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What Is Authorization? Once a subject is authenticated, authorization (abbreviated as AuthZ) is the process of determining whether the given identity (for example, a user) is allowed to access the requested resource and, if so, what actions they are allowed to take. The goal is to give authenticated users access to the resources (such as…
Read MoreThe prevalence of web applications makes them a prime target for cyber criminals. Failure to secure web applications can lead to serious financial and reputational consequences. This dashboard provides a high-level summary of vulnerability data discovered by Tenable Web App Scanning. Tenable Web App Scanning provides comprehensive and accurate vulnerability scanning and risk analysis by…
Read MoreTo ensure they have the most complete information about the security posture of assets, organizations should deploy scans that use credentials. Scans that use credentials and successfully authenticate on a system (and run with Local Security Checks enabled) return a much more comprehensive set of data about the system. This Assurance Report Card (ARC) provides…
Read MoreZooming Out to Look at 2023 One of the questions we frequently get asked about this data is about attribution, that is, who is doing the scanning. This is a difficult question, because it is quite well understood that many threat actors take great pains to do at least a bit of obfuscation of their…
Read MoreDuring the reconnaissance period there were low levels of automated activity associated with resellers testing and configuring their bots in preparation for the January 11th sale (see Figure 1). Once the sale starts, the sale event period is categorized by a drastic spike in automation against the “add to cart” flow within the first few…
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The semiconductor giant confirmed to CRN last week that it initiated a new round of layoffs in the Sales and Marketing Group, which is led by Christoph Schell, as part of a reorganization. Intel’s recent round of layoffs in the Sales and Marketing Group will impact roughly 62 positions at the company’s headquarters in Santa…
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Herve Tardy, who has spent more than half of his 30 years in the data center power management industry leading the channel charge at Eaton, has departed the company, leaving behind a legacy of strong channel advocacy. Long-time Eaton channel chief Hervé Tardy Monday spent his last day at the power management company, according to…
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As part of CRN’s 2024 Internet Of Things 50 list, here are the 10 coolest IoT networking connectivity companies that are offering innovative connectivity options to help devices connect to networks, communicate, and share their valuable data to various business systems. Global IoT spending is expected to continue growing for the years to come, and…
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‘We will do another 20 or 25 roll-ups this year. This latest acquisition makes 29 acquisitions for us. And so thinking about 25 acquisitions in 2024 is not crazy. Realistically, if we take out the last two months where we didn’t make an acquisition, we did those 29 in like 14 months. We’re gluttons for…
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‘The facts that our investigation uncovered were egregious. We look forward to presenting our evidence and proving our claims in the litigation,’ Tyler Wall, Nutanix’s chief legal officer, said in a statement. Three former Nutanix employees who developed its Era database management product left the company and, opened a competitor 18 months later that sold…
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