Security News

State Department scores an F on 2FA security
2018-09-18 09:47

Senators have discovered that the State Department is breaking the law by not using multi-factor authentication in its emails.

Awful military and government LinkedIn passwords highlight need for 2FA, new policies
2018-09-12 13:53

Password inadequacy remains a top threat in internet security, according to a new report from WatchGuard Technologies.

Listening-Watch: Strong, low-effort, wearable 2FA scheme
2018-08-27 18:00

Passwords are still the preferred online authentication method because they are easy to use, but they are increasingly not enough to keep our accounts secure. To mitigate the risk of malicious...

Voting machine maker vows to step up security, Fortnite bribes players to do 2FA – and more
2018-08-27 09:51

Plus: Feds break up another 'dark-net drugs op' Roundup Summer rolls on, Reg vultures are making the most of their hols before the September rush hits, and in the past week, we saw Lazarus malware...

Facebook admins: Prepare for stricter security with 2FA for business pages
2018-08-13 13:40

In order to post on a Facebook Page, administrators must go through an authorization process to confirm their identities.

How to retrieve your Google 2FA backup codes (and make more)
2018-08-07 18:12

Jack Wallen shows you how to retrieve your Google 2FA backup codes and how best to use them.

Heads-up: 2FA provider Duo Security to be acquired by Cisco (ugh)
2018-08-02 22:08

Both companies insist nothing will change, but this former Cisco customer has doubts.

Reddit suffers data breach due to SMS-based 2FA
2018-08-02 14:20

Popular social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit has suffered a breach. The attacker broke into some of its systems and got access to some user data, but did not manage to modify any...

SMS 2FA gave us sweet FA security, says Reddit: Hackers stole database backup of user account info, posts, messages
2018-08-01 18:40

Email addresses, hashed passwords, and other details from mid-2000s era swiped In a Wednesday mea culpa, Reddit – the online chat board that got a little out of hand and became the sixth most...

2FA? We've heard of it: White hats weirded out by lack of account security in enterprise
2018-07-25 13:03

Plus: Appetite for internal pen-testing appears to be growing Few companies bother to secure employee accounts with simple protections like two-factor authentication (2FA) and lockouts, an...