Despite exciting progress toward more secure and usable factors, the best MFA mechanism for consumers really isn’t MFA at all — it’s passkeys. Passkeys are a FIDO authenticator with the advantage of being backed up to the cloud, so if you lose your device or buy a new one, all you must do is sign into your iCloud or Google Play account to recover your passkeys. Passkeys use public key cryptography and device biometrics, making them resistant to many known attacks, and are easy for the user.


More

TechRadar.pro: Cloudflare says it was almost fooled by a phishing attack

Cloudflare employees were recently targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack, and even though some fell for…

Read More →

Cloudflare: The mechanics of a sophisticated phishing scam and how we stopped it

Yesterday, August 8, 2022, Twilio shared that they’d been compromised by a targeted phishing attack. Around…

Read More →

CFPB: Insufficient data protection or security for sensitive consumer information

Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 Insufficient data protection or security for sensitive consumer information Question…

Read More →