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 ...

As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty told senators on Wednesday that the company has now enabled multi-factor authentication on all the company’s systems exposed to the internet in ...

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 ...

Using two or more different forms of identification to authenticate a user. The common single-factor method employs one password. For more security, multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds at least one ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is replacing the "Notify me through app (push to approve)" multi-factor authentication (MFA) method with the "number matching" MFA method. With the current method, users receive a pop-up on ...

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 ...

Just over a week after a global problem with its multi-factor authentication (MFA) service plagued a number of users, another Microsoft MFA outage is impacting a number of customers. Many, but not all ...