Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Web Authentication API (also known as WebAuthn ) is an open standard developed jointly by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 2019. Originally, they were static and bound to the secure enclave on the device where they were generated.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. The challenge of multifactor authentication everywhere. Variety of a user’s authentication journey…. Variety of a user’s authentication journey….

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication. I had a chance to discuss this seminal transition with George Avetisov, co-founder and chief executive officer of HYPR , a Manhattan-based supplier of advanced authentication technologies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

How FIDO 2 authentication can help achieve regulatory compliance. One common denominator in all regulations is the need for strong authentication. Strong authentication is the key to eliminate a large percentage of cyber-attacks, including those based on stolen credentials and subsequent credential stuffing.

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Pen Test Partners

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s a technique we have been using in our Red Team engagements, typically to get access to client services. The attacker will then try to manipulate gaps in the target network’s conditional access policies, allowing them to masquerade as the user and gain a foothold before securing further access.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Password management vendor Dashlane has announced the introduction of integrated passkey support in its password manager, unveiling an in-browser passkey solution to help tackle the issue of stolen/misused passwords. Passkey support includes secure sharing, access control, multi-device sync capabilities.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2023

Fact : 77% of organizations are convinced they're capable of protecting their mobile devices—smartphones, tablets, and laptops (including Chromebooks)—from cybersecurity threats. Another fact : A third of those organizations aren't protecting their mobile devices at all. Use a mobile device management (MDM) platform.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Using strong passwords and a password manager 2. Enabling multi-factor authentication 3. Overview We use passwords to access computers, to access personal web applications over the internet, or to access business applications. Held in October, each week there will be a different focus on a key behavior: 1.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Passkeys are a new industry standard created by the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium as part of an effort to replace passwords. Going passwordless will allow organizations to offer consistent, secure, and easy passwordless sign-ins to consumers across devices and platforms. or macOS Ventura.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

In a major move forward for passwordless authentication, Google is introducing passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. Passkeys, Brand and Karra wrote, “let users sign into apps and sites the same way they unlock their devices: with a fingerprint, a face scan or a screen lock PIN. Step 2: Yeet the password.”

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Clicking the link routes the user to a proxy server which is typically identical to the authentic web page, except the URL. The proxy page allows the attacker to steal the user's valid session cookies, bypassing the traditional authentication process. How does the proxy work? HTTPS is never broken.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. As phishing adoption has grown, multi-factor authentication has become a particular focus for attackers.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Security Keys are inexpensive USB-based devices that offer an alternative approach to two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires the user to log in to a Web site using something they know (the password) and something they have (e.g., a mobile device). The key works without the need for any special software drivers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2022

Identity Management Day 2022: Identity Security Is Our Responsibility. Identity Management Day 2022 , sponsored by Identity Defined Security Alliance and National Cybersecurity Alliance, is a reminder to make identity management and digital identity security a priority. Tue, 04/12/2022 - 09:41. Identity, the next frontier.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. The challenge of multifactor authentication everywhere. Variety of a user’s authentication journey…. Variety of a user’s authentication journey….

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

Oh, and enrolling each of our devices individually with our accounts took a little bit of getting used to. In this series, we’ll cover everything you need to know to determine for yourself why “passwordless” can be both more secure, and more usable than today’s leading authentication systems. Where is the something you know?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Single sign-on (SSO) is one of several authentication technologies aimed at streamlining and keeping login information and processes secure. It is often implemented along with multi-factor authentication (MFA) , wherein more than one factor of authentication is needed to authenticate the user. Increasingly.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

This is especially true of supply chain attacks where credential compromise continues to be the most predominant vector of attack that bad actors use in order to gain access into target networks that are often interconnected. Not all Authentication Methods are Created Equal. Users who don’t have corporate issued devices.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

He sent her a link to verify her identity, and then said she wouldn’t be able to access her earnings / account for roughly four days. DoorDash mentions that drivers are trained to look out for scams and attacks, but this one managed to sneak in under the radar. Use a password manager. use a FIDO 2FA device.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Passwordless is this next paradigm in authentication where we don’t have to rely on human-created passwords and credentials. And then passed on or really authorized to be released to a website or a service via biometric or a local PIN, something that doesn’t have to leave the device, and that the user has on them or in their brain.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 2, 2019

The birth of the computer password is generally traced back to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the mid 1960s, when the university developed the Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS) for managing access to a shared computer cluster at the university. Paypal already uses FIDO, as does the Alibaba AliPay system.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication madhav Fri, 02/02/2024 - 05:23 How passkeys are rewriting the current threat landscape Lillian, an experienced CISO, surveyed the threat landscape. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) generally protects against common methods of gaining unauthorized account access, not all multi-factor authentication methods can defend against sophisticated attacks. To achieve full zero-trust access, MFA is being replaced by phishing-resistant MFA and the standards that define it.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

FIDO, Biometry and Contactless: Enhancing End User Adoption of Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Thu, 11/30/2023 - 04:52 The surge in social engineering and phishing attacks seeking to bypass established multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods indicates that organizations must move to phishing-resistant MFA.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

"Based on FIDO standards, passkeys are a replacement for passwords that provide faster, easier, and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across a user’s devices. The FIDO Alliance asserts that passkeys are a replacement for passwords. Unlike passwords, passkeys are always strong and phishing resistant.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

We had a model for managing secure access starting in 2012 but we had no way of verifying implementation. This timeline of secure access governance models leaves us with a few takeaways: Take it easy on our partners in IT operations and AD / AZ administrators, they have been forced to build with late guidance and bad visibility.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

the award-winning privacy company enabling Identity without Secrets™, today launched a new Partner Program and welcomed Identity Data Management and Analytics provider Radiant Logic as its newest partner. San Francisco, Calif., 7, 2024 — Badge Inc. , Zero-code integration using standard protocols, including OAuth 2.0,

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication madhav Fri, 02/02/2024 - 05:23 How passkeys are rewriting the current threat landscape Lillian, an experienced CISO, surveyed the threat landscape. They struggled to create and remember complex, ever-changing passwords for the maze of systems they accessed daily.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent? Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. Historical perspective of strengthening authentication. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:22.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 9, 2023

you could be using your fingerprint, face recognition key, screen lock pin, or even an iris recognition to access your accounts passwordless. They are also more secure than passwords because they require physical presence or knowledge of the user’s device, making them much harder to hack.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. They can be implemented as part of an account, application, cloud service, access management system, or password manager. 600/year minimum Premium: $4.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. What is Strong Authentication?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The impact and cost of cyber-attacks have skyrocketed, driving the need for better identity protection with phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Microsoft Azure Certificate-Based Authentication Support.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2022

In a somewhat ironic celebration of World Password Day, Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced plans to support a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. Is multi-factor authentication (MFA) not enough? But, is there really a need to go passwordless?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Google, Paypal, and Lenovo were among the original FIDO founding members. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager. See the Top Password Managers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2022

Azure AD and Thales support for CBA authentication reflects the growing value of high assurance MFA. The EDR initiative relies on Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) as a critical component to protect against cyber threats such as ransomware. Now, Azure AD users can authenticate using X.509 Thales PKI and FIDO 2 Smart Cards.

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