Using only one element to authenticate a login; for example, one password, one pattern swipe or one biometric recognition. Contrast with two-factor authentication. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ...

Passwords are a ubiquitous authentication method, but they are vulnerable to a wide variety of attacks, including social engineering, phishing, password-stuffing and malware. Although adopting ...

As Cybersecurity Awareness month kicks off in October many businesses will look to improve their security posture by providing additional training to their staff or by implementing additional ...

Today, CISA added the use of single-factor authentication for remote or administrative access systems to our Bad Practices list of exceptionally risky cybersecurity practices. Single-factor ...