Best Practices for Multi-Factor Authentication: Delivering Stronger Security Against Threats

This slide deck explores the evolution of authentication mechanisms, advantages and the disadvantages of each, and how adaptive authentication may be the answer. Watch the webinar here: https://wso2.com/library/webinars/2019/01/adaptive-authentication-what-why-and-how/

This document discusses Zero Trust security and how to implement a Zero Trust network architecture. It begins with an overview of Zero Trust and why it is important given limitations of traditional perimeter-based networks. It then covers the basic components of a Zero Trust network, including an identity provider, device directory, policy evaluation service, and access proxy. The document provides guidance on designing a Zero Trust architecture by starting with questions about users, applications, conditions for access, and corresponding controls. Specific conditions discussed include user/device attributes as well as device health and identity. Benefits of the Zero Trust model include conditional access, preventing lateral movement, and increased productivity.

The document discusses two-factor authentication (2FA) as a more secure alternative to single-factor authentication using just a username and password. 2FA provides an additional layer of security beyond just one credential by requiring two separate factors, such as something you know (a password) plus something you have (a token, smart card, or biometrics). While 2FA is more secure, it can also be slower and require the user to have their second authentication factor available at all times. Popular services like Facebook and Dropbox have implemented 2FA options to better protect user accounts and data.

Being aware of the trends that are expected to shape the digital landscape is an important step in ensuring the security of your data and online assets. Amongst others, the webinar covers: • Top Cyber Trends for 2023 • Cyber Insurance • Prioritization of Cyber Risk Presenters: Colleen Lennox Colleen Lennox is the Founder of Cyber Job Central, a newly formed job board dedicated to Cybersecurity job openings. Colleen has 25+ years in Technical Recruiting and loves to help other find their next great job! Madhu Maganti Madhu is a goal-oriented cybersecurity/IT advisory leader with more than 20 years of comprehensive experience leading high-performance teams with a proven track record of continuous improvement toward objectives. He is highly knowledgeable in both technical and business principles and processes. Madhu specializes in cybersecurity risk assessments, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and system and organization controls (SOC) reporting. Date: January 25, 2023 Tags: ISO, ISO/IEC 27032, Cybersecurity Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find out more about ISO training and certification services Training: https://pecb.com/en/education-and-certification-for-individuals/iso-iec-27032 https://pecb.com/article/cybersecurity-risk-assessment https://pecb.com/article/a-deeper-understanding-of-cybersecurity Webinars: https://pecb.com/webinars Article: https://pecb.com/article Whitepaper: https://pecb.com/whitepaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about PECB: Website: https://pecb.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pecb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PECBInternational/ Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/PECBCERTIFICATION YouTube video: https://youtu.be/BAAl_PI9uRc

Infections cost organizations billions of dollars in lost time and productivity, as well as ransom payments and other indirect costs, like damage to a business’s reputation. End-users will learn about password management, multi-factor authentication and how to secure their laptops and desktops while working remotely. This session will teach professionals how to avoid becoming a statistic. Agenda: Foundations of security awareness | Common threats | Three ways to secure your work environment | Best practices for users | The work from home checklist

This document discusses two-factor authentication and its benefits. It describes two-factor authentication as requiring two different types of evidence, such as something you know (a password) and something you have (a token or mobile device). Hard tokens generate one-time passwords on a physical device while mobile tokens use a mobile app to generate passwords. Using a mobile token is more flexible and cheaper than hard tokens but still vulnerable to active attacks. Sending a one-time password via SMS and requiring the user to enter a code for transactions adds an extra layer of security against man-in-the-middle attacks compared to other methods. The document recommends hashing passwords before sending and mutual authentication between clients and servers to improve security.

This document discusses identity and access management (IAM) programs that can help secure data in modern enterprises. It outlines why identity has become central to security and notes that recent high-profile data breaches involved compromised credentials. The document recommends implementing IAM programs around user management, entitlement management, privileged access management and federation. It also discusses emerging standards like OAuth 2.0, SCIM and OpenID Connect that can help improve security and management of identities.

