Passwords are the worst. They can be cracked, forced open in attacked, guessed, reused, sold in data breaches, created with weak practices and stored poorly even when the best password managers are ...

Last week, my blog focused on Microsoft’s push to make everything as a service a reality. One issue that reality would expose is people and companies putting much sensitive data in the cloud, for ...

You’ve probably noticed a requirement to enter a temporary passcode sent through email or text message after giving your password to log into one of your online ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Remote work has become indispensable in today’s interconnected environment. Yet the convenience of working outside a centralized office also expands the potential for cyber threats. This installment ...

In previous articles about security and data breaches, we discussed the need for multi-factor authentication (MFA) on your Bitcoin accounts and any other accounts you want to protect. Hacks will ...

A ransomware attack was prevented just because the intended victim was using multi-factor authentication (MFA) and the attackers decided it wasn't worth the effort to attempt to bypass it. It's often ...

1Password's new anti-phishing feature adds a crucial layer of protection - how it works ...

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Today’s relentless online criminals have made it necessary to not only employ multifactor authentication in securing IT networks and apps, but to make sure that such authentication can also be ...