Okta bought a password manager founded by a former Google engineer and backed by Andreessen Horowitz to get a foothold in the consumer identity market. Okta was impressed by Uno's experience in building consumer-first, design-focused and easy-to-use password management and personal identity tools.
Palo Alto Networks remains a leader in Forrester's zero trust platform rankings while Microsoft and Check Point entered the leaders category for the first time. Vendors in the zero trust platform space ditched point products and pursued organic investments or M&A to create a broader offering.
CISA Director Jen Easterly urged citizens to boost their defenses by choosing strong passwords, opting for multifactor authentication, reporting phishing and enabling automatic software updates. Easterly said users should choose passwords that are complex and unique to each sensitive account.
Microsoft updated Windows 11 on Tuesday to simplify passwordless adoption, protect against malicious code and have the ability to refresh configuration in the event of tampering. Updates to Windows 11 allow users to replace passwords with passkeys to stop hackers from exploiting stolen passwords.
With the rise of social engineering, large organizations continue to fall for credential-based phishing attacks, which often lead to costly breaches. Traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods are increasingly under attack, and are especially prone to phishing. Join us to learn how to combat...
Inadequate authentication measures leave your digital identity vulnerable to cybercriminals. Tools like multi-factor authentication, biometrics, passwords, PINs, and tokens are all more vulnerable to attacks and social engineering than you realize. And one wrong move leaves you and your organization powerless in the...
In the latest weekly update, Jeremy Grant of Venable joins three ISMG editors to discuss why the U.S. government is taking a back seat on digital identity issues, the risks of artificial intelligence, and takeaways from the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board's recent report on cybercrime group Lapsus$.
The shift from traditional malware-led attacks to identity-based attacks in the realm of cybersecurity has become more prominent than ever. Attackers continuously adapt their tactics, seek the path of least resistance and focus on exploiting vulnerabilities in identity-related weaknesses.
In today's evolving digital landscape, application security is crucial. That’s why it is increasingly important to normalize the use of two-factor authentication in the developer community to the point that it is "effectively ubiquitous," said John Swanson, director of security strategy at GitHub.
Government agencies are recognizing that the seven pillars of zero trust, as outlined by U.S. federal agencies such as CISA and the DOD, should be strategically applied across various elements, including data and identity management, said Manuel Acosta, senior director and security analyst, Gartner.
Duo offers a variety of features that can help you secure your organization's resources quickly and easily, including Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Device verification and Risk-based policies
The crazy fluctuations in the stock market over the past 14 months can drive short-term thinking for publicly traded firms, said CEO Fran Rosch. A proposed $2.3 billion buy by Thoma Bravo would allow ForgeRock to think about the best long-term investments and opportunities in the identity market.
Federal regulators are once again reminding healthcare entities and their vendors of the importance of using strong multifactor authentication to help fend off hacks and other compromises, but they also warn about avoiding common mistakes with MFA.
At peak, MFA-bypass accounted for more than a million messages per month and Telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) messages peaked at more than 13 million per month!
The most critical variable in today’s cyber threats is – people. This year, the 2023 Human Factor report takes an in depth look at new...
As per Gartner’s Predictions 10% of Large Enterprises will have a mature and measurable Zero-Trust Program in Place by 2026. 86% of enterprises feel unsecured access to private applications by third parties partners/ contractors are one of the top security concerns they want to address with Zero Trust...
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