Ticketing giant Ticketmaster has confirmed it was part of a data breach, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of customers around the world.

The group of attackers revealed to have compromised SolarWinds Orion monitoring software back in December 2020 are claimed to be back again, and Microsoft has given them a new name to boot.

Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies' AuthPoint Total Identity Security bundles AuthPoint multi-factor authentication with dark web credential monitoring capabilities and a corporate password manager.

A survey conducted for data security and management specialist Cohesity has found 78% of respondents say their organisation would pay up in response to a ransomware attack if it thought this would allow the recovery of data and business processes, or if the payment would result in faster recovery.

GUEST OPINION: Cybersecurity is not reserved for big corporations alone. Small businesses must recognise that security by obscurity is a myth in an era of automated cyberattacks.

Holistic detection prevents account takeover while reducing authentication fatigue

COMPANY NEWS: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced the latest version of Cloud Suite, part of its Server PAM solution, which provides privileged access to and authorisation for servers. Updates include more granular support for just-in-time (JIT) and just-enough privilege access automation, and improved identity assurance through enforced human interaction when prompted for multi-factor authentication (MFA) at server log-in or privilege elevation.

COMPANY NEWS: ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, today announced that its identity security solution, ADSelfService Plus, now offers offline MFA for Windows. This new feature allows organisations to secure their data with next-gen authentication methods that prevent unsecured access to remote machines even when they are disconnected from the internet or when the authentication server is inaccessible.

GUEST OPINION: Today is World Password Day. Below, ManageEngine vice president Manikandan Thangaraj shares his insights on the relevance of passwords today.

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, reminds people that every password needs a partner today on World Password Day.

GUEST OPINION: As more and more companies generate and handle large amounts of critical data, the need for secure storage has never been greater. With the rise of cybersecurity threats, secure data storage has become a top priority for businesses of all sizes.

COMPANY NEWS: BeyondTrust, the leader in intelligent identity and access security has delivered multiple product innovations through Q1 of 2023 to enhance its solutions and add advanced, customer-centric capabilities to its identity and access security platform.

GUEST OPINION: Identity theft is a growing concern in Australia and around the world. According to Scamwatch, a website run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australian banks and money remitters received a combined total of over 566,648 reports of identity theft with reported losses of almost $1.8 billion in 2021. However, given that one third of victims do not report scams, the actual losses were believed to be well over $2 billion.

COMPANY NEWS: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced the latest release of Server Suite, part of its Server PAM solution, which secures and consolidates identity access to servers. Enhancements include new authentication options for organisations using Active Directory (AD), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and IBM AIX Unix systems to further improve security for identities requesting access to critical systems.

The operator business messaging traffic will reach 2.8 trillion messages by 2027 rising from 1.9 trillion in 2023—a 45% growth over the next four years, forecasts Juniper Research.

GUEST OPINION: Just as the COVID pandemic changed working patterns for most businesses, it also had significant implications for the higher-education sector.

Access management and authentication specialist SecureAuth and multi-cloud infrastructure automation software provider HashiCorp are working together to improve DevOps security and deployment velocity through the use of SecureAuth's passwordless authentication and MFA capabilities.

According to the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit, business email compromise has doubled, and has surpassed ransomware as the most common type of financially motivated cyber threat to organisations.

GUEST OPINION: They've been a feature of online life for years, but the humble password's days could well be numbered.

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, has announced it is re-defining enterprise security with the launch of its enhanced YubiEnterprise Subscription program, expanded Security Key Series, and updated pricing structure.