Instead of using a username and password for virtual desktop access, VDI shops must turn to more sophisticated authentication methods, such as two-factor authentication. Traditional passwords were ...

RSA Authentication Manager from RSA Security is a multifactor authentication software tool that adds additional security measures (via smartphones and biometrics) to standard username and password ...

Tesseral, a startup offering open-source authentication infrastructure for business-to-business software firms, today launched with an announcement that it has raised $3.3 million in funding to ...

Security teams and company executives have the responsibility of protecting their organization's assets. Since digitization shows no signs of slowing down and many companies have embraced the hybrid ...

At Stack Auth, a Y Combinator backed open source company, a young software engineer’s code decides who gets into hundreds of applications. Anyone can read it. Authentication is the software most ...

Passwords can be easily stolen, cracked, and compromised through brute force attacks, phishing, data breaches, or a hacker's use of malware. Research shows that nearly 50% of attacks caused by threat ...

One-time passwords (OTPs) are increasingly used as a defense against phishing and other password-stealing attacks, usually as a part of a two-factor authentication process. Perhaps the most commonly ...

Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. You’ve probably heard this security advice: protect your ...

Many network admins are familiar with the concept of AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. These components of a logical system control access to resources. Authentication identifies the ...

Google is auto-enrolling accounts in two-step verification. Google, in observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, plans to auto-enroll 150 million users in two-step verification and require two ...