Multi-factor (MFA) authentication can boost account security, but you should be on the lookout for malicious prompts that give bad actors the codes they need to log in easily.

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is one ...

Identity proofing and passwordless authentication company 1Kosmos Inc. announced today that it had raised $57 million in new funding for product innovation, expansion of global sales and deeper ...

“A passkey, from an end user point of view, looks like the biometrics on your device. From a security point of view, it’s actually stronger than a password — even a strong password — because it can’t ...

Microsoft says the April 2025 security updates are causing authentication issues on some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows Server 2016, Windows ...