Multiple hacking techniques allow researchers to bypass XML signature validation while still presenting valid SAML ...

Vendors fix critical flaws across Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP to prevent authentication bypass and remote code execution.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. VPN warnings are here to stay — bans come next. Updated Nov. 30 with ...

Abstract: As reliance on digital services grows, traditional password-based authentication methods have been increasingly scrutinized due to their susceptibility to cyber-attacks, including phishing ...

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a protocol designed to manage and access distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol network. LDAP is used to store and ...

Social media has officially hit supermajority status. New data shows there are now 5.66 billion social media user identities worldwide—equivalent to 68.7% of the global population. That means social ...

The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location. Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Abstract: This work proposes a low-effort user authentication system for handheld devices based on active acoustic sensing. Rather than using dedicated acoustic signals, we find common media sounds ...

We’ve been using passwords to protect our various accounts for a few decades now, and, to be honest, we’re not very good at it. Many of us use the same simple, easy to remember passwords for all of ...