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Poll of attendees finds that additional authentication methods and security controls moving passwords to the background are reshaping password security

GUEST RESEARCH: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced results from a survey at the 2023 BlackHat USA Conference in Las Vegas last week, finding that password security continues to be a highly relevant topic even as cybersecurity strategies move toward a passwordless future. Of 100 business hall attendees polled, 54% said that “passwordless” is a viable concept while 79% agreed that passwords are evolving or becoming obsolete.

COMPANY NEWS: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced a series of award wins recognising the company's significant contribution to the cybersecurity industry through meaningful thought leadership, and the translation of its vision for extended PAM into impactful technological advancement in the marketplace.

Disconnect between security and business goals had negative consequences for 89% of respondents and increased the success of cyber-attacks at one in four companies

GUEST RESEARCH: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced findings from a global survey revealing the impact of misalignment between the cybersecurity function and wider business. Over 2,000 IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs) were polled, including respondents from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Many IT security decision-makers think the leadership of businesses overlook the role of cybersecurity in business success, according to a new global survey of security professionals which also revealed a disconnect between security and business goals.

Cloud security is the greatest concern for cybersecurity professionals according to an online survey by Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions provider Delinea.

GUEST OPINION: The latest news related to Twitter’s decision to disable, or in simple terms turn off, text-based 2FA (also known as SMS-based two-factor authentication) for non-paying customers could see an increase in cyberattacks targeting Twitter users who fail to take any action prior to the fast-approaching deadline on 20 March.

Here's what the IT industry executives had to say.

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The Australian National University suffered a data breach because of the type of data it held, a security professional from privileged account management solution provider Thycotic claims.

The Australian Parliament was hacked by a group based in Iran, a hitherto unknown security firm has claimed, adding that the Mabna Institute, which was backing the person or people involved, had also been implicated in attacks on the US and other Western countries.

An American security professional has questioned whether the attack on the Australian Parliament's network and the systems of the three main political parties were indeed a sophisticated attack sponsored by a nation state as claimed by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.