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New bot detection feature by Auth0 reduces effectiveness of credential stuffing attacks

with minimal impact on user experience . Bot Detection is a powerful addition to the company ’ s expanding security portfolio , and works in tandem with Auth0 Breached Password Detection , Brute Force Protection and Multi-factor Authentication , to provide extensive mitigation against a variety of sophisticated threats , including automated attacks , account takeovers and phishing attacks .
Credential stuffing attacks often rely on stolen account credentials ( username and password ) from a previous data breach and are used to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on another website . This is executed via large-scale bot-driven attacks against the login flow and is an increasingly pervasive problem for enterprises .
“ We ’ ve seen an increase in the volume and sophistication of bot attacks over the last few years , and companies are investing more in their defenses ,” said Matias Woloski , CTO and Co-founder at Auth0 .

Auth0 , the identity platform for application teams , has launched Bot Detection , a new security feature that reduces the effectiveness of a credential stuffing attack by as much as 85 %,

“ Being at the front door of applications with a service that secures more than 4.5 billion login transactions per month , we have a unique vantage point for quickly identifying and blocking suspicious activity before any damage is done . This is what makes Bot Detection very effective at preventing account takeover and reducing the load on DevOps and SecOps teams .”

NTT expands data centre coverage around the world

NTT ’ s Global Data Centers division is expanding its worldwide co-location data centre platform with new facilities across key markets .

NTT , one of the world ’ s largest data centre providers , operates a platform with over 500,000 sqm of colocation space across 160 data centres located in more than 20 countries and regions .
“ Organisations today demand an everexpanding global platform to reach their growing digital business objectives ,” said Masaaki Moribayashi , Senior Executive Vice President , Services for NTT . “ That ’ s why we continue to expand our portfolio of the best data centres in new and existing markets that complement our global geographic footprint .”
While meeting the growing demand from the market , NTT has also committed to following sustainable best practices where possible while growing its global data centre platform . “ All our new data centres will be set up for clients to use renewable energy if they choose , as NTT invests in a sustainable future for our planet ,” said Moribayashi .
NTT ’ s Global Data Centers division will soon launch new data centre capability in
India , Japan , USA , Malaysia and Indonesia . When fully complete , these data centres will provide over 400 megawatts ( MW ) of IT load across these markets .
NTT also has plans in place for next year to develop new data centres in Silicon Valley and Phoenix , as well as building additional capacity in Mumbai . www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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