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Windows Hello is a feature in Windows 10 that allows users to authenticate themselves without a password, using a PIN code or biometric identity-either a fingerprint or facial recognition-to access a device or machine. The Windows Hello bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34466, requires an attacker to have physical access to a device to exploit it, according to researchers at CyberArk Labs who discovered the flaw in March.
Moving forward, workplaces should leverage facial recognition solutions to thwart threats in the new hybrid workplace, bolster access control, and safeguard offices from future health risks. Facial recognition solutions can even pair with video management systems and send real-time alerts to security staff based on attribute-specific access control stipulations, such as time of day or location.
Two experts suggest calling employees "Insider threats" is counterproductive; employees are assets needing protection. Notice, there is no mention of blame; Priestap and Triplett see employees as assets that need protecting.
To maximize the data pool, it is customary to share patient data between clinics by sending copies of databases to the clinics where the algorithm is being trained. "These processes have often proven inadequate in terms of protecting patients' health data," says Daniel Rueckert, Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine at TUM. AI-based diagnostic processes support doctors.
The U.S. Cyber Command conducted more than two dozen operations aimed at preventing interference in last November's presidential election, the general who leads the Pentagon's cyber force said Thursday. He said his command's operations were designed "To get ahead of foreign threats before they interfered with or influenced our elections in 2020.".
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is investigating a potential compromise of the federal courts' case management and electronic case files system which stores millions of highly sensitive and confidential judiciary records. US Judiciary is also working on immediately adding extra safeguards and security procedures to protect the highly sensitive court documents filed with the courts.
Microsoft removed a Windows 10, version 2004 compatibility hold blocking devices with certain WWAN LTE modems from upgrading to the latest Windows version. A fix for the issue was made available with the release of the Windows 10 2004 KB4577063 non-security preview cumulative update.
SailPoint's latest updates to the SailPoint Predictive Identity platform will be the co-pilot in any organization's security strategy, safeguarding the remote workforce's access needs. Over the past few months, SailPoint quickly acted to help organizations connect to necessary remote workforce collaboration applications like Zoom and Slack, introduced earlier this year.
SafeGuard Cyber announced the addition of two cybersecurity industry leaders to its management team. Karen Kukoda and Robert Freeman have joined the company to manage SafeGuard Cyber's partner program and global sales, respectively, and to manage increased demand for the company's comprehensive security solution for collaboration, mobile chat, and social media applications.
BehavioSec is positioned for strong growth as post-pandemic mobile shifts and evolving cyber threats highlight greater demand for deep authentication and anti-fraud capabilities delivering increased trust without breaking the user experience. BehavioSec's intuitive behavioral biometrics technology meets enhanced authentication demands by delivering zero trust safeguards authenticating individuals based on users' typing patterns, touchscreen activity and cursor movements, beyond vulnerable passwords.