authentication

Sign-up forms that drag on, login steps that repeat, and access requests that take longer than expected have become a normal part of using digital services. These moments …

Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A …

Organizations rely on MFA to enforce identity checks before granting access to systems and services. Microsoft has made external MFA generally available in Microsoft Entra ID, …

In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Thompson, CISO at West Shore Home, discusses least privilege and credential hygiene for a field-based workforce. He covers access …

Passwords weren’t enough, so we added MFA. Now MFA isn’t enough either. In this Help Net Security video, Karlo Zatylny, CTO/CISO at Portnox, walks through why each …

Most organizations believe they have workforce identity under control. New hires are verified. Accounts are provisioned. Multi-factor authentication is enforced. Audits are …

Attackers often gain access through routine workflows like email logins, browser sessions, and SaaS integrations. A single stolen credential can give them a quick path to move …

Cyber threats against the defense industrial base (DIB) are intensifying, with adversaries shifting from traditional espionage toward operations designed to disrupt production …

Can cloud-based password managers that claim “zero-knowledge encryption” keep users’ passwords safe even if their encrypted-vault servers are compromised? …

Yubico’s upcoming YubiKey 5.8 firmware introduces standardized APIs that integrate hardware-backed signatures with passkey authentication. To enable privacy-capable digital …

Online accounts usually rely on a password, but passwords alone can be weak if they’re reused, easily guessed, or stolen. Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a second layer …

Windows is shifting to a more secure authentication approach, moving away from New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) and toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. NTLM has been …