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Passkeys: Using FIDO for Secure and Easy Authentication

Phil Windley

Summary: Passkeys, the popular name for FIDO, are not only easy, they offer better protection against phishing than other forms of multi-factor authentication. She's a security expert and focused many of her remarks on the relative security of different multi-factor authentication (MFA) techniques, a topic I cover in my book as well.

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10 essential tips for bolstering cloud security in your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) : Use an additional layer of authentication, such as a fingerprint or one-time code, to verify user identities. PAM can help limit the exposure of privileged accounts by enforcing strict access controls, requiring multi-factor authentication, and monitoring privileged credential activities.

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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

Try not to use free public hotspots or charge devices at public transport stops or other public places. Additionally, be cautious when adding new friends; verify their authenticity through known offline connections. Use the 3-2-1 backup rule. Avoid charging mobile devices through a computer; instead, use separate adapters.

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Scott Lowe

Along those lines, one of their latest articles discusses how to achieve identity-based mutual authentication leveraging eBPF. Servers/Hardware. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. network virtualization). Virtualization.

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DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

The exchange of DIDs to form a connection with another party gives both parties a relationship that is self-certifying and mutually authenticated. Alice's agent uses Bob's public key to encrypt the JSON message to ensure only Bob's agent can read it and adds authentication using the private key Alice uses in the Alice:Bob relationship.

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Naturally Better Security: Leveraging the power of nature to enhance Internet security

CTOvision

Solutions inspired by nature are being applied to diverse fields including energy production, medicine and healthcare, architecture, food production, transportation and manufacturing. It also ensures that an enterprise’s encryption keys are protected by an advanced hardware security module.

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Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. It provides the basics behind X.509v3

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