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

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Modern authentication systems tend to be built around the FIDO standards of Web Authentication (WebAuthn) and Client-to-Authenticator Protocol (CTAP).

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Seven Signs That Your Consumers are Ready for Passwordless Authentication

CIO Business Intelligence

Customer demand for passwordless authentication has grown exponentially since smartphones first began offering built-in biometric readers. A staggering 93% of consumers preferred biometric authentication to passwords — and yet so many companies still force their customers to use risky, outdated login credentials. Your first clue?

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Using Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

It also provides a handy browser plugin to fill in credentials for me, once I’ve authenticated to the plugin. Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Where to use MFA.

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. Traditionally, this approach to authentication delivers a unique code to a user's email or phone, which is then inputted following the account password. SMS-based MFA MFA via SMS (i.e., However, MFA via SMS is not without its issues.

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A WSU epidemiologist on COVID’s surprises, the social distance ‘dial’ and sanity-saving pups

GeekWire

If you had told him that Washington residents were going to be ordered to do several months of social distancing, “I would have said nobody is going to comply with that,” Lofgren said. “I’ve Lofgren expects the infection rates to come up again, and wonders if the public will go for a second round of social distancing.

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A former pro is helping figure skating look more authentic than ever

The Verge

But far more exciting and intimate ways to shoot ice skating have been emerging on social media, and one person in particular has made a name synonymous with turning the sport into something spectacular to watch: Jordan Cowan, under the name On Ice Perspectives. It can be dull to watch. What made you want to start On Ice Perspectives?

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Google Takes Legal Action Against CryptBot Malware Distributors

SecureWorld News

Google has obtained a temporary court order to disrupt the distribution of CryptBot, a Windows-based information-stealing malware that has infected more than 670,000 computers in 2022. The harvested data is then sold to other attackers for use in data breach campaigns.

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