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GoDaddy offers website owners security protection on World Password Day

CyberSecurity Insiders

If anyone wants their online activity to be secure and private, password usage helps them in doing so; as it blocks unauthorized access to a service and access to personal information. About World Password Day- Every year, the first Thursday in May is being promoted as the World Password Day.

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Don’t Bet on Passwords: Using MFA to Make Insuring Your Security Less of a Gamble

Duo's Security Blog

By this point, we’re all familiar with the list of requirements for a strong password: unique, long, memorable, free from any personal information… But even the strongest passwords can pose a risk if they’re the only thing standing between your users and enterprise content. trillion USD annually by 2025?

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BrandPost: Is MFA the Vegetable of Cybersecurity?

CSO Magazine

trillion annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion a decade ago and $6 trillion in 2021. [2] 2] There are 921 password attacks every second — almost double what we saw a year ago. And yet, the CDC reports that only 10% of American adults eat enough veggies — even though they likely know they should. [1]

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Understanding the New PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements

Duo's Security Blog

focuses on developing stronger authentication requirements around NIST Zero Trust Architecture guidelines. now mandates that multi-factor authentication (MFA) must be used for all accounts that have access to the cardholder data, not just administrators accessing the cardholder data environment (CDE). PCI DSS 4.0)

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Privacy predictions for 2024

SecureList

According to Statista, this market is expected to grow significantly by 2025. Leaked passwords will give fewer reasons to worry—if there is anything to leak It seems that all the passwords in the world have already been leaked. The second reason is that the use of passwords for authentication will continue to decline.

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Duo Single Sign-On Now Supports More Applications Out-of-the-Box

Duo's Security Blog

It is estimated that by 2025, 85% of business apps will be SaaS-based. I am so glad I don’t have to create or remember passwords for every application. identity provider (IdP) and OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider (OP) that adds two-factor authentication. Applications have grown in variety and adoption for over two decades.

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Zero Trust Access in the Cloud: How Cisco Duo Bolsters Security for AWS Environments

Duo's Security Blog

Password reuse and weak password practice: The practice of reusing passwords and relying on weak passwords to access multiple cloud applications introduces security vulnerabilities that can cause data breaches, obstruct productivity and lead to password fatigue. Did you know?