Why You Should Drop Everything and Enable Two-Factor Authentication Immediately

Login credentials are a favorite target of today’s cybercriminals, and two-factor authentication is now crucial to meet bare-minimum security standards.

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Identity Protection: The First Defense Against a Data Breach

Upcoming cybersecurity regulations mandate stricter access controls, but strong identity protection requires a multifactor authentication solution that does more than simply check compliance boxes.

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Beyond the Password Era: Changing Consumer Habits Signal the End Is Near

A recent IBM Security study found that consumers, especially millennials, are beginning to embrace alternatives to password protection, such as biometric authentication.

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Beyond the Password Era: Changing Consumer Habits Signal the End Is Near

A recent IBM Security study found that consumers, especially millennials, are beginning to embrace alternatives to password protection, such as biometric authentication.

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Discover Silent Identity and Access Management

Silent identity and access management (IAM) solutions are designed to work seamlessly in the background so that users don’t even know it’s there, intervening only when problems arise.

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IBM Identity Study Shows Security May Be Financial Services Firms’ Best Defense Against Disruption

According to the “IBM Future of Identity Study,” consumers are beginning to prioritize security over convenience, making trust a crucial competitive advantage for financial institutions.

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IBM Study: Consumers Weigh in on Biometrics, Authentication and the Future of Identity

IBM Security’s “Future of Identity Study” found that many consumers, especially millennials, are moving beyond passwords and using features such as biometric authentication to secure their identities.

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Multistep Authentication Is No Longer Enough for PCI Compliance

To meet PCI compliance, organizations must implement multifactor authentication, as opposed to a multistep process, to protect the cardholder data environment from unauthorized access.

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In Case of Emergency, Break Glass: Protecting User Credentials in the Event of a Data Breach

Fraudsters are after more than just passwords, and protecting user credentials is more crucial than ever amid the increasingly advanced threat landscape.

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Drowning in a Sea of Passwords? It’s Time to Adopt a Password Manager

A password manager enables users to access all their login credentials with a single master password, eliminating the need to juggle multiple credentials to access various accounts.

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