WatchGuard Blog - Identity Security and MFA

Knowing where access attempts come from, the key to MFA

The good thing about risk-based authentication is that it takes risk factors into account when performing an authentication decision. WatchGuard partners can now offer their customers increased security in their authentication processes through push notifications that include geolocation.

In Times of Ransom(every)ware, Unified Security is Essential

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…

Credential leaks are growing on the dark web

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.

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