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Adaptive Authentication (also known as Risk-based Authentication) is a method to send notifications or prompt the consumers to complete an additional step(s) to verify their identities when the authentication request is deemed malicious according to your organization's security policy. It allows users to log in using a username and password without presenting any additional authentication barrier while providing a security layer whenever a malicious attempt is made to access the system.

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Malicious Attempt Factors

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Adaptive Authentication analyzes the user interaction with your application and intelligently builds a risk profile based on the consumer behavior or your organization's security policy. The system creates a user. You can define the risk factors in one of the following ways:

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Pre-defined Factors

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You can define one or more risk factors based on your business requirements:

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User Role: The employees with higher user roles in the system can perform sensitive actions; hence, you can ask them to perform additional steps to complete the authentication. The employees with lower user roles pose a lower security risk and can log in with usernames and passwords for a frictionless user experience.\nAccessing sensitive resource: You can also ask the employees to perform additional authentication steps when they try to access a sensitive resource like financial statements,

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Perform sensitive actions: If the employees are trying to perform sensitive actions like edit or delete actions on the sensitive information, they can be asked to verify the identity with additional steps.

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Location: The employees are trying to login into a system using a public network instead of the office network.

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Device: If employees use their personal laptop instead of using a company-issued laptop.

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Dynamic Factors

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Most systems build a risk profile based on a consumer's recent interaction with your applications. The system generally leverages machine learning to create this profile on the fly. Here are the common risk factors:

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Country: The system can trigger actions and notifications if the consumer is logged in from a different country. e.g., If the consumers travel outside of their country of residence and try to access the system, some financial instructions like credit card companies block the access for the consumers to the system. These companies require you to inform the companies before leaving the country to whitelist the country for your account in the system.

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City: If the consumer has logged in from a different city than he usually logs in from, it will trigger Adaptive Authentication. Once the consumer completes the Adaptive Authentication for the new city, the city can be added to the system for future Logins without the Adaptive Authentication.

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Device: If the consumer tries to login in from a new device, the request will be flagged as malicious under the Adaptive Authentication. Once the consumer completes the Adaptive Authentication for the new device, the city can be added to the system for future Login without Adaptive Authentication.

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Browser: If the consumer was logging from the Chrome browser and suddenly tries to log in from the Firefox browser, the authentication attempt will be deemed malicious and trigger the Adaptive Authentication. Once the consumer completes the Adaptive Authentication step, it will whitelist the browser for future authentication attempts for the consumer account.

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Combination of Factors

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You can also combine the Pre-defined factors (as mentioned above) and Dynamic factors to trigger the Adaptive Authentication.

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How does adaptive authentication work?

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Whenever an authentication request is deemed as a malicious attempt based on the risk factors defined for your application, it can trigger one or more of the following actions according to your business requirements:

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Email Notification: An email is sent to notify the consumer about the authentication request. If the consumer found the authentication request malicious, they can inform the company to take appropriate actions.

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SMS Notification: An SMS is sent to the consumer's phone numbers to notify the consumer about the authentication request. It gives an advantage as the consumer checks the SMS more frequently than email, or the consumer might not have access to the email all the time. If the consumer found the authentication request malicious, they can inform the company to take appropriate actions.

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Multi-Factor Authentication: The consumer is asked to verify the identity with the second factor of authentication. This factor can be configured in many ways as per your business requirements. Please see my blog on Multi-factor Authentication for more details.

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Blocking User Access: The account is blocked immediately for further login attempts once specific risk criteria have been met. The consumer needs to contact the company to unblock the access.

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Security Questions: This forces the consumer to answer one or more security questions before authenticating the request.

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Push authentication: User authentication is accomplished by delivering a push notification to a secure application on the user's device.

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FIDO U2F tokens: FIDO U2F tokens allow users to utilise a single device to access any website or online service that supports the FIDO U2F protocol.

