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5 rules to make security user-friendly
My mother is 67 years old. She is a brilliant woman, educated and not at all afraid of technology. Yet, when I tried to get her to install Google Authenticator and use …
Passkeys, going passwordless, and the future of authentication
There are a variety of roadblocks associated with moving to passwordless authentication. Foremost is that people hate change. End users push back when you ask them to abandon …
4 identity security trends to watch in 2023
While many of the tried and true best security hygiene practices remain, we’ll face new and complex business challenges related to how we work, the systems we use, threats and …
Why FIDO and passwordless authentication is the future
In this Help Net Security video, Jason Kent, Director at Open Seas, explains why FIDO and passwordless authentication is the future. He dives deep into the technical reasons …
The top 200 most common passwords in 2022 are bad, mkay?
According to NordPass’ latest list of top 200 most common passwords in 2022, “password” is the most popular choice, followed by “123456”, …
Moving your Microsoft environment to zero trust
Zero trust is a concept that’s easy to grasp but incredibly difficult to implement. It touches almost every system, component, application, and resource within an enterprise, …
2FA, 3FA, MFA… What does it all mean?
Simply put, authentication is the act of proving you are who you say you are. To gain access to protected information, systems or locations, the user must prove their identity …
Passwordless will overtake other methods to secure employee identities
Secret Double Octopus and Dimensional Research surveyed over 300 IT professionals with responsibility for workforce identities and their security at organizations with more …
Businesses want technologies that allow for passwordless workflows
Bitwarden announced the results of its 2023 Password Decisions Survey, which polled 800 IT decision makers across a wide range of industries, showing that passwordless …
The future of MFA is passwordless
Secret Double Octopus and Dimensional Research surveyed over 300 IT professionals with responsibility for workforce identities and their security at organizations with more …
Overcoming the roadblocks to passwordless authentication
It’s a well-known fact that humans are the weakest link in any security strategy. Verizon’s latest annual data breach report found that over 80% of breaches in the “Basic Web …
What are the benefits of passwordless authentication?
In this video for Help Net Security, Christofer Hoff, Chief Secure Technology Officer at LastPass, talks about the benefits of passwordless authentication. The basic …
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