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Secret Double Octopus Identified as a ‘Representative Vendor’ in Gartner’s 2018 Market Guide for User Authentication

By Secret Double Octopus Staff|December 13th, 2018|Categories: Press Release|

Tel Aviv, Israel– December 13, 2018– Secret Double Octopus, the pioneer of password-free, frictionless authentication technology, announced today it was included in Gartner’s December 2018 Market Guide for User Authentication as one of the report’s Representative Vendors in the user authentication category. In its latest report, Gartner predicts broad adoption of passwordless authentication in the coming years: “By 2022, 60% of [...]

Password- Based Authentication: Vulnerabilities And Alternative Solutions

By Shimrit Tzur-David|December 5th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Active Directory, Authentication, Identity Security, Multi Factor Authentication, Password Alternatives, password vulnerabilities|

The password has been the staple of authentication for years. While passwords are still very much a part of our information technology landscape, they have been on the decline for more than a decade. “There is no doubt that over time, people are going to rely less and less on passwords,” adding that passwords “just don’t meet the challenge for anything [...]

Credential Stuffing – HSBC Case Study

By Inbal Voitiz|November 26th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Multi Factor Authentication, Password Alternatives, password vulnerabilities|

Earlier this month, HSBC Bank, one of the seven largest financial organizations in the world, issued a warning to its customers that their personal information may have been compromised in a recent data breach. HSBC officials say the breach appeared to run from the 4th through the 14th of October. After spotting the breach, the bank announced that it had "suspended [...]

VPN MFA – The Gateway to the Kingdom

By Amit Rahav|November 22nd, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Identity Security, Multi Factor Authentication, VPN|

Enterprises have long used Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to protect their systems and provide a secure work environment. In today’s dynamic business climate, VPN’s have become even more essential. Private networks are now commonly used for organizations that want to give their employees remote, unfettered access to their private servers. With the security and flexibility they provide, it’s no wonder why [...]

Understanding Today’s Data Regulations (Part 2)

By Shimrit Tzur-David|November 8th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: banking regulations, Cybersecurity Regulations|

In our first post on data regulations, we laid out the facts on some of the most important organizations influencing the world of IT’s industry standards. To help understand the ins and outs of these groups matter, and how they affect digital authentication, we put together the who, what, and where of each regulation. In this second post in the series, [...]

Man in the Browser (MITB)

By Amit Rahav|November 1st, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Man in the middle attacks, Multi Factor Authentication, SMS authentication|

On the Octopus Blog, we take a keen interest in the most prevalent hacks used by cybercriminals today. Understanding the science and methodology behind these attacks can help users be better prepared and equipped to protect their data and digital identities. Among the more nefarious techniques employed by hackers, the Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) is a particularly nasty one. A well-executed attack can [...]

Zero Password Multifactor Authentication Comes to Enterprise Mac Users

By Secret Double Octopus Staff|October 24th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Active Directory|

Secret Double Octopus, the leader in password-free, high assurance authentication is proud to announce its latest innovation: Password-Free Login for Mac Users Today’s enterprises require the capability to access their data through a full range of mediums, either on premises or in the cloud. More often than not, this means harnessing management tools native to Windows such as Active Directory. But [...]

California Weak Password Ban

By Inbal Voitiz|October 10th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Cybersecurity Regulations, No-password, password vulnerabilities|

In new legislation, California decided to ban easy to guess, default passwords. The bill entitled SB-327, or Information Privacy: Connected Devices demands that electronics manufacturers in California equip their products with "reasonable" security features. What does this mean practically for users? All those generic passwords such as “Admin” and “Password” will be prohibited. Starting 2020 when the law comes into effect, [...]

The Ultimate Guide to Man in the Middle (MITM) Attacks and How to Prevent them

By Shimrit Tzur-David|October 8th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Man in the middle attacks, password vulnerabilities, VPN|

In the realm on protecting digital information, a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is one of the worst things that can happen to an individual or organization. MITM attacks happen when an unauthorized actor manages to intercept and decipher communications between two parties and monitors or manipulates the exchanged information for malicious purposes. For instance, hackers can stage MITM attacks to steal sensitive [...]

The UN Unexpected Example of Poor Password Management

By Amit Rahav|October 4th, 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: Identity Security, Multi Factor Authentication, Password Alternatives, Password Free|

A couple weeks ago, we covered the West Australian government’s security audit here on the Octopus Blog. The section of the governmental audit’s research into cyber security practices unveiled some pretty disturbing facts. Given the opportunity, users will choose the most obvious, easiest to guess passwords, leaving them wide-open targets for cyber criminals. While the size and scope of this phenomenon [...]

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Secret Double Octopus is the world’s only password-free, keyless authentication technology to protect identity and data across cloud, mobile and IoT environments. Based on Secret Sharing algorithms, originally developed to protect nuclear launch codes, Secret Double Octopus’ technology prevents cyber attackers from accessing enough critical information to be useful for attacks, eliminating brute force, man-in-the-middle, PKI manipulation, key theft and certificate authority weaknesses.