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Kiwi Stories

Authentication stories

It's a hybrid cloud world

A Safenet survey reveals 62% of ANZ businesses favour hybrid cloud solutions, indicating a significant shift towards mixed public and private cloud adoption.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Nov 2012

Global Stories

Authentication stories

Biometrics

Microsoft launches 'phone signin' for Android and iOS - but what about its Windows Phone?

Microsoft has launched 'phone sign-in' specifically for Microsoft accounts on Android and iOS - but what about Windows Phones?.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2017

DevOps

Identity theft - have you ever pen tested procedures?

There is a focus on technical aspects of penetration tests, network and application security, while the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

By Jakub Kaluzny • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017

Multi-factor authentication

Centrify expands mobile security offerings across ANZ

Centrify has expanded its ANZ suite of mobile security offerings, and the company says both Windows and Apple-based devices can now get in on the fun.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Firewalls

Palo Alto amplifies endpoint platform to tackle credential theft

Credential abuse and theft are two main ways threat actors are able to compromise and move within an organisation to steal valuable assets.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017

Multi-factor authentication

Centrify recognised for cloud computing security excellence

Centrify's Centrify Identity Service (CIS) has won the 2016 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Award for Cloud Security.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Multi-factor authentication

Duo adds next-gen 'human' MFA identity access management offering to lineup

Duo is hoping to help resellers break 'the circle of compromise' with the signing of a distie deal for NoPassword multi-factor authentication IAM.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016

Multi-factor authentication

Multi-factor authentication to be the norm by 2020

Multi-factor authentication has become commonplace as a number of industries, particularly the govt sector, is looking to strengthen security measures.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2016

Multi-factor authentication

Compromised credentials a leading point of attack in data breaches

Survey shows compromised credentials contribute to nearly a quarter of data breaches, pushing companies to extend access control policies to third parties.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Surveillance

Big things are on the horizon for biometrics security

Biometrics industry to reach $30bn by 2021, driven by fingerprint sensors and facial recognition, says ABI Research.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Mar 2016

Malware

ESET: Two-factor authentication crucial in today's world

ESET has officially announced a new version of its secure, mobile-based two-factor authentication system, ESA 2.4.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016

Multi-factor authentication

Centrify ups fight against enterprise attacks with 'MFA Everywhere'

Centrify has launched a new initiative to secure enterprise identities against the most prevalent source of cyber attacks - compromised credentials.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2016

Multi-factor authentication

Cloud IAM providing high growth potential

Cloud IAM market set to soar, with a 26.2% CAGR predicted by 2020, led by multi-factor authentication and Asia Pacific growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016

Unified Communications

MFA quickly becoming the most popular form of authentication

Businesses are increasingly adopting multi-factor authentication amidst rising data breaches, moving away from traditional security questions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2015

Multi-factor authentication

Cybercrims bypassing two-factor authentication with simple txt

Strong passwords and two-factor authentication are no match for simple social engineering, with Symantec warning of a new password recovery scam.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2015

Mobile Device Management

AVG releases Business SSO for IT providers and small businesses

AVG Technologies, the online security company, has announced the immediate availability of AVG Business Secure Sign-On (SSO).

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

Telecom down…again

Telecom customers in New Zealand face further connection issues, following two outages yesterday, with no compensation offered.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Dec 2012

Identity and Access Management

Symantec closes VeriSign deal

Symantec has finalised its acquisition of VeriSign's identity and authentication business, forging a future of simplified and secure online interactions.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 10th Aug 2010