Security News

BehavioSec meets enhanced authentication demands by delivering zero trust safeguards
2020-07-02 01:30

BehavioSec is positioned for strong growth as post-pandemic mobile shifts and evolving cyber threats highlight greater demand for deep authentication and anti-fraud capabilities delivering increased trust without breaking the user experience. BehavioSec's intuitive behavioral biometrics technology meets enhanced authentication demands by delivering zero trust safeguards authenticating individuals based on users' typing patterns, touchscreen activity and cursor movements, beyond vulnerable passwords.

Companies Say Strong Authentication Important But Still Over-Rely on Passwords
2020-06-24 10:45

This explains why companies cling to the old password-based authentication while nevertheless understanding that it is no longer good enough. Ninety-five percent of respondents have implemented multi-factor authentication.

WebAuthn Passwordless Authentication Now Available for Atlassian Products
2020-06-15 04:15

To help create a better experience for these users, Alpha Serve has developed WebAuthn add-ons to bring passwordless authentication to various Atlassian products. WebAuthn is part of the FIDO2 framework - various technologies that permit passwordless authentication among web browsers, servers, and authenticators.

Two-factor authentication: A cheat sheet
2020-06-11 19:16

TechRepublic's two-factor authentication cheat sheet is an introduction to this essential element of cybersecurity. How does two-factor authentication work? There are a variety of two-factor authentication methods available, all of which have the same end goal: providing a way of proving a login is legitimate that's completely separate from the password.

How to enable two-factor authentication for Bitwarden
2020-05-28 18:34

If you use Bitwarden as your password manager of choice, you owe it to yourself to enable two-factor authentication. If you've opted to make use of the open source Bitwarden password manager, you've made a wise choice.

Pre-authentication, remote root hole in call-center software? Thanks, Cisco. Just what a long weekend needs
2020-05-25 09:31

We have a bunch of new security patches from Switchzilla, including one for a critical hole in its call-center software. CVE-2020-3280 is a remote-code-execution vulnerability in the Java remote management interface for Unified Contact Center Express.

Pre-authentication, remote root hole in call-center software? Thanks, Cisco. Just what a long weekend needs
2020-05-25 09:31

We have a bunch of new security patches from Switchzilla, including one for a critical hole in its call-center software. CVE-2020-3280 is a remote-code-execution vulnerability in the Java remote management interface for Unified Contact Center Express.

BehavioSec helping orgs adapt to remote work user authentication challenges while reducing costs
2020-05-11 01:00

BehavioSec, the first vendor to pioneer behavioral biometrics, announced its technology is helping global enterprise quickly adapt to meet user authentication challenges resulting from the dramatic transition to remote work environments while reducing reliance on cost prohibitive legacy solutions. Utilizing the BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform, organizations are improving business agility, advancing workforce access and achieving cost savings with deep authentication that continuously validates users using their own unique behavior patterns.

Why you should be rushing to deploy multi-factor authentication to support remote work
2020-05-05 05:00

With a third of the population currently working remotely and great uncertainty regarding when this situation is going to change, organizations must shift their business operations to support long-term remote working. According to a recent Gartner survey, the biggest barrier to effective remote work is poor technology and/or infrastructure for remote work.

Secret Double Octopus raises $15M to address the need for passwordless enterprise authentication
2020-04-30 23:00

Secret Double Octopus the pioneer of passwordless enterprise authentication, announced the closing of a $15 million Series B round to address the rapidly growing need for passwordless authentication and remote-access security in enterprise environments. Secret Double Octopus is considered a global leader in password elimination solutions.