Cyber Attacks
How to Prevent Account Takeover: The Technical Controls That Actually Work
Multi-factor authentication stops credential theft but fails if the attacker steals the second factor through session hijacking or SIM swapping attacks.
identity management
Everything Packet Tribune has reported about identity management: 9 stories, newest first. Part of our Cloud Security coverage.
Cloud Security
Cloud migration security strategy: secure data in transit and at rest
Most breaches occur because legacy access controls fail to map correctly to cloud identity models, leaving migrated assets exposed.
Cloud Security
Federated Identity Mistakes: Six Config Errors That Break Security
Misconfigured trust boundaries and stale service accounts turn federated identity from a security control into a persistent attack vector.
Cloud Security
Identity Sprawl Response: Containment and Recovery Steps
Automated identity creation often outpaces detection, meaning your first action must be verifying the source of truth before revoking credentials.
Data Breaches
Principle of Least Privilege: Correcting Common Misinterpretations
Least privilege is not a static list of denied permissions but a dynamic constraint that limits the blast radius of accidental data disclosure and credential leaks.
Cloud Security
Cloud Detection and Response: Real Benefits vs Operational Limits
Cloud detection and response shifts focus from network perimeters to identity and configuration, but generates noise without strict baseline governance.
Cloud Security
Cloud Logging Gaps: How to Catch What Your Stack Misses
Most organisations miss cloud threats because they log infrastructure changes but ignore the silent identity movements that precede them.
Data Breaches
Credential Leaks: Risks and Protection for Small Businesses
Small firms face disproportionate risk from credential leaks because attackers automate attacks against weak entry points that cost almost nothing to secure.
Vulnerabilities
IBM Security Verify Access Critical Auth Bypass Flaw CVE-2026-16823 Lacks Patch
IBM warns that improper authentication in Security Verify Access allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions without a confirmed patch.