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AWS locks down cloud security, hits 100% MFA enforcement for root users

Amazon Web Services hit a major multi-factor authentication milestone, achieving 100 percent MFA enforcement for root users across all types of AWS accounts.… AWS Chief Information Security Officer ...
Bleeping Computer

AWS adds passkeys support, warns root users must enable MFA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced FIDO2 passkeys as a new method for multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance account security and usability. Additionally, as announced last October, the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

#HowTo: Protect Your Organization's Root Accounts

For many cloud apps, administrators are given a super admin account credential, also known as the root account, which allows wide-reaching administrative access to the account. These super admin ...
InfoQ

AWS Adds Passkey Support for Enhanced Security, Enforces MFA for Root Users

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...
CSOonline

MFA soon compulsory for AWS users, passkey authentication an option

AWS has added support for FIDO2 passkeys, an authentication method under the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) framework, for multifactor authentication — and will soon make MFA mandatory for signing in to ...
Business Wire

YouAttest Unifies, Automates, and Simplifies Cloud IAM Audits for Hybrid AWS Enterprises

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SYouAttest®, a leading provider of Identity Audit and Compliance tools, introduced a new solution that creates a “single source of truth” for security and risk ...