Network security is important to protect vital information while allowing authorized access. Key aspects of network security include identifying vulnerabilities, threats like hackers and methods of attack, and implementing appropriate countermeasures. Common attacks include password attacks, viruses, and packet sniffing. Effective countermeasures include firewalls to control access, intrusion detection systems to monitor for exploits, IPsec and encryption to secure communications, and user education to address social engineering vulnerabilities. Comprehensive security requires backups, encryption, virus protection, firewalls, monitoring, training, and testing defenses.

A Zero Trust approach should extend throughout the entire digital estate and serve as an integrated security philosophy and end to end strategy.  Identities. Identities whether they represent people, services, or IOT devices define the Zero Trust control plane. When an identity attempts to access a resource, we need to verify that identity with strong authentication, ensure access is compliant and typical for that identity, and follows least privilege access principles. Devices. Once an identity has been granted access to a resource, data can flow to a variety of different devices From IoT devices to smartphones, BYOD to partner managed devices, and on premises workloads to cloud hosted servers. This diversity creates a massive attack surface area, requiring we monitor and enforce device health and compliance for secure access. Applications. Applications and APIs provide the interface by which data is consumed. They may be legacy on premises, lift and shifted to cloud workloads, or modern SaaS applications. Controls and technologies should be applied to discover Shadow IT, ensure appropriate in-app permissions, gate access based on real-time analytics, monitor for abnormal behavior, control of user actions, and validate secure configuration options. Data. Ultimately, security teams are focused on protecting data. Where possible, data should remain safe even if it leaves the devices, apps, infrastructure, and networks the organization controls. Data should be classified, labeled, and encrypted, and access restricted based on those attributes. Infrastructure. Infrastructure (whether on premises servers, cloud based VMs, containers, or micro services) represents a critical threat vector. Assess for version, configuration, and JIT access to harden defense, use telemetry to detect attacks and anomalies, and automatically block and flag risky behavior and take protective actions. Networks. All data is ultimately accessed over network infrastructure. Networking controls can provide critical “in pipe” controls to enhance visibility and help prevent attackers from moving laterally across the network. Networks should be segmented (including deeper in network micro segmentation) and real time threat protection, end to end encryption, monitoring, and analytics should be employed. Each of these six foundational elements serves as a source of the signal, a control plane for enforcement, and a critical resource to defend. You should appropriately spread your investments across each of these elements for maximum protection. 

Zero Trust: the idea that all access to corporate resources should be restricted until the user has proven their identity and access permissions, and the device has passed a security profile check. A core concept for Okta.

The document discusses cyber security fundamentals and challenges, describing how Cloudflare provides security solutions like DDoS mitigation, bot management, and web application firewalls to protect websites and applications from threats. It explains common security threats like DDoS attacks, bots, and vulnerabilities and how Cloudflare uses a global network and machine learning to detect and block attacks while ensuring high performance and availability.

Digital certificates certify the identity of individuals, institutions, or devices seeking access to information online. They are issued by a Certification Authority which verifies the identity of the certificate holder and embeds their public key and information into the certificate. Digital certificates allow for secure online transactions by providing identity verification, non-repudiation of transactions, encryption of communications, and single sign-on access to systems. They are commonly used in applications that require authentication and encryption like SSL, S/MIME, SET, and IPSec.

This document discusses the principles and challenges of implementing a zero trust network framework. It focuses on five key areas: visibility, automation, segmentation, compliance, and API integration. Visibility into the entire network is described as essential for security under a zero trust model. Automation is needed to process security policy changes efficiently across hybrid environments without errors. Proper network segmentation and isolation of assets is positioned as important for control. Compliance with regulations is discussed as being facilitated by a zero trust framework. Finally, API integration is presented as allowing business-driven security management and integration with other solutions.

Zero Trust security is a new strategy for keeping enterprise data secure, rooted in the idea that you can no longer rely on the network perimeter to assess trust. Instead, people are the new perimeter, and identity is the core for maintaining a secure environment.

This document provides an overview of identity and access management (IAM) concepts. IAM involves managing digital identities and the access provided through them. Key components include establishing unique identities, authorizing access to entitlements through roles, approving access requests, reviewing access through certifications, and provisioning/deprovisioning access. The document also describes how an IAM framework works, including how identities request access, roles and rules are managed, access is aggregated and provisioned to target systems, and certifications are performed to review access. It provides SailPoint as an example of a leading IAM tool.