https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkdqaLsAvT8 Authentication is the cornerstone of strong security. With billions of usernames and passwords ripe for the picking on the dark web and the prevalence of automated authentication attacks, we believe that any service without MFA enabled will be compromised in 2021. Interested in how this trend will play out and what other … [Read more...]
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MFA Trials Can Be a Burden or a Breeze – Five Tips to Quickly Spot Differences when Evaluating Multi-factor Authentication Solutions
If you are like most IT leaders evaluating multi-factor authentication solutions, you want to test it all and feel certain that you are selecting a solution that best meets the needs of your organization. Then, you consider your immediate challenges – including staffing and skills shortages along with a growing pile of IT tasks – and thoughts quickly turn to testing efficiency. … [Read more...]
2020 Security Predictions: MFA Becomes Standard for Midsized Companies
We predict that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become a standard security control for midmarket companies in 2020. Whether it’s due to billions of emails and passwords having leaked onto the dark web, or the many database and password compromises online businesses suffer each year, or the fact that users still use silly and insecure passwords, the industry has finally … [Read more...]
New Phishing Attacks Stealing MFA Tokens Too
In the Firebox Feed, our threat intelligence feed powered by WatchGuard Firebox customers around the world, we recently came across a trending phishing campaign that uses a malicious PDF as part of its attack. Targeting mostly German users, the PDF comes attached to an email with a subject line that translates from German to "Invoice for your sales tax." Included in the email … [Read more...]
Biometric Hacking Will Demonstrate the Importance of MFA in 2019
From fingerprint readers to Apple’s Face ID, there’s been a steady move toward biometric login methods for smartphones and applications over the last several years. But these authentication methods have their own set of weaknesses, which often create a false sense of security in users. WatchGuard CTO Corey Nachreiner’s latest guest column in SC Magazine argues that hackers will … [Read more...]
