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Last year, Microsoft introduced the public preview of a system-preferred…
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Manufacturing businesses, healthcare organizations, and tech companies in English-speaking countries are the most targeted by phishers leveraging a relatively new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) tool called Greatness, created to phish Microsoft 365 users…. Continue reading Greatness phishing-as-a-service threatens Microsoft 365 users
Microsoft has enabled number matching for Microsoft Authenticator push notifications to improve user sign-in security. Authenticator MFA number matching in action (Source: Microsoft) “If the user has a different default authentication method, the… Continue reading Microsoft Authenticator push notifications get number matching
Organizations have strengthened security measures and become more resilient, but threat actors are still finding ways through, according to BakerHostetler. “We launched the Data Security Incident Response Report nine years ago because we recognized tha… Continue reading Data-driven insights help prevent decisions based on fear
Over the last two years, respondents reported a continued reliance on the least secure forms of authentication, including traditional usernames and passwords and one-time passwords (OTPs), according to Yubico. Not all MFA is equal The results are surpr… Continue reading Phishing-resistant MFA shapes the future of authentication forms
Google has updated Google Authenticator, its mobile authenticator app for delivering time-based one-time authentication codes, and now allows users to sync (effectively: back up) their codes to their Google account. A long-awaited option Before this up… Continue reading Google Authenticator updated, finally allows syncing of 2FA codes
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
Adversaries don’t need to use sophisticated methods to gain access to enterprise systems or to deploy ransomware – they can just buy or steal credentials and log in. By burdening users with the near-impossible task of maintaining “secure password… Continue reading Why it’s time to move towards a passwordless future
Cryptocurrency thieves are targeting users of Chromium-based browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave Browser, and Opera – with an extension that steals credentials and can grab multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. The malicious … Continue reading Rilide browser extension steals MFA codes
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