multi-factor authentication Archives

Department of the Interior — (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

Interior Department watchdog finds 5% of active credentials at agency use word ‘password’

Interior Department IG staff were able to crack passwords for 16% of agency users within the first 90 minutes of testing.

Jan 9, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

A man works at his work station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, on August 1, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

NOAA evaluating multi-factor authentication for apps and devices

Chief information officer Zach Goldstein tells FedScoop the agency plans to launch a Cloud Program Management Office in fiscal 2023.

Aug 17, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Report: Agencies ahead of industry implementing zero-trust security

About 86% of agencies increased their zero-trust budgets and 66% implemented multi-factor authentication, according to an Okta-commissioned report.

Aug 16, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Lack of identity engineers hinders agencies’ MFA adoption

A new generation of identity talent is needed to usher in factors beyond PIC and CAC cards, cyber experts say.

Aug 8, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Zero trust begins with smarter password protection

Modern password management remains key to reducing data breaches and cyberthreats, say federal IT executives, in a new video series.

Mar 17, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

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CIOs say they need more funding to implement cyber EO

The Department of Energy is but one agency in need of a bigger budget or Technology Modernization Fund money to implement zero-trust security.

Nov 9, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

New-era authentication key widens trusted access to federal resources

As FIDO2 authentication standards grow in popularity, agencies that still depend on PKI cards need more flexible approaches to authentication, says new report.

Jun 11, 2021 By FedScoop Staff

US President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland look on during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2021. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden cyber executive order reignites push to cloud, zero trust

The Biden administration issued a long-awaited cybersecurity executive order Wednesday that, among other things, requires federal agencies to develop an implementation plan for a zero-trust architecture for…

May 12, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

GSA extends login.gov access to states and localities

A caveat: Authentication and identity proofing services must be used to access federally funded programs.

Feb 18, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Industry urges agencies to accelerate zero trust adoption after SolarWinds hack

Zero-trust security couldn't stop the SolarWinds hack, but it could, and did, mitigate the damage, according to cyber experts.

Jan 9, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir