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The last major cyberattacks have one thing in common: no MFA was implemented. If you want to increase your eligibility for cyber insurance, make sure to add MFA protection in these key areas.

Following a series of headline-grabbing ransomware attacks that disrupted critical services in the US, FBI Director Christopher Wray likened the threat posed by ransomware to the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. According to Wray, recent attacks against one of the largest oil pipeline…

Last year saw a 429% increase in credentials exposed on the dark web. MFA has become an essential security layer to ensure that whoever is entering credentials is the real user and not a usurper.

Cybersecurity incidents skyrocketed over the last 12 months, driving companies to acquire cyber insurance. Insurers deal with risk, so be ready to prove you are protecting your assets with MFA.

A recent study has analyzed the risks of reusing old mobile phone numbers. It found cases where new users received SMS messages with access to confidential information of the previous owners and also links to some of their online accounts due to MFA of those accounts.

The cyber-attackers gained access to Kubernetes using password spraying techniques. Discover how a secure MFA prevents these techniques and advanced firewalls reduce the chances of network intrusions.

As we often point out, layered defenses are essential for protecting valuable assets because there is no bulletproof solution in the security industry. Case in point: while multi-factor authentication (MFA) is considered one of the most crucial security defenses in existence, cybercriminals can…

Analysts think the DarkSide group introduce their malware via the Colonial VPN network using leaked passwords. MFA is key for critical infrastructures

Google wants to move away from passwords in favour of more reliable measures such as MFA. We explain why and how MSPs can implement it in organizations.

RockYou2021 was big, but there's an easy option keeping hackers from using your stolen credentials