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Tag Archives: password
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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Tagged 2FA, authentication, password, SIM swap, T2FA, transparent 2FA
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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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Tagged 2FA, authentication, authentication attack, brute force attack, data breach, MFA, password
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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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Tagged authentication, biometric, biometric authentication, data breach, password, password manager, usb key
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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
What is an Authentication Attack
“My account has been hacked!” It’s probably not the first time that you’ve heard those words, but what exactly does it mean for your account to be hacked? I’m not referring to cases where your Ex guessed your password and … Continue reading
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Tagged authentication, authentication attack, brute force, dictionary attack, hacked, hacker, password
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Why You should have Better Password Policies
We do a lot of work with ISPs and Telcos and we get it.. you don’t want to make changes that might affect your customers. However, if you don’t make some simple changes to account and password policies, not only … Continue reading