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Benefits of Adaptive Authentication

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Multifactor authentication creates a longer authentication process for the consumers, which causes lower consumer conversation at your application. Adaptive Authentication only triggers an elevated-risk situation while keeping the frictionless authentication process in place for normal conditions.

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You can configure actions based on the severity of the risk factors like if the consumer normally logs into your system from Vancouver and they make an authentication request to access the application from Cancun, this is an elevated-risk situation and you might want to block the account instead of sending the notification to the consumer.

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Adaptive Authentication is evolving as Machine learning can add more risk factors by studying consumer behavior over the period. Hence, it provides an updated layer of security against fraudulent attempts.

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Adaptive authentication is getting popular as it provides frictionless authentication for consumers while preventing fraudulent attempts to access the system.

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LoginRadius provides Adaptive Authentication to its customers to assist their businesses. Please see Risk-Based Authentication Document for more information on the LoginRadius Adaptive Authentication.

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Introduction

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Utility companies hold a unique position because of their huge user base and the massive amount of data they collect. This allows them to provide a greater value than other companies. However, if the company uses an incompetent Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) system, it may be susceptible to service outages and data breaches.

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Implementing a good CIAM can help utility companies steer clear of issues such as inefficient troubleshooting and vulnerability to cyberattacks. To find out how read on.

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1. Solve consumer control and utilization issues easily with a secure dashboard.

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A large number of utility companies often have a poorly constructed dashboard without any user management system. This might increase the number of service interruptions and the time taken to resolve them.

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Users would also be affected in real-time with issues big and small, from power outages to password resets. A centralized dashboard can help do away with these problems. It might even show a correlation between two data streams which would otherwise be thought of as unrelated.

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A good CIAM in utility sector system would even show which consumers have logged in along with their locations. Another feature of a high-quality product would be the ability to provide visual representations of data. An example would be providing a heat map of logins along with a unique customer identification number/feature.

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Importance of Password Efficiency:

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Changing passwords frequently is a good practice to avoid cyberattacks. However, without a well-functioning process to reset passwords, changing them often would be a tedious process.

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A dashboard would allow administrators to create a password reset page that can be customized as per the business needs.

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2. Understanding consumers

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A lot of utility companies require a good customer retention percentage—since the nature of their business is recurring and net revenue is dependent on how many times a consumer has used the service. Therefore, to retain consumers, it is vital to understand their needs.

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CIAM in utility sector can help understand consumers better by incorporating data on their logins, devices, utility usage, and even progressive profiling.

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Progressive profiling is a method used to systematically build up a consumer's profile each time they interact with the utility company's website. This method can help organizations find out problems faced by consumers and improve their services. It can also help create new services and boost engagement.

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3. Consolidation of consumer data

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As new technologies and energy sources emerge, the utility industry will go through some major shifts, such as creating a majorly mobile workforce, a reduction of infrastructure by using cloud-based services, etc. Companies that implement a CIAM system will avoid costly mistakes and build long-lasting relationships with their consumers.

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4. Fast access provisioning and deprovisioning from a centralized portal

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A CIAM in utility sector comes with a centralized portal that allows the administrators to control access quickly and easily - user accounts can be created, updated, or deleted from a central portal (i.e., provisioning and deprovisioning). This would, in turn, allow IT personnel to concentrate on critical tasks.

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5. Safe high-risk networks and database access procedures

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A good CIAM in utility sector would have protocols and procedures (such as SSO protocols including SAML, OAuth, JWT, OpenID, Delegation, and Multipass) when a user is accessing high-risk networks and databases. It also comes with NGFW, next-generation firewalls, which provide application-level security against cyber attacks.

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The LoginRadius CIAM In Utility Sector

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LoginRadius is a cloud-based SaaS Consumer Identity Access Management platform that comes with competitive features. They include user management, privacy compliances, data, and user security, account security, and privacy compliances with a provision for scalability.

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Here’s how the LoginRadius CIAM in utility sector provides its solutions.

