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Retail Giant WH Smith Cyberattack – Employee Data Stolen

WH Smith has confirmed that it was targeted in a cyberattack resulting in the theft of employee data. In a comment to Hackread.com, Jasson Casey, CTO at Beyond Identity said, “This attack on WHSmith serves as yet another reminder that adversaries continue to ramp up their attacks.”

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Research Reveals Cybersecurity Professionals are Diving Head-First into Zero Trust

Beyond Identity, the leading provider of passwordless, phishing-resistant MFA, today released its new industry research, which delves into the proactive measures undertaken by cybersecurity professionals to establish a more secure future using zero trust principles.

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Russian Actors Exploit Known MFA Bug to Attack Organization

CISA, FBI Alerts Offer Attack Analysis, How to Patch PrintNightmare Vulnerability

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Q&A: The Pioneers of Web Cryptography on the Future of Authentication

Martin Hellman, Taher Elgamal, and Tom Jermoluk were instrumental in shaping how the Internet works. Now they're looking at what’s next for web security.

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Phishing: Weshalb traditionelle MFA kein Sicherheitsnetz bietet

Chris Meidinger, Technical Director, EMEA at Beyond Identity explains why transitioning to a Zero Trust strategy should be a high priority for organizations to adequately defend against the tide of cyberattacks.

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Phishable multi-factor authentication: A matter of national emergency

Jasson Casey, CTO at Beyond Identity, explains the importance of moving to phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication and discusses why companies are still using inadequate authentication methods.

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People on the Move

Passwordless identity management provider Beyond Identity has appointed 20-year technology industry veteran Adam Clay to the position of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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Popular authentication app pulled from Google Play for being financial malware

Users who downloaded the app, recommended by several conventional financial firms, were unaware that they were prey to an identity verification scheme.

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