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S&R Forum 2021: Passwordless Authentication Adoption Is Gaining Momentum

Forrester IT

Passwordless authentication, in the form of inherence factors (e.g., location, user behavior), is an emerging authentication technology that will protect organizations from brute force attacks, credential stuffing, phishing, and social engineering tactics. Passwordless authentication, in the form of inherence factors (e.g.,

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Architecting Identity: Five Essential Elements of a Modern Customer Authentication Service

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission [1] received 2.8 They may have a built-in user store supporting password authentication, for example. In response to cloud-based customer experiences, more focus has shifted to authentication. 5 Essential modern customer authentication elements that FIDO enables. billion in losses.

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Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020

GeekWire

LinkedIn Photo) OwnTrail , a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. Launched in 2020, OwnTrail’s social platform lets users map their career trajectory, highlighting important milestones in their professional growth, personal relationships and well-being.

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AT&T Confirms Massive Data Breach Impacting 73 Million Customers

SecureWorld News

However, mounting evidence from cybersecurity researchers pointed to the data being authentic AT&T customer records. The compromised data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and for many, highly sensitive information like Social Security numbers and dates of birth. "AT&T million former account holders."

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Microsoft’s ‘Verified ID’ will confirm that LinkedIn members actually work where they say they do

GeekWire

The new verified identity service is a notable integration between the business social network and the company’s Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management group, which has been led by former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell since late 2021. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in 2016.

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Another T-Mobile cyberattack reportedly exposed customer info and SIMs

The Verge

According to the report, customers either fell victim to a SIM swapping attack (which could allow someone to bypass SMS-powered two-factor authentication), had personal plan information exposed, or both. KenStone — T-Mobile Help (@TMobileHelp) December 28, 2021.

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Moving beyond usernames and passwords

CIO Business Intelligence

In recent months, you may have noticed an uptick in two-factor and multi-factor authentication prompts, which are being used to verify consumer and business accounts. This “unknown” amount was 40% higher than the “unknown” data breach causes for all of 2021. Implementing multi-factor authentication.