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, […]
The majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are not leveraging multi-factor authentication (MFA) and are relying only on usernames and passwords to secure their data, according to a new study from the Cyber Readiness Institute. According to the organization’s Global Small Business Multi-Factor Authentication Study of 1,403 small and medium-sized businesses across eight countries, […]
Microsoft and U.S. cybersecurity officials renewing calls for organizations to switch from Basic Authentication (Basic Auth) in Microsoft Exchange Online to Modern Authentication before the company begins to disable Basic Auth in October. Microsoft on Oct. 1 will begin turning off the ability to use Basic Auth in Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, […]
Microsoft has announced the public preview of Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication across its commercial and U.S. government clouds, a response to President Joe Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity designed to push the government to zero trust. The offering is designed to help government customers meet phishing-resistant MFA using the PIV/CAC cards, and it can […]
As cyberattacks continue to be disruptive to organizations and economies of all shapes and sizes, the tech industry is stepping up by making basic cybersecurity tools like multi-factor authentication widely available. Now, Google plans to automatically enroll 150 million Google users in its two-step verification program and require 2 million YouTube users to turn the […]
The IT and cybersecurity communities have been urging enterprises to move away from passwords, or at the very least, adopt multi-factor authentication. One great way to do both is by deploying security keys. Yubico, one of the leaders in the hardware authentication security key space, is now taking its product a step further by adding […]
Two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication – although not the end all be all to account security – have emerged as an effective way of safeguarding sensitive accounts since an attacker would need access to an email address, mobile phone or authenticator app in addition to your credentials. With several notable high-profile Twitter accounts being compromised […]
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) – a cybersecurity measure that grants access to an account or application only after a user presents two or more pieces of evidence to prove they own the account – is often cited by experts as a simple but necessary protocol to protect against phishing attacks. Users can usually select a few […]
Authentication security key maker Yubico has launched what it says is the world’s first mutli-protocol security key with smart card support designed with both near-field communication and USB-C connections. The key is called the YubiKey 5C NFC and is available to purchase for $55. The company cited a dramatic increase in the rate of cyber […]
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