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No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft
Microsoft Authenticator mandates number matching to counter MFA fatigue attacks
News The added layer of complexity aims to keep social engineering at bay
As Google launches passwordless authentication for all, what are the business benefits of passkeys?
News Google follows Apple in its latest shift to passwordless authentication, but what are the benefits?
There's only one way to avoid credential stuffing attacks
Opinion PayPal accounts were breached last year due to a credential stuffing attack, but can PayPal avoid taking responsibility?
Microsoft Defender “obliterating” users with false password alerts
News Windows 11 devices have been affected by the Defender for Endpoint error, which flags SSO domains as problematic
Admins rage as April Patch Tuesday delivers ‘broken’ password feature
News Security fixes include a zero day exploited by a ransomware group and seven critical flaws
Bitwarden to release fix for four-year-old vulnerability
News The password manager knew about the issue since 2018, exploits for which were highlighted in a Flashpoint report earlier in March
GoTo admits hackers stole customer backups in LastPass breach
News In addition to losing encrypted backups such as hashed passwords, the firm has confirmed hackers stole an encryption key relating to the data
