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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. I’ve since discovered that there’s a heck of a lot going on in the B2C VPN space. The leading B2C VPNs all recognize this and have begun promoting the use of personal VPNs as, essentially, a DIY security tool.

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Can Cloud Services Encourage Better Login Security? Netflix's Accidental Model

Dark Reading

Netflix's unpopular password-sharing policy change had a positive cybersecurity silver lining. Can more B2C service providers nudge their users toward secure authentication?

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OTP Authentication in 2025: How MojoAuth Stacks Up Against Twilio Verify, Auth0, Stytch & Descope

Security Boulevard

One-time-password (OTP) delivery remains the work-horse of passwordless and multi-factor authentication flows. Yet the 2025 market has fractured into two [] The post OTP Authentication in 2025: How MojoAuth Stacks Up Against Twilio Verify, Auth0, Stytch & Descope appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

For this study, a data breach was defined as an intruder copying or leaking user data such as names, surnames, email addresses, passwords, etc. More than two thirds of American accounts are leaked with the password, putting breached users in danger of account takeover. That’s for the B2C users. Essential security tool.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

Using the same password for all software applications increase the chances of cybercriminals learning an individual’s log-in credentials and gaining unauthorized access – resulting in data theft, identity theft and other harm. Single Sign-On (SSO) is a solution that combats password fatigue. fewer requests to reset passwords).

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

Stolen usernames and passwords are loaded up on botnets, which then relentlessly test them on account logon pages. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale. Thus, what we’re experiencing today is the blossoming of B2B and B2C commerce transacted digitally.

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Insert Tokens to Play! OpenID Connect (OIDC) Support in Duo SSO Is Now in Early Access

Duo's Security Blog

OpenID Connect is a modern authentication protocol that lets application and website developers authenticate users without storing and managing other people’s passwords, which is both difficult and risky. Organizations that adopt and developers that build third-party OIDC apps want to enable users (B2C, B2B) single sign-on access to them.

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