Are organizations moving away from passwords?

Passwordless authentication emerges as a calculated response, eliminating the inherent weaknesses of conventional passwords. At the heart of this evolution lies the deployment of passkeys—sophisticated cryptographic tools designed to authenticate users… Continue reading Are organizations moving away from passwords?

Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration

Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually without any form of additional authentication was the most commonly used authe… Continue reading Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration

Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow

Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their organization’s logins within five years or less, according to a FIDO Alliance and La… Continue reading Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow

Anticipating the next wave of IoT cybersecurity challenges

In this Help Net Security interview, Roland Atoui, Managing Director at Red Alert Labs, discusses the intricacies of transitioning from isolated IoT setups to interconnected environments, examining the broadening attack surface and the nuanced complexi… Continue reading Anticipating the next wave of IoT cybersecurity challenges

LastPass removes the master password from customers’ login with FIDO2 authenticators

LastPass announced the availability of FIDO2 authenticators, including biometrics, such as finger print or face ID, and hardware keys, for its Passwordless Login solution. This innovation allows LastPass customers to experience a seamless passwordless … Continue reading LastPass removes the master password from customers’ login with FIDO2 authenticators

Rethinking the effectiveness of current authentication initiatives

As user credentials continue to be a top vector for cyberattacks, organizations are under tremendous pressure to rethink the effectiveness of current authentication initiatives, according to SecureAuth. Additionally, cyber insurance carriers are requir… Continue reading Rethinking the effectiveness of current authentication initiatives

The high cost of insecure authentication methods

Insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches, and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity, according to HYPR. Respondents indicate that a passwordless approach would increase produc… Continue reading The high cost of insecure authentication methods

Protect your entire business with the right authentication method

In this Help Net Security interview, Tomasz Kowalski, CEO at Secfense emphasizes the significance of multi-factor authentication in the corporate landscape, highlights the use of microauthorizations to improve the security of protected applications, an… Continue reading Protect your entire business with the right authentication method

Socure joins FIDO Alliance to improve identity verification industry standards

Socure has joined the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance to advance identity verification standards that make it easy to verify identity online and protect against identity fraud across industries. Socure’s mission is to verify 100% of good identitie… Continue reading Socure joins FIDO Alliance to improve identity verification industry standards