Next-Gen Access

Predicting The Future Of Next-Gen Access And Zero Trust Security In 2019
By Louis Columbus on January 21, 2019
Bottom Line: The most valuable catalyst all digital businesses need to continue growing in 2019 is a Zero Trust Security (ZTS) strategy based on Next-Gen Access (NGA) that scales to protect every access point to corporate data, recognizing that identities are the new security perimeter. The faster any digital business is growing, the more identities, […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Behavior-based scoring algorithms, cybersecurity, enterprise IT security, Idaptive, Louis Columbus' blog, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Next-Gen Access, NGA, Single Sign-On (SSO), Zero Trust Security, ZTS

6 Best Practices For Increasing Security In AWS In A Zero Trust World
By Louis Columbus on January 13, 2019
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported $6.6B in revenue for Q3, 2018 and $18.2B for the first three fiscal quarters of 2018. AWS revenue achieved an impressive 46% year-over-year net sales growth between Q3, 2017 and Q3, 2018 and 49% year-over-year growth for the first three quarters of the year. AWS’ 34% market share is more significant […]
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Identities Are The New Security Perimeter
By Louis Columbus on August 29, 2018
18% of healthcare employees are willing to sell confidential data to unauthorized parties for as little as $500 to $1,000, and 24% of employees know of someone who has sold privileged credentials to outsiders, according to a recent Accenture survey. Privileged credentials for accessing an airport’s security system were recently for sale on the Dark Web […]
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IBM’s 2018 Data Breach Study Shows Why We’re In A Zero Trust World Now
By Louis Columbus on August 6, 2018
Digital businesses that lost less than 1% of their customers due to a data breach incurred a cost of $2.8M, and if 4% or more were lost the cost soared to $6M. U.S. based breaches are the most expensive globally, costing on average $7.91M with the highest global notification cost as well, $740,000. A typical […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Centrify, cybersecurity, enterprise security, IBM 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study, Louis Columbus, Next-Gen Access, security, Zero Trust Security

Zero Trust Security Is The Growth Catalyst IoT Needs
By Louis Columbus on July 30, 2018
McKinsey predicts the Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth $581B for ICT-based spend alone, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) between 7 and 15% according to their study Internet of Things The IoT opportunity – Are you ready to capture a once-in-a-lifetime value pool? By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics […]
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Zero Trust Security Update From The SecurIT Zero Trust Summit
By Louis Columbus on July 12, 2018
Identities, not systems, are the new security perimeter for any digital business, with 81% of breaches involving weak, default or stolen passwords. 53% of enterprises feel they are more susceptible to threats since 2015. 51% of enterprises suffered at least one breach in the past 12 months and malicious insider incidents increased 11% year-over-year. These […]
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Analytics Are Empowering Next-Gen Access And Zero Trust Security
By Louis Columbus on July 1, 2018
Employee identities are the new security perimeter of any business.
80% of IT security breaches involve privileged credential access according to a Forrester study. According to the Verizon Mobile Security Index 2018 Report, 89% of organizations are relying on just a single security strategy to keep their mobile networks safe.
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged byline=Louis Columbus, Centrify, Centrify Analytics Service, Next-Gen Access, NGA, Verizon Mobile Security Index 2018 Report, Zero Trust Security

Three Ways Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Zero Trust Security
By Louis Columbus on May 27, 2018
Bottom Line: Zero Trust Security (ZTS) starts with Next-Gen Access (NGA). Capitalizing on machine learning technology to enable NGA is essential in achieving user adoption, scalability, and agility in securing applications, devices, endpoints, and infrastructure. How Next-Gen Access and Machine Learning Enable Zero Trust Security Zero Trust Security provides digital businesses with the security strategy they […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Centrify, enterprise security, Louis Columbus, machine learning, Next-Gen Access, Zero Trust Security, ZTS

How Zero Trust Security Fuels New Business Growth
By Louis Columbus on May 14, 2018
Bottom Line: Zero Trust Security (ZTS) strategies enabled by Next-Gen Access (NGA) are indispensable for assuring uninterrupted digital business growth, and are proving to be a scalable security framework for streamlining onboarding and systems access for sales channels, partners, patients, and customers of fast-growing businesses. The era of Zero Trust Security is here, accelerated by […]
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How Machine Learning Quantifies Trust & Improves Employee Experiences
By Louis Columbus on April 11, 2018
Bottom Line: By enabling enterprises to scale security with user behavior-based, contextual intelligence, Next-Gen Access strategies are delivering Zero Trust Security (ZTS) enterprise-wide, enabling the fastest companies to keep growing strong. Every digital business is facing a security paradox today created by their proliferating amount of applications, endpoints and infrastructure on the one hand […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged AI, Centrify, cybersecurity, machine learning, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Next-Gen Access, Palo Alto Networks, Verizon Mobile Security Index 2018 Report, Zero Trust Security