AWS is making multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for privileged users, specifically management account root users and standalone account root users. Customers must enable MFA within a 30-day grace period to maintain account access.


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Smashing Security: 339: Bitcoin boo-boo, deepfakes for good, and time to say goodbye to usernames?

Podcast episode where FIDO Passkeys are mentioned and linked to.

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The Green Sheet: The extraordinary life of a payment – Security checkpoints

Andrew Shikiar is quoted in the lead story of The Green Sheet: “Simply put, verification…

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Bleeping Computer: Okta – Hackers target IT help desks to gain Super Admin, disable MFA

Identity and access management company Okta released a warning about social engineering attacks targeting IT…

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