Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

"Based on FIDO standards, passkeys are a replacement for passwords that provide faster, easier, and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across a user’s devices. Unlike passwords, passkeys are always strong and phishing resistant. The FIDO Alliance asserts that passkeys are a replacement for passwords.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Protecting Against Smart Device Break-Ins This story also demonstrates the sobering reality that we can no longer solely rely on Usernames/Passwords to protect our networks. Originally known as CHIP (Connected Home Over IP), Matter is a unifying, IP-based protocol built on proven technologies ensuring inter-device connectivity.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 9, 2022

Many professionals agree multi-factor authentication (MFA) can improve security, but a recent discovery showed that it’s no panacea either. The ongoing campaign has targeted more than 10,000 Office 365 organisations since September 2021, using ‘adversary in the middle’ (AiTM) sites to steal passwords and hijack login sessions.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And when it comes to managing access for this plethora of devices, password security just isn’t cutting it anymore. In our recent passkey blog series , we’ve been unpacking the difference between new passkey technology and more conventional password security in light of some of the most critical authentication scenarios.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Overview of Authentication Mechanisms. In this regard, continuously authenticating users who are accessing corporate resources helps maintain trust in distributed IT environments. Let us examine some of the most prominent authentication mechanisms before we move on to the emerging continuous access evaluation protocol (CAEP) standard.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Going beyond the hype, passwordless authentication is now a reality. Cisco Duo’s passwordless authentication is now generally available across all Duo Editions. “ Cisco Duo simplifies the passwordless journey for organizations that want to implement phishing-resistant authentication and adopt a zero trust security strategy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) generally protects against common methods of gaining unauthorized account access, not all multi-factor authentication methods can defend against sophisticated attacks. Authentication establishes confidence that the claimant has possession of one or more authenticators bound to the credential.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. Since then, teams have had years to adjust to this new reality, yet the attackers have as well.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 2, 2021

What is Modern Authentication and Its Role in Achieving Zero Trust Security? The evolving business and technology landscape and the need for secure, yet convenient, ways of logging into applications are driving the quest for more effective authentication. From static authentication…. Why do you need modern authentication?

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

What if the recipient is in a hurry and under a lot of stress – will they be aware of how sophisticated and authentic-looking a well-crafted whaling attack can be? A well-crafted spear phishing attack can be extremely difficult to detect because attackers perform detailed research on their victims to make the email appear authentic.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The impact and cost of cyber-attacks have skyrocketed, driving the need for better identity protection with phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Microsoft Azure Certificate-Based Authentication Support.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Today we will discuss the survey makeup, review key results and explain why Duo’s Passwordless technology is well positioned to meet enterprise authentication needs highlighted in the study. Workforce authentication failures are common and MFA is still not mandatory Duo has always focused on meeting customers where they are.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2023

This is why it's critical to secure your user identities and passwords and the IAM services that manage them. It comprises technologies and best practices to protect against unauthorized access, account takeover, credential misuse, privilege escalation, and other malicious activities that target user accounts and credentials.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

To help you make the most of this new offering, Duo Product Manager Chris Demundo and Product Marketing Manager Ted Kietzman recently hosted the webinar Ask Us Anything: Passwordless Tips & Tricks , answering passwordless questions crowdsourced from our Duo Community public forum. What is passwordless authentication?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Kenna has a healthy 3rd Party ecosystem of technology partners.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To learn more about how Duo’s access management trifecta empowers you to authenticate further and defend faster, be sure to tune into our webinar Authenticate Further, Defend Faster with Higher Security from Duo. When connected to an SSO solution, passwordless technology removes credentials from the login process altogether.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

If you are not sure what the new security requirements are or if they affect your business or organization, don’t worry – we put together a webinar to help answer those questions. Watch the FTC Safeguards Rule Webinar. The definition of financial institutions includes non-financial institutions.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Logins without multi-factor authentication. Enable multi-factor authentication. How do ransomware attackers escalate privileges?

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Passwordless authentication is one of the biggest trends in security this year. We truly believe that passwordless authentication will be a sea change that simultaneously enables stronger security while making it easier for users to login. However, is the new technology valuable enough to make the transition from the status quo?

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Passwords that are easily detectable or reused often are vulnerable to phishing attacks. This lowers the number of passwords users must remember (or re-use, as is often the case). The problem with balancing many identities Conventional passwords create separate lines for each account. What is a credential stuffing attack?

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 29, 2021

If you’re considering passwordless authentication for your organization today, you’ve probably been thinking for a while about a holistic authentication strategy. Passwordless is a leap forward on the path to a strong and usable authentication system, consisting of many individual steps that you must navigate.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Fourth, they should ensure access is authorized, authenticated, and encrypted. Richard Archdeacon: I’m frequently asked about when we will no longer need passwords. We have all seen the most commonly breached passwords are ‘123456’ or the classic ‘password’. Is that because users think that password is secure?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With new technological advancements comes a need for heightened security measures. NCSAM launched in 2004, at a time where technology was nowhere near where it is today. Always use multifactor authentication. MFA, also called two-factor authentication or 2FA, can help safeguard your data.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

81% of payer executives say their company is investing in technology to improve member experience. Social Registration and Authentication. No more typing out usernames and thinking up passwords. Passwordless Authentication. Usernames and passwords also increase your risk of breaches exponentially.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

Imagine a shift away from logging into a “network” to having security seamlessly built into the network, and multi-factor authentication and authorization continuously performed at the application level on the fly — without users typing passwords.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“If you look at the most major ransomware attacks that have occurred, basic cyber hygiene could have prevented the vast majority of them, so, killing their ability to move laterally,” Matthew Swenson, chief of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Crime Unit at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), said during a recent webinar.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

Just like the myriad expanding galaxies seen in the latest images from the James Webb space telescope, the cybersecurity landscape consists of a growing number of security technology vendors, each with the goal of addressing the continually evolving threats faced by customers today. Read more about the integration here. Read more here.

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