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How secure is your vehicle with digital key technology?

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How secure is your vehicle with digital key technology? 15/06/2023 at 08:22 By Help Net Security Digital key technology allows mobile devices to streamline approval for everyday access points, making it a fitting solution for the automotive industry. While there are a few different approaches to implementing digital keys for automotive use, a secure digital […]

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Small organizations outpace large enterprises in MFA adoption

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Small organizations outpace large enterprises in MFA adoption 15/06/2023 at 06:04 By Help Net Security The use of MFA has nearly doubled since 2020 and that phishing-resistant authenticators represent the best choice in terms of security and convenience for users, according to Okta. MFA authentication gains traction MFA authentication has steadily gained traction across organizations

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Beyond MFA: 3 steps to improve security and reduce customer authentication friction

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Beyond MFA: 3 steps to improve security and reduce customer authentication friction 14/06/2023 at 07:42 By Help Net Security For many people, life’s fundamental activities are now conducted online. We do our banking and shopping online, turn to the digital realm for entertainment and to access medical records, and pursue our romantic interests via dating

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Factors influencing IT security spending

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Factors influencing IT security spending 09/06/2023 at 06:13 By Help Net Security Security executives are overwhelmingly craving more AI solutions in 2023 to help them battle the growing cybersecurity threat landscape, according to Netrix Global. 22% of respondents said that they would like to see more AI used in cybersecurity this year, nearly five times

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Google extends passkeys to Google Workspace accounts

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Google extends passkeys to Google Workspace accounts 05/06/2023 at 17:56 By Helga Labus After making passkeys available for consumers in early May, Google is now rolling them out for Google Workspace and Google Cloud accounts. This feature will soon be available (in open beta) for more than 9 million organizations and aims to provide users

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WhatsApp allows users to lock sensitive chats

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WhatsApp allows users to lock sensitive chats 16/05/2023 at 11:53 By Helga Labus Meta has unveiled Chat Lock within WhatsApp, a feature that allows users to keep sensitive and intimate conversations safe from prying eyes. WhatsApp Chat Lock (Source: WhatsApp) Enabling Chat Lock By tapping on a one-to-one or group conversation, users can easily enable

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Top 3 trends shaping the future of cybersecurity and IAM

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Top 3 trends shaping the future of cybersecurity and IAM 12/05/2023 at 07:30 By Help Net Security The need to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and theft has never been greater, and cybersecurity and IAM technologies are evolving to meet this challenge while providing users with more convenience. There are three key trends to

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Microsoft Authenticator push notifications get number matching

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Microsoft Authenticator push notifications get number matching 09/05/2023 at 15:31 By Helga Labus Microsoft has enabled number matching for Microsoft Authenticator push notifications to improve user sign-in security. Authenticator MFA number matching in action (Source: Microsoft) “If the user has a different default authentication method, there’s no change to their default sign-in. If the default

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