Researchers recently took advantage of a widely-used NPM package with millions of downloads.

SAML, or Security Assertion Markup Language, is a process for telling external services and applications the user is the same person who has logged in. The SAML process makes the single sign-on (SSO) technology. It authenticates a user and then uses that authentication for multiple applications. The current version in use is the SAML 2.0, and it has been in use since 2005. It has combined several earlier versions of SAML and is now the modern standard.

Edge computing is one of the most innovative concepts within the sphere of networking that has got a lot of companies interested these days. The networking philosophy brings computing functionalities to the data source so that bandwidth and latency get minimized. In other words, edge computing involves managing fewer cloud-based processes and getting them to a local area, like an edge server, a computing device, or an IoT device. By managing computation close to the network’s edge, it is possible to bring down the need for long-distance communications that must take place between the server and the client.

Despite repeated warnings over the years on Password usage, people still make the same mistake, and the most popular passwords are terrible and easy to guess. The easy-to-guess password makes it easy for hackers to steal credentials and cause data loss. Passwords are the main reason for data theft, and experts say it is time to get rid of passwords.

The awareness about having strong passwords is now in the mainstream, and everyone seems to have realized by now that having passwords like “12345678” or “Password123” is not doing any favor when it comes to security issues. While we are witnessing improved password security, another problem or something complex that needs to get addressed here is the “security questions."