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1. It enables one digital identity across all consumer services.

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Due to the ever-evolving nature of the digital landscape, it has become almost mandatory to provide a seamless consumer experience where the consumer can self-serve without human intervention.

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With LoginRadius’ CIAM platform, utility companies can centralize all consumer-facing applications into one single portal.

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Some of the applications that LoginRadius has supported in previous implementations are account summaries, customer profiles, billing histories, bill payments, etc. Many companies have significantly reduced the number of manual processes handled by the consumer service team by implementing the solution

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2. It centralizes and secures data.

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Utility companies often have their consumer information, such as email addresses, phone numbers, etc., stored in multiple databases because they provide various services using different backend applications. This is not an efficient way to store data because it affects the company's productivity and the consumer experience.

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Also, having multiple databases increases the risk of a security breach since the company would have to implement various protocols across all of these databases.

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The LoginRadius CIAM in utility sector solution consolidates data into one platform, which effectively eliminates data silos. It also comes with the latest hashing algorithms, encryption-at- rest, etc.

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3. It integrates data and identity with third-party applications.

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Consumer data is valuable in driving business decisions and providing better services for customers’ problems.

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With the LoginRadius CIAM in utility sector solution, businesses can integrate consumer data with third-party applications. This solution comes with over 100 pre-built integrations allowing data flow in real-time.

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4. It simplifies consumer management.

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The LoginRadius CIAM in utility sector solution offers many user management capabilities, which allow the consumer service staff (of the organization implementing the solution) to view all of the data relating to an individual customer in the dashboard.

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Consumers can request changes in their profiles (such as an update to their residential address), and the admin can simultaneously make the desired changes using the LoginRadius CIAM solution.

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In Conclusion

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With hackers getting smarter every day, companies need to implement stringent protocols like the GDPR and CCPA, especially if the said companies fall into the utility sector. This is because such companies often handle massive amounts of user data.

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If this data is compromised, it would be a massive loss to the company's reputation, eventually leading to financial losses as users might withdraw from using their services. In extreme cases, the company might even go bankrupt! Implementing a CIAM in utility sector solution can prevent this from happening and make the consumer experience better!

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In the whole software development process, QA testing has a unique space. QA is responsible for ensuring that developed software is bug-free and works concerning technical and business requirements.

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QA engineers must have a good understanding of each project and what it means to accomplish. They must deliver quality software to the clients.

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Given the responsibility of a QA's job, it is natural to face many challenges in their day-to-day tasks. This article will help to understand the most common of those challenges faced by any QA.

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1. Unstable Environment

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Usually, QA teams face unstable environment setup issues that we need to prepare for most of what we have. Sometimes the server gets stuck due to overload and requires a restart many times during testing etc.

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Escalate these issues to the seniors and make sure you get the environment ready for the testing.

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2. Tools Being Force-fed

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Now and then, we realize that a tool is not the right choice for the project. We do not have any other option but to keep using it because the clients/organization already have licenses and would not go for a new one until the current license expires.

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It is not fun, but you learn alternate options. Or at least, one can conclude with regards to if the possibilities work.

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3. Tight Deadlines

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The biggest challenge QA is to receive requests for last-minute testing. The primary reasons for such demands are that the development process takes more time than expected and the time for testing is underestimated. Generally, testing and debugging take 50% of the development time. When QA has a short time frame for verification, they should check software against the main business specifications. Software testing should begin at least three days of release.

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4. Testing Documents Created By Others

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In the case of QA, it's faster to create a document from scratch than to use the one created by others. Using test cases created by others increases the time of verification and puts limits as far as discovering bugs.

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5. Friday Releases

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Everybody thinks of the successful releases of new features or products, but the reality could be different. From our testing experience, the software doesn't typically release from the first time in most cases. The best time for releasing the software is the start of the week. Thus it gives development and QA teams the rest of the week to manage with whatever comes up.

