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Microsoft Brings FIPS 140 Compliance to Authenticator on iOS

Microsoft is bringing FIPS 140 compliance for Microsoft Authenticator on iOS devices for organizations with security and compliance concerns.

December 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it is bringing FIPS 140 compliance for Microsoft Authenticator on iOS devices for organizations with security and compliance concerns. In a Tech Community blog, the Redmond, Wash.-based IT giant says many of its customers that work in environments with security and compliance requirements need authenticators to use cryptography validated by the Federal Information […]

Dropbox Accelerates Adoption of WebAuthn in Response to Phishing Attack

Dropbox plans to move toward WebAuthn, in wake of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store's in GitHub.

November 4, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Dropbox Inc., the San Francisco-based file syncing, sharing, online backup and cloud storage provider confirmed it was the target of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store’s in GitHub. According to the company, no user’s content, passwords, or payment information was accessed. The company’s core apps and infrastructure were […]

Microsoft Releases Preview of Azure AD CBA Support on Mobile Devices via YubiKey

Azure AD CBA on iOS and Android via the YubiKey gives admins the ability to require phishing-resistant MFA on mobile without having to provision certificates on the user’s mobile device.

November 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the public preview of Azure Active Directory (AD) Certificate-based Authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys from Yubico. The company first announced the general availability of Azure AD CBA during Ignite 2022 as part of the company’s commitment to President Joe Biden’s executive order on improving […]

Microsoft Rolls Out Security Upgrades in Authenticator

Microsoft is making advanced Authenticator features generally available that give IT admins more control over approvals and better management.

October 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is making advanced Authenticator features generally available that give IT admins more control over accidental approvals and better management with a new Admin user interface and APIs. According to Microsoft, the new admin features are designed to help protect against multifactor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks. The company says it will automatically enable critical security […]

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Passwordless Technology is Here to Stay

A Bitwarden survey reveals business leaders are on board with passwordless workflows as weak or reused passwords present vulnerabilities.

October 25, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Passwordless technology is here to stay, according to the latest research from Bitwarden, the Santa Barabara, Calif.-based provider of open source password manager for businesses and individuals. It’s 2023 Password Decisions Survey polled 800 IT decision makers across a range of industries, showing that businesses are enthusiastic about passwordless technology and its perceived security benefits […]

New Phishing-Resistant Solutions, Security Key Integrations in Azure AD

Microsoft new phishing-resistant solutions for Azure, Office 365 and remote desktop environments, and Yubikeys can play a role.

October 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced new phishing-resistant solutions designed to help organizations protect against credential-based attacks in Azure, Office 365 and remote desktop environments, and hardware security key maker Yubico says the measures make it easier to secure accounts and assets using the YubiKey. Microsoft announced authentication strength, a new Conditional Access control that allows admins to […]

More than Half of Employees Still Rely on Username and Password as Primary Authentication Method

Yubico's State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey reveals enterprise still have a way to go to adopting and standardizing phishing-resistant MFA tools.

September 30, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Yubico, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of hardware authentication security keys revealed results of its inaugural State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey 2022 at a security thought-leadership industry summit. The survey, conducted for Yubico by Censuswide, polled 16,000+ employees across a variety of enterprises in eight countries and asked about their perceptions and perceived challenges of […]

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SideChannel Launches Enclave Microsegmentation Platform for SMBs

SideChannel's Enclave microsegmentation platform offers SMBs a solution to simplify and maintain a segmented network with minimal IT administration and maintenance.

September 23, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

SideChannel, the Worcester, Mass.-based provider of cybersecurity services and technology for emerging and middle market companies, announced the launch of Enclave, a microsegmentation software platform. The new platform is designed to offer small and midsize businesses (SMBs) a solution to simplify and maintain a segmented network with minimal IT administration and maintenance. According to SideChannel, […]

What IT and Security Teams Should Take Away From the Uber Hack

Cybersecurity experts say the Uber hack demonstrates how attackers are bypassing multi-factor authentication and other security tools.

September 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Uber disclosed late last week that the massive ridesharing company was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in attackers gaining access to the company’s internal systems, including its G-Suite and Slack accounts. This week, Uber has shared more about the hack, including how the attacker was able to bypass security tools. According to Uber, […]

U.S. Agencies Warn of Ransomware Attacks on K-12 Education Sector

K-12 institutions should take action now to protect against an increase in ransomware as the school year begins, U.S. agencies say.

September 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning of an increase in ransomware attacks against the K-12 education sector, singling out a relatively new threat actor that has been observed disproportionately targeting school systems as they welcome students back into their buildings. That threat actor is Vice Society—an intrusion, exfiltration and extortion hacking group that first appeared in summer […]