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Articles tagged with multi-factor authentication

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T-Mobile to Pay $33M After SIM Swap Attack Led to Massive Crypto Theft

T-Mobile has been ordered to pay $33 million in compensation following a SIM swap attack that resulted in the theft of $38 million worth of cryptocurrency from…

April 1, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – March 24, 2025

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Bumble Adds ID…

March 24, 2025

Keyless Wins Top Security Award for Biometric Authentication Bridge

Keyless, a London-based cybersecurity company, has been awarded the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Best Multi-Factor Authentication for its innovative…

March 5, 2025

SMS-Based Authentication in Decline as Costs Rise and Security Concerns Mount

Businesses are moving away from SMS-based authentication as rising costs and security vulnerabilities make it a less viable option, according to Mobile…

February 13, 2025

ID.me Raises $275M in Financing

ID.me, a leading digital identity wallet provider, has announced the closure of a $275 million credit facility provided by Ares Management. This significant…

January 31, 2025

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Facial Recognition: Fact vs. Fiction

Guest Essay by Neville Pattinson More than our signature, fingerprint or even voice, our face is the most fundamental form of identification that is in plain…

January 15, 2025

New York State Mandates MFA and Biometric Authentication in New AI Cybersecurity Guidance

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance emphasizing the importance of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and biometric…

November 18, 2024

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Google Cloud to Get Mandatory MFA by 2025

Google Cloud has announced a phased rollout requiring mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users by the end of 2025. The initiative aims to…

November 6, 2024

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New Defence Contractor Rules Poised to Boost Biometric Adoption

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has published the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0—a development that will impact…

October 23, 2024

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NIS2 Directive Takes Effect, Pushing EU to Stronger Cybersecurity Posture

Today marks a significant deadline for cybersecurity across the European Union, as Member States are required to have transposed the NIS2 Directive into their…

October 17, 2024

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