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Traditional Two-Factor or Multi-Factor Authentication (2FA/MFA) remains the “default” for dealing with fundamentally insecure, password-based authentication methods. We understand why they were the “go-to,” but hope to interrupt the “passwords are bad, so we need 2FA/MFA” refrain.
The traditional two-factor or multi-factor authentication (2FA/MFA) solutions that companies are currently using, or evaluating, can and should be replaced by something that is far more secure and much easier to use.
The problems with passwords have existed for decades. While we didn’t create them, my business partner, Jim Clark, does feel a bit responsible for the proliferation of passwords that has taken place since the dawn of the Internet.
Last year was certainly a year that will be remembered in the history books. Between COVID-19, protests, and well … just everything else, it would have been easy to miss all the password theft. Here we’ll present the notable methods – some old, and some new – that hackers used to steal passwords…
As a security professional, you are always thinking about what can go wrong if an attacker gets access to company data. Passwords may be legacy technology - and we’re certainly not fans of them - but they’re still ubiquitous. If you really have to use passwords, then here are some tips to lessen…
We’ve made three enhancements to our passwordless identity platform to help the transition to a new authentication method even easier.
For a hacker, these MFA solutions, which include one-time codes, SMS-confirmation, mobile push notifications and “security” based questions, are equivalent to protecting a screen door with another screen door.