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6. Wrong Testing Estimation

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While trying to make an accurate estimate, some software estimations could be entirely unpredictable and go wrong. As developers, QA also doesn't have 100% security from unexpected issues.

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7. Fixing Bugs During Testing

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Developers and QA engineers should work closely. Testing should be done once part of the development process is done, and after that, bug fixing activity should start. QA submit a test report and only after that debugging begins.

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8. Last-Minute Changes to Requirements

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It is slightly common to change project requirements mid-sprint in agile development projects. While this can be frustrating for the team and due to that testers can be affected. They may need to re-try the whole extent of testing since even the littlest changes to a codebase should be gone through various tests to guarantee its steadiness and similarity with existing code.

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Naturally, last-minute changes in the requirement can be difficult for testers to deal with, especially if there are tight deadlines to deliver results.

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9. Insufficient Coordinated Effort Among Developers and Testers

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Professional differences between development and testing teams are still common. Developers think that testing is a final process of the software development life cycle, and testers do not require anything apart from a list of user journeys and technical requirements.

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However, testers may have difficulty identifying flaws in the code if they are not acquainted with the development process. If they do not understand how the software works, they will have trouble creating test cases to find all possible bugs.

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Conclusion

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Resolving the challenges mentioned above will not only make the lives of QA testers much easier. Still, it will also streamline the software development process to make it more useful and time-efficient. By making it easy for QAs to do their job well, organizations can ensure that their products meet all business requirements and function in the best possible way.

\n","frontmatter":{"date":"March 05, 2021","updated_date":null,"description":"Software testing is a difficult task in and of itself. Top 9 QA challenges that any tester in the software testing industry would face are discussed in clear terms here.","title":"Top 9 Challenges Faced by Every QA","tags":["QA","Processes","Testing"],"pinned":null,"coverImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"aspectRatio":1.9047619047619047,"src":"/static/db8a52fc54f8db8b8c3c7c58719160a3/ee604/testing-challenges.png","srcSet":"/static/db8a52fc54f8db8b8c3c7c58719160a3/69585/testing-challenges.png 200w,\n/static/db8a52fc54f8db8b8c3c7c58719160a3/497c6/testing-challenges.png 400w,\n/static/db8a52fc54f8db8b8c3c7c58719160a3/ee604/testing-challenges.png 800w,\n/static/db8a52fc54f8db8b8c3c7c58719160a3/f3583/testing-challenges.png 1200w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}},"author":{"id":"Neha Vyas","github":"nehavyasqa","avatar":null}}}},{"node":{"excerpt":"Serverless computing has been gaining a lot of popularity in the last couple of years, and for a good reason. It saves developer's time…","fields":{"slug":"/engineering/serverless-overview/"},"html":"

Serverless computing has been gaining a lot of popularity in the last couple of years, and for a good reason. It saves developer's time, allowing them to focus on writing code rather than dealing with infrastructure. Deploying powerful and scalable applications has generally become much quicker and easier with serverless. However, there can be drawbacks as well, such as vendor lock-in and lack of control.

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This blog will briefly go over some of the most popular serverless computing options from major cloud providers. There are also plenty of great resources online explaining serverless architecture in detail, so definitely go check those out if you haven't already. Now, let's go over some of the popular choices for serverless computing.

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Popular Cloud Options

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Almost all major cloud providers offer serverless computing such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc. In this blog, we'll only be going over a few.

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1. AWS Lambda

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AWS Lambda was released in 2014 and has played a significant role in the rise of serverless computing.

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Recent notable updates include:

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2. Azure Functions

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Launched in 2016:

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Recent notable updates include:

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3. Google Cloud Functions

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Launched in 2017:

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Recent notable updates include:

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4. CloudFlare Workers

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Launched in 2017:

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Recent notable updates include:

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Conclusion

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There are a lot of great options worth considering when looking for serverless computing from a cloud provider. This was a very brief introduction to some of the most popular choices, so definitely check out each provider's official documentation for more detail!

