As promised last issue, I’m re-printing a glossary of strong/second factor authentication methods that TriCipher provided me along with the results of its sponsored survey on people’s perceptions of ...
The News of the World phone-hacking scandal has some banks doubting the methods they use to verify that callers are who they claim to be. Many banks vet callers by looking at the number that shows up ...
Authentication determines who gets in and who stays out. Getting this right means fewer breaches, less downtime, and stronger ...
There’s no arguing that passwords are becoming less and less reliable in protecting our data and identities. Their management, protection and memorization are becoming increasingly problematic, and ...
Learn why phone numbers are critical to online security, how they’re exposed, and practical steps to reduce misuse, scams, and account takeover risks.
Multifactor authentication (MFA) often features in experts’ lists of low-hanging fruit cybersecurity improvements that agencies could adopt to make themselves harder targets. MFA recognizes that ...
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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The majority of call centers are seeing year-over-year increases in fraud activity, according to the 2022 Omnichannel Authentication Survey from Neustar, a TransUnion ...
Whenever you get a new phone or authenticator, you risk locking yourself out of your multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled accounts. We explain how to quickly recover your accounts and prevent ...
Google announced today that any phone running Android 7 or higher can now be used as a physical security key for two-factor authentication, giving you an even more secure way to log into Google apps ...
Microsoft is replacing the "Notify me through app (push to approve)" multi-factor authentication (MFA) method with the "number matching" MFA method. With the current method, users receive a pop-up on ...