Celebrate World Password Day by Eliminating Passwords

Celebrate World Password Day by Eliminating Passwords

Intel created World Password Day — the first Thursday of May — in 2013 to improve awareness for the critical need for securing passwords. It's simple, really, most applications and operating systems provide a reliable, but inefficient way to manage and store passwords. And of course, passwords are insecure by ... Read More
How to Prevent Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

How to Prevent Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

A man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack is a type of cyberattack where a perpetrator positions themself in a conversation between two parties — two users, or a user and an application or server — so that all communications are going to or through the attacker. The attacker can also play both sides, ... Read More
Is Passwordless Authentication Secure?

Is Passwordless Authentication Secure?

Despite increases in cybersecurity spending, stricter regulations, and awareness education and training, cyberattacks continue their upward trajectory. In 2021 alone, there was a 125% increase in incident volume year-over-year. Password credential attacks represented the most successful method for gaining unauthorized access. According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, ... Read More
Best Practices for Authentication Security in Manufacturing

Best Practices for Authentication Security in Manufacturing

Historically, critical manufacturing systems and data generally existed in isolated networks and security in manufacturing focused on the physical aspect of the business. Cyberattacks were infrequent and primarily conducted by state-sponsored actors. Even as technology advancements and interconnected supply chains expanded, cybersecurity best practices such as endpoint protection and strong ... Read More