Zero to account takeover: How I ‘Impersonated’ Someone Else Using Auth0

There’s a fine line between an unintended use and a bug; this was my conclusion after taking a look at Auth0, an identity-as-a-service offering with 2000 enterprise customers – more or less the size of Schneider Electric, Atlassian, Dow Jon… Continue reading Zero to account takeover: How I ‘Impersonated’ Someone Else Using Auth0

Auth0 snags $55M Series D, seeks international expansion

Auth0, a startup based in Seattle, has been helping developers with a set of APIs to build authentication into their applications for the last five years. It’s raised a fair bit of money along the way to help extend that mission, and today the company announced a $55 million Series D. This round was led […] Continue reading Auth0 snags $55M Series D, seeks international expansion

Cloudflare, Upstream, and Symantec – Startup Security Weekly #46

The hells of being a founder, killing projects before they kill you, intellectual property 101, and invisible unicorns. Michael and Paul give updates on Auth0, Upstream, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, and more! Startup Articles & Discussion[edit] Don’t Play with Dead Snakes — Kill Projects Before They Kill You ==> balance bias for action with knowing when […]

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Authentication startup Auth0 raises $15M as it beefs up security features

auth0 “Identity-as-a-service” startup Auth0 (pronounced “auth zero”) has raised $15 million in Series B funding.
CEO Jon Gelsey said that for many website and mobile app developers, integrating with different login systems can turn into a big headache — and also create security risks. So the company helps those developers manage identity and authentication, whether… Read More Continue reading Authentication startup Auth0 raises $15M as it beefs up security features