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My mother is 67 years old. She is a brilliant woman, educated and not at all afraid of technology. Yet, when I tried to get her to install Google Authenticator and use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for logging into applications, she found herself s… Continue reading 5 rules to make security user-friendly
Change Your Password Day — an annual reminder of just how bad passwords really are.
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There are a variety of roadblocks associated with moving to passwordless authentication. Foremost is that people hate change. End users push back when you ask them to abandon the familiar password-based login page, while app owners resist changing them… Continue reading Passkeys, going passwordless, and the future of authentication
While many of the tried and true best security hygiene practices remain, we’ll face new and complex business challenges related to how we work, the systems we use, threats and compliance issues we face. Although often overlooked, a strong identity gove… Continue reading 4 identity security trends to watch in 2023
In this Help Net Security video, Jason Kent, Director at Open Seas, explains why FIDO and passwordless authentication is the future. He dives deep into the technical reasons and explains why physical FIDO authentication is safer than other software/app… Continue reading Why FIDO and passwordless authentication is the future
According to NordPass’ latest list of top 200 most common passwords in 2022, “password” is the most popular choice, followed by “123456”, “123456789”, “guest” and “qwerty“. 2022 is endin… Continue reading The top 200 most common passwords in 2022 are bad, mkay?
Zero trust is a concept that’s easy to grasp but incredibly difficult to implement. It touches almost every system, component, application, and resource within an enterprise, and requires a strategic framework and specific tools and technologies to ach… Continue reading Moving your Microsoft environment to zero trust
Simply put, authentication is the act of proving you are who you say you are. To gain access to protected information, systems or locations, the user must prove their identity by providing specific access credentials. The system asks: “Who are you? Pro… Continue reading 2FA, 3FA, MFA… What does it all mean?
Secret Double Octopus and Dimensional Research surveyed over 300 IT professionals with responsibility for workforce identities and their security at organizations with more than 1,000 employees, to learn more about the different methods to secure emplo… Continue reading Passwordless will overtake other methods to secure employee identities
Bitwarden announced the results of its 2023 Password Decisions Survey, which polled 800 IT decision makers across a wide range of industries, showing that passwordless technology is here to stay, with businesses enthusiastic about its perceived securit… Continue reading Businesses want technologies that allow for passwordless workflows