Research from Ping Identity and Yubico found IT leaders across the globe want to eliminate passwords, including 94% who are concerned about passwords and half who worry they are too weak for security purposes. Here are some key takeaways from their report: Our Passwordless Future: A New Era of Security
In the security news this week: • North Carolina ports and contingency plans • Back to paper and pencils • Midnight Blizzard compromises hotel Wi-Fi • DNS strikes again • Captive portals, stolen credentials, and nation-state scale • Phishing-resistant MFA • Goodbye SMS and voice authentication • Cornflake RAT and Chaco Shell • The NPM worm • Hundre...
Wyden has formally requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into how agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ICE Homeland Security Investigations, and the Secret Service utilize these sophisticated surveillance technologies.
