Microsoft stops basic authentication in Exchange Online as of October 1
Microsoft will discontinue basic authentication functionality for Exchange Online as of October 1, 2022. Users must switch to Modern Authentication by then in order to retain all Exchange Online functionality.
Microsoft stated that shutting down basic authentication functionality as of October 1... Read more
New phishing scam targets Microsoft 365 accounts of executives
Mitiga finds the Microsoft 365 accounts of business executives under attack by malicious attackers who use a combined strategy of spear phishing and man-in-the-middle methods.
Cybersecurity firm Mitiga disclosed that a dubious Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaign is continuously targeting Mi... Read more
Slack resets user passwords after bug
Slack reset the passwords of about half a percent of its userbase. The company attempts to mitigate a bug that provided hashed passwords to fellow workspace participants.
According to Slack, the bug was discovered by a researcher late last week and had a major impact on passwords. The vulnerabi... Read more
Microsoft emergency update fixes authentication issues in Windows AD
After installing Windows Upgrades given on the May 2022 Patch Tuesday on domain controllers, Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to solve Active Directory (AD) authentication problems.
Since May 12, the corporation has been working on a patch for a known vulnerability that... Read more
Critical authentication bypass flaw in multiple VMware products
VMware urges customers to immediately patch a critical authentication bypass flaw affecting multiple products.
Two vulnerabilities allows attackers with backdoor access to gain admin privileges on multiple VMware products -- and that's not a good thing.
Bruno Lopez of Innotec Security w... Read more
‘Most consumers are tired of traditional password authentication’
A Pindrop survey uncovers users’ annoyance at using traditional methods of account authentication.
Conventional password authentication and configuration consist of numerous authentication steps to ensure the right person is accessing an account. When resetting passwords, users are required to... Read more
Beyond Identity raises 88 million euros to expand passwordless tech
Beyond Identity raised over 88 million euros ($100 million) in a C-series investment round. The passwordless specialist intends to further expand its business.
Beyond Identity announced that the investment round was made possible by venture capitalists Evolution Equity Partners, New Enterprise A... Read more
‘One-third of websites still don’t use https encryption’
According to a monthly survey by security researcher Scott Helme, one-third of the largest global websites do not use https encryption.
In his research for November 2021, researcher Scott Helme focuses on techniques that ensure the security of websites. He used a crawler to examine the 1 million... Read more
BlackBerry Delivers Secure Modern Authentication for Microsoft 365
Secure authentication between Blackberry and Microsoft 365 is now seamless.
Blackberry announced that it has enhanced the integration of BlackBerry® Unified Endpoint Manager (UEM) and Microsoft 365, so enterprises can benefit from BlackBerry’s leadership in security while using Microsoft’s ... Read more
Telefonica launches document authentication service using blockchain
On Thursday, Spanish telecom company Telefonica Tech announced the launch of a new documentation authentication service, leveraging blockchain technology, with legal support.
The technology will be supported by the company’s own TrustOS managed blockchain service and will combine the user’s ... Read more