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The security updates are for flaws in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 -- the on-premises versions of Exchange that were compromised earlier this year by the Beijing-backed hacking group that ...
Microsoft's Windows Azure-based multifactor authentication service launched as a product today. The Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication product, which went by the code word "Active ...
Have you ever heard about Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Maybe not, but chances are you’ve been using it without even knowing. You see, MFA in the eyes of many is viewed as the gold standard for ...
A couple of decades ago, I received my first “authenticator” while working at Indiana University. As explained to me then, the device generated a secure token that only it and the server would know ...
Choosing the right MFA solution for a Microsoft environment that covers all authentication needs will reduce stress on your IT admins and help desk. Passwords clearly are not enough to protect ...
Microsoft added multifactor authentication support to its Office 365 solutions this week at no additional cost to subscribers. The new support applies to standalone Office 365 plans, as well as to ...
Hundreds of popular websites now offer some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), which can help users safeguard access to accounts when their password is breached or stolen. But people who don’t ...
Multi-factor (MFA) authentication can boost account security, but you should be on the lookout for malicious prompts that give bad actors the codes they need to log in easily.
This is similar to taking a room key for a building and turning it into a skeleton key that works on every door in the building. A vulnerability in Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Services ...
Microsoft has bought multi-factor authentication specialist PhoneFactor with the goal of integrating the company’s technology into its cloud services and on-premises applications. PhoneFactor, based ...
It’s hard to believe, but the most popular password in 2018 was – get ready for it – “123456,” the winner and still champ six years running. According to internet researchers, that simple numerical ...
All 1Hope Accounts and plus.hope.edu Accounts are required to have Multi-Factor Authentication (also called "Two-Factor" or "Two-Step Authentication") enabled. What ...