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Getting ready for the end of Basic Authentication in Exchange Web Services

Tech Republic Security

Prepare your applications and users for big changes on 13 October 2020.

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Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Key to Modern Cybersecurity

CIO Business Intelligence

Multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Multi-factor authentication requires users to provide two or more pieces of evidence in order to gain access to a network, application, or system, and can dramatically decrease the likelihood of infiltration. One of the best ways to ensure security? million to $4.24

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Seven Signs That Your Consumers are Ready for Passwordless Authentication

CIO Business Intelligence

Customer demand for passwordless authentication has grown exponentially since smartphones first began offering built-in biometric readers. A staggering 93% of consumers preferred biometric authentication to passwords — and yet so many companies still force their customers to use risky, outdated login credentials. Your first clue?

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Notre Dame scores big with Wi-Fi 6E stadium upgrade

Network World

By 2020, the existing wireless infrastructure was struggling to keep pace with the demands of modern fans who were on their phones talking, texting, shooting videos, taking selfies, posting content on social media, checking out other online sites, and generally consuming huge amounts of bandwidth. Why Wi-Fi 6E? Wi-Fi 6 runs in the 2.4

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

Marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.

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Government cybersecurity agency warns of Windows Server exploit

Network World

It demands that executive agencies take "immediate and emergency action" to patch CVE-2020-1472 , issued August 11. The vulnerability is in Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC), a core authentication component of Active Directory from Windows Server 2008 to Server 2019.

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Internet upgrade part of a move towards 400/800G connectivity

Network World

In January, DE-CIX reported record high data traffic in 2024, reaching 68 exabytes a 15% increase compared to 2023 and more than double the volume since 2020. For example, earlier this year, the company added two-factor authentication for customer portals. Thats a big money saver for them.

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