Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security for online accounts like banking or emails. It combines a traditional password with a different device you have access to, such as a ...
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Two-factor authentication for your financial accounts — here’s how secure it really is

A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...
VentureBeat

Identity theft hits 1.1M reports — and authentication fatigue is only getting worse

From passwords to passkeys to a veritable alphabet soup of other options — second-factor authentication (2FA)/one-time passwords (OTP), multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), silent ...
SecurityWeek

Fortinet Warns of New Attacks Exploiting Old Vulnerability

Fortinet says threat actors are abusing CVE-2020-12812, an improper authentication vulnerability in FortiOS, in a fresh wave ...