User authentication news stories

More than three quarters of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

Although passwordless authentication options are gaining prominence, there's a reason why we're still using passwords 60 years after their inception: they're effective. 

CrowdStrike has officially launched CrowdStrike Falcon Zero Trust Assessment (ZTA), designed to aid in overall security posture by delivering continuous real-time assessments across all endpoints in an organisation regardless of the location, network or user.

Yubico has released a new hardware authentication key, designed to provide security through both near-field communication (NFC) and USB-C connections and smart card support.

Bitglass designed its SAML relay to allow a cloud access security broker (CASB) to be inserted into the traffic flow between users and cloud services during the login process.

While MFA is ubiquitous, it’s far from perfect – whether you’re the business or the end-user. Here are the 5 most common MFA methods, and where each of them falls short. 

By analysing what the user knows, has, and does, the risk engine can identify legitimate users while denying access to intruders.

Organisations should rebuild, re-prioritise and re-assess their current security programs, with the ultimate goal of enhancing threat response. 

Overnight, your dynamic workforce just got even more dynamic - and not in the ways that anyone particularly wants.

The report found that only 34% of companies are authenticating users accessing cloud data via SSO.

FIDO2 is a set of standards that enables easy and secure logins to websites and applications via biometrics, mobile devices and/or FIDO Security Keys.

Major browsers and platforms now have built-in support for the new WebAuthn security standard.

Customers at Japan’s MUFG Bank now have access to a range of new biometric authentication options for their mobile devices.

“While myriad authentication solutions have come and gone, user impact and experience have remained stagnant in recent years.”

Unix systems (including Linux and Mac OS), by their very nature, have distinct challenges when it comes to security and administration.

Some shocking results include that 57% of respondents who have experienced a phishing attack have not changed their password behaviours.

USB Type-C Authentication empowers host systems to mitigate risks from malicious firmware/hardware in USB devices attempting to exploit a USB connection.

Janrain enables enterprises to enhance digital trust by offloading login and registration workloads.

The company’s new offering brings the security of physical authentication to Android and iOS with near-field communication technology.

While most conglomerate merchants now offer decent delivery options, improvements remain to be made.

There’s a misconception that public key infrastructure (PKI) is dead.

Facebook and Amazon may have better authentication methods than the average enterprise, some IT professionals believe.

“We believe that it should be safe and easy for everyone to prove who they are. This means giving people a secure option to verify their identity."

"The marketplace recognises us for developing and leveraging technology and advanced analytics to innovate fraud solutions that protect society."