I’ve always treated two-factor authentication (2FA) like an annoyance: some chore I must perform for every login. SMS codes and authenticator apps were my go-to. I felt these were secure options until ...

Faced with an unprecedented threat, federal agencies are looking to lock down the physical compute layer for additional cybersecurity assurance. Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in ...

Hardware security protects user authentication and system integrity by working outside of the operating system, in ways that ...

Camellia Chan is the CEO and Cofounder of Flexxon, a next-generation hardware cybersecurity solutions provider with a global presence. In 2024 alone, fileless malware like HeadCrab doubled its grip on ...

The best way to secure your personal computer against prying eyes is to use a hardware security key like a YubiKey. That's what I've done for my laptop, which doesn't have a biometric login. Without ...

News broke in February 2025 that hackers chained three vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS firewalls, turning a trusted security gatekeeper into an open door. Thousands of unpatched systems ...

Engineers working on embedded systems or Internet of Things (IoT) projects must contend with the trade-offs between performance and cost that affect every aspect of that design. Security is as much a ...

After years of anticipation and steady uptake, the Internet of Things (IoT) seems poised to cross over into mainstream business use. The percentage of businesses utilizing IoT technologies has risen ...

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and increasing connectivity, cyber space has become an even more relevant domain. Today’s cyber threats target data and systems that extend past ...

Monitoring for cyberattacks is a key component of hardware-based security, but what happens afterward is equally important. Logging and cataloging identified hardware vulnerabilities to ensure they ...