Security News

Passwordless Authentication Firm HYPR Raises $35 Million
2021-04-20 19:48

HYPR, a company that provides a cloud-based passwordless authentication platform, has raised $35 million in a Series C financing, doubling the company's total funding to more than $70 million. The company's multi-factor authentication technology helps companies go passwordless by leveraging the convenience of a smartphone with the added security of a smart card.

HID Global WorkforceID Authentication manages digital and physical identity credentials
2021-04-20 02:00

HID Global announced the general availability WorkforceID Authentication, the latest addition to its cloud platform for creating a seamless, effortless experience for issuing, managing and using identity credentials in physical and digital workplaces. "A person's identity has become the new security perimeter in a hybrid workplace that now extends from home to the office and everywhere in between," said Julian Lovelock, VP Global Business Segment, IAM, with HID Global.

How to use FreeRADIUS for SSH authentication
2021-04-08 15:50

Jack Wallen shows you how to install and configure FreeRADIUS as a centralized SSH authentication tool. FreeRADIUS is a tool for authentication that is used by over 100 million people daily.

The authentication and brand protection market to reach $3.7 billion by 2026
2021-04-02 03:00

The authentication and brand protection market is projected to grow from $2.5 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 8.3%from 2021 to 2026, according to MarketsandMarkets. Increasing demand from emerging economies in APAC is expected to create an opportunity for authentication and brand protection market.

VMware fixes authentication bypass in data center security software
2021-04-01 16:58

VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance that could allow attackers to bypass authentication after exploiting vulnerable servers. VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload is a Linux data center security software designed to protect workloads running in virtualized environments.

Cisco introduces infrastructure agnostic, passwordless authentication by Duo
2021-04-01 01:45

Cisco Secure unveiled the future of simple and effective security with infrastructure agnostic, passwordless authentication by Duo. Integrated seamlessly into the existing Duo authentication experience used by more than 25,000 organizations globally, Duo passwordless authentication will enable enterprise users to skip the password and securely log into cloud applications via security keys or biometrics built into modern laptops and smartphones.

Top 5 things to know about multi-factor authentication
2021-03-30 13:49

Tom Merritt lists five things you need to know about multi-factor authentication. You need to know about multi-factor authentication, or as a lot of other folks call it two-factor authentication.

Multi-factor authentication: Top 5 things to know
2021-03-30 13:48

MFA can help make your organization more secure. Tom Merritt lists five things you need to know about multi-factor authentication.

IDEMIA partners with Cybernetica to offer strong mobile authentication and digital signatures
2021-03-26 00:25

IDEMIA and Cybernetica partner up to offer governments and other interested parties a new two-in-one digital ID solution. This partnership increases value for eService providers and citizens by offering strong mobile authentication and digital signatures.

Dodge is using two-factor authentication to secure its most powerful muscle cars
2021-03-25 17:04

In an era of keyless entry, connected cars and computerized everything, you'd think that car theft would be a thing of the past. Alas, as cars have gone more high-tech, so have car thieves.