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 ...
Why are too many systems falling foul of cyber-attacks? Why do consumers fall foul of same so easily online? Some of these reasons are bound up with technology and the approach that many take with ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Before talking about what authentication is and how it works, ...
Monday 29th October marked the 49-year anniversary of the first ever internet transmission. As we head into the Internet’s 50th year, the problem of authentication has risen to the forefront of ...
The easy combination of a password and user ID is no longer enough to protect your sensitive information. Data breaches, identity theft, malicious actors, and malware mean that cybersecurity must ...
It seems that just about every social media platform requires users to utilize two-factor or multi-factor authentication when logging in. Even Apple added a 2FA feature for iPhone users to protect ...
Connecticut College is launching a Multi-factor Authentication initiative to help secure the College’s key application data. This MFA requirement will require an extra step when logging into the ...