\n","frontmatter":{"date":"March 04, 2021","updated_date":null,"description":"Traditional software development is being transformed by serverless computing. Check out the best serveless computing platforms that will assist you in getting started.","title":"Top 4 Serverless Computing Platforms in 2021","tags":["Serverless"],"pinned":null,"coverImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"aspectRatio":1.5037593984962405,"src":"/static/5c35cac6bac6aa7487ccce9ebb7d8d94/ee604/cover.png","srcSet":"/static/5c35cac6bac6aa7487ccce9ebb7d8d94/69585/cover.png 200w,\n/static/5c35cac6bac6aa7487ccce9ebb7d8d94/497c6/cover.png 400w,\n/static/5c35cac6bac6aa7487ccce9ebb7d8d94/ee604/cover.png 800w,\n/static/5c35cac6bac6aa7487ccce9ebb7d8d94/f3583/cover.png 1200w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}},"author":{"id":"Andy Yeung","github":null,"avatar":null}}}},{"node":{"excerpt":"With COVID-19 forcing businesses of all sizes to move to remote working and connect with consumers online, Okta plans to leverage Auth0's…","fields":{"slug":"/identity/okta-acquires-auth0/"},"html":"

With COVID-19 forcing businesses of all sizes to move to remote working and connect with consumers online, Okta plans to leverage Auth0's consumer identification product to fuel growth in the $55 billion identity industry that splits as $25B for customer identity and $30B for workforce identity.

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What does this acquisition imply, and why is it relevant?

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For starters, this announcement reveals the dynamics of the historical and present-day scenario of the global consumer identity and access management (CIAM) market. Recent acquisition and investments show that a cloud-based customer identity platform to deliver secure digital experience and protect consumer privacy is gaining outrageous momentum.

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Here are some of the notable events in CIAM in recent times:

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There were no pure-play CIAM vendors a decade ago and big players such as IBM, Oracle, Microsoft tried to extend their Employee IAM offering to customer identity use cases (which did not work). However, the newer players like Auth0, Gigya, ForgeRock, and LoginRadius have more recently driven innovation and accelerated adoption of Customer IAM technology. There's no doubt that identity is taking over as a strategic imperative for winning big in the digital economy.

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Why are businesses investing like never before?

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With massive penetration of smartphones, Internet and cloud, the world has gone digital and consumers expect everything online. Especially in this pandemic period, consumers have become increasingly reliant on online purchases.

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Brands have no choice but to build frictionless and secure digital experience for their customers while protecting their privacy. Consumers expect to access most of the services via a variety of devices and web applications, prompting businesses to invest in advanced technology that prevents cybercriminals from gaining access to sensitive information. Among security requirements include global compliances like the GDPR and CCPA. Customer IAM is emerging as foundational technology.

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Even analysts firms like Forrester, Gartner and KuppingerCole reported about this new and exciting category, where LoginRadius has been emerging as a leading vendor, time and again. In the recent Forrester Wave on CIAM, LoginRadius’ technology was ranked #1 above Auth0 and Okta.

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What does the future look like?

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Current CIAM players represent the tip of the iceberg of $25B revenue opportunity in Customer IAM space. My estimate is that less than 1.5% of this revenue opportunity is tapped so far. More importantly, the total addressable market is growing exponentially as the world gets digitized.

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This is an exciting phase of the IAM space particularly for the new category, Customer IAM (CIAM).

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I see three key trends emerging in coming years:

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I’m excited for all the CIAM players.

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Together, let's build a world which is more secure, where privacy is protected and where consumers have delighted digital experience.

