The SSO tax is killing trust in the security industry
Originally published in CSO Online on Nov 21, 2023, by Joe Sullivan and Atul Tulshiibagwale
Application providers charge fees to implement single sign-on but don’t deliver a full SSO experience. Threat actors are taking advantage of the situation.
We hate asking an organization we are helping secure to pay the single sign-on (SSO) tax. For those not familiar with the phrase, it refers to the license upgrade fee that many cloud software applications charge for unlocking the functionality needed to integrate with an SSO provider.
Why public/private cooperation is the best bet to protect people on the internet
In Silicon Valley startup culture, “cookie licking” is a derogatory phrase. A cookie licker stakes a claim to a project in a way that prevents anyone else from having it, despite not having the ability to immediately execute on the project. The licker wants to save the delicious opportunity despite being too full to eat it immediately.