Microsoft makes MFA mandatory for Azure sign-ins
In response to the escalating threat of cyberattacks, Microsoft has made multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for Azure sign-ins. Through its…
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Microsoft partners expand Entra ID with biometrics, FIDO2, MFA
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
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is pursuing biometric startups to provide biometric authentication for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)…
RBI mandates dynamically generated authentication for digital payments
To support advancements in authentication technology, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated the implementation of an additional factor…
Axiad bags $25M more from Invictus to drive innovation in identity security
Axiad has secured $25 million in funding from Invictus Growth Partners, following a previous $20 million investment from the firm…
NIST updates federal PIV standards to better align with FIPS 201
This week, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued revisions to two of its special publications which…
Google introduces passkeys for users at high risk of cyberattacks
Google users now have the option to use passkeys for account security in signing up for its Advanced Protection Program…
Cybercriminals exploit lack of MFA use by aid groups
Humanitarian organizations in the Middle East are being targeted by cyberattacks likely coming from supporters of the Houthi rebels, an…
Badge and Cisco Duo launch hardware-independent MFA tool
Badge Inc., a digital privacy firm founded by MIT cryptographers, is teaming up with Cisco Duo to introduce a hardware-independent…
AWS adds passkey MFA for root and IAM users
A blog from Amazon Web Services (AWS) says the company is adding passkeys to the list of supported multi-factor authentication…
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