Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity ...

Two-factor authentication is the best protection against any of those, plus so much more. I'll explain what it is and why you should enable it whenever possible. Sometimes called 2-factor ...

Using a strong password is critical to keeping your online accounts secure. However, it isn’t enough on its own in today’s online threat landscape. Even the strongest passwords can fail in the face of ...