As well as being a partner at Accourt, Neira Jones is chair of the Cybercrime Advisory Board at the Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science (CSCSS), and the problems of identity and ...

The world has a huge authentication problem, namely, that we’re utterly terrible at authentication. In 2016 alone, 3 billion passwords were stolen. The reason we’re so bad at authentication is that we ...

There's no denying that the frequency and impact of data breaches are on the rise. Every year the record for the number of individuals affected by a breach rises, with 2017 surpassing 2016 quickly.

A number of Microsoft Azure and Office 365 users have been unable to get into their accounts for most of the day on November 19. The problem: A multi-factor authentication issue which hit users ...

Most online applications today require a password. According to recent research, the average person must juggle 168 passwords. For many online users, remembering and ...

For too long, enterprises have been looking for the perfect two-factor authentication. First, it was X.509, then hard tokens, then SMS, and now Push and biometrics. And still, hackers keep winning.

Adding an extra layer of security to your online accounts is a fundamental step to protect your digital life from hackers, but what's the point if the new methods are just as vulnerable as the old ...

For many seasoned DBAs and system administrators, the double-hop authentication problem is a known issue. However, that doesn't make it any less of a pain to resolve. For those who don't know what I ...

Multifactor authentication has become much more commonplace in recent years, with many experts pointing to the technique as a good method of keeping personal information safe online. However, not all ...