In this fourth episode of our 5-episode podcast, The C-level Strategic Guide for CIAM Investment, we will explore phase 3 on the CIAM Maturity Curve: Intelligent.  To move from phase 2 (automated) to phase 3 (intelligent) involves a number of important considerations around security and personalization, says Swaroop Sham, Group Product Marketing Manager at Okta. “From a growth perspective, companies are thinking about protecting not just the data that they store, but also the infrastructure…

Take-up of cyber-insurance has almost doubled over the past four years, but premiums surged during 2020 due to more frequent attacks, according to a new congressional report. Watchdog the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was ordered to study the industry in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. Citing data from global insurer Marsh McLennan, the GAO revealed that the percentage of clients opting to take out cyber-specific insurance policies had risen from 26%…

It’s three years today since the GDPR was launched across Europe but UK businesses are still failing to meet some of its most basic reporting requirements, CrowdStrike has warned. The security vendor polled a sample of 500 UK business decision makers between April 30 and May 10 to better understand uptake of the legislation, and the Data Protection Act 2018, which applies its principles in UK law. Unfortunately, the poll found that just 42% of…

Hey Everyone, Today I’m proud to share with you the pilot episode of the Cloud Technologist Show! Often as a technologist group, the three of us (Myself, Mandy Storbakken and Martijn Baecke) set up a zoom call and catch up. We usually end up discussing current trends in the industry and how we’re approaching different topics with our customers. Since we’re spread across different geographic areas and have different backgrounds and interests, I’m always inspired…

Cloud misconfigurations represent something that’s plaguing many organizations’ cloud adoption efforts. For example, a 2020 report found that 91% of cloud deployments contained at least one misconfiguration that left organizations exposed to potential digital threats. Those weaknesses contributed to more than 200 data breaches between 2018 and 2020, noted SC Magazine, with those security incidents exposing more than 30 billion records. Another 2020 report found that misconfigurations were the underlying cause of 196 data breaches…