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Okta expands Auth0’s free plan with passwordless authentication, developer tools

Oct 10, 2024, 10:12 am EDT

Okta has upgraded its Auth0 platform and Customer Identity Cloud to offer developers enhanced scalability, security, and customization features. These…

Weak login authentication methods the norm at work and home: report

Sep 27, 2024, 4:25 pm EDT

Sophisticated online fraud attacks and weak authentication are a dangerous combination, but all too common, according to new research from…

FBI, CISA warn of threats to election systems that could compromise voters’ PII

Aug 26, 2024, 4:02 pm EDT

U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies issued a warning to election officials at all levels across the nation to…

Microsoft makes MFA mandatory for Azure sign-ins

Aug 15, 2024, 10:31 am EDT

In response to the escalating threat of cyberattacks, Microsoft has made multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for Azure sign-ins. Through its…

Microsoft partners expand Entra ID with biometrics, FIDO2, MFA

Aug 9, 2024, 5:50 pm EDT

Microsoft’s Entra ID has become a focal point for several strategic partnerships aimed at bolstering enterprise security through authentication methods….

India looks to biometric MFA startups to stanch flow of UPI financial fraud

Aug 7, 2024, 4:42 pm EDT

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is pursuing biometric startups to provide biometric authentication for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)…