Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. The challenge of multifactor authentication everywhere. Variety of a user’s authentication journey…. Variety of a user’s authentication journey….

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Authy desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux will be discontinued in August 2024, with the company recommending users switch to a mobile version of the two-factor authentication (2FA) app. [.]

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This is the first article in a guest blog series by Jason Bloomberg, Managing Partner, Intellyx Focusing on user authentication, including multi-factor authentication, is not enough to put mobile at the center of your cybersecurity strategy. The post Why Isn’t Mobile at the Center of Your Cybersecurity Strategy?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2023

Your go-to mobile apps aren’t nearly has hackproof as you might like to believe. Related: Fallout of T-Mobile hack Hackers of modest skill routinely bypass legacy security measures, even two-factor authentication, with techniques such as overlay attacks. And hard data shows instances of such breaches on the rise.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) protects your environment by guarding against password weaknesses with strong authentication methods. In our last blog, we discussed using strong passwords and a password manager to provide better defense at the first layer of the authentication process. What is MFA?

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The Hacker News

JULY 15, 2021

To help achieve progress on Zero Trust, there is now a new, easy way to implement continuous user verification by connecting directly to the authentication systems used by mobile operators – without the overhead of processing or storing user data. Before we show you how it

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A passkey is nothing but a passcode that enables authenticated access to a website service. It doesn’t have a text-based password in action, but is basically a password-less authentication that can be triggered by using the resources on a device like biometric scans, like facial recognition.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Some T-Mobile customers logged into their accounts on Wednesday to find another customer’s billing and account information showing on their online dashboards. T-Mobile denied there was an attack, but confirmed there had been a data leak. “There was no cyberattack or breach at T-Mobile. .

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Strategic Business Initiatives – Does the solution support cloud, mobile and BYOD initiatives? The post Two-Factor Authentication Evaluation Guide appeared first on TechRepublic. Can it fulfill compliance? Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – Does the solution.

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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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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

These challenges need to be addressed whilst delivering technological and business transformation that is customer centric, cloud native and mobile ready. The post Authentication in the Finance Industry: Now and Next appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Microsoft Windows 11 Passwordless Authentication will fail, say, experts from WatchGuard Threat Lab. It is a fact that the Satya Nadella led company is planning to implement bio-metrics based authentication along with hardware tokens through security keys and OTPs via email soon.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing. T-Mobile left a gate left wide open for attackers – and attackers just had to find the gate.”.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2024

A quick intro to security keys: A security key can work in place of other forms of two-factor authentication such as receiving a code through SMS or pressing a button in an authentication app. When it came to authenticating, both keys worked just fine. Then, you enter your password and that's that.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Access control provider Alcatraz AI is adding web-based, mobile enrollment and privacy consent management to its flagship facial authentication product, the Rock, to enhance building security and ease employee and visitor registration. To read this article in full, please click here

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2023

Fact : 77% of organizations are convinced they're capable of protecting their mobile devices—smartphones, tablets, and laptops (including Chromebooks)—from cybersecurity threats. Another fact : A third of those organizations aren't protecting their mobile devices at all. Use a mobile device management (MDM) platform.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. Los Angeles-based electric car-sharing provider Blink Mobility left a misconfigured MongoDB database open to the public.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

What’s interesting about the incident is that it showcases once again why relying on mobile text messages (SMS) for two-factor authentication (2FA) can lull companies and end users into a false sense of security. A SIM card is the tiny, removable chip in a mobile device that allows it to connect to the provider’s network.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Software firm Ivanti disclosed another security vulnerability impacting Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), that it said actively exploited. “A vulnerability has been discovered in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), formerly known as MobileIron Core.” ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and instead authenticate visitors by leveraging data elements unique to each customer’s phone and mobile subscriber account, such as location, customer reputation, and physical attributes of the device. The four major U.S.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 5, 2022

Adopting a new authentication method from the FIDO Alliance, the three major OS vendors will let you use encrypted credentials stored on your phone to automatically sign you into your online accounts. The post Google, Apple, Microsoft promise end to passwords, courtesy of your mobile phone appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 11, 2023

Looking for an alternative to Google Authenticator? Here's our comprehensive list covering the top competitors and alternatives to help you find your best fit.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

From March 19, users of Twitter won’t be able to use SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) unless they have a subscription to the paid Twitter Blue service. You can still use the authentication app and security key methods. To avoid losing access to Twitter, remove text message two-factor authentication by Mar 19, 2023.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

All federal agencies and private sector organizations operating in United States are being urged to follow a checklist meant to protect mobile devices and was issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Enter Two-Factor Authentication, or 2FA for short. Different Flavors of 2FA Ah, variety is the spice of life, and when it comes to Two-Factor Authentication, the flavors abound. When you log in, a code is texted to your mobile phone. Authentication Apps: Consider this the artisanal gelato of the 2FA world. The advantage?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 3, 2023

Mobile device management (MDM) refers to a type of software that allows businesses to manage, configure and secure mobile devices used by their employees. MDM solutions enable secure authentication, access control and encryption for devices, applications and data, which in turn helps to keep sensitive corporate information safe.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

Security researchers recently published a paper detailing an attack they say can be used to bypass smartphone fingerprint authentication. An attack like BrutePrint could present a significant threat to passkeys , an increasingly popular way to replace passwords with authentication methods like fingerprint authentication or face recognition.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. The challenge of multifactor authentication everywhere. Variety of a user’s authentication journey…. Variety of a user’s authentication journey….

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

s namesake platform that enables end users to securely be authenticated on-demand using any device is now generally available. The post Badge Makes Device-Independent Authentication Platform Available appeared first on Security Boulevard. Badge Inc.'s

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Cisco warns of active exploitation attempts targeting two vulnerabilities in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows. and CVE-2020-3433 (CVSS score: 7.8), in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit the issue to perform a DLL hijacking attack.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As technology has evolved, fingers (and palms and irises and faces) have increasingly been used as a means of biometric authentication. The one in storage matches the one provided at the time of authentication. All this compared to simply matching 2 strings as is done with password authentication. That is all.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 14, 2021

While some security experts might seem over-zealous shouting about the dangers, the vast majority of warnings about mobile security threats are indeed justified. Stalkerware is another big issue on mobile platforms. Mobile threats are in no way a myth. Stay protected with Bitdefender Mobile Security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Not All Authentication Methods Are Equally Safe. There is broad recognition by security leaders that stronger authentication is foundational to preventing data breaches. While the concept of multifactor authentication is comprehensive, the devil is hiding in the implementation detail. Distinct user authentication journeys.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Mobile devices may not have changed fundamentally in recent years, but the way they are used within businesses has. They’re increasingly relying on personal devices to conduct work remotely – and creating new privacy and security challenges for mobile device managers in the process. How Remote Work Has Changed BYOD.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Once the instance is exposed to the internet – without being secured by authentication – it’s accessible to anyone. IMEI is a unique number assigned to each mobile device and is used to identify a device on a mobile network. If that happens, it can cause disruptions to the mobile service of the device.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware statistics. Mobile malware statistics. Types of mobile malware. How mobile malware infects users.

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