Behold the power of one password. That's right, password. No longer are you faced with a plethora of login credentials that you know you will never remember. That vicious cycle of helpdesk calls followed by daily account lockouts has finally come to an end. It sounds like you’ve found yourself a single sign-on (SSO) solution and you’re ready to embrace the convenience. After all, convenience was your primary reason for adopting such a technology, was it not? I’ll let you get back to me on that one. In the meantime, let’s take a look at SSO security, a hot topic among the information security community and what more and more IT decision makers are referring to as their “primary motive” for deploying SSO.
In light of Sir Christopher Lee’s passing, it seems only
fitting that we make a nod in his general direction to talk about the most
recent attack by our good friend: Duqu.
That’s right, HackerAttackers – There has been another Duqu cyber
attack. Duqu is back, and it’s breaking out the big guns with 2.0. Like its apparent namesake (though,
personally, Dooku looks a lot more villainy), Duqu 2.0 is a master of disguise,
infiltration and covering its tracks. We’ve
spoken before about the nature of cyber
warfare in the digital age, and Duqu 2.0 is a prime example of the
evolution of this threat. Threats such
as the Stuxnet virus, and Flame are pushing the envelope for what we consider
traditional spycraft and covert war. The
Duqu cyber attack is the most recent, home-based instance of cyber warfare to
point out the need for stronger security, and above all, a more penetrating
awareness of the threats of our digital age.
