Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Whether you’re facing credential theft, MFA bypass attacks or weak third-party security, Duo gives you the power you need to stop attackers in their tracks. How to defend against credential theft and credential stuffing with SSO When it comes to credential theft, the threat is real. Yes, that’s billion with a b. But much like Ms.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Passwordless is a sea change in authentication. Passwordless authentication provides the rare opportunity to increase our access security drastically while simultaneously improving the user experience — a compelling prospect! See the video at the blog post. We recommend using Duo SSO.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A few days later, John finds himself locked out of his account, and quickly learns that the password reset link he clicked earlier did not come from his company. A few days later, John finds himself locked out of his account, and quickly learns that the password reset link he clicked earlier did not come from his company.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

These days, users connect to company resources through a variety of endpoints: desktops, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, wearables…the list goes on. And when it comes to managing access for this plethora of devices, password security just isn’t cutting it anymore. That’s where passkeys come in.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In November 2022, we announced the general availability of Duo Passwordless. With this release, many high security and low friction authentication methods were made available. Duo understands that organizations are at varying levels of modernization and may still depend on the use of MFA for some or all their applications.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Third party security risk is an issue that frequently comes up in my discussions with clients. These include who typically accesses which applications from which devices at what times from what locations using which authentication methods. How do I enable secure access for a third party if I want them to maintain a particular asset?”

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Access management solutions, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management (PAM), can offer a comprehensive defense against threats. based and mobile-first OpenID Connect (OIDC) applications.

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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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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 7, 2023

At Duo Security, we’re on a mission to secure user access to applications while lightening the load on IT teams. So today, we are announcing that Duo Single Sign-On (SSO) support for OpenID Connect is going to be generally available, so that organizations that require users to use these applications can seamlessly and securely do so.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions are equal. For a two-factor authentication solution, that may include hidden costs, such as upfront, capital, licensing, support, maintenance, and operating costs. Estimate and plan for how much it will cost to deploy multi-factor authentication to all of your apps and users.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 29, 2021

Part of our Administrator's Guide to Passwordless blog series See the video at the blog post. If you’re considering passwordless authentication for your organization today, you’ve probably been thinking for a while about a holistic authentication strategy.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 12, 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. Why is a shift to passwordless necessary? See the video at the blog post. It’s annoying for my fingers.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

Aaron McConnell, an Engineering Technical Lead at Duo, is driven by our mission to make security more accessible for everyone. The Duo Universal Prompt aims to do that by making multi-factor authentication as easy for users as it is effective. We’re Duo, we’re Cisco. Aaron McConnell: These conversations began years ago.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

With a learning mindset and focus on understanding people, she has helped make Duo’s new MFA experience easier and faster for all people – not just some. Sierre spoke about the importance of UX accessibility, Duo’s healthy work culture , and how design plays a role in the evolving journey of democratizing security.

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