Tag Archives: 2FA

What does Transparent 2FA Solve?

Our previous article goes over 2FA/MFA and how it drastically cuts down the threat of automated authentication attacks. Despite the benefits, the adoption of 2FA is limited. The process of enabling and using 2FA creates extra steps for the user, … Continue reading

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2-Factor and Multi-Factor Authentication

Talking about authentication just isn’t complete without mentioning 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Judging from the piling evidence of data breaches and weak password tendencies, using just a password as your only line of defense seems… risky. Let’s … Continue reading

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How Email Administrators Can Improve Authentication Security

The previous articles about authentication attacks focused on how an end user identifies and protects themselves from authentication attacks. But what about protecting the server itself, and all user accounts, from such attacks? This article goes over what can be … Continue reading

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New Botnet Activity Targeting Email Accounts

In the past week a new and emerging pattern is being observed which indicates cyber criminals have refined their techniques around attacking email accounts with the end goal of compromising the accounts for malicious purposes. Method A Botnet is being … Continue reading

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