Identity crisis

Token Security Emerges From Stealth With $7M, Introducing the Machine-First Era in Identity Security

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월요일, 5월 20, 2024

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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240519871942/en/
Ido Shlomo and Itamar Apelblat - Token Security founders (Photo: Business Wire)
Organizations today are facing an identity crisis.
With the majority of data breaches coming from identity compromises, IAM is the cornerstone of security.
Token Security brings visibility and continuous threat exposure management to the identity boom era, by introducing the machine-first approach.
We prioritize the most critical identities and their vulnerabilities, and reduce risk using remediation capabilities”, said Token Security CTO Ido Shlomo.

BeyondTrust’s Annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report Finds Vulnerability Numbers Remain High with Elevation of Privilege Remaining the #1 Vulnerability Category

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월요일, 4월 22, 2024

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Each Microsoft Security Bulletin is comprised of one or more vulnerabilities, which apply to one or more Microsoft products.

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Each Microsoft Security Bulletin is comprised of one or more vulnerabilities, which apply to one or more Microsoft products.
Microsoft typically groups vulnerabilities into these main categories: Remote Code Execution (RCE), Elevation of Privilege (EoP), Information Disclosure, Denial of Service (DDoS), Spoofing, Tampering, and Security Feature Bypass.
This may also reflect that attackers are increasingly re-focusing their efforts on exploiting identities, rather than Microsoft software vulnerabilities.
Elevation of Privilege vulnerability category continues to dominate, accounting for 40% (490) of the total vulnerabilities in 2023.

iVALT Disrupts the $30 Billion Identity Market

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024

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PLEASANTON, Calif., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past few decades, we've been suffering from an identity crisis. Relentless data breeches, escalating hacker attacks, expensive ransomware demands, rampant identity theft, and sophisticated deepfakes have made verifying your own identity—and the identity of who you're interacting with over the phone or internet—extremely challenging for businesses and individuals alike.

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iVALT Transforms Zero Trust Identity with Patented, 1-Click Approach
PLEASANTON, Calif., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past few decades, we've been suffering from an identity crisis.
iVALT reveals the true identity, OnDemandID , of the person on the other end of any phone call regardless of the caller ID.
iVALT will soon be offering the option to use iVALT as an anchor reference for user identity, by verifying government-issued documents like driver's licenses and passports when you register your iVALT mobile app so you can use iVALT to access online banking, social media networks, or crypto currency transactions.
"iVALT has set out first and foremost to create a great customer experience," says Krishan, CEO of iVALT.

Reality Bites at 30: why the Gen X classic still stands up today

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일요일, 2월 11, 2024

“I was really going to be something by the age of 23,” says Lelaina Pierce, played by the radiant Winona Ryder in the 1994 Gen X classic Reality Bites.

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“I was really going to be something by the age of 23,” says Lelaina Pierce, played by the radiant Winona Ryder in the 1994 Gen X classic Reality Bites.
Lelaina is a dissatisfied university graduate confronting the realities of life after graduation while making a documentary about her equally disaffected friend group.
Reality Bites continues to resonate with new generations of viewers.

A film for Gen X

Hawke’s brooding intellectual and Ryder’s luminous yet sardonic girl-next-door established personas for the duo that persisted throughout the decade.
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The themes of the film are surprisingly relevant given the generational differences between audiences of the early 90s and today.
Despite clear generational differences in fashion, lifestyle and music, the response to the film by new audiences tends to be one of resonance and recognition.
Spoiler Alert: Lelaina forgives him for leaving, and their embrace and kiss is one of the final images of the film.

A worthy rewatch

Watching the film as an adult who is closer in age to Lelaina’s parents, the choice is less clear.
Whichever side you end up taking, the film’s rocking soundtrack, charming performances and snarky humour make it a worthy rewatch.
Read more:
Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels: Necessary or nonsense?

Adam Daniel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

What explains Donald Trump's enduring appeal with Republican voters?

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목요일, 6월 15, 2023

This defense, echoed by Fox News, has also been adopted by leading members of the Republican party, including Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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This defense, echoed by Fox News, has also been adopted by leading members of the Republican party, including Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
If the most prominent Republicans are either defending the former president or keeping a low profile, it’s because Donald Trump remains very popular with right-wing voters.
This gap continues to widen, even in the state of Florida, where Ron Desantis was overwhelmingly re-elected governor in 2022.
In line with previous scandals, the new indictment is unlikely to dent Republican voters’ support for the former president.

Divided Republicans

The problem is that, apart from this homogeneous radicalized pro-Trump base unified around the former president, the Republicans are divided.
20% of Republican voters) have not found an alternative candidate and therefore say they are ready to rally behind Trump.
One other important factor not often considered is that only a tiny minority of voters cast a ballot in the primaries – less than 15% turnout among Republicans in 2016, which is still the highest rate in over 30 years.

A more radical but less charismatic rival

But in so doing, DeSantis is actually seeking to appeal to a segment of the electorate quite similar to that of Trump.
Described by the Financial Times as a “Donald Trump with brains and without the drama,” he is also known for his lack of charisma.

Racial resentment as a unifying factor

For the majority of Republicans, the mere idea of an indictment feels politically motivated.
This enduring suspicion illustrates not only that perception counts for more than reality, but also that there is a form of paranoia symptomatic of an identity crisis rooted in economic anxiety and racial resentment.
For part of this white American electorate, this comes down to what sociologist Arlie Hochschild calls “a deep history”.

