Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of a data breach. The popularity of cloud-based services and mobile authenticators applications have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Sep 05, 2024, 06:52am EDT Sep 06, 2024, 11:36am EDT ...

A growing class of phishing kits – transparent reverse proxy kits – are being used to get past multi-factor authentication using MiTM tactics. More and more phishing kits are focusing on bypassing ...

Many see multi-factor authentication (MFA) as one of – if not the – most crucial security defenses in existence. Deploying MFA means you require more than one authentication factor to identify a user, ...

As companies increasingly require stronger versions of security for their employees and customers, attackers are getting better at bypassing multifactor ...

A novel phishing campaign leveraged legitimate Dropbox infrastructure and successfully bypassed multifactor authentication (MFA) protocols, new research from Darktrace has revealed. The attack ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to widen the scope of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) programme it introduced earlier this year, after seeing strong uptake among customers and a slump in ...

Cyber criminals are exploiting dormant Microsoft accounts to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain access to cloud services and networks, researchers have warned. The technique has been ...