Russia-backed hackers attack Microsoft: senior leadership hacked
Russian-backed hackers managed to gain access to the mail accounts of important people within Microsoft. Microsoft itself reported this in a blog post last night. Customers need not worry about this hack, the company indicated. However, internal procedures may be tightened a bit.
The group behin... Read more
LastPass users continue to experience authentication problems
Many LastPass end users have long been unable to log in to their password manager due to authentication problems. This is evident from the many comments on Twitter and other user forums. LastPass does eventually come to the rescue of users.
The authentication problems surrounding LastPass's pass... Read more
Dragos leads by example in response to cyber attack
Cybercriminals can attack just about anyone, even the security experts who typically protect other organizations. Dragos reveals that it recently had to deal with an attempted ransomware attack. The damage was limited, even though data was stolen. The security company hopes to destigmatize cyberatt... Read more
Google adds account synchronisation to its 2FA authenticator app
The update aims to help users recover their credentials if a device is lost or stolen.
This week Google announced an important update to Google Authenticator, its multi-factor authentication app. The update is in response to user feedback that identified a need to help users avoid losing access... Read more
Nearly all companies have misconfigurations in cloud environments
Nearly all organizations (98.6 percent) are experiencing worrisome misconfigurations that pose significant risks to data and infrastructure.
According to research by Zscaler, the increasing use of cloud technology is leading to more and more vulnerability problems. In the study, Zscaler finds th... Read more
AuthID integrates Human Factor Authentication with Okta cloud
AuthID announced the integration of its Verified CloudConnect solution with Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud.
The company's Human Factor Authentication (HFA) feature can now help both Okta workforce and customer identity clients to eliminate passwords, prevent unauthorized access, as well as a... Read more
Beyond Identity launches zero trust integrations with Zscaler
Beyond Identity introduced several new integrations with Zscaler's solutions. The MFA vendor aims to expand its ecosystem of like-minded security providers.
Beyond Identity develops multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions. The organization expanded its partnership with Zscaler with a series ... Read more
JumpCloud launches password manager for MSPs
JumpCloud launched a password manager for IT administrators and managed service providers.
JumpCloud develops identity, access and device management software. Each solution runs on the Open Directory Platform, a central environment for IT administrators and managed service providers (MSPs). The ... Read more
Researchers Bypass MFA system Protecting Box Accounts
Varonis Threat Labs discovered a way to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box accounts that use an SMS code for login verification.
Cybersecurity researchers this week revealed details of a bug in Box's multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanism. Malicious actors could exploit the fa... Read more