Data Protection September 26, 2022

Making the leap: The risks and benefits of passwordless authentication

5 min read - The password isn’t going anywhere. Passwordless authentication is gaining momentum, though. It appears to be winning the battle of how companies are choosing to log in. Like it or not, the security industry must contend with both in the future.…

Identity & Access January 19, 2022

Don’t ditch the password yet: Countering a brute force attack

2 min read - There’s been a lot of chatter lately about moving on from passwords. But long passwords are still a good defense against some types of attacks. Brute force attack actors dedicate just a fraction of their efforts to cracking them, a…

Identity & Access December 13, 2021

One-Time Password Security Might Fail 80% of the Time. IAM is Better

4 min read - A one-time password (OTP) is an automatically generated sequence of characters that authenticates a user for a single transaction or login session. OTP is a widely popular security strategy, but does it provide true password safety? This type of password…

Identity & Access December 2, 2021

Why the Future Needs Passwordless Authentication

4 min read - As of September, Microsoft users no longer have to rely on passwords when logging in to their accounts. The Redmond-based tech giant noted that users could instead use its authenticator app, Windows Hello; a physical security key or a verification…

Data Protection October 19, 2021

Passwordless Authentication Is Here: What Do You Need to Know?

4 min read - Passwords are becoming a dying breed. In a recent article from Microsoft, they announced that they are putting aside their decades-old practice of forcing users to sign in with a password to use the business and personal applications suite —…