Microsoft is currently hard at work to replace passwords with more secure alternatives, and the Redmond giant is making a huge step forward today by making it possible to sign in to your Microsoft account using Windows Hello or a FIDO2 security key.
Microsoft has acknowledged a multi-factor authentication issue with Azure Active Directory, which prevents Office 365 users to sign in via MFA solutions like Microsoft’s own Authenticator app.
Researchers from German company SYSS have managed to spoof Windows Hello facial authentication with a modified IR headshot, though the attempt to unlock a Windows 10 PC didn’t succeed with all versions of the OS.
Mirek Sztajno a senior program manager for SQL Server Security has announced that Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication will be immediately available for Azure SQL Database and Azrue SQL Data Warehouse.
Today, the Windows team announced that it would be opening up its Windows Hello Companion Device Framework, giving developers the ability to bake new Windows 10 authentication experiences with 3rd party devices
Google was already offering business users a way to use their Google credentials for accessing other online services, and today the company is adding new pre-configured options including Microsoft Office 365 and Slack.
It would seem in an age of social networking and shortened URL links, driving traffic to malicious sites ladened with login stealing credentials may be on the rise and a vulnerability found in a fully patched version of Internet Explorer … Read more