Authentication stories - Page 19

Its primary access points for code and infrastructure had required two-factor authentication via SMS, and the main attack intercepted the text.

WatchGuard launches AuthPoint, a cloud-based multi-factor authentication solution tailored for SMBs, addressing their cost and complexity concerns.

The breach occurred as an access credential to TimeHop's cloud computing environment that didn't have multifactor authentication was compromised.

The tension between security and user experience is one IT practitioners have had to grapple with as businesses become more vulnerable to breaches.

Silent authentication could revolutionise last-mile delivery, providing ultra-personalised, secure services via behavioural biometrics and smart technologies.

Silverstreet, a cloud communications company, aims to simplify two-factor authentication with its cybersecurity brand, Twizo.

Contrary to the popular belief that public key infrastructure (PKI) is obsolete, it's more vital than ever for securing burgeoning cloud and DevOps ecosystems.

Biometric security is no longer confined to sci-fi movies like Star Trek or spy films such as the Kingsman and James Bond series.

Passwords have long been the primary method of authentication, but they're not secure. So what's the solution? Machine learning and automation.

Updates include phishing prevention, mobile device management, security keys for two-factor authentication, Information Rights Management, and more.

Digital identity is used as the key method of protecting digital assets regardless of their location or how they are being accessed.

Facebook and Amazon may have better authentication methods than the average enterprise, some IT professionals believe.

Banks in Australia are embracing artificial intelligence chatbots for customer service, but face security risks.

ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.

25% of respondents at the Gartner Symposium lacked some form of multi-factor authentication when securing BYOD.

Global analytics provider RELX Group has paid £580 million (AU$1.01 billion) to buy out the entire issue share capital of ThreatMetrix.

Okta's 2018 Businesses @ Work report, which found that seven of the 15 fastest-growing apps are security tools or have security use cases.

NTT Advanced Technology is now partnering with identity authentication provider Trusona to bring multi-factor authentication to customers in Japan.

Fujitsu is rolling out its biometric palm vein authentication solutions within its own company to replace passwords used by around 80,000 employees.

Gartner predicts smartphone AI will evolve into personalised companions by 2022, with 80% of devices boasting on-device AI, up from 10% in 2017.