Trump’s “emotional strategy”

Donald Trump’s success stems from his charisma and his ability to tap into the fear, resentment and humiliation of that deep story.
A recent study shows, for example, a growing number of Latinos and people of colour in the white supremacist movement.

Martyr and superhero

Donald Trump has built a narrative around himself in which he is a victim-in-chief, even a martyr, with whom his electorate can identify on the one hand and, and a hypemasculinized superhero in whom his base can project itself on the other.
On the eve of the 2016 elections, he claimed to be the “voice of the forgotten”.
In such a context, we can legitimately wonder what would happen if Trump were to lose the Republican primaries.

RSA: Zero Trust has Zero Chance Without AI

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월요일, 4월 24, 2023

The Identity Defined Security Alliance found that 84% of organizations reported an identity-related breach in 2022.

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The Identity Defined Security Alliance found that 84% of organizations reported an identity-related breach in 2022.
RSA will bring similar visualizations and dynamic dashboarding to its RSA® Risk AI solution this year.
“Now with a new technological era dawning, cybersecurity must brave an emerging identity crisis and admit that there is zero chance for us to achieve zero trust without AI.
RSA will demonstrate its Unified Identity Platform , RSA Governance & Lifecycle , and Risk AI solutions at Booth N-5744.

“Many Nations” The Latest American Indian College Fund Student-Designed Pendleton Blanket, Now Available For Purchase

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목요일, 3월 23, 2023

Denver, Colo., March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pendleton Woolen Mills, the acclaimed lifestyle brand of Portland, Oregon, together with the Denver-based American Indian College Fund, has announced that the winning Tribal College Blanket Design for 2022, Many Nations, is now available for purchase in Pendleton’s American Indian College Fund collection .

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Denver, Colo., March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pendleton Woolen Mills, the acclaimed lifestyle brand of Portland, Oregon, together with the Denver-based American Indian College Fund, has announced that the winning Tribal College Blanket Design for 2022, Many Nations, is now available for purchase in Pendleton’s American Indian College Fund collection .
Pendleton has created wool blankets in partnership with the American Indian College Fund for more than 20 years.
Dustin Lopez is a student at Diné College pursuing a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree.
The program also helps the College Fund and Pendleton honor the richness of Native arts, cultures, and stories by sharing original Native student designs with the public.

Author of Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: Understanding America's Minority, Discusses the Reason Behind the Current Mass Shooting by Asians in America

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목요일, 2월 2, 2023

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Michael Soon Lee, an Asian American author, talks about how Asian Americans are fighting a constant war of identity crisis, and how it leads to the ongoing mass shooting in America.

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The book enlightens readers on the typical Asian American experience, mostly absent from history books, and the resultant negative stereotypes.
It also presents a first-hand experience of the author, Lee, a 5th-generation Chinese-American, and his struggles with systemic discrimination.
His book explains that the negative role media play by describing Asians as disloyal to America causes the last stressor - identity crisis.
Despite all these, I became the first Asian American to earn the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) from the National Speaking Professionals (NSP)."

Shift Group Develops Strategic Roadmap for Former Athletes to Transition into Tech Sales Careers

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목요일, 11월 10, 2022

Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - November 10, 2022) - Shift Group, a Boston and Miami based recruiting & staffing company, unveiled its strategic roadmap centered around its unique approach to helping athletes transition into the sales industry.

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Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - November 10, 2022) - Shift Group, a Boston and Miami based recruiting & staffing company, unveiled its strategic roadmap centered around its unique approach to helping athletes transition into the sales industry.
Utilizing its own strategic approach, the sales training organization Shift Group has successfully guided multiple former athletes to rewarding careers in tech sales.
The company has been founded by athletes, for athletes as their leadership team is entirely composed of former NCAA players and coaches who have built strong careers in sales themselves and understand the potential of a transition into the tech sales industry.
Shift Group provides education on techniques like cold calling, cold emailing, and other outbound sales strategies that are aimed at securing meetings with prospective clients.

Local Media Consortium Announces 2022 Spring Conference

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목요일, 4월 14, 2022

NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Local Media Consortium, a strategic alliance of local media companies, today announced that registration is open for its 2022 Spring Conference, which will be held May 10-11 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by Google, Viafoura, OpsCo and Monster, will assemble a strategic mix of media industry experts to discuss the ever-changing digital advertising and publishing ecosystem.

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Atlanta event brings together industry leaders to share insights on optimizing revenue, increasing audience engagement and navigating the ever-changing digital landscape
NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Local Media Consortium, a strategic alliance of local media companies, today announced that registration is open for its 2022 Spring Conference , which will be held May 10-11 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Atlanta.
"We are excited to convene our annual spring conference in person again, and this year brings a thought-provoking line up of discussions and breakout sessions that will help local media better understand and compete in an evolving landscape," said Fran Wills, CEO of the LMC.
"Our informative meetings are designed to help our media members navigate important issues in the industry, from the deprecation of the third-party cookie to diversity and inclusion.
The Local Media Consortium delivers economic value through strategic partnerships on behalf of more than 100 local media companies in top markets across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and includes more than 5,000 newspaper, radio, TV and online only news outlets.