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Passwordless MFA for Customers: How to Fortify Security without Introducing Friction

CIO Business Intelligence

Password-based authentication is likely the most widely used method of authenticating users to online services. Password-based authentication is used because it is easy to understand and implement. They provide multifactor authentication (MFA) without the usual burden on the user. on a user’s other online accounts.

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

If there is a silver lining, it is likely the data exposed to advertisers such as Microsoft and Google does not include usernames, passwords, Social Security numbers (SSNs), financial account information, or credit card numbers. Authenticator apps, SMS codes, and security devices such as YubiKey are a few of the options available for MFA."

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SSI Doesn't Mean Accounts Are Going Away

Phil Windley

What will definitely go away is the use of accounts for social login. In social login, large identity providers have accounts that are then used by relying parties to authenticate people. Note that authentication is about recognizing. Both parties can mutually authenticate the other.

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Telcos are well positioned to make an impact with biometrics

TM Forum

It’s about good corporate citizenship and the organization’s social responsibility to protect customers and tackle fraud as a global issue. Because of this, telcos are looking to take more definitive, preventative action. Why is authentication such a big issue?

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Why ‘deepfake geography’ presents significant risks — and how researchers are detecting it

GeekWire

Half of these were authentic images of the three cities. Zhao pointed out that they’re cautious about having detection tools report an image as being definitively fake or genuine. From a social perspective, we found if something is described as definitely fake, people interpret this very negatively,” Zhao said. “So,

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Why You Need to Get on the Zero Trust Network Access Express Lane

CIO Business Intelligence

With VPN, there’s nothing to stop a user from unintentionally sending out files with sensitive data, such as customer Social Security numbers and payment card details. In a zero trust world, everything is authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated wherever it is found. Zero trust is the way forward.

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Twitter verifies fake Cormac McCarthy account (again)

The Verge

I can confirm that this is definitely not a genuine Cormac McCarthy account,” they said. Many Twitter users were instantly skeptical about the authenticity of the account. “We Now, in 2021, it’s done the same thing again, briefly verifying a second McCarthy fake under the handle @CormacMcCrthy.