Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Before we can discuss passkeys, we need to lay some groundwork and discuss authentication, Passwordless and WebAuthn. Authentication is the process of verifying your online identity. This ensures the right people get access to the right online resources. We started with usernames and passwords – something you know.

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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. But conventional protection solutions, like password security, fall short when it comes to efficacy. 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

JANUARY 26, 2024

In today’s complex IT landscape, one of the biggest problems faced by a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and their IT security team are forgotten and stolen passwords. How can companies safely verify user identities without using passwords? We started with the pre-requisites.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

No matter how many letters, numbers, or special characters you give them and no matter how many times you change them, passwords are still @N0T_FUN! Using strong passwords and a password manager 2. But how did we get to this point where they are so pervasive to our lives, yet so flawed?

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

While understanding these types of attacks can seem intimidating, it is important to know what an AiTM attack is and how it works to safeguard your users and your organization. A typical AiTM attack might start out with a phishing email that includes a malicious link. All the attacker needs to do is get the user to click the link.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Talks of passkeys, passphrases, and even password less all point in one direction: eroding faith in the previously trusty password tucked under your keyboard. Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials.

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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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