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AuthPoint – WatchGuard Cloud’s MFA Service Is Here!

July 26, 2018 By Alexandre Cagnoni

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Weak or stolen passwords have remained a thorn in the side of the information security industry for far too long. In fact, according to the latest Verizon Data Breach Report, more than 80 percent of breaches in 2017 leveraged stolen user credentials. Also, according to a new survey led by independent market research firm CITE Research, IT decision makers at companies of up to … [Read more...]

MyHeritage DNA Testing Service Breach Highlights The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication

June 6, 2018 By Alexandre Cagnoni

On Monday June 4th, Motherboard reported that DNA testing and genealogy website MyHeritage suffered a security breach in October 2017. A security researcher discovered a file located outside MyHeritage’s servers with email addresses and password hashes for over 92 million MyHeritage accounts. According to a statement from MyHeritage, no other data was compromised (MyHeritage … [Read more...]

Multi-Factor Authentication: Burden or Blessing?

June 4, 2018 By Alexandre Cagnoni

Compromised Passwords – There’s More Than What You See It’s March 29th, I’m using MyFitnessPal from Under Armour to help with meal planning, when I receive a message that my account was compromised.  My username, e-mail, and password, along with 150 million other unfortunate users, was stolen. Well, not the clear password, but rather its hashed version. But still, depending on … [Read more...]

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