Equifax suffered a massive data breach affecting private information of more than 140 million people. Charles Cooper: User identity not the traditional firewall has become the front line in the cyberstruggle to defend against network intruders. Organizations must now be able to authenticate highly distributed identities from different sources. With so many potential points of entry, all it takes is sloppy cyberetiquette to enable malicious hackers to penetrate even the most sophisticated defenses. Many companies are also embracing Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), using third-parties for identity authentication and governance.”]
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