perspectives from multiple experts in under seven minutes each.

FAQ

What: RSA Conference 2023

When: April 24-27, 2023

Where: Moscone Center & Digital (see registration page for more details)

Register for RSA Conference 2023 FREE

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For Identity Management Day, the editors at Solutions Review have compiled a list of comments from some of the top leading industry experts.

As part of Identity Management Day (April 12) we called for the industry’s best and brightest to share their Identity Management comments. The experts featured represent some of the top Cybersecurity solution providers with experience in these marketplaces, and each projection has been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value.

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13 Identity Management Day Quotes from Experts

Paul Martini, CEO of iboss

Ensuring that every user’s identity is properly managed, protected and secured is one of the most crucial tasks of any modern organization. Identity Management Day is an opportunity for all companies to consider how they are protecting users. By modernizing the legacy approach which validates identity only at time of login to a more modern Zero Trust approach which validates identity for each and every request to protected data and applications, organizations can greatly reduce the risk of breaches and data loss. This will ensure breached users and devices have access cut to sensitive resources as soon as the risk is identified instead of waiting for the next time the user is asked to login again.

Chris Hickman, CSO at Keyfactor

Google’s initiative to shorten certificate lifespans from 398 days to 90 days would complicate today’s identity management challenges further. It’s a significant jump and would require a higher degree of automation to manage frequent updates, or significantly more manual labor to keep up. Today, organizations already struggle to properly manage and secure certificates, with 77 percent of organizations reporting an outage in the past 24 months, and 53 percent acknowledging a lack of resources to do so. Shortening the lifespan could be compared to forcing individuals to renew their license/I.D., every three months.

The reality is that too many certificates are not properly managed, and this puts the spotlight on that issue. There are other organizations that issue short life certificates; in a world where the threat landscape is constantly changing, stolen certificates are an issue. The shorter the window of opportunity to use a stolen certificate, the greater reliance you can put on the authenticity of the device or workload presenting that digital credential.

This is an important conversation to have on Identity Management Day because every device needs an identity, which comes in the form of digital certificates. Certificates need to be properly managed for organizations to have confidence in the digital trust of their network. Outages are costly and can be detrimental. If security teams are already struggling to properly manage and secure machine identities with certificates with a 398-day lifespan, just imagine the chaos a 90-day lifespan could institute.

Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist, North America at Semperis

As attackers have focused on user identities and credentials—using tactics such as credential stuffing or phishing to gain access to networks—defenders have done the same, looking to implement identity and access management, Zero Trust architectures, and other protections. Now, ITDR is getting a lot of industry attention and CISO buzz. But any successful ITDR strategy must start with Microsoft Active Directory (AD).

Jasson Casey, CTO at Beyond Identity

Identity Management Day’s purpose is to highlight the dangers of casually or improperly managing and securing digital identities. In 2023, businesses must accept the reality we are now facing – passwords and weak 1st generation MFA are no longer viable solutions. Passwords – even those backed by ‘traditional’ MFA – are the single biggest vulnerability most organizations now have. Relying on fallible human nature, they require employees and customers to uphold security hygiene at the risk of severe organizational compromise.

Company credentials can be quickly obtained through phishing attacks or dark web dumps and MFA codes and passwords stored in password managers are easily interceptable. Indeed, security incidents analyzed in the Verizon Data Breach Report 2022 showed credentials were the most likely form of data to be compromised in both the US (66 percent) and EMEA (67 percent). And yet despite this, the UK Government continues to recommend password-based frameworks as best practice for cybersecurity.

While the security issues with passwords are widely known, both the government and the private sector need to get to grips with the distinction between good and bad MFA. Good MFA is vastly different from the first-generation MFA that uses one-time passwords and push notifications. Good MFA provides phishing resistance through the use of public/private key cryptography that binds the identity to a device and the user biometrics built into modern endpoints like phones and laptops. Modern, phishing-resistant MFA does not rely on passwords or utilize other weak factors like one-time codes, or push notifications as part of the authentication process.

These passwordless, phishing-resistant factors are an important foundation for Zero Trust architectures. This modern, phishing-resistant authentication ensures a much higher level of trust in the user identity, stops credential attacks and finally closed off the single largest vulnerability that all organizations have– passwords.

Rod Simmons, Vice President of Product Strategy at Omada

There’s no doubt that companies face greater cybersecurity risk than ever. Most people think of this risk as coming from malicious outsiders bent on breaching their network and stealing their data. That’s often the case, but risk also comes from within when proper security controls aren’t in place. This can be due to a culture problem.

To really strengthen defenses for the long term, you need a strong corporate culture around security. The objective is not to turn every employee into an IT expert, but to raise overall awareness of how their actions can help safeguard the organization. By instilling the notion that security is a shared responsibility across the entire company, rather than solely a concern for the IT department, all employees can better appreciate the role they play in protecting the organization’s interests.

