Multifactor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the most basic cybersecurity defenses we have and should be used wherever possible. MFA is a key component in the White ...

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State and local government employees may use a lot of applications in their IT environments to support their work. Instead of having each employee sign on to one application at a time and then sign ...

Multi-factor authentication requires users to present two or more pieces of evidence to prove their identity, such as a password and a one-time code sent to an ...

I am often asked about Machine Authentications, how they differ from User Authentications, and how to authenticate both identities togethers. That quote is something that I am hearing all the time ...

Attackers exploit human nature, making authentication a prime target. The Snowflake data breach is a clear example – hackers used stolen customer credentials, many which lacked multi-factor ...

Microsoft this week announced a couple of changes coming to organizations that use its Exchange Online e-mail service. One of the changes will add "modern authentication" to a couple of client ...