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New AuthPoint Geokinetics Policy in WatchGuard Cloud

As part of AuthPoint’s Zero-Trust Framework, a new policy is now available in WatchGuard Cloud. The goal of the Geokinetics policy is to prevent unexpected authentications from attackers that are distant from the authorized user. For example, if the user is in the U.S., and an attacker from a different geographic location tries to authenticate with the user’s credentials, this policy can block the attackers request, even if the user is subject to phishing or social engineering and is convinced by the attacker to approve a push notification or a one-time password (OTP).

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How is this policy different from other policies? The geokinetics policy compares the user’s device location on consecutive authentications and checks the distance and time between them. It can automatically block an authentication that does not match the configured parameters set by the operator.

Currently, the following AuthPoint policy objects are available in WatchGuard Cloud:

  • IP Location
  • Geolocation
  • Time Schedule
  • Geokinetics

Remember that the combination of the existing policies provides more flexibility and more powerful configurations, tailored to your end users’ needs.

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