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Google strives to push all its users to start using two-factor authentication, which can block attackers from taking control of their accounts using compromised credentials or guessing their passwords. To enroll in two-factor authentication for your Google Account right now, go here and click the "Get Started" button to add an extra layer of security and block attackers from gaining access to your data.
Echoworx announced the introduction of biometric authentication to its Echoworx Email Encryption platform, enabling secure passwordless authentication options. By leveraging biometrics, along with their growing list of seven authentication options, Echoworx enables enterprises with the option to access encrypted communications in seconds, without the need for registration, questions or passwords.
TrustGrid announced a new use case for its platform to provide citizens with a secure digital vaccine passport that can be stored on their smartphone. Designed using distributed ledger technology, TrustGrid is an opt-in system where citizens can authenticate their identity and vaccination status and receive a QR code to show as proof of vaccination.
A variety of attack tools by a variety of threat actors are involved in exploiting the Pulse Secure systems, including four variants of a novel malware family FireEye/Mandiant has named SLOWPULSE. Three of the four variants of SLOWPULSE allow attackers to bypass two-factor authentication mechanisms in the VPN system. There is no information yet as to whether or which industrial or critical infrastructure sites might have been targeted.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.