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

Duo's Security Blog

A password manager can go a long way in helping to simplify that process, but multi-factor authentication (MFA) security can help even more. Our experts will discuss the risks posed by passwords, what cyber insurers require to protect organizations, and how MFA can meet both of those needs. trillion USD annually by 2025?

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Passkeys vs. Passwords: The State of Passkeys With Remote Users

Duo's Security Blog

Remote Users The web authentication process begins when the remote user wants to connect to an application. Users need to be trained since they’re a new way of authentication, but typically users can enroll or manage them through a UI-driven workflow by themselves. It’s also a requirement to get cyber insurance.

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BlastWave and Cysurance Roundtable: More Fender Benders, Fewer Totals, and a Smog Test

Security Boulevard

Click here to watch the roundtable and learn about the future of cyber insurance from leading experts. In partnership with Cysurance, BlastWave hosted a roundtable entitled “The Future of Cyber Insurance and MSP Insurability. The expert panelists held an honest discussion about insurability difficulties for MSPs.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Logins without multi-factor authentication. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Enable multi-factor authentication. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? Many organizations have used cyber insurance to recover from ransomware attacks.

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How MFA and Cyber Liability Insurance Effectively Manage Risk in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

Recently, while co-hosting a webinar that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a panelist commented that cybersecurity and privacy are team sports on a campus, much like our athletic teams. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance.

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To Cover or Not to Cover: The Cyber Liability Insurance Quandary Facing Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Duo's Security Blog

The state of cyber liability insurance The topic of cyber liability insurance is full of datapoints, statistics and graphs all showing upward trajectories. But MFA should not only be viewed as a prerequisite for obtaining cyber liability insurance.