As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

Hackers often exploit reused passwords, gaining access to multiple accounts if just one is compromised. To stay safe, use strong, unique passwords for every account and change them regularly. However, ...

In recent years, investors have increasingly turned to factor investing as a way to diversify their portfolios and potentially achieve higher returns. Factors are specific characteristics of stocks ...

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) protects your online accounts and sensitive information. It adds an extra layer of security beyond just using a password. Want to know how? Multi-factor ...

Do you really think security is too much trouble? That no one is ever going to bother with your accounts? Ask former Gizmodo employee Mat Honan if he feels that way after his accounts and devices were ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Using two or more different forms of identification to authenticate a user. The common single-factor method employs one password. For more security, multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds at least one ...

Starting Oct. 7, CU Boulder will begin using Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) system to better protect your account. It works a lot like Duo, which you already use to log in to the ...