Data Protection February 18, 2019

Are Passwords Killing Your Customer Experience? Try Passwordless Authentication

3 min read - By implementing passwordless authentication, organizations can deliver the experience customers deserve and the security they demand.

January 22, 2019

Collection #1 Data Breach Exposes Nearly 733 Million Records, Highlighting Need for Multifactor Authentication

2 min read - The Collection #1 data breach, which exposed nearly 733 million unique email messages and 21 million passwords, underscores the urgent need for enterprises to adopt multifactor authentication.

December 21, 2018

What Can Your Enterprise Learn From the Worst Passwords of 2018?

2 min read - Splash Data released its list of the worst passwords of 2018. How does your enterprise stack up, and what advice can you give users to help improve their password security hygiene in the new year?

Identity & Access November 26, 2018

We Need to Talk About NIST’s Dropped Password Management Recommendations

4 min read - NIST has changed its long-standing recommendations for password management, favoring minimal user friction over complexity requirements and regular password updates.

Identity & Access August 27, 2018

Password Management Remains an Issue — What’s Next?

3 min read - Common password management habits have been insecure and out-of-date for a while. But despite knowledge of the risks around recycled credentials and other gaps, users have been slow to change tack.

June 13, 2018

Poor Password Practices Put Corporate Cybersecurity at Risk

2 min read - A recent study showed that employees are failing to follow basic corporate cybersecurity best practices, such as creating unique passwords across multiple accounts and using two-factor authentication.

Data Protection June 13, 2018

A Proposed Solution to the Password Reuse Problem

3 min read - A group of researchers proposed a new framework that would enable web services to share users' password hash data in an effort to reduce password reuse.

May 8, 2018

Despite Major Data Breaches, Users’ Bad Password Security Habits Haven’t Improved

2 min read - A recent report found that poor password security practices persist despite heightened awareness around data breaches.

April 2, 2018

‘Tiger’ Named the Most Common Password Related to a Sports Team

2 min read - To coincide with the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament, security researchers recently published a bracket that named "Tiger" as the most common password related to sports teams and mascots.

Fraud Protection March 29, 2018

The Account Checker Knocking at Your Door

4 min read - Hear that sound? It's not opportunity knocking — it's an account checker trying to access your site using stolen login credentials.