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\n","frontmatter":{"date":"March 04, 2021","updated_date":null,"description":"Okta, a workforce identity provider, broke the news yesterday that it is buying its smaller rival Auth0 in a $6.5 billion all-stock deal—one of the blockbuster acquisition news in IAM space.","title":"CIAM Continues to Draw Attention as Okta acquires Auth0","tags":["LoginRadius"],"pinned":null,"coverImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"aspectRatio":0.8,"src":"/static/4045449608400adb1fe8ef903708a5a3/cfccc/loginradius-blog.jpg","srcSet":"/static/4045449608400adb1fe8ef903708a5a3/f836f/loginradius-blog.jpg 200w,\n/static/4045449608400adb1fe8ef903708a5a3/2244e/loginradius-blog.jpg 400w,\n/static/4045449608400adb1fe8ef903708a5a3/cfccc/loginradius-blog.jpg 701w","sizes":"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px"}}},"author":{"id":"Rakesh Soni","github":"oyesoni","avatar":"rakesh-soni.jpg"}}}},{"node":{"excerpt":"Most companies turn to digital data banks to store their information. Now this information can be trivial or vital. Trivial information…","fields":{"slug":"/identity/cloud-security-management/"},"html":"

Most companies turn to digital data banks to store their information. Now this information can be trivial or vital.

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Trivial information could refer to non-invasive information like login times and so on. But the vital information could range anywhere from phone numbers to bank statements.

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Therefore, providing security to these data banks is the primary reason for hiring a security team.

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In addition to this, people have also turned to VPN or Virtual Private Networking to prevent tracking of information as well as work with focus (SOC) partners, concentrating on information insurance. This forms the basis of cloud security.

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Consideration for Cloud Security Management

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So, what is cloud security management?

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Security management involves the process of prioritizing information for protection. The principle that most cloud services follow is the 'incident' concept. This concept involves the team finding a breach in the security as quickly as possible. And once the breach is found, the team can then work towards patching it up.

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The need for enhanced cloud security is high, with over 70% of companies using cloud storage having experienced a \"security incident.\" This number rises for organizations that use multiple platforms for storage.

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The considerations for cloud security management involve:

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What Are Security Management Platforms

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Security management platforms are designated systems that work towards providing network security to an enterprise for the storage of data that they have collected. This process involves security and compliance as well.

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The purpose of security management platforms are:

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The security management team makes the convoluted network of a multi-cloud system simpler. Therefore, it will be easier to detect risks. Network visibility involves visualizing the flow of traffic through a network. Therefore, it is easy to carry out the necessary cloud security measures.

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This aspect promises that the documentation of information belonging to an enterprise will be lucid and easy to manage.

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The platform will work towards the proper implementation of policies and cloud solutions. The policies will first receive approval from the enterprise before undergoing implementation.

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The security controls are implemented automatically with the help of an** **artificial intelligence system. Therefore, this cuts out most hassles that come with cybersecurity.

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Features of an Ideal Security Management Platform

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1. Visibility on a single console

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Console visibility refers to the ability of a platform to create a sense of transparency between an employee at an enterprise and ongoing digital operations. Some would call this type of transparency looking through a glass pane. The purpose of this feature is to help one understand the operations at a microscopic level. This further increases the ease of implementing measures for cloud security.

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2. Unified threat management

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Through this process, multiple risks or threats will undergo scrutiny simultaneously. Unified threat management works on the principle of employing the use of a single hardware or software to detect security breaches. This makes the process of detection and resolving issues very quick and easy to solve.

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3. Real-time updates

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After the aforementioned scrutiny of potential risks and threats, one should be able to receive updates regarding said problems in real-time. Therefore, one will be able to be on top of not only the business operations but also the security of the enterprise.

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4. Automation support

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This aspect refers to the use of artificial intelligence to detect threats and implement preventive measures. The AI can either work independently, or it can require human intervention. The functions of the AI include detecting and investigating the cloud storage of an enterprise. It would also perform functions like scheduling scans of the system as well as providing alerts.

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5. Scalability of an enterprise

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Security systems also work towards decreasing the workload of cloud security on an enterprise. Therefore, employing the use of this platform will mean increasing the scalability.

