Authentication stories - Page 16

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Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

LastPass has released its 2018 Global Password Security Report, providing insights into password behaviour in the workplace.

The solution gives users the freedom to put MFA everywhere it is needed for employees, partners and customers.

Facebook admits nearly 90 million users affected by data breach; Bitdefender warns the number could rise to 130 million as hackers exploit flaws.

Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.

WatchGuard's AuthPoint solution is a cloud service that can be deployed and managed from any location without the need for expensive hardware components.

YubiKeys, hardware-based protection in the form of physical devices, provide an option for a second factor in Okta MFA.

A critical flaw in Microsoft's ADFS allows bypassing MFA, posing a severe risk, warns Okta's REX team. Urgent patching is recommended for users.

Web development and coding platform GitHub has rolled out password and two-factor authentication revamps to make user accounts more secure.

Its primary access points for code and infrastructure had required two-factor authentication via SMS, and the main attack intercepted the text.

WatchGuard launches AuthPoint, a cloud-based multi-factor authentication solution tailored for SMBs, addressing their cost and complexity concerns.

The breach occurred as an access credential to TimeHop's cloud computing environment that didn't have multifactor authentication was compromised.

Silverstreet, a cloud communications company, aims to simplify two-factor authentication with its cybersecurity brand, Twizo.

Biometric security is no longer confined to sci-fi movies like Star Trek or spy films such as the Kingsman and James Bond series.

Updates include phishing prevention, mobile device management, security keys for two-factor authentication, Information Rights Management, and more.

Digital identity is used as the key method of protecting digital assets regardless of their location or how they are being accessed.

ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.

Global analytics provider RELX Group has paid £580 million (AU$1.01 billion) to buy out the entire issue share capital of ThreatMetrix.

Fujitsu is rolling out its biometric palm vein authentication solutions within its own company to replace passwords used by around 80,000 employees.