Jane Porter
Director Product Management, Cumulocity IoT Platform Services at Software AG
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Are you authorized to read this post?
Building on our previous blog around authentication, we will now discuss the other side of the coin; and one that is often confused with authentication — authorization. Having proved that we are allowed to access the system, we now need to be allowed to access the various resources of the system. This is a more granular approach and allows the… -
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Authentication in Cybersecurity: Who do we think you are?
We said in our last blog that we would cover authentication and authorization in this follow up — however we quickly realized there is a lot to talk about on both topics, so we have split them. This post will define authentication and authorization, and in our next post we will look at how best practices intersect to improve overall… -
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Building Defense in Depth
In the first blog of this series, we talked about the fact that a layered approach to security is required to minimize the attack vector. With all the different ways hackers can access sensitive systems, multiple types of solutions need to be included at the user and administrative levels. There are many different approaches and standards to layered security and… -
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IoT in Cybersecurity: Where is the silver bullet?
For everybody using Cloud-based services, security is a key concern. Each week we learn of another organization that has been successfully hacked, with sensitive corporate or personal data shared with malicious 3rd-parties or leaked to the Dark Web. According to CrowdStrike's 2022 Global Threat Report, the past year saw an 82% increase in incidents of data leaks caused by malware… -
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IoT data hoarding – are you guilty?
Like the other “things” in life you can hoard, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a playground for IoT data hoarders. Many people are hoarders, whether it is clothes, gadgets, or - in the recent pandemic - toilet rolls. And if you do hoard a bit, you know that you should regularly clear out what you don’t need and are unlikely to… -
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IoT and the circular economy
The Internet of Things (IoT) has an important role to play in the circular economy, by helping your business keep products in use in a way that makes money plus enhances the customer experience. Among the many challenges today, one of the most impactful is climate change. Every country is affected and has a part to play in changing their ways…
