Authentication
IOTW: Online Fitness Organization V Shred Hesitantly Locks Down Some PII After Exposure
July 10 by Seth Adler
However, ethical hackers with the research group vpnMentor recently disclosed their discovery that over 99,000 V Shred clients and personal trainers have had personal information exposed through an un...
World Economic Forum: 4 Reasons Why Passwords Are Becoming A Thing Of The Past
January 22 by CSHub.com Editorial Staff
Password authentication has become a factor in poor customer retention, which leads to weak password management becoming a gift to cyber-criminals. Password-free authentication methods can improve cus...
Members Of U.S. Congress Seek FCC Assistance On SIM Swapping Rules And Education
January 09 by Jeff Orr
Members of Congress request that the FCC explain its position and action plan for mobile device SIM swapping scams leading to theft of personal data and sensitive company information. Lack of market a...
Preparing Security Leaders For 2020 At The 13th CISO Exchange
October 22 by Jeff Orr
The 13th CISO Exchange commences in December with a focus on four themes that every organization needs to prepare for successful cyber security strategy, defense and response.
Global SMBs Report Third Straight Year Of Cyber-Attack Growth And Sophistication
October 10 by Jeff Orr
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have reported a significant increase in targeted cyber security breaches for 3 straight years. A recent Ponemon Institute survey found that attacks against U.S...
IOTW: Multiple Yahoo data breaches across four years result in a $117.5 million settlement
October 07 by Kayla Matthews
Yahoo has had a years-long history of both data breaches and cases where hackers break into systems but do not take anything. The collective hacks have led to an eventual court settlement. In this Inc...
Great, Secure Experiences Come From Anticipating User Authentication Needs
September 19 by Jeff Orr
It is possible to have an effective security posture for your organization that utilizes strong authentication and delivers an excellent user experience. Security leaders from manufacturing and ecomme...
Changing The Course Of History Means Every Month Needs To Be Cyber Security Month
September 09 by Kayne McGladrey CISSP
Winning against cyber-crime means we each need to provide actionable steps to people who don’t work in cyber security. Here are some simple steps that you can take to make a difference.
Implementing Strong Authentication Does Not Guarantee An Excellent User Experience
August 29 by Jeff Orr
Attackers count on human behavior to build lists of compromised account passwords that can be used for credential stuffing attacks. These attacks have financial consequences for enterprises. How can I...
Incident Of The Week: State Farm Insurance Discloses Recent Credential Stuffing Attack
August 09 by Jeff Orr
Insurance provider State Farm has notified policy holders that it recently observed login attempts to user accounts that were symptomatic of credential stuffing cyber attacks. The company reset the pa...
Protect The Enterprise From MFA Attacks
March 27 by Alarice Rajagopal
Since education is critical to establishing some of the best defenses, KnowBe4's Roger Grimes recently presented an introduction to multi-factor authentication, as well as 12 ways that it can be hacke...
Biometrics: A Leading Authenticator Within The Enterprise?
May 03 by Dan Gunderman
As digital transformations continue to reshape the enterprise, biometric controls appear to be on the rise, replacing the "static" password. Here, we discuss this form of authentication in its entiret...
