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Does your bank still think using SMS one-time passcodes are the only additional authentication factors? Mine still does, and I wish I could easily switch to another bank that is more enlightened about their security, such as BBVA.

We all hate passwords. That’s not a revelation. We all have too many, we can’t keep track of them, they are the top source of breaches, they cost organizations billions and Verizon reminds us every year of this!
So why are they so difficult to get rid of?

One of the long-time FIDO supporters gave testimony to its biggest benefits at the recent Authentication 2020 conference. The speaker was Marcio Mello, who is the head of Product for Intuit’s identity and profile platform. The benefits are saving money and…

Three central themes emerged from our PSD2 webinar last fall with Netcetera and the Aite Group, and we wanted to take a moment to go into a little more detail about Delegated Authentication, 3DS2, FIDO Authentication and the path to implementation.

In all of my years working in this industry, 2020 has been one of the most challenging ones.

In 1876, the first telephone call was made. The technological principles of the telegram – allowing for instantaneous communication over long distances – were deployed at a massive scale to allow for advanced, personal communication to be deployed in every home.

Passwordless authentication has finally come of age. The final piece of the puzzle is what is happening at Apple and their support of the various FIDO2 standards, including adding the Web Authn protocols to Safari running on iOS v14 devices.

A tragic milestone has been crossed this year. While, yes, the tragedies do seem to be manifold – one tragedy in particular stands out in our field. The first death linked directly to a cyber attack.

We have an opportunity. This year has radically accelerated a fundamental shift that has been going on for quite some time. A core component of our security architecture has been eliminated.

This month is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Let me be blunt. If you don’t think you are responsible for cybersecurity – you are wrong.