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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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Alternatives to Remembering Passwords

It seems in today’s world, with such large parts of our lives online and intertwined with smart devices, everything has a password. To talk to your friends, perform banking transactions, order takeout and even to pay your bills, it all … Continue reading

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Data Breaches: Why You Should Update Your Old Passwords

Having a strong password is great when it comes to securing your account against traditional brute force and dictionary attacks. However, credential stuffing leverages passwords exposed in data breaches to crack accounts. More information about the different types of authentication … 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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Why am I being Spammed? How are they Hacking me?

Don’t you hate it when you get the same spam messages day after day? Have you ever been a victim of your account(s) being hacked? How does an average person with basic internet skills avoid such outcomes? Of course, we … Continue reading

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