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In addition to this, a security management platform also aims to carry out various** **types of security in cloud computing like:

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What Makes LoginRadius a Trusted Security Management Platform

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The internet houses a number of security management platforms. However, LoginRadius provides several features that work towards creating the most secure** **cloud platforms. LoginRadius provides the following cloud security features:

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1. Handling consumer data

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The LoginRadius Directory for Cloud Storage is essential in creating a directory to assist a security team. This directory is exclusive to managing consumer data. The features of this cloud directory include:

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2. Efficiency

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An enterprise will be able to access a multi-tenant cloud. This system involves the following features that are geared towards increasing the efficiency and scalability of cybersecurity.

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3. Adaptation

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Through the LoginRadius Identity Platform, one will be able to receive growth-specific assistance. LoginRadius provides a list of security management standards in cloud computing according to the size of the enterprise. They are:

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4. Cloud Security

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LoginRadius provides top-notch cybersecurity through its openID connect system. This cloud security system is also known as the OAuth 2.0 protocol and is also used by, for example, Google and Amazon for their data security. The** **security and compliance measures are legal and adhere to government regulations.

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With most business operations going online in recent years, cloud security has started to receive more importance. This is because cloud storage can get easily convoluted and complicated as the number of information increases. This makes it easy for information to be leaked. A unified cloud platform provides its services to protect information while moving to the cloud.

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Identity is evolving, and developers are at the forefront of this transformation. Every day brings a new learning—adapting to new standards and refining approaches to building secure, seamless experiences.

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We’re here to support developers on that journey. We know how important simplicity, efficiency, and well-structured documentation are when working with identity and access management solutions. That’s why we’ve redesigned the LoginRadius website—to be faster, more intuitive, and developer-first in every way.

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The goal? Having them spend less time searching and more time building.

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What’s New and Improved on the LoginRadius Website?

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LoginRadius’ vision is to give developers a product that simplifies identity management so they can focus on building, deploying, and scaling their applications. To enhance this experience, we’ve spent the last few months redesigning our interface— making navigation more intuitive and reassuring that essential resources are easily accessible.

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Here’s a closer look at what’s new and why it’s important:

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A Developer-Friendly Dark Theme

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Developers spend long hours working in dark-themed IDEs and terminals, so we’ve designed the LoginRadius experience to be developer-friendly and align with that preference.

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The new dark mode reduces eye strain, enhances readability, and provides a seamless transition between a coding environment and our platform. Our new design features a clean, modern aesthetic with a consistent color scheme and Barlow typography, ensuring better readability. High-quality graphics and icons are thoughtfully placed to enhance the content without adding visual clutter.

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So, whether you’re navigating our API docs or configuring authentication into your system, our improved interface will make those extended development hours more comfortable and efficient.

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Clear Categorization for LoginRadius Capabilities

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We’ve restructured our website to provide a straightforward breakdown of our customer identity and access management platform capabilities, helping you quickly find what you need:

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This structured layout ensures you can quickly understand each capability and how it integrates into your identity ecosystem.

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Developer-First Navigation

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We’ve been analyzing developer workflows to identify how you access key resources. That’s why we redesigned our navigation with one goal in mind: to reduce clicks and make essential resources readily available.

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The new LoginRadius structure puts APIs, SDKs, and integration guides right at the menu bar under the Developers dropdown so you can get started faster. Our Products, Solutions, and Customer Services are also clearly categorized, helping development teams quickly find the right tools and make informed decisions.

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Quick Understanding of Integration Benefits

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Developers now have a clear view of the tech stack available with LoginRadius, designed to support diverse business needs.

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Our platform offers pre-built SDKs for Node.js, Python, Java, and more, making CIAM integration seamless across popular programming languages and frameworks.

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Over to You Now!

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Check out our revamped LoginRadius website and see how the improved experience makes it easier to build, scale, and secure your applications.

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Do not forget to explore the improved navigation and API documentation, and get started with our free trial today. We’re excited to see what you’ll build with LoginRadius!

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