The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I currently have over 450 accounts that use passwords combined with a variety of two-factor authentication methods. Related: How the Fido Alliance enables password-less authentication. Only a dozen or so of my accounts get authenticated via self-hosted services. The only problem is that my identity manager is not interoperable.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Hello Alfred, an in-home hospitality app, left a database accessible without password protection, exposing almost 170,000 records containing private user data. Hello Alfred is a one-stop application allowing real estate developers and property managers to provide in-home services and maintenance to residents.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Recently, attackers have targeted multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even if an attacker has access to a username and password, they still need access to the second authentication factor to break into the organization. Other solutions are more of a journey, like rolling out passwordless across your organization.

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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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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A new report from KuppingerCole Names ForgeRock an Overall Leader in Passwordless Authentication. If passwordless authentication is a destination, then identity orchestration is the highway to get there. How passwordless and orchestration are inextricably linked. But more on that in a minute.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) protects your environment by guarding against password weaknesses with strong authentication methods. In our last blog, we discussed using strong passwords and a password manager to provide better defense at the first layer of the authentication process. What is MFA?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2021

Passwordless authentication as a default parameter can’t arrive too soon. The good news is that passwordless technologies are not only ready for prime time, they appear to be gaining traction in ways that suggest we’re on the cusp of a period of wide-scale adoption. 1 use case is remote access.”. city water supply.

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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. ” Today’s announcement follows a plan introduced a year ago to implement passwordless support for FIDO Sign-in standards in Android and Chrome, with support from Apple and Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

22, 2023 – A leading global financial institution has selected PrivX as its privileged access management (PAM) solution. Benefits of PrivX •Eliminates static credentials with passwordless authentication and just-in-time access, enabling easy implementation of Zero Trust access management solution.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The passwordless future is sooner than you think. At Duo, we're building a passwordless authentication solution that’s as easy to set up as it is to use – with our world-class security baked in. Is passwordless a good choice for you, and how do you lay the foundation? What is Passwordless, Anyway? Advisory CISO J.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

From Marco Polo to Modern Mayhem: Why Identity Management Matters madhav Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:20 Imagine yourself as Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant traversing dangerous trade routes. This is why we have Identity Management Day – a stark reminder in our digital world that protecting our virtual passports is vital. The key takeaway?

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 2, 2022

A new next-generation access and authentication platform powered by artificial intelligence was launched Wednesday by SecureAuth. The days of granting blanket trust after initial authentication are over, says SecureAuth CEO Paul Trulove. "If,

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. That gives attackers roughly 6 months to establish a foothold on a network, access sensitive data, and disrupt business activities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2022

FIDO - Leading the Zero Trust Passwordless Authentication Evolution. Credential compromise is the leading cause of cybercriminals’ ability to gain access to enterprise resources. Implement policies based on a “least privilege” access model. A Zero Trust approach starts with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s 2021 and you’re an administrator or security engineer trying to figure out what this whole “passwordless” thing is about. 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.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The 2024 Duo Trusted Access Report: Navigating Complexity , gives us a chance to use the topic of complexity as a backdrop to examine trends (existing and emerging) in both access management and identity. MFA usage continues to expand globally — The number of MFA authentications using Duo rose by 41% in the past year.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Part of our Administrator's Guide to Passwordless blog series See the video at the blog post. In some ways, the term “passwordless” is a misnomer. Passwordless uses multiple factors in one step. Unlocking authenticator devices locally removes the threats of credential reuse and shared secrets.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) recently warned that attackers are increasingly using token theft to circumvent multi-factor authentication (MFA). Pass-the-cookie attacks involve the compromise of browser cookies to access corporate resources. ” Also read: The Challenges Facing the Passwordless Future.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The frustration is particularly evident in mundane yet essential tasks such as password management. It is also an indication of the need to move away from insecure and burdensome passwords and into a passwordless era. Data Security Identity & Access Management Ammar Faheem | Product Marketing Manager More About This Author > Schema

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2023

In our industry, identity and access management (IAM), AI is especially valuable, because it can help to prevent identity-based attacks, which are the leading cause of data breaches. This application of AI is known as risk decisioning, and it's what fuels our ForgeRock Autonomous Access threat protection product.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Here are four evolving themes reverberating from RSAC 2023 that struck me: Password enabled access will endure for the foreseeable future. Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) has raised the bar, but MFA alone is not enough to slow, much less stop, moderately-skilled bad actors. Two impromptu meetings I had touched on this.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

And is it realistic to consider passkeys – and the passwordless solutions they support – as a valid alternative for traditional password security? We’ve been answering these questions in this blog series by unpacking the pros and cons of passkey technology from different authentication perspectives.

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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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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. The problems with passwords Chrysta: Why was passwordless needed in the first place? See the video at the blog post.

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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. It was conceived as a means of providing secure authentication to web sites using a private-public keypair, using public key cryptography techniques, instead of problematic passwords.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Securing access to an ever-expanding list of cloud platforms is top-of-mind for many IT teams. While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Here are three evolving themes reverberating from RSAC 2023 that struck me: Getting a grip on identities Password enabled access will endure for the foreseeable future. Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) has raised the bar, but MFA alone is not enough to slow, much less stop, moderately-skilled bad actors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2023

Modern Identity and Access Security - Keeping the Good Guys In and the Bad Guys Out madhav Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:27 Regarding identity and access, it's becoming harder and harder, if not impossible, to distinguish the "good guys" from the "bad guys." Access security and authentication play an important role.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 13, 2021

Identity Management Day Underpins the Importance of Securing Digital Identities. Thales is happy to participate in the first-ever Identity Management Day which is held on 13 April 2021. Therefore first and foremost, identity and access to sensitive data and applications must be protected. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 13:57.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security tool used by various organizations to protect user credentials, or the username and password. As a first step, organizations need to modernize their authentication, moving away from RADIUS or LDAP protocols and moving towards SAML. What can organizations do?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2023

Predictions on insider threats, passwordless authentication, artificial intelligence, and more Few industries move as quickly as cybersecurity, broadly, and the identity and access management (IAM) segment, specifically. We see them leading the way in implementing broad consumer adoption of passwordless authentication.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

There is a growing need for modern digital certificate lifecycle management (CLM) solutions that can help organizations address the expanding challenges associated with managing digital identities for humans and machines. To read this article in full, please click here

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

Security researchers recently published a paper detailing an attack they say can be used to bypass smartphone fingerprint authentication. An attack like BrutePrint could present a significant threat to passkeys , an increasingly popular way to replace passwords with authentication methods like fingerprint authentication or face recognition.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 9, 2020

But what does passwordless authentication even look like? Yaser Masoudnia, the Senior Director Product Management, Identity Access Management, at LogMeIn* takes us there. » Related Stories Explained: Two-Factor vs. Multi-Factor Authentication Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020.

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Beyond Identity’s user self-enrollment, management, and recovery capabilities claim to significantly lighten help desk workloads – typically reducing call volume by nearly 30%. Click here to access all coverage of the 2021 SC Awards. Complementing the platform, the Beyond Identity Authenticator replaces passwords with proven, tested X.509

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Road to Passwordless is Paved with Orchestration. A new report from KuppingerCole Names ForgeRock an Overall Leader in Passwordless Authentication. If passwordless authentication is a destination, then identity orchestration is the highway to get there. But more on that in a minute.

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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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