Episode 88: Identification and Authentication Failures

If attackers can bypass your login system, the rest of your defenses may not matter. In this episode, we explore identification and authentication failures such as broken login flows, weak password policies, exposed session tokens, and improper use of multifactor authentication (MFA). These flaws make it easy for attackers to impersonate users or hijack their sessions—and they continue to top OWASP and real-world breach reports alike.

We also walk through common mitigation strategies, including MFA enforcement, lockout thresholds, token expiration, and secure session handling. CySA+ expects you to recognize when an application isn’t authenticating users securely—and this episode gives you both the theory and practical insight to spot these red flags in logs, code, and scanner results. Brought to you by BareMetalCyber.com