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Press Release: Cloudentity Announces Jasen Meece as CEO and Nathanael Coffing as CSO
SEATTLE, July 25, 2019 – Cloudentity, a leader in cloud Identity and enforcement for Users, Services & Things, today announced the appointments of Jasen Meece as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Nathanael Coffing as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), effective immediately.
Facebook will pay $5 BILLION for Cambridge Analytica Breach
The FTC announced that it will fine Facebook $5 Billion (yes that's with a "B") and subject the company to new regulations based on the Cambridge...
Facebook Kids App let’s Kids talk to Strangers
Facebook's Messenger Kids App was designed so "Kids can only connect with parent-approved contacts" only it wasn't true. Due to a flaw in privacy...
The Monster Road to Zero Trust
Your applications are not secure! You need a zero trust roadmap, but where are you on your road to zero trust? You start off with…
The Hidden Costs of Rolling Your Own Security
You write code to solve problems. The problems are unique, or you wouldn’t be writing custom code. This naturally leads you to build rules and...
The New MicroPerimeter™ Security Release is HERE!
We are extremely excited to announce the most recent release of the Cloudentity MicroPerimeter™ Security. Our team has been refining the tools,...
What Is a MicroPerimeter?
Yes, we use the word MicroPerimeter™ both as a way to describe our products and as a way to describe a security model. But what do we mean by “microperimeter”? MicroPerimeter™ security means applying your security as close to the thing you’re securing as possible. Guarding the Edge of Your Network The traditional model assumes […]
Risky Business: Do You Secure Your Transactions on Value?
We’re all getting used to using MFA (multi-factor authorization) when we log into systems. For example, Google sends me a text message, so I have to use my password and have my phone handy if I want to log into a new browser, or we all get emails sometimes to verify that we did, indeed, […]
Securing APIs – The Foundation of Digital Transformation
APIs have become the basic building block of business. It’s how companies share data with partners and engage their customers, and it’s the foundational element for any corporation undergoing a digital transformation. APIs have become the critical component for exchanging data between all types of entities. Users Business partners Other services/APIs Smart devices/things Databases APIs […]
Top API Security Flaws
APIs have enabled an incredible proliferation of tools that we never imagined — they allow you to collaborate with developers outside your company or even see new inventions that combine tools from big providers like Google and Facebook to create entirely new experiences. APIs are great, APIs are powerful, and APIs are quickly becoming the […]
Breach: Facebook Exposes Personal Photos
Facebook disclosed a new breach today which (according to their disclosure) “may have affected up to 6.8 million users and up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers.” It’s unclear how many European users were affected, but this is a clear GDPR violation even when we don’t consider the potential embarrassment of personal photos being […]
PSD2: Banking on the Edge
Europe continues to influence data privacy around the world. First, there was General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and now we have PSD2, the new phase of Europe’s Payment Services Directive. And as with any new compliance measures, there is a lot of confusion about what it does, what you have to do, and what it […]