As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity ...

How safe is cloud storage from hackers and ransomware? Nearly all the major cloud storage providers now offer immutable storage, meaning that data in buckets cannot be deleted or altered. But there is ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. After first completing the rollout for the Azure ...

LAPSUS$ is just one cybercriminal group that has breached networks of large companies such as Uber and Microsoft by spamming employees with MFA authentication requests. Credential compromise has been ...

Something to look forward to: Multi-factor authentication and two-factor authentication are increasingly common login methods for websites and internet services. Spotify still doesn't provide an ...

The digital landscape is ever-evolving, as are the tactics employed by cybercriminals seeking unauthorized access to valuable information held within. In response, organizations across most industries ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Microsoft has outlined several mitigations to protect against attacks on multi-factor authentication that will unfortunately make life more difficult for your remote workers. Three years ago, attacks ...

Google’s new MFA requirement for the Ads API strengthens security but may require advertisers to adjust authentication workflows. Google is tightening security across its ads ecosystem, requiring ...