Technology can’t fix culture. Only an organization’s leaders can do that, and they have to take a strong and proactive, top-down role in transforming a weak security culture. Change starts with fully understanding the importance of identity management to the organization overall. Enterprises need to make sure they have all the necessary capabilities in place to ensure success, because there are possible traps that need to be avoided, such as not including the appropriate stakeholders, the absence of best practices, being too ambitious out of the gate, and underestimating the significance of data quality.

Identity governance and administration (IGA) is key to this. You need to know who has access to what, and why, to create a sturdy foundation for a stronger culture of security.

Sameer Hajarnis, Chief Product Officer at OneSpan

Today everything is digital — work, shopping, even your wallet — and there’s one thing that secures you throughout your digital life: your identity. But digital identities are broadly defined, including everything from your username and password to your gender, address, and date of birth. Think about it: Every time you input your address into a website when shopping online, you’re sharing part of your digital identity.

We are constantly sharing these attributes that make up our digital identities, and this will only expand as we do more things digitally. But this also means that threat actors can more easily commit identity fraud and create synthetic identities. These synthetic identities have the ability to disrupt people’s lives and the way we do business. Consider, for example, that AI tools can be used to generate authentic-looking fake passports or ID cards that can bypass authentication and verification platforms.

What this tells us is that we need to be thinking about what’s to come and stop being responsive to changes in technology. What we need is to be thinking about how we can protect a business and a consumer’s digital identity. This means implementing a system where digital identities are provisioned in a secure way and can only be unlocked with a strong user authentication in place. Not only does this protect digital identities from abuse and fraud, but it also limits the amount of identity attributes users need to share. Instead of sharing every piece of personal information, users would only be disclosing the minimum information required to get the job done. This is how we will protect and secure digital identities as we embrace web3.

James Lapalme, VP & GM of Identity at Entrust

The pandemic ushered in an accelerated wave of digital transformation and as the world went remote, the demand for high-assurance secure solutions skyrocketed. However, with increased digital interactions comes an even greater risk of cyber threats and fraud, which means many of the current security solutions for identity management are no longer effective. Passwords, which have served as the standard for protecting digital goods and services since their inception in the 1960s, are high customer friction, insecure and becoming obsolete at best. In fact, 51% of people reset their password at least once a month because they cannot remember it, and according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 2.9M fraud reports were filed as of 2022 and identity theft was the number one category for consumer complaints. As the trend towards digital transactions continues to increase alongside security threats, there’s an urgent need for new identity management and protection strategies and technologies to enhance security.

When it comes to multi-factor authentication (MFA), too many enterprises still use single-factor authentication and have an over-reliance on one-time passcodes. Yet, organizations should leverage high-assurance passwordless MFA solutions that include physical proximity factors and certificate-based authentication to protect against remote account takeover (ATO) attacks. For a more comprehensive approach to security, companies need to embrace and adopt a Zero Trust strategy. Adaptive risk-based authentication is central to a Zero Trust framework, providing continual contextual awareness of user and device behavior. This can include multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, passwordless login and more. While Zero Trust implementation is a journey, by taking an identity-centric approach to Zero Trust, companies can take a step in the right direction to maximize security while minimizing unnecessary friction – and begin to fill in the gaps they have in their networks that are making them less secure.

Mo Plassnig, Chief Product Officer & Chief Growth Officer at Immuta

In security everything starts with identity – knowing who the users are (which is authentication). But, it doesn’t end there. From there you must look at what those users can do (authorization) and then monitor what they did (accounting/auditing). Historically, implementing these three “A’s” of security – authentication, authorization, and accounting – has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and risky process.

As the amount of data in the cloud continues to explode, many organizations are not considering all three A’s. Recent data indicates that more than half (53 percent) of data professionals are getting over-provisioned access to data. While this is done with the goal of streamlining processes, encouraging collaboration, and easing administrative burden, it often leaves organizations open to unnecessary risk.

While getting a modern identity management system in place is a starting point, it needs to be integrated with overall data security strategies that are designed for the modern cloud data stack. Breakdowns in security are happening at the point of data access so ensuring you have a solution in place to detect when there is an insider threat and change policies is critical.

Peter Barker, Chief Product Officer at ForgeRock

The traditional username-password login model is fundamentally flawed. Last year alone, more than 2 billion usernames and passwords were breached, and 50 percent of records breached were caused by unauthorized access. Not only are passwords a major security risk, they also hinder productivity and efficiency, leading to lost ROI for organizations seeking profitability more than ever before.

It’s time to embrace passwordless authentication, abolishing traditional passwords once and for all. While many claim passwordless is in the distant future, the reality is that the right identity partner can make it a reality, right now, for both employee and customer end users.

Passwordless authentication replaces traditional passwords with more user-friendly, secure methods, ranging from biometrics, authenticator apps, and certificates. This Identity Management Day, let’s say goodbye to passwords, and embrace a world where we never have to login again.

Glenn Mulvaney, VP Cloud Operations at Clumio

Identity management in the cloud—where data lakes, app data, and business information is often sprawled across many storage systems—is a fine balance between human authentication and system authentication. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor authentication (2FA) are great tools for human authentication, but can hinder non-interactive data exchange apps and microservices because they require user intervention. In order to facilitate automated data exchange while maintaining strong identity security, organizations should classify their data based on access patterns, and ensure that system-to-system data exchange leverages API identity tools, OAuth, and mutual TLS.

