Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is widely accepted as the more secure alternative to password-only security. The problem is ...

Have you ever heard about Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Maybe not, but chances are you’ve been using it without even knowing. You see, MFA in the eyes of many is viewed as the gold standard for ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the commercial release ("general availability") of system-preferred multifactor authentication (MFA). System-preferred MFA will suggest using the most secure ...

This week, Facebook announced that it would make two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for high-risk accounts that are likely to be targeted by malicious hackers. Such accounts would include those ...

Google’s new MFA requirement for the Ads API strengthens security but may require advertisers to adjust authentication ...

Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. After first completing the rollout for the Azure ...

Some 17,000 victims were targeted by a global phishing operation that captured credentials and bypassed multi-factor ...

AWS has added support for FIDO2 passkeys, an authentication method under the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) framework, for multifactor authentication — and will soon make MFA mandatory for signing in to ...

Microsoft this week announced a few Azure Active Directory improvements. The improvements include a "Converged Authentication Methods" addition for centralizing the management of authentication ...