Identity and access management (IAM) plays a crucial role in security by helping to ensure that each user in the organization has access to only the data, systems, and other resources they need to do their job. This article explains the critical functionality of IAM solutions and how an IAM assessment can help you uncover essential risks to security, compliance, and business continuity. Then, it offers IAM best practices and guidance on choosing the right IAM solutions for your organization.

Like everything we do, our devices have become a valuable asset in managing our lives. One of the most important things we all have to manage is our finances, and mobile banking has become the new norm for many of us to: The number of people relying on online banking is steadily increasing. By 2025, the number of people managing their finances is projected to reach 217 million. For this reason, mobile banking security is crucial to prevent cyber criminals from emptying your accounts.

There’s a ton of media hype about the swift integration of AI across different business functions. It has also been reported that 98% of technology executives have paused their AI programs to establish guidelines and policies around its implementation. Depending on when and where you read about it, opinions on the speed of AI adoption vary. Nevertheless, AI is more than just hype.

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a robust cybersecurity regulation in the European Union (EU) taking effect next year. It is designed to help protect against evolving digital threats to financial systems. Like GDPR, the scope of DORA isn’t only limited to financial services companies and banks. Service providers in Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) and third-party vendors are also on the hook. If you haven’t been preparing, the time to be is now.

A crafty group of cybercriminals has been relentlessly pursuing Mexican banks, cryptocurrency platforms and other organizations in an extended campaign stretching back over two years. Their weapon of choice? A heavily customized version of the AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT). These threat actors are ruthlessly targeting any large Mexican enterprise they can get their hands on. With a sweet spot for companies pulling in over $100 million in annual revenue, they're not messing around with small fry.

Octiga Software, Microsoft 365 Security Management & Monitoring for MSPs, is delighted to announce it has embarked on a benefit partnership with The ASCII Group for 2024. The ASCII Group is a membership-based community of independent North American MSPs, MSSPs and Solution Providers. By partnering with The ASCII Group, Octiga is enhancing its channel program and creating lasting relationships with IT service providers.

The exponential growth of data in today’s digital age brings both enormous opportunities and significant challenges for businesses. While data drives innovation, personalizes customer experiences, and informs strategic decisions, protecting this important asset necessitates a strong and constantly evolving security posture. This blog goes into the fundamentals of data security, examines the challenges and issues that companies face, and proposes concrete methods for effective data protection.