Today’s Trust Issues guest is Brian Contos, Chief Strategy Officer at Sevco Security. With host David Puner, Contos discusses the intricacies of securing the Internet of Things (IoT) and the challenges posed by the expanding IoT landscape – emphasizing the need for robust identity management. In a broader context, IoT encompasses identity management, cybersecurity and the evolving role of AI in safeguarding digital assets.

An overview of a fuzzing project targeting the Hyper-V VSPs using Intel Processor Trace (IPT) for code coverage guided fuzzing, built upon WinAFL, winipt, HAFL1, and Microsoft’s IPT.sys.

Many of us took ChatGPT for a first-time spin just 12 months ago. Then someone hit the speed multiplier button, and just like that, we’re exiting 2023 with whiplash. Generative artificial intelligence’s (GenAI) breakout year was both exciting and unnerving for cybersecurity professionals who understand that technological change and cyber risk are inextricable.

When complying with regulations and frameworks, it’s hard to keep up when the rules keep evolving. Auditors are no longer just seeking reports on what your identities can access – they now require proof that you have controls for securing those identities (like a math assignment, you have to show your work). And if a framework or regulation’s requirements previously focused on highly privileged IT users’ access … that’s evolving too.

As technology evolves, so do the threats that loom over our communication infrastructure. The rollout of 5G, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and our ongoing dependence on these networks combine to make the telecommunications industry a prime target for cyberattacks.

CyberArk MFA now supports authentication with phishing-resistant passkeys and qualifies for the highest NIST Authenticator Assurance Level (AAL3). Based on FIDO2 standards, passkeys replace passwords and provide faster, easier and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across user devices. With this release, end users can authenticate using passkeys to access their applications and resources.

More than 130 global jurisdictions have enacted data privacy laws. While each contains rules and requirements distinct to their regions, they share a common priority: identity security. That’s because if an attacker compromises a single identity in an organization where sensitive data is collected, stored and handled, it’s all downhill from there.

Do you need to secure high-risk access to the back end of your customer-facing apps? Yes, you do – assuming you care about cybersecurity risk, uptime or compliance with SOC II and NIST and AWS, Azure and GCP architecture frameworks. To meet compliance requirements and grow your business, you must properly secure access to the cloud services and workloads powering your SaaS app.