Instead of using a username and password for virtual desktop access, VDI shops must turn to more sophisticated authentication methods, such as two-factor authentication. Traditional passwords were ...

Tesseral, a startup offering open-source authentication infrastructure for business-to-business software firms, today launched with an announcement that it has raised $3.3 million in funding to ...

Security teams and company executives have the responsibility of protecting their organization's assets. Since digitization shows no signs of slowing down and many companies have embraced the hybrid ...

The best multi-factor authentication software does a lot more than bolt a second step onto a login screen. It shapes the full experience users go through when proving who they are, from first signup ...

At Stack Auth, a Y Combinator backed open source company, a young software engineer’s code decides who gets into hundreds of applications. Anyone can read it. Authentication is the software most ...

In Beyond Passwords: Stronger Authentication, Part 1, we explained the problem and showed why organizations are interested in improving on password authentication. In part two, we examine the solution ...

One-time passwords (OTPs) are increasingly used as a defense against phishing and other password-stealing attacks, usually as a part of a two-factor authentication process. Perhaps the most commonly ...

Passwords can be easily stolen, cracked, and compromised through brute force attacks, phishing, data breaches, or a hacker's use of malware. Research shows that nearly 50% of attacks caused by threat ...

Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. You’ve probably heard this security advice: protect your ...

Many network admins are familiar with the concept of AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. These components of a logical system control access to resources. Authentication identifies the ...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday launched a new Aadhaar Face Authentication Software Development Kit (SDK) and a dedicated sandbox, allowing banks, fintech companies, ...