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Advanced Data Security: Safeguarding Your Business In The Digital Age  

VISTA InfoSec

Don’t overlook data at rest—files sitting idle on servers or databases. In addition to access control, fortify your defenses with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Encrypt Sensitive Data Scrambling sensitive data into indecipherable code shields it from prying eyes, even if intercepted.

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Data Blizzard Hits LA Schools: Students data stolen in Snowflake Hack

VISTA InfoSec

Snowflake is a cloud database platform used by companies worldwide to store their data. The breach, linked to a hack of the district’s Snowflake account, has exposed sensitive data pertaining to students and employees enrolled in the sprawling district.

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Remote Onboarding Boom Being Secured By Multifactor Authentication

PYMNTS

Overtaxing the royal attention span — that of the consumer — is a mistake, so multifactor authentication (MFA) processes are morphing in various ways to reduce onboarding frictions while maintaining rigorous multifactor authentication (MFA) and other fraud-fighting tools. Phone Call For You.

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PCI DSS Requirement 8 – Changes from v3.2.1 to v4.0 Explained

VISTA InfoSec

Changes Core Focus Limiting database access to programmatic methods (apps, stored procedures) and database administrators. Terminology Applications should use their own IDs, not individual user IDs to access the database. Requirement v3.2.1 (8.7) Greater emphasis on granular access control. password and token).

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Guarding the Gates: Data Compliance and Privacy

Segpay

Traditionally, organizations have employed a range of methods for identity verification, from passwords to multi-factor authentication (MFA) and, increasingly, biometric solutions. In identity management, this right is challenging, particularly if a users information is stored in various authentication databases.

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Digital Identity Verification 

Segpay

typing speed, location data), with authoritative databases or records. These platforms often rely on a combination of multi-factor authentication (MFA), which may include passwords, biometric verification (e.g., This process involves comparing official documents (e.g., passports, driver’s licenses), biometric data (e.g.,

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What is 3D Secure Authentication and How Does It Work

Stax

This is what’s commonly known as two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA). The Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) mandate requires merchants to use a 3D Secure system of either two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA). 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) meets the criteria for PSD2.