Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Until recently I thought we had a lot of time ahead of us to be secure in using biometrics to authenticate who I am and what I should have access to. The post The Coming End of Biometrics Hastens AI-Driven Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 10, 2022

Biometric information helps people access systems and secure devices more easily. According to a new report, hackers start to become aware of the value of this kind of info like iris scans, fingerprint authentication, or facial recognition and might begin to exploit it. However, it might become a target for threat actors.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

It only took a week : On Friday, Vietnamese security firm Bkav released a blog post and video showing that -- by all appearances -- they'd cracked FaceID with a composite mask of 3-D-printed plastic, silicone, makeup, and simple paper cutouts, which in combination tricked an iPhone X into unlocking. FAQ from the researchers.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 4, 2023

See the video at the blog post. Passwordless is this next paradigm in authentication where we don’t have to rely on human-created passwords and credentials. I’m going straight to that second factor where you interact with a key or a biometric device in order to log into the site.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

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. See the video at the blog post. Your Journey Begins with Multi-Factor Authentication See the video at the blog post. No Phishing, Please See the video at the blog post.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When someone is told that passwords are going away in favor of a new, “password-less” authentication method, a healthy dose of skepticism is not unwarranted. Passwordless authentication refers to a system that does not require the use of passwords at all. What is WebAuthn?

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Once you’ve done that though, a critical next step is answering this question: Once you remove the password, what exactly are users going to use to authenticate? Evaluating your authentication options Duo has always focused on providing a variety of authentication options for end users.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Before we can discuss passkeys, we need to lay some groundwork and discuss authentication, Passwordless and WebAuthn. What is authentication? Authentication is the process of verifying your online identity. We added multi-factor authentication (MFA) – something you know and something you have or are. What is passwordless?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

How do you keep employees and customers engaged while at the same time employing a level of authentication superior to passwords and other knowledge-based methods? As a result, authentication processes have often become cumbersome journeys to be dreaded by employees and ….

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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. Until a fully password-free environment is deployed, accepted, and adopted by all users, less secure methods of authentication will still be relied on.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

As we stated in a previous blog , biometric bank cards are a strong trend defining the future of payments. Whether it’s the enhanced security, the sleek and simple customer experience or the smooth enrolment process, biometric bank cards will soon set the precedent of what the payment process should look like. How do they work?

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adoption of two-factor authentication has substantially increased since we began conducting this research in 2017. SMS Text Message Remains the Most Used Authentication Method SMS (85%) continues to be the most common second factor that respondents with 2FA experience have used, slightly up from in 2019 (72%).

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Researchers have found several weaknesses in Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops. They found vulnerabilities that allowed them to completely bypass Windows Hello authentication on all three. The input has to be authenticated.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The 2FA technique, often known as two-factor authentication, is essentially a two-step verification, as the name suggests. Users log in using two authentication factors: one can be a password or a passcode, while the other can be a biometric factor (such as a facial scan or fingerprints) or a security token.

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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. a biometric) and “something you have” (e.g., However, attackers are finding ways around MFA. a device).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This traditional authentication method is challenging to get rid of, mostly because it’s so common. And for businesses, transitioning to new authentication solutions can be expensive and time-consuming. It supports standards that make implementing newer, stronger authentication methods possible for businesses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Implement Passwordless Strong Authentication Strong authentication is crucial in enhancing cybersecurity. Passwordless authentication relies on alternative methods, such as biometrics, one-time passcodes, or smart cards, to verify a user's identity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2021

In this blog, I am joined by my colleague Pauline Pinzuti, Marketing Manager to discuss how the use of voice biometrics can help telecom operators fight ID fraud. Looking ahead, we know that biometric authentication is an effective and convenient way to identify individuals. So how does voice biometric analysis work?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. That is true two-factor authentication: Something you have, and something you know (and maybe also even something you are).

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Image: Cloudflare.com. ” On July 28 and again on Aug. In an Aug.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

What’s Coming I’m excited to share that Cisco is announcing Duo’s passwordless authentication. It replaces the password with security keys and platform biometrics such as Apple FaceID and TouchID, and Windows Hello. Duo passwordless authentication will be available for public preview beginning summer 2021.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Just before jumping on the plane over here I pushed out a blog post on how my approach to callbacks in HIBP broke Mozilla's service which in turn broke my Azure Function. I'm here doing a couple of speaking events and other related things as well as taking some time out with my wife to see the sites.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a well-known and well-established protection that many organizations rely on. Several common authentication methods include the use of one-time passcodes (OTP). Passwordless authentication, which uses WebAuthn credentials, is another safe alternative to OTP.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Promise of Passwordless If you've been following the evolution of passwordless, you've likely read countless blog posts and whitepapers pondering the promise of this technology. While secure passwordless technology removes the password, it does so by replacing it with stronger factors like device identity or biometrics.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

Do you remember how we used to be afraid of biometrics because a few early implementations stored users’ personal information in a central database? 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

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Ensure access from devices you trust: Reinforce your users by combining strong authentication requirements with device trust policies. Remove passwords from the equation: Duo’s Passwordless solution, powered by WebAuthn technology, requires a biometric at login, rather than a password. If it is, access is granted.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 7, 2023

A passkey is a phishing-resistant cryptographic keypair you register for web-based authentication. It’s the strongest authentication method available today, which is why you see passkeys moving to replace passwords altogether. See the video at the blog post. What is a passkey?

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms. That’s why many tech companies are turning to passkeys as a more secure and convenient replacement.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the ways you can use MFA and features like Duo’s Trusted Endpoints to protect against MFA bypass attacks. MFA bypass attacks are techniques attackers use to circumvent the additional layers of security that multi-factor authentication provides. What is an MFA bypass attack?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A string of advances in biometric authentication systems has brought facial recognition systems, in particular, to the brink of wide commercial use. Facial recognition will be used increasingly both for identifying people out in the world as well as for powerful biometric authentication for our own security.

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Google Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Biometric authentication: You can add an extra layer of protection on your device by requiring biometric authentication any time you autofill your credentials or payment information. Biometric authentication can be enabled inside of the Autofill with Google settings.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 12, 2023

See the video at the blog post. Or, in the authentication 101, something you know, something you have, something you are. And to do that, to bind your authentication and your identity to something you have. The second part is the improvement of biometrics, which we now know on our phones, whichever type of phone you’re using.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

See the video at the blog post. In the WebAuthn protocol, there are three primary actors: The website, also known as the Relying Party or RP The browser, also known as the Client The Authenticator, of which some popular varieties include Windows Hello, Touch ID, and security keys like the Yubikey. See the video at the blog post.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Duo's two-factor authentication (2FA)/ multi-factor authentication (MFA) offers several methods through which users can verify their identity before being granted access to applications. Those methods include push notifications, U2F, biometrics, tokens and passcodes. Step 1: Authentication Methods See the video at the blog post.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

See Microsoft’s blog post on the Exchange Server updates for more details. “According to the advisory, ‘An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow elevation of privilege to System.’

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using behavioral biometrics, you can meet requirements without more authentication steps. The post How to comply with PSD2 authentication without a headache appeared first on NuData Security. The post How to comply with PSD2 authentication without a headache appeared first on Security Boulevard. Read for yourself.

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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. Yes, it’s a password-less authentication method, greatly streamlining the login experience, and while that’s a great incentive to use passwordless for logging in, it’s not an improvement in authentication security in and of itself.

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