Authenticating users who log onto your network by account name and password only is the simplest and cheapest (and thus still the most popular) means of authentication. However, companies are ...

Two-factor authentication is the best protection against any of those, plus so much more. I'll explain what it is and why you should enable it whenever possible. Sometimes called 2-factor ...

What is two-factor authentication, and why do experts say it's the key to better online security? Two-factor authentication—often referred to as two-step authentication and 2FA—is a method for keeping ...

Hackers can easily use stolen usernames and passwords to conduct cyberattacks because many online accounts still don't use two-factor authentication controls designed to help keen them safe.

Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

Last semester, the University of Massachusetts implemented a two-factor authentication process for students logging in to their Moodle, SPIRE and UMass email accounts. In addition to entering their ...

Compromised credentials remain one of the most common cyberattack vectors. Because of this, AT&T Chief Security Officer Bill O’Hern considers authenticated identity one of the top security issues and ...