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Recent Examples of authentication
Legacy systems with unpatched servers or weak authentication are an easy target.
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 29 May 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Smaller hotels are less likely to have in place security best practices, such as multifactor authentication for staff members, says Don Smith, the vice president of threat research at security company Sophos, which has worked with companies in the travel industry.
—Matt Burgess, Wired News, 28 May 2026
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 29 May 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Smaller hotels are less likely to have in place security best practices, such as multifactor authentication for staff members, says Don Smith, the vice president of threat research at security company Sophos, which has worked with companies in the travel industry.
—Matt Burgess, Wired News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authentication
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Safety measures include parental tracking of rides, experienced drivers, pin verification and audio recordings.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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So, verification is the only stage in which the proper protocol is to be circumspect, rather than go straight to the newspapers.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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The agents help with compliance validation, costing analysis and supplier interaction, allowing the entire supply network to work together in a transparent workflow before production begins.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The live-fire exercise was presented as a validation of the system’s operational readiness under field conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Manchester Police The Supreme Court affirmed Montgomery's convictions for assault, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Chasing both Daniel and Margaret around the Midwest is a deep-state company called Wardex that wants to steal back the proof in Daniel’s backpack, a heap of hard drives with footage of 70-plus years of extraterrestrial visitations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The State Department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of members of the group.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Her name was not publicly released pending her formal identification and notification of her next of kin.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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The e-gates will use real-time biometric verification to match CLEAR+ members' face with their ID, allowing passengers to verify their identity in under five seconds and skip documentation checks at Transportation Security Administration podiums and proceed directly to physical screening.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Failure to submit any required tax documentation when requested may result in forfeiture of the Prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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The former Soul Gastrolounge space has been vacant for nearly four years, and while rumors have recently circulated online about possible new tenants, including mentions of a fast-casual chain or even a mattress store, there’s no confirmation that any of them are legitimate.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Within a few hours of the president's post, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for Clayton for June 17.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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