CISOs need to think about identity hygiene holistically—which not only includes human identity management like limiting permissions to the principle of least privilege, MFA enforcement, and periodic credential rotation, but also app-oriented identity management, including robust key management across Personal Identifiable Information and sensitive data, API security, network isolation, and most importantly—backups of crucial data. While it is certainly damaging to let an intruder in, so long as there are secured, off-site system backups to restore data from, there is always a well-tested path to recovery. Companies can also keep their identity management efforts on track over time by identifying and looking for specific metrics and trends including self-reported spam / phishing rates from employees, employee engagement on security-related comms, and success rates on decoy tests. This is, of course, in addition to technology-focused metrics such as identity logs and unauthorized activity alerts, event monitoring, device and network behavior and so on. With the advent of generative AI tools, we all need to be very wary of identity mimicry that could at first glance be indistinguishable from legitimate communication.

Viktoria Ruubel, Managing Director of Digital Identity at Veriff

The concept of ‘digital identity’ has evolved tremendously over the past decade, and the explosion of digital platforms has led to today’s online users having countless digital identities. It wasn’t until recently, however, that users became both aware and concerned about the amount of personal data being collected and shared by third parties online. As privacy concerns for both users and businesses become top-of-mind and technologies advance, we’ll see the next generation of identity verification come to the forefront. This will come in the form of reusable digital identity, that enables individuals and businesses to securely re-use a trusted digital identity across multiple online platforms and applications, creating more trust and better experience, and leading to less time and money spent by businesses in the process.

Roman Arutyunov, Co-Founder and SVP of Products at Xage Security

Major real-world attacks on critical infrastructure (think Colonial Pipeline) demand more than just visibility and threat detection. What’s needed today is a zero trust mindset for cyber hardening industrial systems in a way that secures identities and blocks attacks. Identity and access management (IAM) needs to be a priority for real-world operations. Technologies exist to offer protection without a complete infrastructure overhaul. Organizations can look to government for guidance as well, for example, CISA and the NSA recently joined forces to release the IAM best practices guide for administrators. Given how much of a critical necessity modern IAM practices are for real-world security in the face of escalating threats, let’s use this holiday to spark more discussion, awareness and adoption specifically in the critical infrastructure realm.

John DeSimone, President of Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services at Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Core to successful identity management is ensuring that the right policies, governance, and technologies are in place to give people access to the systems they need. While these elements can be managed at the component level, the best way for organizations to handle identity management is through a Zero Trust roadmap that implements the most important areas of protecting identity management first. Failure to think through these elements and manage them strategically can lead to breaches and enable attackers to jump from server to server and infect large quantities of computers and end users.

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Ray Manash of ManageEngine takes us through a live product demo in a Solutions Review Solutions Spotlight you won’t want to miss.

What is a Solutions Spotlight?

Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlights are exclusive webinar events for industry professionals across enterprise technology. Since its first virtual event in June 2020, Solutions Review has expanded its multimedia capabilities in response to the overwhelming demand for these kinds of events. Solutions Review’s current menu of online offerings includes the Demo Day, Solution Spotlight, best practices or case study webinars, and panel discussions. And the best part about the “Spotlight” series? They are free to attend!

Why You Should Attend

In this demo, ManageEngine’s Ray Manash will discuss how AD360, ManageEngine’s IAM solution, can help strengthen your organization’s cybersecurity posture. He will demonstrate how AD360 has a complete suite of products to help manage identities, secure access, and ensure compliance to help you overcome your IT challenges.

With the next Solutions Spotlight event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with ManageEngine to provide viewers with a unique webinar featuring an inside look at the vendor’s AD360 platform. Alongside a live product demo, the Spotlight event will also feature an interview about the product with the Customer Success Lead for ManageEngine.

Solutions Review is one of the largest communities of IT executives, directors, and decision-makers across enterprise technology marketplaces. Every year over 10 million people come to Solutions Review’s collection of sites for the latest news, best practices, and insights into solving some of their most complex problems.

Speakers

Ray Manash has been associated with ManageEngine for over five years. He provides consultation for IAM and SIEM product suites and facilitates seamless onboarding and implementation for enterprises. He has been meeting prospects and customers across the globe for close to two years now. In these meetings, he understands their IT struggles and recommends/demonstrates products from ManageEngine to make their IT routine less cumbersome.

About ManageEngine

As the IT management division of Zoho Corporation, ManageEngine prioritizes flexible solutions that work for all businesses, regardless of size or budget. ManageEngine crafts comprehensive IT management software with a focus on making your job easier. Their 120+ award-winning products and free tools cover everything your IT needs. From network and device management to security and service desk software, they’re bringing IT together for an integrated, overarching approach to optimize your IT.

FAQ

• What: ManageEngine Expert Webinar
• When: Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time
• Where: Zoom meeting (see registration page for more detail)

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