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Check Point explains that this new technique “tricks people into giving attackers access to their Microsoft accounts. The ...

From cloud to on-premises access, having two-factor authentication (2FA) can help keep attackers at bay. The goal is to get the attackers to go somewhere else and leave you alone. But what if an ...

Recent observations by cybersecurity analysts reveal a concerning trend in the field of cybersecurity: the emergence of a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform dubbed "Tycoon 2FA." This tool is ...

You can no longer blindly accept login attempts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has changed the way its authenticator ...

Leave it to Microsoft to make something as simple as a two-factor authentication (2FA) app as complicated as possible. Thankfully, Microsoft is cleaning up its hodge-podge of authenticator apps that ...

Microsoft has unveiled plans to take the decision on which authentication method to use out of your hands, instead offering prompts based on security levels. Having already written about the ...

Our smartphones hold almost every important detail of our lives. They store our memories, essential documents, private chats, and, of course, financial apps. While Google has made progress in ...