Microsoft to enhance Microsoft 365’s MFA capabilities
Redmond plans to achieve this by including MFA capabilities in the Outlook email client. According to a new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry, users can directly complete MFA requests for Microsoft 365 apps in the Outlook app through a new feature called Authenticator Lite.
The feature will provide us... Read more
‘A third of all cyberattacks target business emails’
A recent analysis from security firm Arctic Wolf indicates a considerable increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in the first half of 2022.
According to data analysis and observations from Arctic Wolf's incident response department Tetra Defense, BEC attacks currently account for m... 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
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
Microsoft bets on zero trust using identity, compliance and skills
Microsoft is betting big on the zero-trust, an approach to computer security pioneered by Google. Many updates will be available to customers after an announcement at Ignite 2021. The updates are aimed at offering protection for devices, data, platforms, identities, and clouds.
Zero Trust is a s... Read more
OneDrive receives improved Teams integration and bigger upload limit
Microsoft is releasing a major update for OneDrive including new features, improved integration with Microsoft Teams and increased upload limit. Seth Patton, General Manager at Microsoft 365, announced the update in a blog post.
OneDrive increased its upload limit from 15GB to 100 GB for OneDriv... Read more
Apple launches open-source tools for developers of password managers
Apple is launching open-source tools to enable password managers to create strong passwords that are compatible with commonly used websites and platforms.
Password Manager Resources, introduced on GitHub, enables developers to integrate website-specific requirements used by the iCloud Keychain p... Read more
‘Microsoft: 150 million people log in every month without a password’
Microsoft announces that 150 million people use the company's passwordless login solutions. In November 2019, only 100 million users logged in without a password.
According to Microsoft, these are users of Azure, GitHub, Office and Xbox. They use Windows Hello (fingerprint and facial recogn... Read more
Microsoft: ‘Multi-factor authentication prevents 99 percent of account hacks’.
According to Microsoft, 99 percent of account hacks can be prevented by using multi-factor authentication (MFA). The number applies to all accounts for any service or website.
In the blog post, Microsoft states that more than 300,000 illegal login attempts are made daily by cyber criminals. Micro... Read more